The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-28

Jnstiee George Arklc, who IL charged
before the board with Official miscon.
duct President DobbInS presided and
there wore ten members oil the board
present. At the hour set for the open.
ing OF the proceedings thore was good
sized crowd Of spectators present.
Among those directly interested were
Justtce George ArkIe, with Colonel W.
W. Arnett and Colonel Robert White
his counsel, and Captain B. u. Dovencr
and Mr. J. J. ContG, the attorneys Of
the prosecution.
Alter a setto regarding certain
amended charges, objection to which
was made by Colonel Arnott, Of the do
tense, the records were changed Colo
mel Arnett then arose aud stated that
Prosecuting Attorney Howard is a me-
cessary witness in the case and that he
il ont OF tho city. A member oil the
board interposed with the statement
that the prosecutor Is now in the city.
President Dobblns then instructed the
attorneys 10 proceed. The following
list of witnesses was then called, and all
but five answered: Samuel Roedecker,
Kitty Lee, August Pestinger, q. Leon
ard and wife, William and Irwin Winters,
Iestor Smith, Leonard Zogg, William
Chambers. NJ. Madden, Z. q. johnson.
William Birch, Hiram Schilling, Will
IAN Glessner, G. S. Terrill, John A.
Ritz, William i. Emblem, Elizabeth
Blends and +. Luikcrt. Altogother
about thirty witnesses will figure ~ the
case, fiyc Of them being for tho defense.
Another objection was made to going
ahead with tho caSo in tho absence Of
Mr.. Howard, but finally on the assur.
auce that before tho case closes Mr..
Howard would be heard, tho defense
withdrew the objection. Mr.. Conii. Of
the prosecution, introduced complete
resume OF tho case and went over and
elaborated upon it. AZ the noon hour
adjournment was taken until 1:3O in
the afternoon.
1t was Q O'Clock before tho board got
down to business Mt the afternoon ses-
sion, The crowd OF spectators had then
considerably increased in size. Mr..
ConitT wanted 10 know whether tho
defendant had entered his plea to tho
charges made against him. Colonel
Arnett replied TINT u general plOa OF
mot guilty" had been entered. When
this point was settled the case was pro-
ceeicd with.
Colonel Arnett opened by reading
from the fret specification the charges
made against the squire regarding al
Legged illegal extortion Of money from
Kitty Lee, who keeps house OF
ili.fame. He replied ut length,
asserting that perhaps Justice Ankle
had made mistakes OF judgment on two
or three occasions, but that in all casos
the money so accepted had been turned
over to tho sheriff OF tho county. Kitty
Lee had been arrested, had given bond,
the money had been accepted. but when
It was found that this was done without
authority, the money, the part OF SSH.
had been turned over TO tho sheriff, and
for this Colonel Arnett offered the
sheriI's receipt in evidence.
Specification Q. That one August PestInger. Of
Elm Grove. waS accused before said Ankle. rs
Justice, OF tho illegal sale OF liqpor. mud that
said Arklc. without any legal authority aud
having no jurisdiction TO finally trv and deter
mine laid charHe. agreed OH tho payment Of the
sum OF So 30. which WIS then aud there paid 10
said George Atkle, to fully aeqHlt said PestingeE
and that tho said charges should not be ilrthor
prosecuted.
The specification was read by Colonel
Arnett for tho prosecution after
which lie explained il to tho
board. He said that Peslingcr had
gone to Squire Arkle aud wanted 10
mako m arrangement to pny the fines
in tho four cases against him in advance,
but he had been told that the final dis!
position Of tho cases was with tho
criminal or circuit court. Pestlngor
had then gone to Prosecuting Attorney
Howard, and then tho costs In four
cases had been paid. Tho cases were
not dropped, on the contrary they
were pushed to tho end. There had
been no agreement that there wo uid beno
prosecution US was asserted, and Ankle
had received nothing but tho costs TO
which lie was entitled under the law.
Specification .. That during the months OF
July md August, 1885, ihe Saih HcOrpG hrktU
during the night Of the week day As we'll a. the
morning Of sunday. SHt as Justice Of the peace ~
the jul ii Ohio county aud caused tl.e arrest u
u great humber Of women ih the city 81 Wheel
ilig. and had tho fHtnG brought before him.
charged with keeping aud lettering IN houses ut
III fame. took money irouI them Ia ilenot bonds,
aud IN tho returns OF said Gases innde to tli5
circuit court made gross uld illegal UhaEts iil
excess Of the lawful fees which he WIS entitled
TO Ia said eases. rs well rs taxing OIL said returns
Illegal fees for eoustnDCs and witnesses.
In reply to this specification Colonel
ArnCtt said that the Same answer IL
made as to tho first speciication-the
money received was paid over to tho
sheriff. Fees were charged as given IN
the schedule prepared Tor the county
Justices by tho county board. Tho
money paid over to tho shoria, SSH,
was partly for the finos in this cases
outlined in this specification. Tho war
rants for these arrests wore sworn out
by tho prosecuting attorney and not ut
the dictatiou Of Justicc Ankle. II had
boon tho purpose Of Mr.. Howard to
break up tho system Of prostitution
going on in certain parts of the city,
and Squire Arklo had collected only tho
legal aud iust teos.
Specification I. That he mortified August Pat.
lnRcr by John Anderson, constable. that SFid
pesIHgcF was charged Win Hitgstiy selling
liquor In June, isll. aud TINT It s. was pAi !! 81
iUf AFEIa and s. for Anderson, the cisc would
bc dropped AMI not further prosecuted, which
Aaid 80 was then aud there paid 10 slid Amber.
son, and the casts were not Afterwards prose.
cuIed.
In answer to tho above Colonel Ar.
nett said that not only Is Il not true,
but George Arktp was in june, 1878,
not in tho city OF Whoeling. but on tho
contrary was in Chicago and Milwaukee
all that timo and never directod or
Heard Of these cases.
spcc!Rcationb o. That hAld Ankle fined ono Pool
Leonard md sent him 10 jail, but on tho pay.
mGnI Of q by POOLS mother discharged him.
Regarding this charge Colonel Arnett