The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-27

feTFy CouuCllI sulPIlsoN Wv N""S'-S
yesterday by having an encounter on
the street, There were several blows
passed, tho two men clinched, Coch'
ran grasped Henderson by tho collar
bone, and then they were separated by
friends. The only blood noticeable was
on Henderson's neck, and the only
weapon used was an umbrella.
Judge Cochran was ono OF tho first
Taxpayers to take steps toward organic
ing to prevent council from making
illegal contracts, and he denounced the
contract made by council to pay
Engineer Potter 81 900 for making plans
for a sewerage system, and the payment
OF Potter's expenses to New York to
have the plans approved by an engineer
Cochran and others intended to enjoin
this. Cochran and Potter had lively
tilt about it on Tuesday, Cochran tell.
ing Potter that he was bulldozer, and
lied whom he said that the people who
proposed to got out the Injunction were
cowards. Ho ordered Potter out OF his
office.
Potter hustled and got his bill through
council, as stated in yesterday g lNTELLI'
GGNCER, At this meeting oil council O.
@. Cochran, the contractor, and a
brother OF Judge Cochran, presented u
bill, and Henderson said that his
brother, tho Judge, told them not topay
it either, whereupon G. Q. Cochran told
Henderson that he was telling what he
know to be untrue.
Aftercouncil was over, @. G. Cochran
told Henderson that he lied; that they
had premeditatedly met to- railroad
several schemes through, among them
the Potter bill, which was illegal, and
council knew it. This animated dis
cussion lasted nearly m hour, during
which Cochran poured hot shot into
the council, but it all ended in talk.
Yesterday morning Judge Cochran
and Henderson met on tho corner OF
Hanover and Fourth streets, and had
some words about the Tuesday night
meeting. Cochran called Henderson
"a - - liar" The conversation
became moro animated, and Cochran,
who carried an umbrella, struck Hem
derson with this and broke the handle.
He dropped tho umbrella and mado
several passes at Henderson, who also
struck Cochran with his umbrella,
They clinched, and Cochran. who
was struck on the left cheek by Hendor.
son, grasped him by the neck, scratch.
ing it and bringing blood. Cochran
then seized Henderson by the collar
bone with one hand, held to it with
death grip and tried to strike Hender-
son with the other hand.
The Judge, whose health is poor, and
who is physically weak, was not able
to do Henderson much harm, and the
latter, who held his antagonist most Of
the time, was not making an effort to
hurt him.
"Stop that fghtW "That will not dol"
and 30 on, were heard. George Cooke,
who is reading law with George Dun
can, proceeded TO separate Cochran
and Henderson, and Health Officer
Hildebrand, who dislikes Cochran,
yelled, "Let them aloneW
: DR.. J. d. Hobensack and James Rails
ton, both Just recovering IRON sickness,
rushed up and separated the two men,
neither OF whom was arrested. Patsy
Mullen, who heard Hildebrand say, "Let
them alone! Let them fight it outW
ran up to Hildebrand, called him q
"black sheer" and talked about thresh-
ing him, because HildebrAnd had been
prosecuted by Cochran and wanted to
SEQ him whipped Jim Ralston also
talked plainly to Hildebrand, and q. Q.
Cochran, who appeared later, had red
hot discussion, during which they talk
cd about fighting.
Cochran drew back his arm once as If
to strike ut Henderson, but no blows
were exchanged.
A few minutes later John Giles camo
along and criticised Henderson about
the work OF council. They had some
words and Henderson told Giles that he
was nearer his size than Judge Cochran,
aud he would fight him.
G. G. Cochran, hearing what Hide.
brand had said, hunted him up and
called him down. HildObrand walked
away from Cochran, who was very
angry at him for expressing himself as
above.
After this considerable talk was done,
but no noses were broken or eyes
blackened, and tho large crowd which
had collected in tho vicinity gradually
dispersed.
The affair created profound sonsa.
ton. Cochran and Henderson will be
asked to appear before Mayor Harris
to-day.
Hereafter the people will watch moro
closely than III the past. Many are
kicking because tho contract was made
with Potter. II was not advertised,
Hadit been some other engineer would
probably have taken 1t at less money.
II Is believed that fewer illegal con.
tracts will be made in tho future. Some
Taxpayers arc doing plain talking.
Yesterday City Solicitor II. q. Pratt
went to 81. Clairsvillo on behalf Of tho
taxpayers and secured two injunCtions
from Probate Judge Tallman, ono GOV.
oring tho Potter bill and tho other tho
BoOhm curbing contract. The former
was granted to the city Of Martins
against the six city CounCllmcn, mayor,
clerk and treasurer, to ONION the clork
and mayor FROM signing the order and
tho troasuror from paying THO bill OF
Engineer Potter, on tho ground that
tho bill was over $500, was not adVer.
tised and was Hn Illegal contract, there
bOingno money In the treasury.
Tho second injunction is to prevent
tho work and tho payment OF John
Boohm'S bill. Boohm's bid for Curbing
was 800 cents aud james Jnmison's
was 500, threo cents lower, and still
council awarded tho contract to Boehm.
Tho Injunction was granted OH tho
ground that noohni'B bid was tho high.
est, and there was no money In tho
treasury for that purpose whom tho
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