The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-20

and told OF receiving a quotation from
the Segraves company OF Columbus
/ ohio on duplicate Of the TT Kali
I nltzeF wagon OF $3.50 The city Of
Wheeling paid s2225 for the one at
TT. kalbitzer. Mr. Fitton had a COM
pete list OF the ~. Kalbitzer specl-
/ hcatlons with him. and when these
were read in the presence Of Assist
ant Chief Rose. Mr. Rose stated that
they We're correct in every detail
Mr.. Fitton also told Of a CONVERSE
I ton with Maurice H. Larkin. Of the
VI. ID. Larkin Hose company. OF Day
ton, ohio. IN which Mr.. I.arkin stated
that chief Cline tried 10 hold him up
Oh the sale OF hose. To the best II
the witness recollection Mr. I.arkln
was TO raise the price TO the city
from SO cents To 90 cents. Mr. Lar
Kin was TO get six cents n foot extra
and cline and tho fire committee. he
vas told. We're To- divide the other
fifteen cents n foot He was after
ward told hy Mr. Iarkin that ne had
seen some 81 the councilmen and had
made sale without having To give
[ up 90 cline.
Purchased MuIey's Withdrawal.
William Schvnk. bOokkeeper for the
wheeling Butchers Association. was
the next witness and testified in re-
gard Co the charge that chief Cline
collected money from office holders
I" pay August Mulrv for withdrawing.
from the race Tor council in 1909 MI
~chcnk stated that chief Gin. md
MIX" Mckinrry had said in al" gas
Office. wh'r~ %" was employed ~ the
time. that they could got Mulav 70
withdraw for sie5 They were To- pav
81 apiece 81 this and the balance
was Co be collected from office holders
\ letter which Mr. Schcuk later To-
c.itcd from NICK inuev was read in
which 10 was stated that De had re-
c"ittd So from cline and had pufd
the remainder OF tre S1e5 himself
Ut, was tu ne reimbursed bV money
collected bE tIn" from office holders
fut never got fh- money. SIR StheuIl
testified that De- and two others that
he know ~ personally had paid Mr.
Kline $40 each or $40 la all 10 thus
appearing thnt Mr. Kline had paid
oar nothing 90 all and was s. ahead
uu tho transaction
Attorney a.. r. Timberiake. of Rel
iaire. was next called Mr. Timber
lake. in response to questions con-
corning horses bought Tor the wheel
inR fire department from William
Rays. 81 Hammock ohio. stated that
Do was att0rnev f0r g. o. Hoffman.
90 Ianertr. ohio. who was part
ner 81 Mr. HAYS Goo the horse bust
ness ana had with him an account
book in which % was shown that n
team wns sold Co The city ~ wheeling
March -. 1909 Tor 1850 In settling
the affairs % tho partnarship SIR
Timhnrlake stated. he came 90 Wheel
ing and found that tho team had cost
The city $3.50. Ho later found that
Mr Iiavs had been allowed So for
expenses 600 delivering the horses
ON qurstlonirE captain james Nc
Clement ~ the Island hose house De-
was told that chief Cline had given
Instructions that fhe Irl Doc rendered
to tho city nE $3.50. AMI that the chief
had told Captain McClemcnt that tho
extra 50 wnr f0r expenses Incurred
ir hunting up Pho horses Al this
point br iiaHltins stated that nIi
such expense bad been turned in 60
fnn irn committee and paid and that
nn such Items were Included Boo tho
$3.50
tity Veterinarian o. ~ Roefar was
the rfrf witness rn r.ruurar f4
1ufrffnuH Ir Refer stated fhnf fr
wa auplDsri to examine 900 horses
purrhnaad FOR ffr rIf. |.uf ff4f fa
he'd rDf been permitted to DO BOO tho
600" nf the Hays team. IN another
occasion. WHOM some horses vg.rr
traded. Do wHa not consulted and ir
hia opinion gray team waa frnIrd rn
"rIrn WHn much better thar Some u
f'r now ones 1r Rector admitted
fhHf DO Thought no fhr time chat tho
transaction looked rather tnd Aahbv
Innrrnr was recalled Hf fhIa point and
f'Iinl That fhH f.aw received Iu
rinrn ~ The gray team was r1 good
nni WIS mot Errf % tho chemical
UIrr BROWN frsrfIrI chat fN. raref
cost n huntins Ip tonr 90 horses
~ fhe Tire department was about g..
Hr next secession 90 fhr committee
WiI n" hold on Monday