The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-15
died away, Mr.. Hobststterla laughing as loud
and long rs anybody.


Charles KeEtler, another resident Of the
Eighth ward, andanother ofthe cashiers at
he sgngeftest bar, was next sworn. He
said he never knew Mayor Grub until
somebody pointed him out tonight. II
be had seen him at the Sengerfest he
would not know 1t,
In answer to an inquiry by Mayor
5rabb, he said the S@epgeifest lasted but
.wo nights.
Henry Myers was called, but came not,
Louis Claus was also called again without
response. Then Officer Ed. Dutsy, OF
Capt. Smiths police force, was called to
he stand. His testimony was not i'm
postant, but its significance was not lost
On the crowd.
He said on one occasion he was going
home from police court when he met q
man on the stone bridge who had a paper
with the Mayors signature toit, which the
man told him WAS permit to peddle. Tbs
witness did Not read It carefully. He did
not know the man, who, however, had no
pack; never saw the man pGddling. He
did not report the matter, and paid no at
tention 10 it, supposing it was all right.
Dufey said he was on the fair grUund at
the late State fair, but saw no gaming
there.
THE MAYOR USED STRONG LANGUAGE"
The witness had conversation with
the Mayor in Chief Smith's Office, he re-
that il gaming were permitted
on the lair grounds q large crowd would
attend. The Mayor remarked that il he
knew OF any officer Witnessing gambling
on the ground and not prosecuting the
offenders, he would have the officer prose
Cuted according to ordinance for neglect OF
duty. Duhey then renlsrEed, you
ought to have been Mayor Tor the past
two years. You would have seen lots OF
gambling then" The Mayor, according
to the witness, used "pretty strong lang.
uage," saying IN answer TO Duhey's re.
MARI, quoted above: Il wish to God
had been!" s.
This remark when quoted caused rip
pie Of applause. Tue people evidently
echoed the wish, 'strong lsnguage" andall
This conversation, Dudley went on &c
say, was eight or ten days before the fair
in the Chiefs Office. The Chief was moi
present.
Mr.. Hubbard asked: "What did you
do with the wicked man that bad the per
mit?"
The witness said he "passed him by
and went home and went 10 bed"
"Was it the Mayors fault the Chief war
not in his office when you and the Mayor
had the talk?" q
Duffy supposed not. He couldn't say
who was in charge OF the office in the
Chiefs absence.
OTHER OFFICERS.
Jacob Watson, anotner policeman, heard
the same conversation quoted by Dudley,
or similar Que, in reference to gaming
on the fair ground. He never saw any
pedder have permit, except one man
who said he had, but Watson did not read
it or see the signature. Tile witness saw
no gaming on the fair ground. He met
the Mayor on Twelfth street one day and
he said the officers would have to pay to
get ia the fair; he went over and found
the Mayor had "hit it right" Laughter
Robert McNichyi, another policeman,
had seen several men with permits 10 ped
die. One man was selling writing pa Jer,
and had permission to sell for f Teen days,
None OF the men hs saw seemed TO be
csipples, but all were apparently poor. He
stopped the little wheel games on the fair
by order Of Captain Smith. The
Mayor asked him who stopped men SELL
ing peanuts, and he said he didn't think
anybody hsd. The Mayor said, Porter,
ia little too fast about this business, I'm
afraid"
officer Ben Dunlap was tho next wit
ness sworn. The only new point in his
evidence was that he hsd seen permits to
peldle issued by Mr.. A. G. Egerter when
he was Mayor, and the story of the arrest
OF the Inmates OF the Holiday house on
Thursday, September 3, and the deposit
OF money to cover the fines. Dunlap's un-
was that the monty was to
secure the fines OF the two women and the
man arrested in the house. So far as he
knew, no money was put up for Miss Hol-
liday.
TIE NuTiLATED RECORD.
Officer Jack West was next called. Dur
ing bis testimony the investigation was
switched of Of tho Mayor and turned upon
the Chief Of Police.
Officer West bad seen man selling key
rings, who had permit from the Mayor.
He had an arm of. This statement again
caused demonstration in the Mayors
favor.
West told the same story about the pull
at the Holiday house as did Dunlap. Mr..
Hubbard asked him to produce the Chiefs
process book, and after some amusing an.
awers on the part OF the witness he agreed
10 try to get 1t. The Chief brought 1t in,
together with the processes for the date
In question. While this was being brought
In there was quite buzz in the lobby.
The man in the house the night OF the
pull" was registered as Samuel Davis.
He wa fined S. and ccs's, $50 in all,
which had been marked ito be collected"
but subsequently,, as already explained,
the significance OF this entry being point
ed cut In the lNTRLLIGENcER, the words
we're elumsily erased aud paid" marked
over it.
Mr.. Hnbbard's efforts to get the witness
10 explain the entry caused good deal
Of amusement. Meanwhile the members
81 the commit .ee examined the book care
fully.
City Receiver Dunaway explained that
at the end OF each month, he examined
The Chiefs reports, the police court pro-
cesses and the process book. They must
agree. He did not know how the Chief
made up his accounts. All he had to do
with them was to examine them at the
ond OF the month.
On motion OF Mr.. Bingell the committee
resolved TO sit each evening from I to $3.50
o'clock, and the committee adjourned.
The friends Of Mayor Grub were highly
amused by the child's play OF the prosecu-
ion, while Smiths friends were disguised
md angry at his trihing With grave sub
ects, while the better class Of people in
he lobby were amazed and indignant,
The Chief Of Police was certainly not ben
sRted by the opening proceedings in his
,tTorts 10 show that he had not peijured
himself when he swore to the charges
against the Mayor.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Adopted by tho Board of Directors Of tho