The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-05
SHOWN THAT AL CHARGES
WERE BASED ON
rEARSAN.
RSmer Responsible fer Reoorts That
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matter before the eyes Of the council
and the ewes OF the public. on ~ Wit
ness stand stated that The things that
talk.
After a week OF hard work the com.
mittee concluded its work and will re
port sane 20 council at the meeting
tuesday evening. Charges OF officers
oeaun up women n all the irregu-
larities known 10 the civilized world
mat had been spoken OF At a former
meeting OF council were decided bv
the committee TO be fakes.
Taken all In all. from the opinion
OF every member of the committee.
the Investigation as started hy them
ana that vas continued for some time
Was the. most farcial thing that has
been taken up for some time. The
members were indignant. They said
mat their time had bee taken up.
they had worked hard and i'm each ana
every Instance IL was found that the
charges emansted from no more reli-
able source than common gossip.
Only one matter OF Importance that
VIII be recommended TO council for its
ACTON was ~ charge OF Officer John
son that money had been attracted
from his envelope without his knowl-
edge. He said that he gave no one
any authority TO ash his checks or 10
take money therefrom. Members OF
me oihce force were called and said
AAA htA haNt III kTNOMNNnEG
or such extraction having been made
Ihey salJ that they had a custom in
tne ONCE Tor the day men TO get the
checks OF the night men and have
them cashed. Although this was never
done. Sergeant Miller and Lieutenant
BUGGY said. unless that officer had
signed an order asking that his paw
De delivered TO him. Sergeant Miller
said that during his time on the police
iorSe, ne never drew his own check.
~ having been drawn on his order
ana denNered by b day desk man.
Walker Called.
captain Henry Lee Walker. rounds.
man Tor the district north of the
creek, was called to refute the charge
made that he had assaulted Rertha
Gassaway. who is now incarcerated in
the IL was shown that he
arrested her and that her actions
MADE IL necessary for him TO hold her
1anas oehlnd her back. Detective
Cleary was called to verify the story
OF Captain Walker and did so. A mo
tion was then entered to lay the
charge on the table and yindicate the
OFFICER. The motion carried.
The matter of detectives and lieu
tenants receiving their pay while or
duty was then taken up. For the bene-
mt OF the committee Sergeant Miller
stated that the plain clothes men and
eAiaooAohtd men never received Il
holiday; that they were on duty repu-
larly; that the plain clothes men
were subject TO call at any time.
Mhether they were supposed TO be- on
duty or not: hat at fair time they
worked from 16 to 20 hours per dav
wlthout extra money. while the non
commissioned officers had a holiday
each month and got extra pay for ex-
ira work. That, he said, was one
! reason VrhN ha gNNua-zI H.
ceived their pay while off on sick
leave. Butts got in on the finish of
thls matter. but his work did not her.
aid much.
Butts charge that Officer Neider Of
North Wheeling had beaten his wife
up al divers times blew up. He gave
Coppinger. Second branch council
man. rs his Informant. and Coppinger
said that q woman had told him and
that another woman had told her
making him get 1t third hand This
part OF the investigation made the
whole matter look like n souabble of
a punch OF school boys over a game
OF marbles. 4 motion was made and
passed clearing Officer Neider beyond
q reasonable doubt OF the charge.
Coppinger stated that he thought that
Was n personal matter and did not
deal with the committees power.
Said He Hit Man.
The next charge was that against
NcIlalchley, charging him with beat
ing up a Warwood man while Officer
Nelder stood alongside and watched
me run. Mr.. McClatchley was
placed on the stand and plead guilty
10 the charge of hitting a man by
the name OF Haley. He stated that
the man was in the habit of callirg
his tMcClatchley'sb son names OF "A
criminal character. He said that on
TINS particular night. the man started
calling him the same kind OF names
End he hit him. OFFICER Neider stated
ne mad no knowledge OF the affair. as
ne was inside OF Mike Agnic's saloon
az n time. settling n quarrel be-
tween a negro and an Italian. The
night took place in front OF the Agnic
saloon o midnight. Mesers. Haley
valentine. Patterson. Fitzsimmons
and Grice were called for. but failed
10 appear. They were upposed 10
nave brought the charges. The usual
motion was entered and McCIatchlev
was eXOnerated.
Councilman Driscoll was then call.
ed and asked concerning the state
inent that an East End officer went
home and told his wife he had an.
other girl ne liked better than her
tie did not know who gave him IN
Information. therefore the matter was
disposed Of the same az the others
Lieutenant Buccy was called concern.
ing The striking al a boy sometime
ago. The boy himself appeared and
stated mat The policeman did not Init
MIN but merely tol him to go about
bis business and took hold OF his arm
This was disposed Of In the usual
The matter OF O6Icer rarrl,, dis
EinF hl. f'NnI.'. bon tns American
'lrint was show to Bravo been co..
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