The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-19

well, was any ofneer made 70 psy
this backf"
ayes, he came to me and told me IL
we would accept IL he would pay back
the 500 and something in addition In
order to haYo the company refuse 10
turn their books over 10 tho committee.
When he said money to me. l told him
TO go on, that I would have nothing
further to do with him."
"What was the sum mentioned In this
connection
~ do not know, but have heard that
1t was 81, 900 in addition 70 the $500"
Ex-WardmaR Ball, who served under
Captain Gastlin, was the next witness.
~ believe you will not deny that you
collected themoney from these officers" J"
NO"
"Who did you give It tor
"To Captain Gastlin."
"And did you ever collect any for
Captain Schmittberger|
"Yes, l was under Schmittberger for
only two months"
Witness then said that when Captain
schmittberger first assumed charge OF
the steamboat SQUAD, he wanted men
TO turn all extra money over to him.
Some Of them agreed to this, but Others
objected.
"What money did you ever collec. for
SchmittbergerT
"I collected $50 from Agent Town
send, OF the Pennsylvania line, for the
captain. also went to Hoboken once
and got some money from one OF the
ferry lines there"
"How much did you get?"
$50"
swell, now, for instance. how m uch
did you collect for Captain Schmitt ber-
ger during the first month he was.in
the squad?"
"$2l0."
"And that wa, the regular monthly
collection 2"
"Yes."
Sergeant Taylor, another collector for
the captains OF the steamboat squad,
was called to the stand. He had been
on the police force for thirty years and
was sergeant twenty-five years Of that
time. He went to the steamboat squad
in 1881 or 1882.
AZ believe Immediately after schmitt-
berger's removal you were acting cap
tain for several months"
"Yes."
"Well, while you were in charge did
any OF the officers pay you any money
Whatever"
"Yes."
"Who was it?"
"Peter Moran (who testified this
morning) paid me at one time $40, but
/ don't remember any other"
"Well, Sergeant, how much did you
collect during Schmittberger's cap
taincy?"
about $780,"
"What did you do with this Sl90"
II paid the most OF It to Inspector
Steers at headquarters"
A buzz went around the court room
at this answer, and everybody suddenly
became attentive.
"What became OF the other portionT'
81 kept it."
"And how often did you go there, to
,headquartars,4 Imam? p -sc4---A.--s--s.,---
Every month"
sand why did you pay to him"
Because he ordered me to do so."
"How much did you pay to Inspector
steers. What per cent?"
Eighty per cent"
"And you kept twenty per cent?"
"Yes."
"After schmittberger left there and
you took charge, did you continue to di-
vide with steers?"
yes"
"When Capt Allaire took charge
what did you do with the money yOn
collected?"
"WeII, I put 1t in an envelope and
laid 1t on the desk in the station house
and never saw 1t any more. wrote on
the envelope Street Cleaning Depart.
ment and left it on the sergeaut's
desk"
"Did you continue to put the envel-
opes on the desk after McAvery came
"Yes."
"Well, 10 whom were you responsi.
BILE for the collection OF this money!"
~ don't know; ! merely continued as
had been doing"
"Hopest" John Martin to whom Rep
penhagen gave the $4,000 to secure the
appointment Of Captain Creedon, was
next called.
A physician testified that Martin was
seriously ill; that he could not move
without assistance and that his aftiiCtion
was paralysis OF the left side. The
doctor was indignant over his summons
to appear before tho committee. He
had an engagement elsewhere, he said.
After some discussion, Mr.. Goa selected
DR.. Ward, OF Gouvernir hospital to
assist in an examination OF Martin and
report to the committee.
Samuel Rothbuck, who was then
called, and swore that Alderman Benla-
min had given him s. aud a psster and
told him to vote it. Rothbuck took the
kmoney, but did not vote the paster.
The witness then went on to state that
he returned to Benjamin's store and the
alderman gave him another 50 and q
paster and again told him to vote it.
lie did not do so, but an hour later he
returned for q third time, got another
81 and paster and finally voted the
straight Republican ticket.
Whom the fact was developed, Mr..
GOT stated that in his opinion the
mattor should be brought to the atten-
ton OF :he district attorney. Chairman
Lexow ordered that this be done,
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