Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-10-25

Ghar stated mat ne presumed tne Gull
mittee would be Is lenient with the side Of
the prosecution as it had been with the de.
tense. The committee unanimously agreed
TO 20 down stairs. and adjourned in q few
moments, resssem5ling in the Office Of the
City Clerk. Then the prosecution called
SAMUEL DAVIS.
To Arnett:-
knew the Ida Holiday house; l knew
Pearl WOODS; was there some time ago
when the house was pulled; came home
from the Alhsmbrs rink, and when came
up q message was left at my place of bust
ness to come up to the Holiday house;
went up, and in about ten minutes Capt
Smith and the officers came in; she said il
was friend and did not want the Captain
to gee him; be pushed in and said he wanted
to see who was in the house; he came in
afterwards went out and shut the door;
don't know what transpired out Of the
room; they came 10 my house afterwards
she asked me if | had paid q fine; ]
said no, bat if he came for
it would give it to him; she said he had
taken the fine out OF her money; don
know what money was paid; told her il
she lad paid my fine and she would men
ton it at any time | would give it to her;
I told her she had been TO my house several
times, but had never asked for the money
/ have met Capt Smith often;
never settled the fine with anyone
| told Ida if she had paid
my fine would pay it back; l saw CHIEF
smith ana asked MIN what owed him; be
said no.hins-,hat the understanding was
that the money was put up for the house;
/ said: Then 1 suppose ] will have to pay
Ida back; l went up and offered her the
money, but she would not take it; thought
it looked bad and threw the money on the
bed; she 90. right mad, picked the money
up and gave il to me saying, you don't
owe me money; | am going 10 push Capt.
Smith for the money" / don't recollect Of
the Captain speaking to me- at all that
night.
To Hubbard
Captain Smith is acquainted with me;
/ was not fined under my own name; l
suppose Miss Woods furnished the name;
Capt. Smith did not even ask my name
when he pulled the house; | had my hat
over nv face and was lying on the sofa;
the room was light enough to see who it
was had my hat not been on my face; he
made no effort 10 see who it was; | ex.
pected to pay my own fine; did until
Miss Holiday came down to my place of
business on the night the affidavit was
N ade; up to that time | expected TO pay
the fine; l never heard Of money being
put up for me until the night the
women came down; up TO that night was
waiting to be asked for the ane; / don't
know whether was recognized by the po-
ice or not. don't know whether the Cap
tain knew me or not; never heard any one
mention that | was the man; the woman
was the first who ever asked me if Smith
had asked me for the fine; Smith couldn't
come TO me if the fine was paid; if she
hadn't put up for me he would have come
10 ne for the money; don't doubt that he
knew me; Smith asked me if l did
not know the women had put up for the
house after the women had come 10 see
ne.
This ended the witness testimony, and
he committee adjourned to meet up stairs,
where the prosecution re called
CAPTAIN SMITH.
/ heard Mayor Grub asking with re-
yard to raiding gambling houses; / spoke
o Mayor Grub, and asked him if be de-
tired TO 90 on the gambling pull; he said
ls would 20, and / told him | would call
or him about 10; sent an officer to re-
and be came back and said all
Eas quiet; it was Cfeer Watson; / told
he Mayer of the report, and it was not
worth while 70 mrke the pull; was not in q
house that night; was never in
J gambling house in this city, except to
make 9 pull; Mayor Grubbs statement
hat was seen coming oQt Of one on that
light is untrue; be spoke to me one time
bout . house; / told him if he would
ONE to my Office and give the party's
are and where i YES located ] would
roceed aga ,".t 1t st opeei be never eSus,, ,
warrant il requires, =" oaR bose Of i'll
Ame, except Whsn there is q distr-.
To Hubbard
As general thing or my officers swear
lt warrants for houses of i'll fame; il il
IHerent With gambling houses; thew are
arder to locate; We have sworn out war
'nts for gambling houses FREQUENTLY:
me Of the houses Mayor Grub com.
aimed about | found, upon examination
De quiet and nothing going on; l told
e Mayor to come Up to the Office because
thought that the proper place to do bus
ess; l was not going on street rumors;
vas not on my dighity-the Mayor and Il
re very friendly then; / asked him TO .
Fe the name and location of the house: !,
did not do it; / don't think he made an
sRer to my request; at that time
zed him to come to the Office; the night :,
old the Mayor about the gambling Dull. .
on't remember talking to Barry Mers a
mt in Asa Booths saloon. Tit
1t know that he keeps a Il
nbhng house in or near that saloon: d
ont know anything about it; / think II d
J Mr.. Watson whom sent out TO no v
Inoiter; did not say it was Barrsn; / .,