The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-01
Weston's War.
Liquors Rev olutfon and
the People q INDIGNATION,
Full Pr' .ceedings OF Weston's
Greatest Shame.

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T EDITION last week. ED
WESTON, W. VA,
I'D. FREEMAN:
Weston is just now at fever heat.
On Monday last, Mayor w. W.
Brannon, upon various complaints,
issued FIVE warrants against M. W.
Daugherty, for the unlawful sale of
whisky, and upon trial of the
first on that day, the Mayor
promptly found him guilty and as
sessed his fine at $4,000, and re.
quired the immediate payment of
the fine and costs, and in default
thereof committed him to Jail. The
next morning Daugherty was again
brought before the Mayor tor trial
in the other cases, and in each of
which was convicted, and fine of
$500 in each case imposed, and
in default of payment of fine and
costs was committed, and was also
held to answer indictments.
1t will be observed that only one
of the cases against Daugherty was
tried on Wednesday, and the others
were continued until Thursday,
and oil the members of the Council
knew weW that these cases soere pend
eng against Daugherty.
On Thursday evening, upon SIM
liar complaints, the Mayor issued a
number of warrants against T. G.
Dawson, king of the whisky bust
ness IN this county, and he was
promptly arrested and brought be-
fore the Mayor. The first case was
taken up, and when the town evil
dence closed, Dawson requested
that the case and all the others
against him be continued until
Friday morning at 8 o'clock, which
motion was allowed and Dawson
was informed that he would be re-
CURED to enter into a recognizance
with sufficient surety in the penal
ty of $4,000 for his appearance be-
fore the Mayor next morning, and
in stepped W. G. Bennett, the At
tOrney for the town, and entered as
his surety.
Thereupon Immediately entered
F. G. Gaylord, M. J. Casey and J.
B. Finster, three Of the Council
men, the Attorney being present,
and announced to the Mayor that
they intended to hold a meeting at
once.
The Mayor responded that he had
no objections, and left the chair,
and upon invitation to remain and
preside, declined, saying that the
notice to him had not been a reas-
enable notice, but upon their re-
quest promised to meet ats o'clock.
At that hour, or little before, the
Mayor appeared, and the room was
soon filled with the most solid, in
fuential and representative citizens
of the town, and some from the
COUNTY. In short time the three
Couucilmen above named, and G.
+. Hale, the other member, entered
the room, where the town Attorney
awaited them, and after considera-
BILE whispered onversation between
the Councilmen and the town At
torney, F. G. Gaylord arose and
read an ordinance and moved its
adoption, and the four Councilmen
voted for it's adoption. The Mayor
recorded his vote against it. By
the passage of this ordinance, the
powers of the Mayor to suppress
whisky selling are practically ex-
tinguished. The purport OF the
ordinance repealed, and the new
one, will fully appear in the resolu-
tons, hereinafter given, passed by
the indignation meeting,
Then the citizens present called
for Mayor Brannon to take the
Chair. 1t was then moved that
the citizens of the town and county
be called to meet at the Rink on
Saturday, 18th inst, at 2 o'clock,
to denounce and condemn the law
less action of revolutionary Coun-
Gil. The motion was unanimously
adopted. A motion was made and
c9rriod ttTbot q uoto IF thanks he