The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-18
Tile BOARD or GAS TRUSTEES
Holds Another Star Chamber Session on
Scclcy and ''l,orrowed Pipe"

Holds Another Star Chamber Session on
Soclcy and "Borrowed Pipe"
Another meeting oil the Board OF Gas
Trustees was held at the residence OF
Mr.. W. II. Schaier, Of the Board, last
night. The three members oithe Board
and Secretary Franzheim were present,
also Councilman Oscar Seeley, who
while President OF a former Board Of
Trustees "borrowed' gas pipe, OF an ag.
gfegate value Of S7l9 81, according TO
memoranda accounts kept by superin.
tendent Darrah.
The meeting was held for the purpose
oil investigating this memoranda account
and the other interesting matters per-
timing thereto.
The membera OF the Boarl and Secre.
tary Franzheim arrived ut Mr.. Schafers
residence on South Chapline street,
about hall past seven; about the same
time Colonel Arnott and ex.President
Seeley met as II by the merest accident
at tho Office OF Justice Manion on
Twenty.iousth street. After an earnest
conversation, during which their heads
were put lovingly together, they re-
paired 10 the residence Of Mr.. Schaier.
The Board refused to admit Colonel
Arnctt 10 its meeting and insisted TINT
cx.presidcnt Seeley who "borrowcd"
pipe from the works valued at $40 81,
according 10 memoranda accounts kept
| by Superintendent Darrah, who did not
report tho same publicly until more
than two years utter the loan had been
negotiated, must plead his own
case. Colonel Arnett did not, however,
leave Mr.. Schaier's house at once, and he
and Mr.. Seeley carried on another
earnest and interesting conversation in
the front hallway, during which the
doughty Colonel posted Mr.. sceley con.
corning the proper answers To make to
to questions which the members Of the
Board would likely ask him. What to
admit and what not TO admit, when to
say no and when to shy yes was made
clear to Mr.. Seeley, and the Colonel left
the house after making M appointment
to meet Mr.. Secley in Colcman's drug
store nearby,a after he had gotten through
delivering Colone! Arnett's messages TO
the Board. Colonel Arnett waited at the
drug store long enough to buy two
cigars with yellow threads on the ends
and left word for Mr.. Seeley that he had
gone to his Office up town.
Mr.. Seeley stayed with the Board
nearly half IN hour, and when he left
the house he did not seem to be in tho
best possible hnmor. Ilepullcd his cap
down over his eyes rs soon as he left the
room at the rear end OF the hallway,
where the meeting was held, and passed
hurriedly out OF the front door without
a sign OF smile on his countenance.
The members OF the Board did not dele.
gate one OF tho members TO escort Mr..
seeley to the front door, and say, God
speed tho parting guest" or some.
thing OF that kind. Mr.. Seeley,
who, when President OF former
Board BORROWED pipe worth S749 81,
according to memoranda accounts kept
! by Superintendent Darrah, and not re.
ported by him till two years after the
loan had been negotiated, left tho house
unattended, and the way he cloecd the
door would not indicate to the host that
be wanted it to come open again at once.
The Board remained in session nearly
M hour longer, and adjourned without
getting far enough along with the in.
vestigation 10 let the matter become
public. Mr., Schafer said that when the
right time arrived, the whole matter
would be made public, but he did not
name date which would be the right
time.