Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-22
COL. POORMAN.
HBTAKEs THE DEFEAT OF ONE OF HIS PET
MEASURES HARD.
Interesting Testimony Yesterday In the Tally Sheet
Cass-Belnant County Public Building
BOnds-An Outrageous Assault On
Young Girl.

COLUMBUS, O., February 2l.-Many Of
the important measures Of the Legislature
were postponed to-day. The Senate took
a stand against voting for bills 10 provide
means to develop natural gas. The "AI-
coholic and Narcotic bill," providing
for the instruction Of pupils in physi-
ology and hygiene, and especially in the
effects Of the above named drugs on the
human system, was the subject of long
and heated arguments in the House this
afternoon. The bill was finally tabled
by close vote and it will take q two
third vote to take ii up again, and as the
Democrats can hold it down, the bill is
gone up.
Col. Poorman made two heated argu
ments in favor of the bill, aud is
''ALL TORN UP"
over the defeat, and said the Hamilton
county delegation were turning the House
over the Democrats, while on the other
hand they claimed that they were only
obeying their constituents An act to
prevent the adulteration and deception in
the sale of dairy products passed the House.
A bill to provide for the Court House
and Jail bonds in Belmont county was also
passed by the House Five local tax bills
were taken up and passed.
THE TALLY sHEEr CASES.
Two of the co-defendants testified in the
tally sheet forgery trial to-day. Fred
Steube, who was night watchman
at the Court House in 1885, said
he knew nothing whatever of the
alleged forgery or conspiracy to defraud
the people by tampering with the election
returns; said he had been b.sieged by de-
tectivss and "oranks'' to give evidence
tending to convict the other defendant.
DR.. c. h. Montgomery was then called
and denied all the charges made, as to the
Ninth, Thirteenth or any other ward tally
sheet. Had never seen Blackburn before
his name was connected with the forgery
Did not think Robert knew him prior to
that time. He corroborated Marriott's
testimony. His was substantially the
same as that given before the Justice of the
Peace who tried the case once.
In the afternoon he was cross-exsmined
very closely as to the arrest of Granville
He said that neither himself, nor to his
knowledge any OF the other defendants,
bad anything to do with it except to give
the detectives who were after him his
whereabouts. The Doctor said he had not
had photos of Granville sent all over the
country to detectives to hunt up his defal.
cations and bogus names. He said all the
ph OTTO OF Granville he had seen was one in
THE "RoGUE's GALLERY"
and when the detectives wanted to see
photo he sent them there. He admitted
that he, or rather the defendants. had
employed detectives to hunt up the "swin-
ding frms' operated by Granville. His
cross-examination was very long and min
ute but the witness could not be i'm.
peached or confused
William H. Domigan was the next
witness. He was member Of
the last special Grand Jury, and remem-
bered that Granville swore before that
body that the doctor applied the acid to
the tally sheet. The witness aaid that the
prosecuting attorney had used an argu-
ment TO induce them to indict Blackburn |
James A. Miles was called aud asked it he
ever saw any offer made to Granville |
He was not allowed to testify. He
was Granville's attorney during the other
Investigation, and saw c. o. Hunter make |
an offer of 81 900 to Granville. He was
asked several other questions, which were
all objected to, and objections sustained |
Granville seemed very desirous of not hav- |
ing ary of Miles evidence, but the defense |
has got the jury impressed with the idea |
that there is "Nigger in the wood pile"
which answers their purpose very we'll.
Adjourned.
AN OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.
One of the most diabolical outrages in |
this city occurred this morning at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Charles A. Klie, in the ex.
treme South End. 1t was case where a
pure and respectable girl was Iudely
awakened from sleep and subjected to a
terrible struggle with a brute to
save her honor. The victim of
the assault is Miss Christina Miller,
and she said she was awakened by q shak-
ing and pulling of the bed clothes of her.
When she attempted to cry ont the brute
placed the point of knife to her breast
and threatened her life, and placed his
hand over her mouth. She struggled and
begged for her honor, and at last he de-
sisted from this purpose and commenced to
ransack the house.
Five other houses in the vicinity were
entered and robbed or pillaged. Detectives
White and Kelly are working the case, but
have ascertained nothing to lead to the sus-
picion of any one 1t is supposed to be the
work OF tramps.