The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-17

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MI. Harrell turned to Col. White, who
asked the question, and said:
"Do you want me to tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing bat the
TRUTH"
Mr.. Harrell said that one day Just after
Burns had resigned, he met the Mayor at
the City Building, and the Mayor asked
him what he thought OF the Burns inves'
LEGATION. He told him he did not think 1t
was managed properly, that II was done
tho wrong way; the city had been cheat
ed out OF o hne. The case should have
been taken before police court and Burns
fined, Laughter.
Mr. Harrell asked the Mayor how he
gothic women whom he wanted to testify,
10 appear before the Committee, and the
Mayor said he had assured them that he
would protect them from persecution ny
the police. Applause il Che gallery, and
vigorous pounding for order by the Chair
man.
Col. white-"Mr. Harrell, please tell US
the exact language Of the Mayor"
Mr.. Harrell-"I cannot do that any
more exact than l have. couldn't i'm
agine what | was summoned here for.
Laughter l believe did make fool
remark that the Mayor must be on pretty
good terms with the girls" Laughter
Rx.MAYoR SWEENEY.
The counsel for the prosecution called |
"Mayor Sweeney" The TX. Mayor looked |
up in establishment, and as he walked to
the witness stand said something in an
apparently angry mood to Col White, as
If he resented being called. This caused
come mirth.
Mr.. Sweeney said he had conversation
with Mayor Grubb in which he said:
"Mr. Mayor, l heard good joke on
you. heard you were drinking beer at q
place where it was sold without license"
The Mayor denied this at fret, and ask
ed where It was. He was informed that it
was reported that he drank at the SRnger.
lest. he made gesture Of surprise, and
said, That's go; believe l did. he
seemed to be surprised TO learn that the
Spugeriest managers had no license to sell
beer.
Col. White asked-"Was anything said
about his getting into trouble?'
Mr.. weeney-"No, sir; nothing at all.
The whole conversation was in joking
way"
Mr.. Hubbard asked-"Was it not gen.
orally understood that there would be no
complaint il beer was sold at the s@nger-
iest2"
Col. White-"Mr. Hubbard, do you
think that is evidence?"
MIR. Hubbard smiled, but made no re- |
spouse. -
such understanding. myself suggested
that license might be issued for year,
and annulled aud rebate allowed at the
end OF the week"
PRACTICE AS TO PERMITS.
Mr.. Sweeney further said he had occur
pied seat thirty-two years ago in Coun- |
ell. He was Mayor Rrst in 1855, and again |
from '6l to 'Sl. Asked as to the practice |
as to the issuing OF permits by Mayors,
h a responded that he SIS Mayor had, come
what in the nature OF charity, granted
permits to sell without paying license.
The witness regarded this as wise dis
erection for the public interest.
"The paper was in the nature OF sug-
geston to any officer who might approach
him thst in the judgment OF the Mayor
he ought not to be troubled; was that not
II asked Mr.. duDUAIu.
"Yes, sir; SO meant 1t"
At the request OF Col. Arnett, Mayor
Sweeney read clause from an annual
license ordinance several years old. MIR.
Sweeney could not zee that this clause for
babe the issuing OF permits, OR making
this practice unlawful. He alweys con-
suited the public interest, and II man
could be prevented from becoming a
charge on the public by allowing him to
peddle without license, he always con-
sidered It best to give him permit.
Mr., Hubbard asked: "Would the Mayor
have any official knowledge whether
license was issued to the Sengertcst COM
mitteeP"
"No, SIR"
"Whose business is it to punish persons
who sell without d license, the Mayors or
sergeant's?"
THE MAYORS DUTY.
az should think it was the duty OF both.
The Mayor is the chief executive officer
OF the CITY," 49,
Police?"
"Clearly co, to my mind"
"And should supervise his official acts 2"
ayes sir; always thought so.
"Ard il he found him guilty OF miscon-
duct, should bring the fact to the attention
OF the Council?"
ayes, sir; or investigate the case and
cause the offender 10 be punished"
Further inquiry showed very clearly
that Mayor Grub would not have any
knowledge whether a license was issued
TO the Seugeriest or not that petition
to sell without o license WAS presented to
Council, but rejected.
THE STATE FAIR COMPLAINT.
Mr.. Robert Phillips entry clerk Of the
late State Fair, told ola conversation he
had with the Mayor, 10 which the latter
said be had no objection To the running
OF tho games on the fair grounds which
the Chief had stopped. He said that
under strict construction OF the ordin-
ance these games might be gambling, but
they were not demoraliztng.
Dir, Miller notwithstanding to the
substance Of the Mayors remarks any
vice could be continued SO long as it was
not demoraliEing?"
Mr., Phillips-"Thst was about it"
Col. Arnett asked il these games were
games Of skill or chance.
"a combination, l should think but
not denorsIizing, Colonel" Laughter.
Col. Arnett-hlf you should lose right
heavily 1t would be demoralizing wouldn't
Mr.. Phillips-"If you should stand
there all day you couldn't lose much"
daughter
reason the Chief stopped certain things
and didn't stop certain others, and refer
red to the demand by the Chief upon the
Fair Association for money. The witness
said he knew nothing OF his own knnwl-
edge, but in answer TO persistentinquiry
by Col Arnett, he said Secretary Hook
and other officers Of the Fair Association
told him that the City Sergeant demand
ed pay for any Of his men who went upon
the fair ground. He did not know how