The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-22
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black2"
mot SO black"
did the Mayor talk to any of the
girls2"
man in the party"
"Was Grubb?"
~ suppose he was; l didn't notice
especially"
"Did you see any onelean on his chair?'
~ didn't notice it."
"How close did yousee any Of the girls
to him2" ...
"About as close as that table is TO me-"
About foot
"WRs she light or dark"
"Lipht, think"
"Was she close enough to the Mayor to
put her hand on his chair2"
"Yes | am close enough to that table to
put my hand on il"
II am not asking you about the table"
"No; bnt I'm telling you about the
Mayor" Laughter.
allow many girls were in that room
when you wentinY
"Only the iandlady."
"Who sent for the other girls?"
~ suppose the landlsdy did"
"Who asked her TOT"
"Indeed | don't know. l guess that's the
custom"
"Did you hear any Of those girls say any
thing about having lived in Wheeling?"
~ know one OF them did live in Wheel
SDid you hear any OF them speak about
Mp
"No."
"What color was the negroes that used
to live here2"
"Shs is light girl"
"Were you out OF that room that night?"
81 was. followed the Mayor out"
The cross.examination was spunout by
Col. White with tedious questions to no
purpose, unless to confuse tho witness rs
Mr.. Hubbard had confused Capt. Smith.
II this was his object, he had the wrong
witness.
SOME SPECIMENS.
He asked, for instance: "Did you see
anybody have colored woman on his lap
that night2"
II did; but it was not Mayor Grub"
Laughter.
did you see anybody have his arm
around one OF them?
II did; but that wasn't Mayor Grub,
either" Laughter.
"Did Task youiithat was Mayor Grubb?.'
"No; bu. told you it was not Mayor
Grub" Increased laughter.]
Again he asked about the payment Tor
the beer drank in the house: "Where
did you settle for the beer?"
"In the hail."
"Who was there2"
"The landlady."
"Where did you 60 from into the hall ?"
"From the parlor."
"was she in the parlor while you were
in the hall?"
mo; or I couldn't have paid her then"
Glow did you know she was in the
hallP"
81 saw her." Suppressed laughter.l
Chief Blackmore said he did not see any
coiored woman approach the Mayor as II
| TO ait on his lap, and the Mayor repulse
her. This did happen to another member
OF the party.
The beer drank on the trip cost s3i, he
said, amid laughter, "but you don't get
much beer for dollar in that kind OF
houses" This caused increased laughter
Mr.. Miller. OF the Committee, objected
to the laughter, but Smiths counsel said
they did not mind it, Mr.. Miller also
took occasion to ask Chief Blackmore If
Mr.. Stanley consented to go to houses of
Ill fame.
THE GIRL HAS NOT "doNI EAST"
Col. White asked q number OF questions
directed TO showing collision Of rome
kind 10 conceal evidence. but this was a
dismal failure. Chief Blackmore said
the keeper OF The Ross street house
wrote him a note asking him 10 call
on her. He did so, and she told him
Capt. Smith and party had been there,
including two men pretending to be 9TH
GERS OF his force. he did not know who
these men were; he wished he did. This
was said with a significant emphasis
which raised laugh.
Mr.. Blackmore said be saw the girl sup
posed to be referred to in the chargeF, on
the street at Pittsburgh yesterday. He
did not think any Of the girls in that
house that night had LIFT Pittsburgh.
Col. White asked il it was the custom
for Chief Blackmore to show visitors
around as he did the Mayor and his party.
He said it was; he would show Col.
White around II he came up to see him.
Laughter.
The light colored girl and tho laudlady
were tho only two inmates of the house
who went into the hall at the Ross street
house. The girl went out with him, but
continued on through the hall, while the
witness stopped.
Col. White again tried to impeach the
recollection Of the witness by catechizing
him on his statement that Capt Smith
drank whisky once in saloon when the
Others drank beer, and that in the Ross
street house Smith said he didn't care for
beer; no would rather have whisky. The
only result was to confirm this part Of the
evidence.
THE WRITTEN STATEMENT.
Col. White returned to the statement
obtained from Chief Blackmre by Mr..
Frew, and asked IL it was sworn 10. The
witness said no he VIVA not asked 10 aHear