Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-26

The Council Committee on Petition
and circumstances met last evening N
regular session at the city hall. The
meeting was called to order by Chair
man Robert Hazlett with all members
in their seats.
A motion was Immediately made and
carried that the committee hold an eX-
ecutive session, but reporters were not
excluded.
OF nine applications for license for
conducting saloons, made by Ludlow &
Carenbauer, VIM. Sherry, Geo. Land
messer, Valentine Liebold, for 1890 and
224S Market street, John Robrecht,
Henry Robrecht, McFadden & Smith,
and for No. 1888 Market street, all were
recommended to Council favorably with
the exception of the petition filed by
the Clementine. This petition was sub
mitted to Council without recommended
ton
The only applications against which
circumstances We're presented, were
those of the "Clementine" and John
Robrecht. After the remonstrance
against the Clementine had been read,
Attorney T. S. Riley took the floor and
made few very strong remarks Mr..
Riley having concluded Mr.. McFadden
appeared in defense of the petition.
Having heard the remonstrance read by
the chairman he denied every charge
contained therein. The document
agalns- .le "Clementine'' was a very
strong one, and set forth the sworn
testimony OF number of well known
citizens residing near the place in ques-
tlon The charges were to the effect
that, in connection with the saloon,
there was a house of prostitution con-
Quoted and that the barroom was a rem
devious for the toughest element of the
city Upon Mr.. McFadden being
searchingly Intercepted by several
members, he acknowledged that they
were strong. He also said that he
knew none of those whose testimony
had been read, but one.
Capt. Bennett was called for the pur-
pose of enlightening the committee on
the reputation of the place. Capt. Ben
nett stated that on last Saturday he
eJected three women in company with
man from the 'fClementine," but that
this was the first time his services were
required. The Captain further stated
that he could not testify as to the wo-
men being prostitutes, but that their
actions, especially one who seemed to
be intoxicated, lead him to the belief
that they were in place where they
should not have been.
A motion to have the petition re-
ferred to Council without recommended
ton was seconded. An amendment
was then made to the motion that it
be referred to Council in joint session.
lhlS amendment was voted down on
the grounds that the ordinance does
not provide for such action. Another
amendment was then offered that all
petitions except that Of the Robrecht
be referred to Council favorably, hut
1t also was lost after considerable
wrangling. Finally a motion to have
it submitted to Council without recon-
mendation passed
Two petitions were filed for the st.
Charles bar-room by John Robrecht,
and his son, Henry Robrecht, At
torney Allen appeared in behalf of
Henry RObrecht and stated that he did
not think the committee could act fa-
vorably toward John after he had fin
ished his explanation of the case He
said that the bar-room at the ST. Charles
y
Robrecht, was together with the hotel
property conveyed to Henry Robrecht
in 1888 by the Bank of the Ohio Valley,
and is now so decided in court There
fore as the property was in Henry Ro-
brechts name and he was being IL
censed he saw no reason why his IL
cenSe should not be renewed
Frank Robrecht appeared in behalf of
his father, and stated that he had no
remonstrance to present owing to the
fact that his affidavits We're in posses
sion of Attorney Allen. Mr.. Allen was
called in and explained that the affida-
Wits were in his possession, owing to
an agreement which had been made
| between John Robrecht's attorney, Mr.
Hubbard and himself, in a suit which
is now pending in court, filed by John
Robrecht against his son. Henry, whom
he (Mr. Allen is representing.
A motion then made, to have the pc
tition of Henry Robrecht referred to
Council with favorable recommended
ton, passed, and the meeting ad-
journed.