The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-19
Explains Rate Schedule.

not come to Wheeling TO act on the
gas rate case.
Explains Rate Schedule.
The witness then told Of the ar.
rangement made concerning the sched.
ule OF rates for the state. the one re-
lating to the district north OF the line
OF Ohio county. and of the n that
included the district south OF the line
OF Ohio county. He said north OF the
line they changed their rates as pre-.
scribed by the schedule, but south of
the line bills were rendered on the
full amount but that the amount un-
del the old rate was all that was col.
lected. The remainder was TO be col.
] lected in case the matter was adiudi.
Gated in favor Of the gas company.
Q. Holt-"How long did this ar.
rangement remain in force?
a. Until revoked, April %. 1914,
when the final order was entered.
q. This was all Notwithstanding
the alleged disapproval of the COVER.
nor.
A.. Yes. myself could not believe
all had heard at this time.
Al 4:2O o'clock. the cross-examina.
ton OF Attorney We'll was concluded
by Judge Holt. The attorneys for the
plaintiff announced that they would
like to hold a conference for a few
minutes before taking up the redirect
examination OF the witness.
Attorney Amber then took IN the
redirect examination OF the witness.
asking him concerning the letter he
had read. purported TO be a letter 10
WI. Burns. He asked counseI for
the defense 10 let him have thai let.
ter. which was done without an OBJ.
lection.
He said. Mr.. Well I now hand Won
a letter purportinE to b. a letter writ.
ten by you TO Mr.. Burns. / wish Won
would look over the letter OF FIVE or
six sheets Of paper. and state whether
or not o ever wrote such a letter.
y. ] would say. after reading the
letter. that IL IL a copy. although there
might be some indehniteness therein.
q Do you know how the COPY OF
the letter got into the hands OF the
states counsel?
Attorneys Clash.
Objection entered by Captain Avis
judge Price and the Captain had one
OF the liveliest Tits over this poipt
that has been witnessed The Judge
charged the Captain with obtaining
the letter from the Governor. Can.
tain Avis told him Il was none Of HE
business. although he would state that
ne did not receive 10 directly or indi.
rectly from Governor Hatfield he
a b a they now had this one and
would get more before the hearing
was over.
Price said that tho State had been
trying 90 show from the start that
bribery had been offered. and that
THIS was the whole proposition. He
said that they took this letter and
TOOK out those parts relating 10 the
bribery charges alone. and he wanted
10 know how that affected the vaIidf-
~ Of the gas rates.
Captain Avis said that Il would be
recalled that when the plaintiffs intro
uuced the d~ictagraph records and cer.
tain things pertaining 70 bribery. that
they ithc defendantsl had argued the
ir%releNancy of the whole thing. but
were accordingly %ovcrruled. Mr. Price
dubbed Captain Avis ~ the learned
counsel for Governor Hatfield Atf0r.
uey Amber then Withdrew the cues
ton.
Amber Loses SelfControI
Amber then asked @ % Offer the let
Tor in evidence. which was done. with
no objections from the state lie.
then said 10 We'll. Some reference
has been made here concerning the
employment Of Guy Biddlnger BY Gov.
ernor Hatfield Now. IN a general