The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-16

NO. sly.
Why didn't you tell the companyY-
They wouldn't allow me 20 paw
] asked them and they said no. They
said II I took any person Il would b
al my own expense That was ny
understanding. They could not pas
his expenses"
Was IL the same bill before the
legislature each timeg"
Il think there may have been other
things before the legislature. I go,
him to help me IN anything that wAs
detrimental to the railroad company.
Did the railroad officials know he
was there working for your"
I may have told them afterward
can't remember everything I ever
told them"
Didn't you tell the company you
had him there?-
Yes sir. told them"
What has caused you to remember
now. when you couldn't before?"
Il don't know"
Who did you teIlT-
Either Mr.. Bond or Mr.. Weber.
That was after the legislature ad.
Journed."
Did you tell Nr. Teter that you
paid him out OF your pocket?"
No l didn't. because | thought he
would not be interested"
Now didn't your"
Il may have"
Now think again."
Il didn't say anything about paying
him"
Did he ever go to any political con-
ventions7''
mo. he belonged to one party and l
to another"
All! then you had him to get them
coming and going?"
We'll, we did reach them II
turned out pretty good. and was a
benefit to all Of the companies"
They never reimbursed your"
No. i paid him out OF my money"
What Is your salary"
-. 400 a year and expenses while
travelling around"
You paid his expenses out of that ?"
Yes and was glad to do It,"
Didn't Know About Shadowinq.
He was asked II Judge Jackson
didn't proceed Judge Dayton as Fed.
eral Judge. and II he didn't know that
Judge Jackson was Swallowed by de-
tectives for long time before he re-
signed his position on the bench. The
witness replied that he didn't know
anything about the "shadowing'' ex-
cepting what he heard afterward.
Congressman Gard then took up the
inquiry. He said. Now, are you
called major or colonel"
am called both erroneously.'
Which do you prefer?"
i was commissioned a major"
We'll. major. you have been known
as the smooth man OF the b. and o.
In the legislature and other places,
haven't your"
known as the smooth man."
You were lobbying to prevent the
passage Of the Fellow Service bill.
(here IL was defined) weren't youP
That is the thing you and Teeter
worked on from session to session,
wasn't it,"
Yes sir"
And finally public sentiment was
so strong. even your skill failed?"
Yes. MY skill failed"
How many grand juries have you
been on?"
One. at Philippi. the first held at
Philippi. / think"
us Philippi your homer"
No sir. Wheeling. l was in Phil
ippi at the time"
"How frequently were you on petit
juries?'
Haven't been on any"
How long was Dayton an attorney
for the b. & or"
About ten years think"
You knew that II was a matter of
Judge Jackson resignlng one evening
or morning and Dayton would get tho
placer"
No didn't"
You know that Mr.. Bond was very
anxious that Dayton get this posi-
tion?"
He didn't express any great
anxiety"
Isn't II true you we're anxious that
Judge Jackson get on the bench for
Dayton"
NO. knew there were rumors
that he would resign"
You knew that detectives were fol-
lowing him."
II did not"
DO you know that Judge DAYTON
contributed money to the campaign
expenses or man by name OF
Scherr who was a candidate against
a man named Swisher?"
NO. ] don't know IT,"
Did you know that he was favor
able TO Scherr?"
He was friendly toward Scherr."
The witness was here taken over
the field covering Judge Dayton's
connection with the Acme Carbon
Company and its sale TO the Federal
Carbon Company. He said that he
didn't remember much about the &C
ton taken az that time.
Congressman Gard said. You
didn't want to violate the Sherman
antitrust law. because II carried with
II sting.-imprisonm
Yes. ! have heard such"
Isn't II a fact that Dayton ad-
vised how 70 act TO evade that law"
No. sir. N Judge Dayton attended
the meetings. when I was there. I
don't FnmnrFknH 1 agarnNwHF III