The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-31

we walked In, and when We got II
there ! suppose there were seventy
five or hundred people, colored and
white, and saw that they were
drinking. (There were white women
and colored men, and colored women
and white mem = they were all dane
ing and drinking together and 4
asked the boys to come in a little
side room, and let's order some beer
ana we went In and ordered some
beer | didn't drink any of mine,
put 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 a wine room
l-whSkey or beer-and serving it to
people, or to anybody, it seems, and
we walked on, and about that time
Arthur Cheatham, or Arthur Cal.
houn, some call him Calhoun and
some Cheatham. | asked him to
open the door, felt at the knob
and saw it was locked, and asked
him to open the door, and he said he
could mott told him thought I
could open it, 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 few minutes, Arthur
Cheatham asked me what I was go
Ing to do with him, and I told him
] was going to put him in jail. He
said that he wanted to send for the
old man, and I asked him who he
, had reference to, and said what do
you want with him, and he said I
want him to take charge here to-
night and told him that | would
take charge myself, but in a few min
utes, some, | have forgotten which
one OF the boys told me that Cal
houn wanted to get into the wine
room, and ! told HIM to 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
you own this place OF business, and
waved my hand about so, over the
ROOM He said ! have an interest
IN this business, ! get rake-off, and
own this building, for / made the
last payment on it today. / asked
him some other questions, and it
seems he thought ! was questioning
him too closely, and he said he would
not talk any more then, facts will
come out later. A few minutes after
we went out nto the hall, and he said
he wanted to talk to me, ! believe.
went out on the porch, and he says,
am friend 10 you and your brother
this thing is going to ruin mel
would like to fix this up In some way
is there anything can do said.
cannot see any way ii cah be fixed
up; ] said ! am doing my duty as
an officer. He said help to elect
the officers of This county. said,
Calhoun IL you have anything to say,
say It now, as am in hurry, and
he did not say anything and / turned
and left him"
Further 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 As OF the
printed record (page AZ OF the type
written record.) On these pages
while being cross examined, Mr.. Alfff
was questioned and replied as fol-
lows:
q. We're you member Of that
club!
"a. No. sir.
20. 2 What were you. doing up
there?
"a. To get some liquor.
20. 3 Each time to get liquor?
"a. Yes, sir
q. What sort OF a place was
that, Mr.. Aliff?
"A. It seemed to be place where
they sold whiskey and beer.
%. 5 Do anything else?
"A. Dance.
20. 6 Anything else?
"a. Gamble, ] believe"
The A. L. Calhoun and the DIR. H.
D. Hatfield here mentioned are the
same persons Of whom the Wheeling