Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-01

we walked in. and when we got II
there ! suppose there were seventy.
five or a hundred people, colored and
white, and | saw that they were
drinking, tThere were white women
and eoIored men, aud colorod women
| and white meal; they were all dane
ing and drinking together,. and I
asked the boys 10 COME IN q little
side room and lsts order sonic beer,
aud we went in and ordered some
beer didn't drink any OF miae
but some of the boys drank part of
theirs, and We then walked out into
the hall. and | saw that they were
Handing whiskey out OF wine room
whlskey or beer and serving 1t to
people, or to anybody, It seems, and
We walked %, and about that time
Arthur Cheatham, or Arthur Cal.
Ihoun, some cali him Calhoun and
soms Cheatham, asked him to
open the door, felt at the knob
and saw il was locked. aud asked
him to open the door. and he said he
could mott told him | thought I
could open H. and pushed the door
in and pushed him on Inside. and ar
rested him. and the man and woman
on the inside, and after we were In
| there a few minutes, Arthur
Gheathnm asked me what was go.
ing TO do with him. and / told him
was going to put him Ia Jail He
said that he wanted to send for the
old man, and 1 asked him who he
had reference TO. and said what do
| you want with him, and he said L
want him TO take charge here to
1 nj @ faf III hat 4 II
take charge myself, but In few min
utes, some. ! have forgotten which
one OF the boys told me that Cal
hOun wanted 10 get into the wine
room. and told HIM 10 open the door
and let him In, and he came In and
| asked him what business he had
there. and he said what business
have you here disturbing my place
OF business? And | said what, do
Iyou own this place Of business, and
room. He said | have an interest
/ In this business. ! get a rake-off. and
| ! own this building for / made the
last payment on It today asked
| him some other questions, and II
,ssems be thought | was questioning
him too closely. and he said he would
|
eonTa out later A few minutes after
we went ont INTO the hall, and he said
/ he wanted 10 talk to me. believe
went ont on the porch. and he says,
| am friend TO you and your brother
this thing il going 10 ruin mel
would Ike 70 fix this up IN some way
ls there anything ! can do said.
4 ! eannct see any way Il can be fixed
Z L
an officer He said / help to elect
the officers OF this county. said,
Calhoun II you have anything to say,
say it now, as I am In a hurry and
he did not say anything and turned
and left him"
Farther testimony as to the char.
acter Of the place run by Calhoun at
the time OF his arrest is given by
Budd Aliff on pages AZ and 4S OF the
printed record (page AZ OF the type
written reeord) On these pages
while being cross examined. Mr.. Aliff
was questioned and replied as fol-
lows.
%. Were you a member Of that
club?
"a No, sir,
20 What we're you dsIng up
there?
"a To get some liquor.
q Each time to get liquorg
"a Yes, sir.
20 What sort of a place was
that, Mr.. Allff?
"A. II seemed to be place where
they sold whiskey and beer.
% DO anything else?
"a Dance.
% Anything else7
"A. Gamble, | believe.
The A. L. Calhoun and the Dr. Fl
~ Hatfield here mentioned are the
same persons of whom the Wheeling