Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-21

hNucA 4NoOlo ttLAtueu uuue ytaLut 70
day from Beaver Falls, after couple
Of weeks visit with relatives.
Last evening at Scheele's Hall be-
tween forty aud fifty couples Of young
people gathered at the Invitation of the
Friendship. The hall was tastetuIy
decorated for the occasion. The eve
ming was spent in dancing 10 the music
%, MeiSter's full orchestra. At prop
or hour supper was furnished by T..
HuskinR. The affair was grand sue
cess To every manner and was the event
OF she seasan at this place. Guests were
present from Bridgeport, Wheeling,
Be.laire, Mt. Pleasant and Beaver Falls
The following statement by Mayor
Westwo0d has been presented 10 the
editor OF the Martins Ferry Times. IL
is self-eXplanatory:
As you have given publicity 10 mum
erOuS statements made by the Buckeye
Glass Company, Manager Humphrey,
| "CitizenS' and othe0s, regarding the
recent troubles Ia connection with the
strike al the Buckeye Glass Works, al
ways accompanied by severe comments,
and as / have no desire, and Will not,
]
yet l deem IL my duty 70 make state
ment regarding a few oil the numerous
charges that have been made against
myself and the police officers that nave
no foundation whatever, and ask you
20 give the same publicity 20 my state
ment.
Ii has been charged that the officers
aud myself are 10 sympathy WIFE TIE
strikers. 10 answering that, WIFI say,
thai were I holding the highest ONCE
within the gift OF the people, l would
put myself on record as being Ia favor OF
every workins man receiving the highest
wages 10 is possible 20 pay; but never
have, and never will, uphold any person
who violates the law; neither have i
ever, iu one single instance, refused 10
issue any warrant. or Instructed the
marshal not 20 serve any that were Is
sued. or refused 10 try any person so
arrested.
When the MANAGEMENT OF the Buck
eve glass works were making arrange
ments % start their works, they tele@
phoned me 20 come 90 their works, as
they desired 90 sea me. l told them
that / had an Office and could see no
reason why they should not come
20 10 90 transact their business
the same as other people. Manager
Humphrey and Thomas Pugh, of the
Buckeye Company, came TO my Office
and suggested the adyisabiIity OF bring
I ing the non-unioa men into the works
after night, and I told them that that
would be a very unwise move on their
DarL and II they were determined 20
bring nOn-union men here TO do so In
the dav time, and TO advise me or their
coming so that the officers might be on
hand 10 prevent any disturbance, which
they agreed 90 do. When the first nom
union men came they carried out their
part OF the agreement and we carried
out ours. and the result was satisfactory.
When the next men came en- the night
OF January % the Buckeye Company
failed 10 notify me, or the Marshal, or
spv OF the officers. that they were com
ing. and We knew nothing OF 10 uEt.
the riot was over. When Manager
HumDhrer wanted those men arrested
for rioting why did he ignore the Mar
/ tins Ferry officers and 90 TO 81. Olairs-
viue9 He keeps quiet while we are
being censured by few FOR not pushing
case that he voluntarily TOOK TO 81.
I Clairsyile.
one of the men assaulted on Hanover
street on the night of December 2ith,
claims he knows who assaulted h'm,
vet he refuses 20 file any charges
/ against them and we are ceusured for
not prosecuting the case. 10 your re-
port OF the "citizenS" meeting OF teo-
ruary l4th, one OF the Resolutions
reads
,,WuEEEAs, Il is the opinion OF the
Dpblic that no proper effort has been
rsde on the part OF the authorities 10
apprehend any of the author ties 70 ap.
Dreheud any Of the parties guilty Oh
I these offenses.'
In reply 10 that resolution viii say
/ that warrants were sworn out Tor VIM
Keller and James Lang for dlSorderiy
conduct: they were fined 500 eac0.
which 6ne was paid, As the docket Will
show. Citizens" also forgot 10 include
\ in that resolution that at least one or
tbem witnessed the disturbance IN front
/ of the st. Clair hotel and refused TO give
I the names Of The participants Another
resolution reads:
,.VuryrAs. The Buckeye glass Iact-
| orv tbis morning was damaged by dyn-
I smite and the police force Is thought OY
many 20 be inefficient or insullcieny .;
Tothis resolution l most emphaticali =. y
/ take exception 20 the word "ineAcleh"
| Another resolution reads;
WHEREAS, Persons have shot al the
manager OF said works aud no effort mas
been made 20 ascertain or arrest the
I guilty parties
In regard TO this revolution, Will say
that Manager Humphrey never made
any complaint TO me about being SooI
/ an but did say 20 the officers that ne
-rsv who did 10 and refused 10 give
/ Them their names, preferring 20 60 10
NJ. Clsirsville for law. In support OF
tbe above statement I submit tue lol-
lowing afidavils;
M4ErlN's FERRY. O., Feb. is, 1895.
Vas in the office Of the Buckeye Glass
Conpany February 4th, shout a. m.
Alex. Humphrey, manager OF the Buck
svs class works, was there; be told US
| sbont being shot at on that morning,
I'D when we asked him 70 tell US who
!. Vas he answered that be knew and
,-o,I5 attend 10 the matter later on.
Az Humphrey has never yet told
-t,har ~ MS who he thought shot at
him. h., = ,,oo,r
JOHN FISHER,
FRED OCH
NJ ). MYERS.
S,sts NJ Ohio, Belmont county, IS.
,sth dav of Eebruary 1895,