Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-16

minority repIri-bGW VIA rhat2 rOh-
IsShop; argument: pleintiff allowed 10 ask
VINO composed the committee, and the
witness re-read thu names TIE plsinijff
tneh PIT IN violence the Obj Of he Au-
gust 4, 1887, special me-iag of the
Board
DIR N'COY RECALLED
Q.-lt appears from the minutes in evil
dsnca that there was special committee
appointed 10 report on toe nominations
maze by yon aud Mr.. E.chsirath and these
mace by d.. Pipes Will you stale vino
we're present at sny session oft commit
zee! A-Ye', sir; DR.. Pipes was there
Besides Tho committee, the three local
commissioners were pttsent. We had a
meeting IN our ward at tn time secand
nomlnatlons were made, at which DIR.
Pipes and | TALKED this matter oyer
Metslked II over AT Mr. E4chstruth's house
"a our way home from the meeting, we
talked the matter over with regard to him
and Miss Gretnlee and Miss Stephens. DIR
Pipes Edfoitted 10 me that the report about
MN ana Miss Greenlee was substantially
correct
= What language did he us,? A
lie sad he bad slept with Miss Greenlee
ana his wife, end one morning Miss Green
lee got III bed with him He said he
Thought there was no barn in il. said |
Thought that disqualified Miss GreenIee.
and would be a perpetual b,rrier Ia nv
voting Tor her as a teacher.
z Was anything said about Miss Ste
phsns? A.-Not then.
Q.-At any other tins? A Yes. the
night We made the nominations Dr. Pines
said ne wanted to speak about the women.
tie then proceeded to explain the inter
view with Mics Stevens, at the time his
wife thought they occupied compromising
positions. One occasion, he sad, was when
they were talking about some mining
stocks, and Miss Stephens was laboring
under high state Of excitement. He said
nothing about the psrlor scene.
Q-What explanation did he give of his
being in bed with Miss Greenlee? Ale
said he was cold, and got in 10 get warm.
Q.-What did he say about the time he
told her to get in bed? Ale said he
only did that for fun.
. We'll, did he have the fun? Ale
didn't interruption
Q What other time did be speak OF
this matter? AT the meeting of the
special committee at Mr., Eschstruth's
They took Mr.. Eschstruth in first, and left
De- Pipes and we alone. I told bin !
thought the matter could be readily settled
up if he would Withdraw the two names,
and everything would be all right, and the
rumors would die out and everything be
all right in the ward.
Odd he say anything about it in the
Board meeting? A.-Yes, he spoke of the
matter He SAID. in Opeu meeting, that he
had slept with Miss Gieenlee and his wife
He had come in cold, aud slept until
morning.
Q Did he speak OF the morning scene?
Al think re laid ne got in bed with hsr
IN thu orning just GOr fun.
Q.-What atner explanation, besides
getting 10 bed for fun, and getting in 10
ge warm, did he make before the B )srd
Of Z iuCatioD? Al don't recollect tha,
he made any; don't think he made shy
reference to the com promising positions
bet seen him and Miss Stephens
Q -Som.tbiog has been said here, in
your hearing, ebout a petition presented
to the Board What was the first you
heard of that petition? A.-There were
two pstiu rs The first was gotten up by
D. Pipes to have Miss Greenlee appointed.
The second wss gotten up by some of the
it0zens of the FL nth ward to prevent
Miss Gre' nles's appointment or confrma-
tiOn and WAS presen l to the Board ut the
regular NEE ing in August.
Whit was tine first you heard OF
that pentiOuF At was on tho morning
of the day OF the session of tire BoGTd.
They came 10 me and said Objection;
ovcrrulSd Some parties came to ne On
the morning of he day-thst il TO The
best of my kuOwlt dge-it'5 been a good
while ago-lpd wanted me TO wiits Pc
tition to the Board against Miss Grsenlee's
sppoiotment. l wac not in sympathy
with this petition Objection; su tain
ed. | refused 10 write the petition, but
they persisted and finally l drew up the
headings. l hsd not the least knowledge
of their coming before they come there
They took the petition u the Board OF
Eiuc ton, and after the meeting took it
home and threw it in the waste basket.
supposed
Q wbogot signers? A.-VariOua par
thea, III, u they pasted them together.
Odd you get any signers, aud who?
An the afternoon, rs | WAS mskiue
some calls, got some signer7 myself; !
don't think vent ont of my regular way E;
don't remember getting any except on that
afternoon.
Q.-After that petition went into the
waste basket, what became of it? Al
didn't know it was 10 existence until tits
/ trial. Then my son said he knew where II
/ WIS. Petition produced, and read 10
| Jury don't think l got more than n
| deem names. had forgotten entirely /
got any until l ssw SONS f the names.
Witness detailed talk with William
Wilson on the 50 jet, which came mp in
/ cideutaliy Before tne-s wrote the
he adings several persons suggested pell-
ton, and one or two members Of the Board
said 'thsre WAS pstitiOn in favor of the
teachers; now if any Que is opposed to
them, let them get one up"
Mr.. Caldwell then went back to the
nominating meeting OF the local Commits
sioners. aud asked number of addi-
tional questions abOut the majority and
minority reports. Then going to the in
tarview with Mr.. Wilson, witness said
/ if Wilson thought witness would vote
for a teacher who had acknowledged
sleeping in bed with Dr. Pipes, he had
misiudeed him.
Q.-State whether or not you told Mr.
Wilson, in any of these instances, that
Dr.. Pipes bad been caught in bed with Miss
Greenlee by Mre. Pipes. That she had
gone out aftor meat, and then caught
them on her return? A.-That meat sub
iect never heard anything about. It
never occurred TO me; have 20 knowledge
OF it.
Q.-Never had any knowledge of such
thing? A.-No sir, l never had any in
formation of any such thing.
Adjourned.
MARTINS FERRY.
The Work of Street Improvement Goes
MerriIy On.