The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-12

The charges which have frequently
been spoken Of as in course Of prepara.
ton, against Justice OF the Peace George
Arklo, With view to demanding bis re-
moval BY the county commissioners
from that Office, havo been formally
presented to Clerk Moffat, Of the board,
but as they have not been presented TO
the board, tho clerk refuses to allow
them to be inspected. The IErEtttGES-
Ger was ablo yesterday, however, to CO.
cure the substance Of tho charges and
specifications, which are given below.
The document Ia rather voluminous,
containing two general charges and ton
specifications unGor the frst charge,
which Is that said George ArEle. being
a justice Of the peace in Ohio county,
state OF West VirGinin. has been guilty
OF gross official misconduct, malteasance
and misieasance in Office"
Specifications are annexed 10 this
charge, substantially as follows:
Specification !. Tibet one Kitty Lee
was arrested on warrant charging her
with keeping house OF III fame, aud
that aaid Arkle agreed upon tho pay
ment Of SO, without any legal author
its, that tho said Kitty Leo should not
90 farther prosecuted; that ho did not
I legally have FINAL jurisiiction to try and
determine tho charge.
Specification 2. That ono August Pest.
niger, oil Elm Grove, was accused before
said Ankle, as justice, Of tho illegal sale
Of liquor, and that said Arkle. without
any legal authority, and having no jur-
addiction to finally try and determine
said charge, agrood on tho payment OF
tho sum Of S23 80. which was then aud
thore paidto snid George Arkle, to fully
acquit said Postincer, and that tho said
charges should not DO farther prose-
cutcd.
Specification 3 That during tho
months Of July and August 1873, the
said George Arkle during tho night Of
tho week day as we'll as tho morning Of
Sunday, eat as justice OF the pence in
thc JUL Of Ohio county. and caused the
urrest Of O groat number Of women in
the city Of Wheeling, and had the game
brought before him, charged with keep
ing and lettering in houses oil i'll fame,
took money from them In lieu Of bonds,
and In tho returns OF said cases made 10
the circuit court mado gross and illegal
charges in excess OF tho lawful fees
which 10 was entitled TO in said cases.
ia vol as taxing on said returns illegal
foes for constables and witnesses.
Specification 4. That he notified
August Pestinger by John Anderson, a
constable, that said Postinger was
charged with illegally selling liquor in
Juno, 1893, and that IL 81 was paid, 81
for Arkle and g for Andorson, tho case
would DO dropped and Dot farther pros.
ocuted, which said 50 was then aud
there paid to said Anderson, and the
cases wore not afterwards prosecuted.
Specification 5. Tint said Arkle
fined ono Pool Leonard, aud cent him
to Jail, but on the payment OF s. by
Pools mother discharged him.
Specification 9. That In April. 1891,
William and Irwin Winters were ar.
rested for disturbance Of tho peace, and
Gnod IS, with costs OF 81 10 each. which
were illegal and excessive.
Specification I. That ono Leonard
2occ was Illegally and without cause ar
rested on view BY John Anderson, taken
beforc Arkle and lnod 81. which was
Afterwards increased TO So, aud ho was
committed to jail, bail being illegally
refused.
Specification 8. That Samuel Rod.
acker was illegally arrested, tried aud
fined in April, 1904.
Specification 8. That William Burch
was sent to jail In default Of an illegal
iino, but afterwards discharged by order
OF tho circuit court, after which others
were arrested illegally on tho same
charge aud +. G. Johnson wss illegally
committed to jail.
Specification 10. That in the trial Of
Burch, johnson and others, jointly
charged with tho same crime, fees and
costs wero illegally taxed Us II tho cssos
wore separate and distinct
The second charge is general In its
character, and simply accuses tho ius'
tice OF malteasauce aud illegal and ex'
tottionate charges Of fees. There arc
no specifications under this head.
Tho petitioners, In view OF the charges
recilod, ask that tho commissioners
summon the said Arkic TO appear aud
show cause why he should not bo 70.
moved from office, and that thOy shall
cause tho truth Of tho allegations to be
inquired into.
The paper is signed by n committee Of
citizen6 and taxpayers, composed Of II. p.
Chamhera, John r fiandian, W. a.
Chambers and n. A. Madden, all Of
Elm Grove. and 10 endorsed with Ger.
titicato Of tho concurrence OF tho Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly in
tho charges and petition, this being
signed By Richard Robertson, president,
and attCsted by 7. v. Salisbury, score.
tarY.
Until tho return OF Squire Arklo, now
in North Carolina TO answer to tho in.
dictment for grand larceny in Columbus
county, Of colIrse no proceedings can 10
had in the mattor. 1t was commonly
supposed that tho North Carolina in