The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-23
OSCAR SEELEY EXCUSED


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From Further Service A. n Councilman.
An Overwhelming Majority Against Him
Mt Last Night. Meeting. ~ |
Oscar seeley, member Of Council from
the Fifth ward, was expelled last night
ii, very short order, and by q comfortable
majority. Tho special committee up.
pointed at the request Of tho Board OF
Gas Trustees 10 investigate the charges
OF superintendent Darrah against Oscar
Seeley, reported To the Second Branch
as follows: "a
I'VE believe that the bill against Oscar
Seeley 10 correct, that no got the pipe
charged to him, and there Is no evidence
that ho returned Il; therefore We recon.
mend ,toyour honorable body that such
action 10 taken IN order 10 collect the
said bill us may be proper.p ,Et ~
In connection Herewith, Mr.. Miller
offered the following:
WHEREAS, Tho special committee up.
pointed to investigate tho Gas Trustees
charges. against Oscar Seeley rcportthe
charge fully sustained; and lfs
WHEREAS, The investigation proves
that Oscar Seeley used his honorable 70.
sition rs Gas Trustee for his personal
pccuniary benefit, 10 the detriment OF
tho city and ,g.ln
WliEREAs, Oscar Seeley wilfully VIC.
lated the obligations he had taken upon
himself to serve tho city OF Wheeling
honestly aud to the best Of his ability;
therefore be 1t
Eesolrtd, That Oscar Seeley be, and he
Is hereby, declared expelled as a mem.
Der OF this Council.
Mr.. DAWSON said the resolution OF Mr..
Miller was not called for by the committee
report, and Mr.. Maxwell agreed with
him.
Mr.. Bailey wanted to lay 1t on the
table till Mr.. Seeley could be present to
speak for himself. He thought that Mr..
Millef's resolution was uuCalled for, and
that Council II 1t passed it would be
acting unfairly with one OF It's members.
MIR. Seeley as a Councilman had served
the city faithfully and deserved better
treatment at the hands OF his colleagues.
Mr.: Bailey's motion was lost by a good
majority. III.
Mr.. Maxwell moved to adopt tho com.
mittee report, and for the sake OF getting
that part OF the matter through with,
Mr., Miller temporarily withdrew bis
resolution to expel. n.rl#
The committee report was then adopt.
cd, and Mr.. Miller's resolution read
again. g,
MIR. Bailey again took the floor, and
insisted that Mr.. Seeley had done no
wrong as n Councilman, and that
no misconduct elsewhere hal
been proven against him in any other
capacity by a competent or authorized
court. lie. considered Mr.. Darrah
equally guilty with Sceley, and proposed
that suit be entered against him and his
bondsmen. Mr.. Miller defended Mr..
parrah and said that he considered that
he had done exactly the proper thing
and had rendered the city a valuable
service. Mr.. Bailey then proposed a
resolution to u Darrah, but withdrew
it under a ruling by the chair. Mr..
Maxwell objected to expulsion because
it was questionable whether .Seeley had
had d legal trial. He thought the reso.
A4Aoh htotJ anu IA auSlseus " ..| ..
Mr.. DAWSON conquered in all that Mr..
Max well had said aud insisted that Mr..
Seeley's trial had been unfair. He said
Mr.. Seeley was held back by his attor.
neys, and that they are to blame for bis
not acquittirg himself 'creditably. Mr..
Bailey moved to indefinitely postpone
the resolution, and wls seconded by Mr..
Max well. Mr.. O'kane said that Mr.,
SeeleY was ready and willing to 70 on
the stand to defend himself Ut the trial,
but that his counsel had held him back,
and had refused 10 allow him to make
any defense.
Mr.. Harrell said: ut was proven that
Seeley had loaded on his dray, pipe for
which the city had paid, and hauled it
to his shop for his own personal use.
There Tau no EVIDENCE Of any kind in
troduoed to disprove that charge, and it
alone is enough to eternally damn him.
Council has Il perfect right to Dust Mr..
Seeley. Its TIE judge Of its members.
1t seems to me there ia aget scheme n
retain Seeley."
Mr. Brandfass said: "lr. Seeley said
he would abide by the committee's ind
ing, but now he hides behind his attor-
neys and refuses to make any abatement.
L would like TO ask the gentlemen il
tIe Wy Cellevs seeley innocent. II not,
'nsy s4pulu vote 70 unseat him."
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