The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-18
DISPUTE OYER SALARY.
Charles A. Gabler and Naviga-
ton Company Clash.
GahIer Kept $500 and Company Has
Had HIM Indicted and Arrested He
Gave Bond and Mas Released
Is Over Definition Of s.Fairv when
Applied to Salary.

Applied TO Salary.
One OF the interesting cases befnr,
the Circuit Court here is that of c. 4
Gabler, OF Brownsville, Indicted fol
embezzlemeut on complaint uf tn,
Navigation Company. He was her.
Thursday afternoon and gave bond In
the sum OF 81, 10 answer the
charge. Gabler has many friends
here, and they do not think that there
is anything 10 the case. The Union.
tswn Genius discusses il 10 this wise:
Charles A. Gabler, well known
glass cutter of Brow nsyille, arrived 10
town this morning at rather unus-
ual hour. He was ia charge OF Dep
uty Grassland of Sheriff Frocks Office.
Grassland and his prisoner got into
town at l a. m., having driven from
Brownsville. Gabler is charged with
emDezzlement by the Monongahela
Navigation Company, which own the
line Of steamboats, that ply between
Pittsburg and Morgantown. Gabler
was their agent at Morgantown, and
the charge of embezzlement was en-
tered there. The arrest was made on
a requisition granted by Gov. Penny
packer to the West Virginia authori-
ties. The papers reached Sheriff Frock
Wednesday. He telegraphed to Chief
OF Police Cope OF Bridgeport, to arrest
Gdbler, which he did. Deputy Cross
land drove to Brownsville Wednesday
night and found Cope and his prison
er at the Bar House. Grassland took
him into custody and Thursday be
was turned over to Deputy Sheriff H..
G. Core OF Morgantown, who left for
home with his prisoner on the 1895
train.
Gabler is member OF an old and
prominent Brownsville family. His
father, the late A. f. Gabler, was a
glass manufacturer. G A. Gabler is
himself prominent, and has hereto
fore stood high in Brownsville. and
wherever else he has been. Since
leaving the employ of the Mononga-
hela company at Morgantown he has
been employed at his trade of glass
cutter at the Brownsville glass works
Gaber left the agency OF the steam
boat company at Morgantown on ac-
count OF dispute about his salary.
1t is on account OF this dispute that the
criminal suit against him is brought.
He kept $500 of the company's funds
and refused to turn it over until his
salary had been paid. The company
and he disagreed as to the size of his
salary. BY keeping In his possession
the company's funds he has probably
made himself technically an embez-
zler, but he is not an embezzler 10 fact
according to his story. He says that
he wants only what belongs to him,
and Is willing to turn the balance over
to the company. BY this irregular
way of collecting his debt he has put
himself into some trouble.
Gatler says he went to Morgantown
as agent for the navigation company
under an agreement with Captain
John Britton, superintendent of the
company. BY the agreement be was
to be paid "fair" salary. This un-
business like agreement has led to the
whole trouble. The steam boat con-
pany thought a 'sfair" salary was $50
a month; Gabler thought "fair" sal.
airy for the work was $50 a month
Between these two EXPERT and int r.
ested opinions no average, it seems
could be arrived at, so Gabler kept
$500 OF the cempany's funds he had
collected pending settlement his way
The company have brought crimina
mi IL