Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-02-12
THE MISSING COAL.
THE MATTER PARTLY HEARD BEFORE JUS
TIOE ARKLE, YESTERDAY.
Witnesses for the State Show That ]. W. Rixey
Had Taken Coal Consigned to the Gas Works
Mr.. Rizey Admits It and Says BE Did
Il Under an Agreement

Ii Under an Agreement
Yesterday afternoon the case OF
State v. j. w. Rixey, charged by w.
II. Greaves, colored detective in the
employ Of Henry Floersheim, with
stealing sundry cars and loads Of coal
from the Sixteenth street yards of the
B. & O., came up before Justice Ankle,
Mr.. NJ. D. Post represented the State,
and Messrs. Arnett and Boyce appeared
for the defendant.
Mr.. Greaves was the first witness
called. He said he had been employed
by Mr.. Floersheim to come down to
this city and investigate the coal short
age, as a good deal Of coal shipped here
did not seem to be accounted for. He
said he had devoted several days to the
work, and on Saturday, the 4th inst,
and Monday, the 9th, he had seen
teams employed by Mr.. Rxey backed
up TO cars of coal consign ed to the
city gas works, and loaded, weighed at
~
streets, ana driven of. He followed
two loads and they went TO Madison
school, Cd the island. He saw other
loads, driven by men In Mr.. Rixey's
employ, go up town.
r. s. Teasdale, had seen coal taken
from gas works cars, consigned to the
works, taken to school houses. They
were Rixey's teams. On Saturday, the
4th he saw coal taken in this manner
from cars No. 4 and 5. Coal had
been taken in this manner by
Rixey's men at various times, from the
first inst. up.
Driver Crisweil said RiXey's teams had
taken coal from cars consigned TO the
gas works. Coal was taken In that way
on January, Goth, oath, 10th and 4th; also
some on other dates, out OF cars Nos. 8.
IS. 3 and others. The coal had been
taken to school houses Last Thursday
Rixey's men got coal from car No IS,
consigned to the city gas works. They
said they had special permission from
Mr.. Floershem TO take the coal. Wit
ness had talked to Rixey aud TO others
about it, but could get no satisfaction.
One OF Rixey's men had threatened TO
thrash him for attending to other peo-
ple's business. Anthony Green was one
| of the men who had hauled this coal.
Anthony Green, one OF Rixey's dri
| vers was called. He said he had hauled
coal for Rixey to school houses, and had
gotten it out Of cars consigned TO the
gas works.
William Brown, another driver for
Rixey, had hauled three loads from
Floersheim's car No. to school
house. He didn't know what day it
was, ''but it was a day it rained." The
day before l hauled load from car
/ IN RItchietown."
Charles Wilson had seen coal hauled
"up town" by Rixey's team, but he
| didn't know where 10 came from.
p. Il. Crow Ind seen coal hauled to
school hoases by Green. driver for
Rixey
This closed the evidence for the State,
and Mr.. Rlxey was called Ia his own de-
tense. He said ne mad contract to sup
! oily all the school houses with coal. He
got the coal from Mr.. Floershiem. He
/ saw Mr.. Floershem about the time he
was TO bid on the contract, and Floor
! sheim told him 20 bid on IL, and he would
! furnish tina coal. Witness told Floor
sheim II WAS impossible TO always take
/ coal 10 car lots, as the school
! houses couldn't store much, but would
often need three or four loads, and in
| this way he could not undertake to
always empty car In lorty-eight hours,
as the rules OF the railroad company
required, and that he might have TO
take coal from gas works cars. Floors
! helm said that was all right, il he paid
| for the coal at the gas works rates,
S1.O5. Witness then said that under
/ this agreement he had been taking coal.
| He took all of car No. 3, and also
| Riverside car No. 4. He also took coal
| out of other cars, but always reported To
| Mr.. Darrsh, at the gas works and had his
tickets checked Of. Mr.. Darrah had told
! him to take coal from whatever car was
| handy, and under this he got coal from
car No. S. lie said some cars had been
shipped TO him direct, and exhibited a
! bill for car No. TO- shipped from Find
! leyville on the 4th, but not received
here until the 10th. The delay Of six
DAYS threw him out OF coal, and he was
| forced to take gas works coal 10 fill his
contract. He got no coal at any time
without accounting for 1t, and the
weights were always checked off his
tickets at the works and the tickets de-
Quoted from the gas works consign-
ments.
Supt. Darrah, OF the Gas Works, was
called by the defense, and said Mr..
Rixey turned In coal for gas works
coal. He could not give details, and
the hearing was adjourned, after Score
tary George Hell, Of the Gas Board, had
been examined briefly, until tomorrow
evening, to enable Mr.. Darrah to pro-
| duce his books.