Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-15

Colonel Arnett was Colts attorney. and
told witness he ought to know how
bull-headed Colts was. Witness under
stood that Colts claimed that the city
clerk was liable, on account of orders
which were given and not paid. Wit
ness finally entered into an agreement
to pay $40 month until the claim of
$40 was paid.
that agreement when you consider the
amount exorbitant?"
81 was holding a city position, and
did not want the newspaper notoriety
1 would get from being defendant in
criminal proceedings. That was the
reason"
BY Colonel Arnett-"Was it not your
sole reason that the city clerk advised
you to pay it,"
Partly"
BY Mr.. Pendleton-''What interest
did Hasenauer charge your
From 10 to 15 and 20 per cent every
80 days"
do you mean that you actually paid
20 per cent in 80 days?"
"You can figure it yourself. If I bor-
rowed s35 for 80 days. he charged me
s45 for it."
Witness testified that he borrowed
$40 and has already paid s173 upon it.
City Clerk Charles H. Watkins was
the next witness. He gave evidence of
corroborative character, concerning
his knowledge of the Sloan case.
did Mr.. Cots try to get warrant
for Bishop Donohue?"
Yes, he asked for warrant for the
Bishop for building steps against the
Cathedral on Thirteenth street, because
they INSTRUCTED his view. l directed the
clerk to refuse to issue the warrant, be-
cause the Board of Public Works had
granted permission to erect the steps.
Colts said he would compel me TO is
sue the warrant. and later said he
would have me published in the papers
He said he left card at the Intelli-
gencer about me. Matt McNabb brought
that card up and asked me to read it,
and reply to it if 1 desired. When l
was clerk of the police court Colts
asked for a warrant for Mr. Jackson,
who was building the steps at the Ca
thedral. l asked the advice of the city
solicitor, and refused to issue the war
rant"
Harry e. Hillman was called to tes-
| tify concerning claim against him
| by Constable Anderson for fees in GER
| tain cases, which Anderson had trans
ferred to Colts, and which Colts under
took to collect.
| James A. Henry was the next wit
ness. He testified to the sale of costs
in cases which he was a party, by An
derson and, Colts. There were four
cases, and there was a levy made on
witness office furniture. After the levy
was made witness went to the Office of
Justice of the Peace Dunning and ask
ed to look over the record, which the
justice said had not yet been made up.
81 asked him if he had ever heard of
an execution issuing against judg-
ment creditor. He said Mr.. Colts had
asked that the executions issue"
Mr. Colts was present. THE Judgment
had been for me for the amount asked
and costs, and l had never asked exc
cution. The next step was a suit
against me by Colts, in which the
squire gave judgment against me.
appealed to the Circuit Court and Sc
cured a writ of prohibition to restrain
Colts from collecting"
BY Colonel Arnett-"Did not Mr.
Colts abandon a portion OF his claim
for the reason that it covered service
rendered by a constable other than Mr..
Anderson"
THAT matter was brought by me to
the attention of Mr.. Colts when l was
going over the record in his presence,
but the suit which was brought includ
ed a claim for service by Constable
Lauchlin. The judgment was for the
Anderson service alone"
Court adjourned at 4:30 o'clock until
10 o'clock this morning
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