West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01
now IL ALL HAPPENED.
Grant Hall Told All lie Knew About
Bribery Charges When lie Was
Asked Shocking Clark Nav
Nearly Into SpaSm.

Nearly Into Spasm.
The Charleston Gazette has the foil owing
to say about the Grant Hall disclosures to
the grand jury:
Grant +. Hall broke into the grand Jury
room yesterday and broke up the game.
After he got through tesiifyng the body
of 'nquisitors found it had little lief, 10 do
and took very little time in which to do it.
What did Grant say, ask you, gentle
reader ?
Too much, much too much, for the com.
fort of the gang and the dignity of the
State.
When Hall last week received supoena
to appear before the grand jury, he gave
notice tina, when he did appear he intended
to tell what he knew.
That's what we want" said the people
who had him summoned.
"Well, that's what yourl GET" replied
Hall.
And they got it.
Or, at least a suihciency of il.
Such as it was
When Hall went into the grand jury room
Yesterday he took n seat, crossed his legs,
and, with much the same air that Dewey
had when he flung his field glass over
Manila Bay and said, "you may begin firing
whenever you're ready, Gridley," SAID sire
away"
Attorney General May was a, the trigger,
and he began.
800 you know, Mr.. Hall, of any attempt
ever being made to bride a member Of the
county court of Kana&ha county D."
IL dc" said Hall.
look of hope surged up over the ample
eounienanee of Prosecutor May like the sun
rising over a mountain peak and getting
ready to do business in the valley below.
"Well, just tell the jury all you know
about it, Mr. Hail." said the genial and
urbane May.
81 remember" said Hall, chat about
five years ago, during the campaign of 1900,
Mr.. Dawson, now Governor of the State,
gave me three $1,000 bills and one $500 bill,
which were to be turned over to certain
member of the county court in case he voted
for the appointment of the election com
missioners named upon list furnished by
Mr.. Dawson"
Then Prosecutor Mays countenance fell
so hard 1t pretty nearly dropped off.
Mr.. Hall went on to tell that he carried
the money about for a considerable time i'm
his pocket and, finally become afraid he
might lose il, gave it to Ira Mottesheard,
who locked it up in the safe in the circuit
clerks office. Mr.. Hall was not certain as
to who was 10 make the arrangement with
the member Of the county court whom it
was Intended TO buy, and, so the story goes,
did not mention his name. The project,
however, fell through, and the money was
returned to Mr.. Dawson, then chairman of
the Republican State Committee.
BY the time the witness had reached this
stage of his narrative Prosecutor May had
succeeded in recovering few scattering re-
mains Of a once robust breath, and managed
to articulate:
when did you say this occurred2"
about five years ago. during the cam
paign Of 1000"
"Ah, well" said the prosecutor, 'that
was more than year ago, and misdemeanors
are barred by the statute at the end of
twelve months. That will do"
Aud Mr.. Hall was allowed to step down
aud out, after being questioned somewhat
about other subjects of nature entirely
foreign to the one mentioned by him.
The matter found its way to the streets in
a short time after it had occurred, and, as
matter Of course, soon became the talk Of
the town.
The "I-told-you-so's" soon had the floor
and were recalling the time when they said
III grand jury would not find indictments
against any body no matter with what crimes
charged, except those who had no political
strength or influence.
Grant oughtn't to have done that, +" said
one Of the militant brand, at was several
years ago that the thing occurred, and
there's no use bringing up those old scores. 8"