The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-08
UGIY CHARGES
AGAINST OHIO
COUNTY OFFICIAL
Effort to Gust
Him From Office

WHEELING. July hafses OF
oficiai misconduct aud gross mmor-
alIty were made against PFosecallng
! Attorney Charles ]. sehuek Il 1 doc
ument filed Saturday mornins With
I Judge Frank w NesbItt he Circuit
Court Of Ohio county. who ssed .
remove the prosecutor from once
schuck denies the charge ssnsat
! W and promises to make d stltsment
later.
4 For some time there aAye been
Fumors that the action would bs lals-
EN- and It Is known that the pspers !
the case were prepared some time ago.
Ibut no action was taken then ecaase
the Circuit Court was mot IN session
1t Is also said that sehucR learned
that the papers were prepared but
was under the impression that they
were to be filed by an attorney repre
senting a person other than Jane n
Meek, whose name appears as NE pe'
tiaoner in the proceedings Of satur
day,
It is understood that sehunk called
upon the person in question gsatie-
man with whom he had preFIousiy had
considerable trouble over business
dealIngs-and discussed Ire matler
with him. and that ne sgbseeusnds
called upon the same gentleman IN
company, with his attorney ana that
as a result Of the conference referred
to schuck was under tie imprsssion
that the proceedings lad been drop
Iped
It Is generally understood sthat the
prosecuting attorney vas IN iguetance
Of the fact that the petition I'd 70 Be
presented in court Saturday norntue
Prosecuting Attorney schucls was
communicated with over the telephone
by a newspaper repre- sentative WHO
asked him:
Have you any statement 70 make
concerning the charges which haze
been fled against you2
a have nothing to say q lime
except to deny the charges In toto he
replied. Later 1 may have q fun
statement to make cSaceEning The
matter
Th. charge.
The petition was placed IN the
hands Of Judge Nesbitt sattFda5 morn.
Ing by John B. wilson sttotney Tor
James R. Meek manager Of tie
Wheeling Telegraph Z s very
lengthy document shorn 81 @ lesd
verbiage, the petition represents
First that shuck mas been guilty
of oficial misconduct IN his Once
Second, that he has been guilty Of
Incompetence.
Third. that he has been gaiIty ot
adultery.
Fourth, that he has been gsIlty #
bribery.
Fifth, that he has been guilty os z e.
glect of oficlal duty.
Sixth, that ne has been guilty Of
gross immortality.
These general charges are snppie-
mented by specifications fiiseen
number, as follows:
i. That on certain day IN 1895
schuck accepted brlbe q 500 70 se-
cure immunity from punishmsnl to
the saloon keepers Of Ohio county Tor
violations Of the Sunday selling lays;
and that he entered into an emsut
with another party 70 ACCEPT s2g from
each saloon keeper at q certain period
Of the year, as a consid ideration for his
neglect to prosecute them tol violation
Of the llgucr laws.
2. That he ACCEPT 80 fton su-
san Ingram, keeper ot . dlsoFderiy
house, as brtbe to protect ass from
prosecution and punishment on Ger.
tain indictments for keeping 4 nouse
Of Illfame and for sailing beer With
out license.
3. That during thesyeaEs 1905 ard
1906 he visited Susan ingram house
and purchased Intoxicating drnig IN
the knowledge ttat nj aie thereof
was unlawful
4. That during 1905 While pEosecut'
ing attorney be committed adultery
with Susan Ingram, and with osisr
Continued ea Pare Frssl