Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-19

The "IntelligeaCer" MaEes . assu Attack
ON Two onicials.

on Two Onicials.
The Intelligmcer OF yesterday morn
ing contained a malicious, nntruthfal
and distorted attack upon Deputy
United States Marshal A. ID. Garden
and Deputy Collector August Wiede-
busch. The story was written without
any attempt TO see the officials named,
and the palpable design and hope was
TO lnjure them as officials aud citizens.
The hlttlliemcerS story was as follows;
"A day or two ago u Was quietly Whispers
around that William Mccormick. toll keeper az
StacSyard Hollow bad been arrested, accused
OF violating the election laws No particulars
were Obtaiuab.e. Mr. Mccormick only knew
he had not knowingly violated any lsw. The
arrest was made on a caDias i.sued by the
United States Court on an indictment aud ,.
4. Smith was named rs the complainant ON
whose testimony the indistmeat was found.
"A hule lRyesligauon revealed funny
state OF affair.". Ia 1885, among TIE long U.s.
OF pereons Indicted Tor illegal voting. WAS one
William Mccormick. re was accused OF yoiing
An Brooke county when his residences was In
Ohio county near West Liberty. The capias was
returned with the endorsement that TIE pefson
Indicted was not founc. lie was a young fel'
low who rented q house IN the country 1910.
rantly voted ia the wrong pgccinc4. aud soon
moved west. not knowing be was wanted.
the new Cleveland rehabilitation came "a,
aud Deputy Marshal Ca d-u went through the
pigeon holes. The warrant for William Ne.
Cormick was perfectly clear 10 him Of course
Republican officers would no. arrest ~ promi'
nent Republican a. William. Mt. ORfien
and Mr.. Niedebusch. Of the revenue once,
forthwi proceeded 10 serve the papers on %"
wrong Ac0ormick and lt was some time be-.
fors the facts were obtainable. United states
Commissioner Campbell remembered the facts
In the case Toe next warrant tur new cniet
deputy goes 20 seFye vii b. inquired into in
d III 81 IIF A.
ron. especially n u has been pigeon.hoied aYe
years"
There Is not one statement 10 tho
above article, so far rs Deputy Marshal
Garden or Deputy Collector Weidebuseh
are concerned, that is correct. The
facts are as follows;
A short time ago Mr. Garden received,
from the Federal authorities, capias,
dated July Is. 1898, commanding hin
80 again summon" William Meteor
mick, To answer an Indictment The
Marshal put the capEs la his pocket,
with other papers, aud temporarily for
got all about IL.
A few days ago Mr.. Weldebusch had
occasion 70 drive out into tho country
on a collecting Jour, aud asked Mr.
Garden to 90 along for company's sake
| Mr.. Garden spnsented, aud the t"'
gentlemen stS~s-->s&lI
hollow, where Dir. McCoraicA <ol
keeper, the three men had a talk, and
then Mr.. Garden, remembering about
the capias, said, laughingly.'
"Will, what have you been doing.
violating the election law2"
why, haven't been violating tho
law" said Mr.. Mccormick.
"Do you know any other william
| Mccormick"
"No." said Mr.. Mccormick, 81 guess
! am the only one OF that name"
1--WE got csplas for some QUO OF
that name for violation OF the election
law"
Lets see H..
MIR. Garden handed the paper 20 Mr..
Mccormick, who read II, aud then said
he knew nothing OF IL.
"Well, !" said Deputy Garden, "Pm GO
ing TO investigate the matter, but II
don't find any other man OF the name,
will you come In on the goth OF septem-
her and make answer, as ] don't Intend
10 make an arrest, or anything Ike
| that"
"Of course WILL" said Mr. hcCof-
mick. and after some moro talk. ell In
A laughing manner, on both sides. mr.
Wledebusch and Nr. Garden drove on.
II will be seen that Mr.. Wiedebusch
had nothing whatever 10 do With Tho
case, no arrest was made, the paper
wasn't obtained by going Through the
pigeon holes, but was received as ne"
paper, from headquarters, and tnal ~
was making an investigation" BY
speskIng OF the matter 10 the only VII
liam Mccormick BIO knew OF, tha tbs
only man OF that name In the county
william Mccormick knew OF.
The sole aim OF the Intctliccncer Nai
70 have II appear Mr.. Garden and Dir.
Weidebusch desired 10 annoy hr. Me
| Cormlck.
The Infclltgeilccr doesn't connne ~
mud. throwing 70 campaign times