The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-04
OFFICERS TESTIFIED TO THIS
EFFECT BTFORE COMMITTEE
Investigating Reported Police Irreeu.
isrities LAST Night-Interesting
Session for Tonight.

Rooming houses in the city of
wheeling are a thing unknown, ac-
cording to the uniformed men of the
city police force who testified last
night before the police committee at
their meeting held in the auditors of
nee. Plain clothes men. however. tes-
tilted that to their knowledge there
were a few houses under suspicion.
but the exact lumber they did not feel
at liberty to give.
II was totaled hat there are three
under suspicion in the Third ward
and four in the Second. and that there
was n in the First. hut il has been
closed. Officers from each and every
ward in the city we're summoned last
night toward fixing the number and
position OF designation houses in the
city. but they claimed to know of
none.
Following the meeting last night il
was made known that the final wind
up OF the work of the committe would
be made tonight. when they will meet
in open session in the Second branch
council chamber. The chairman OF
the committee stated last night that
he wished IL to be known that this
meeting will Dc open to each and
every citizen in the city who wishes
to attend.
IL is understood that there will be
upward of fifty witnesses called be,
fore h committee. which will con.
Nene at Z o'clock, and IL is the inten.
ZION OF the committee to finish this
evening. IL IL takes all night. The
numbers of houses that had beer
pulled since the first of the year were
furnished by Detective Tom Kelly and
were verified by Officers Minard
Frazier and BUGGY.
All persons who have made charges
aRAlnEf mnmhaTg nf tho nlIEg. 49,
ment Will be summoned to-day for
their appearance his e~yening includ
ing several Of houses on the
south ! The matter of the ex.
traction of pay from the envelope of
a police officer. without that officers
knowledge. will be one of the matters
taken up a. this meeting.
Ihe following officers were called
70 testify before the body on lOcatior
OF rooming houses: Officer Uorts.
man OF the Eighth ward. who said he
knew OF none I'm operation or sus
pected none; Raper. of the Fifth. and
.~rumbacker, OF the Fourth. said the
knew OF none In operation in then
wards. Officer Frantz Of the Third
Nard said that he suspected two
houses on his beat Schultz said that
nc a TO contend with n number of
furnished rooming houses but could
not say as TO their character.
Knows OF One.
Leach stated h q he knew of none
an operation. as did McLatchley OF the
second waro. Smith was then called
ana said that no understood thai
mere was % over the Ohio VALLEY
Care ~, could no, say for certain
Omcer Barclay said that a pull had
Deen made IN his ward. but this was
zone on complaint OF a man and was
later found to 30 spite work Extra
man ulieftOn was then called and
stated that he had no knowIedge of
houses 81 designation IN the CITY
btticcr Netdcr strtcd that he had
knowlcdEe ~ one house since tbe ci"9
ing. that being SOC Market street. ~
ssld thHt ho bed bed huf one COMPLAINT
said he watched the risce ,ary -
fully but bed mover b9sn sble 81, ,steb
p nc W said thrt b. vss hard Tor
of . place o. that kind o. trev ususIty
$4,000 very carefully Df1ccr John
1890 q" rarcttgally The same
e Know ~ @ house iu tho Eighth ward
lnAl htd hern ruunir~ but IN further
house waa herd o. eet et. Tho b1. 80
sn9 WIG living together also tbnt theg
= ehildr,n. Icrsora in the house
Record Of apuii.sg9 and wifo
Detective Kelley waa thru riarsH 90,
re stand and asked 90 giys the names
since the first Of the year He rat.
nom az follows fO1s Alley q. mis-
aisr street I3lF Main street. 2C20
MARKET street. IGZf Market street T,g.y.
ty-thtrd and Wster street. 2g1a Market
-lreeti lalf MARKET street. 28f4 Mafr
tlfey g. ''
Deteotr' Kelley ufa then asked con.
cerntnE the conditions Hs they now erfat
fmd stated That Co. Tho hest ~ hfa krouf.
cdao fhcre we're no L0uasa oprraffgg
" We. eetrd whether or not be Euog
81 goods heiuE taken back By stores fhat
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