Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-13

Who knows something about the BUSH
ness.
The Sherif-Yes! Perhaps you'd
like 70 have a new Sheriff, TOO?
Mr.. MeGregor-Thatm might be good
idea.
The Shorthand you've been on the
Board about long enough to get new
Commissioner.
Mr.. McGregor-That's all right.
Then a quarrel was started between
Chairman Volinger and the Sheriff.
started by Mr.. Vollinger referring to the
Sheriff as sitting up there like fool,
with a revolver In one hand and ri1e
in the other"
The Sherif-Whoeve tells that, tells
a lie, and II you say IL, you tell lie.
Mr.. Vollinger-That's what you told
me.
The Sheriff. did not.
/ MIR. VOllinger-YOu told me yourself.
The Sheriff. did not.
Mr.. Vollinger-You did, and you took
your revolver out OF your pocket and
showed me.
The Sherid-Yes, I showed you
how pointed II through the peep-hole,
but l didn't say a word about having a
rifle.
Mr.. VOllinger-YOu did.
Mr.. McGregor-Here, here!
The Sheriff then reiterated that ne
Awanted to have the jail fixed
Mr. McGregor-But you say II can !
be fixed.
The Sheriff. can, but you'll have to
Spend a good deal Of money.
Mr.. McGregor-If it can't be liked,
what's the use OF talking about it?
\ The Sheriff. isn't much use.
Mr. MeGregor-Eell, you can't come
lin here and bull-dO4e this Committee.
The Sheriff. dob't want to.
Mr.. McGregor-IAl looks ike It.
The Sheriff. cOul dn't dull-doze you.
Mr.. McGregor-N0.
The Sherff-NO.
The Sheriff made ia statement about
the charge Of broken buckets, saying
the bucket idea wa S out OF date, that
even the old Jail had none, being better
in that respect than the new, ana thst
Of the buckets broken, all but two had
been broken by a luRatie. The Sheriff
also desired TO know What things ne had
purehased without orders, and was cited
to spittoons. The Sheriff said he had
bought them himselA and ordered them
charged 70 himself and II the Com
mittee had paid he bill 1t was
not his fault He was then charged
with having an extension bell put 10,
and denied IL, saying the contract Tor
bells had been lot BY sthe Committee at
SO, and II any us5re was charged,
IL was no uit OF MS.
So with other mattN S. he strongly
maintained the Jail as faulty 10 con
strpctiou. and that man locked up in
It could get out without much trouble,
unless shackled. ed also charged the
Committee with failL Ire or refusal TO 90
IN the Jail with himI TO make an exam
inatlon Of the situat %, after ample no
tlee had been giyeut them, with re-
quest 10 be PRESENT..
Then Their Sheriff. and Chairman Vol
linger had il again kbout the hole in the
wall. made BY the SOperS, the Sheriff
claiming that Mr.. Finger bad prom
ised 10 have it 5aired Wednesday
morning and hadn done il.
Mr.. Vollinger- didn't make so
much difference 70 day or two.
The Sheriff. ess you think the
Taller has nothing do but watch that
hole.
Mr.. Vollipyer-T might stay ont Of
the house 81 little VERY other time
the jail. he co $ out OF toe mousse
ter Pve been riRa g awhile
Mr.. McGregOr went up there
bout q week or ter avs ago ana rang
bveral times, and hen ne came "ao-
hing put OF the hOu
4 The Sheriff-Yes; Enis. vile has been
Fery ill, only getting PIP yesterday; per-
mans that accounts fkf it.
Mr.. McGregor malke no response to
this.
Then there was Another row about
tho question Of heat, the Chair saying
about a month ago { be people IN the
Jail kept calling for nors steam, and
when the engineer wek mt over be found
the side windows in tai cell room down.
The Sheriff charged bat the engineer
was trysng 20 work : III two bosses, the
Commissioners ant suc,e jailer, and no
man could do th,sh Ian Hessfully. After
considerable haas ano kuage about this
matter, there IN whetbaher round about
the locks, as whose they hau oeen
ordered or noe, etc. Tlault y was tney
were not herbn0es and hen the general
subject OF chine sharu wlepairs come up,
and after SON BIRDS the Sheriff
said done bvl
III us no There's al the boaro !.
have il done. Npittee. higher tribunal
than this Com sarcastic
MrMcGregor kallyl-Oh, no;
] reckon mott ~
The Sheriff. Welkh IRE is.
Mr.. McGregor-q t's mistake.
Laughter. kera
After another geI RI at things.
Mr.. Fritz said H.
"ThiS Committee business. "
The'Sheriff-S.an ine.
know much pa do.
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