Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-02

Constable Cutler. Last night The
council decided, upon advice Ct
c clunsel, to net make any move
towards suspending and removing
him from office. His term expires
Monday so we think there has been
much ado about this for nothing.
Pine Is not acting as clerk, has
turued over all The books and
papers In his office and to all practi
cal purposes Is not clerk and that Is
enough. The attorney fees to draft
the charges against the clerk will
cost good deal more than can be
hoped to be gained by his removal.
i. False Charges.
1t was reported yesterday that
Captain Pine had 'llected the
money subscribed by the congre
CATION to build the rectory for the
Episcopal church and that he had
embe zzled $500. of this money. A
vestry man of this church Informed
US this morning that there Is not a
word of truth In the accusation.
The money was collected by Geo.
F. Durham and Mr.. Pine had moth
Ing whatever to do with the matter.
The charge Is false and the report
should be promptly denied.
Habeus Carpus Proceedings.
Mr.. Pines attorneys, Messrs
Hunt & Staples. have applied to
Judge Melvin, Of Wheeling, for a
writ of Habeus Curpus. The judge
says he will grant the writ provided
Judge Willis has no objection to his
hearing the case. This means In
plain every day language that the
body of Captain Pine Is 10 be taken
before Judge Melvin who will hear
his application to be let out on the
bail already given by him. The
attorneys for Pine take the position
that all the warrants sworn out
against him grow out of his de-
frauding the city and are substau-
TALLY the same cases and as the
Captain has given bonds to ap
pear to answer any indictment that
may be found against him, that that
Is all his prosecutors can demand
uoder the law. Having bond for
his appearance that Is all the law
contemplates and Is all the public
can demand. The writ will be
made returnable at once and the
matter heard and decided prompt
lly. We can see no good reason
why the writ should be sustained.
A Barrel of Cement.
The auditing committee have dis.
covered that the city has paid two
hundred dollars for barrel Of Port
land cement. a barrel of this kind
of cement was purchased by the
city from the wholesale grocery
firm ..ot Neil & Rlllngham, of
Wheeling. The bill says the price
was f. and Is marked correct for
payment by w. F. Rice, street
commissioner. An order was made
out by Clerk Pine to pay this bill,
but instead of Its reading two dol.
lars, 1t reads two hundred dollars.
After the words 1.-TWO hundred" Is
q double K mark and lide drawn
from the K to the printed words
"dollars" on the order, so nobody
could change the amount. The
clerk evidently thought that an or.
der changed from two dollars to
two hundred was sufficient for one
order. The order was not changed,
but was made out just as 1t Is. and
Is daily signed by Mayor Meek and
Clerk Pine and was paid by 9check
to Neil & Ellingham. Just what
became OF the $1oS not due
the firm Is supposition, but It's
generally thought Clerk Pine re.
ceived the difference
What Pine Says.
So far, Captain Pine has sub.
stantially nothing to say inregard
TO the charges against him. He
stated yesterday to some of his
friends; 1T will come my turn
next" It's the general supposition
that that Is trne, but the turn"