The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24
COUNCILMEN ARE
DISSATISFIED
BECAUSE OF ACTION OF EXPO
lICEMAN MILLER IN WITH
DRAWING CHARGES
Against Detectives hastings and Ne
Conneii-May Continue
Investi- alton.


Many members OF council expressed
themselves as dissatisfied yesterday n
the manner In which ex-Policeman
Miller has announced that he will
drop all charges made by him against
Detectives Hastings and Mcconnell
and these councilmen announced their
determination OF conducting the IN
vestigation regardless of the requests
OF Hastings, Mcconnell and Miller that
the charges be dropped. These men,
bers OF council realize that upon this
investigation rests the good name OF
the police department of Wheeling. II
Hastings and Mcconnell are not
guilty. they should be publicly vindi-
Gated OF all charges that have been
placed against them. and. on the other
hand. II they are guilty OF the
charges. men of such calibre should
not be permitted TO serve upon the
police force OF the city and have en-
trusted 10 their care the interests and
welfare OF residents OF the city.
The councilmanic investigation was
proposed by Miller and then requested
by Hastings and Mcconnell. Now
Miller has stated that he will drop
the matter and the two accused men
have withdrawn their request for an
investigation. Members OF council
realize the fact that neither OF the
accused may be impeached for some
act that they performed while serving
in another Office. but at the same time
Il is right and proper that the public
should know which OF its officers to
trust and which TO mistrust
Therefore. II is quite probable that
nil no AAl 81
meeting of council which will be
called for Friday evening. regardless
of any request that may be made by
either the accuser or accused.
Deadlock Will Break.
The primary reason for calling the
special session OF council for Eriday
evening Is 70 arrange and set d date
for the holding OF the special election
10 pass upon the bond issue for street
improvements. However, the license
tax ordinance will again be conefd.
cred al the meeting and Mayor Kirk
expressed himself yesterday as salts
fed that the deadlock will be broken
! and the tax ordinance passed.
The action OF Captain Otto. Repub.
lican member OF the first branch. at
the meeting Tuesday night, in an
NAAaN hAOi Audl NlIflt on ne
would favor and vote for any amend
ments 10 the ordinance introduced In
the second branch, is thought to have
broken the backbones OF turf exchange
champions in the first branch. II is
now expected that at least one OF
those who favored the turf will change
mis- vote and this will be sufficient TO
break the deadlock. as a tie vote was
registered at the last meeting.
II Is high time that the deadlock
is broken. as the city treasury is lust
about empty. The temporary appro-
priation ordinance that was passed a,
the beginning Of the fight on the turf
exchange provided funds only until
August ]. and providing the ordinance
Is not passed before that time CITY
employees will probably have TO take
the city's ]. q. 4. Whether or not
they Will do this is a question. hui
/ u Is certain that some 81 them can.
not ahord 70 do 81. and we're any one
department 70 close down the result
would be disastrous.