The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-11
CHARGES AND MORE CHARGES
eNllVEN REGULAR
SESSION.
says Former Complaints Were Side.
stepped and Asked That Invest,-
CATION Be Made Now.

councilman J. s. Butts had HE
nShtlhg clothes on last night during
me council meeting and took several
0hhances To make himself heard on
Mnat ne termed Irregularities lie
TOOK issue with the board OF control
~. "a several matters, as to the Wav
Ihey We're spending money. etc. and
,nhally ended up with rapping the M.
nc department and the police com.
He said that a few weeks ago a
young lad. Robert Means. becsms
crazed with liquor I'm a saloon In ~,
North End, known as Mike Agnic's
pace and there. almost committsd
MURDER by striking a negro. He said
mat the boy was under age and FOR
t Ina reason he believed the owner Of
me saloon was as guilty OF the Grim.
II crime there was. as the bow
AS the lad is not above legal age
me Saloonist should be taken 10 tack
Ior me misdemeanor. He said thai no
considered IL the duty OF the noIico
committee TO take this matter M and
20 report To council as TO what thev
ulu. urther. that "A policeman went
INTO the American restaurant so-nc
tline ago and told several OF the nv
ISLANDERS his gun would not VOL
ME looiing with the trigger the gun
went on and shot a hole through Che
,oohihs eiass. This, he said, should
-
should exhibit guns when they Were
not needed.
Further. he said. the case of the
SoIored doctor tDr. Prontyt had never
Deth investigated. Dr. Pronty made
some very serious charges against
CO. am members Of the Department
VINO. she claimed. tried To keer no,
from prosecuting Young Breidipg 80
insulting her. He said this matter
mad been referred 10 the uoIice c,,,.
hlIit"e and that nothing had eyer
been heard Of t. Then. thar an offi.
Ger nbd pulled his gun on another on
the south Side during a squabble ana
nothing was done
Also that an officer tried 10 heat
up a man In one Of the houses If tbc
hed Light district some time AGO
lie said that he heard that ono al
The officers on the force went lotno
one night In q drunken condition and
p'at up ms wife. "Of course this Is
n'drS1y 70 me he said. but I tbirt
IL could stand an Investigation.
Tipped 'em OF.
also heard that when tha las,
puI was 10 have been made over I'M.
creek t'at q messenger boy WAS sons
from police headquarters 20 the keen
or on the house telling her that "a
pun was 10 be made. ~ ie also said
mar thls woman sCu' word bach ,o
Headquarters not fo make the .prif.
as SIC had several prominent poopfo
M 70. Then no said that q house ON
North Market street had been puIiad
ana Kept quiet because there had berp
SOM" prominent people there
D." further said that there seemed IN
Do" DISCRIMINATION between officers ON
fho fore" &c. said that some ar frr
men would ln on SICK and got dorkaf
That their di.Dk. would Do Uusd a.,
the auditors office and tho gI..t.
cas- bod 700 bank hTaf tho uor.,
would fn'n bH placed Zoo an ,rysIora
H'd given tu thn man. Or there wore
ana flowers to Doc purchased ft4t
they would b." bought and tho money
Ken from hi. envelope without ASK.
ing hlm
TO- said char some of rho bIrbc,
officers could Er' sick and mover rrf
locked Aside from fhis trtt Womb
Dbl" paid their SALARY and 200 az fbrIr
rNufrr'H NN.I" they were Of duty
To. said that while nu was Iu favor
ui tho police being taken care of N.
believed That fha men who .fr.d
around ON DE corners or travel out
Il. should bow, fhU same o.. tu...I
ton ae the W.u NHu .IfH behind tho
desk or wears plain CLOTHES
iir ended Dos making motion Tor
ih" polio" committee tp infaaffr4f.
'uD charges hn made and TO r,rUrf fu
council lu case they do not fhrU I..
fd lacd their dismissal and q .rpci9f
committee appointed over their heads
rather Jane. ,rs that young mans
n.frflHna a,riUTr'
iaurhfrr think sH. On Do saws aIr
|TH..#I HHsH could I.. ..H.I.. f......f ..' I