The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-22
YHH RETURNING BOARD.
One Member Of It IudictabIe fol
Illegal Voting,
THE GALL OLA COMMISSIONER
Who was not Entitled to Yote,yet Sat
and Threw Out Legal Votes with
Cool EHrontcry-ExJuIge
Jacobs Last Order

Here is richness There has been
something said recently about illegal
voting, The Register yesterday named
some Of the illegal voters listed in the
formal notice served by Hon, G, W,
Atkinson upon John o. Pendleton, and
affected to make light Of them, though
several OF them are notorious cases.
Whether Mr.. Atkinson's notice said
anything about the case OF one Charles
Rohrig is not known, II Mr., Rohrlg had
been therein accused Of illegal voting
tho Register would doubtless have re,
garded It as very, very funny, Mr.,
Rohrig would not have thought 1t so
awful funny,
Mr., kohrig has voted for years, Not
only has he voted, but upon tho death
Of Adam StoCker, County Commissioners
from RiChland district, Rohrlg was up.
pointed to the vacancy and served until
defeated In November by Mr.. Fritz. lie
was Democratic candidate for Council
several times in the Eighth ward, While
| in the Board OF Commissioners he took
an active part in the GFuse,Steln seven
by.two "Returnlng Board" and though
not a citizen OF the United States OF
America he passed upon the legality Of
votes cast by American citizens born
and naturalized, voting to throw out
several legal ballots.
or course he voted in November, and
of course II the U, S, Marshal's office IL
not partially or partisanly conducted, he
will be called to account for this at the
present term Of the u. s, Court al
Parkersburg,
The last act performed by John ]. Ja'
cob us Judge OF the Ohio County Circuit
Court WIS to sign the following order
on December 81, 1855:
"Charles R6hrig, u native OF Germany
this 3lst day Of December, 1883, mp
peared in open court and applied 70, the
court to be admitted 10 become a citizen
OF tho United States Of America, In pur'
suance Of the several acts OF the Congress
OF the United States OF America for that
purpose made and enacted. And the
said applicant having thereupon pro
duced 10 the court such evidence, made
such declaration and remuneration and
taken such oaths as by tho said acts
required, thereupon 1t was ordered By
the court that said applicant be admit
ted, and he is accordingly admitted BY
the court to become a citizen oil the
United States OF America,
"Ordered, That this court be adjourned
TO court In course.
"JoRx ]. JACOB"
This presents o pretty spectacle, truly
A man not entitled to q vote, subjec
to the penalties for illegal voting on nn
merous occasions, sitting in the Count
| ing (out) Board and voting 10 throw on
TIC ballots cast by men entitled to yott
and to have their votes counted and al
the time an illegal vote cast by hiu
standing to the credit OF John Q. Pendle
ION for Congress and Judge Fleming 70
Governor, and oil the other Democratic
candidates, including himself for tn
office OF County Commissioner, To-
Which he was not legally qualified.
II a Republican County Commission
or were discovered to DO so unqualified
how the REGISTER would howl. And how
nil Tie Democratic politicians, big NM
little, would get black in tho face Blu
tLe other OK Il gored this time, and the.
will DO very, very qriet.