Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-25

Dayton gave an award that left Flu
ner net only 5000. He says the de-
cost him $4,000, the adverse decisie
coming in TO- days after years
litigation that had been favorable
him. He lost the mine, and Dav'
Elkins got it.
Big Financial Deals.
Coupling his own statement of h
assets with the evidence of his liabil
ties. Judge Dayton must be worth
$500, 900, which is not bad for ten
years on the bench at $4,000 year,
especially when it is remembered TIT
he admitted being $4,000 in debt when
he went on the bench.
Witnesses, mostly bank cashiers,
testified to total of about 100000 in
notes on which Judge. Dayton is either
maker or endorser, lying about in
banks throughout the Northern Dis
trict of West Virginia, over which he
has presided as judicial car. Judge
Dayton, when by Committeeman Gard
if he knew how much he owed, said:
"Yes, and my assets are five times as
much!"
Grafton Bank.
Harry w. Chadduck testified that
Judge Dayton was on one note in the
Grafton Bank & Trust Co. bank for
81, ZOO.
B. j.. Fleming. NJ
B. J. Fleming testified that Judge
layton was on one note in his bank
$500, another for $500, another for
1000, and another for $685.
E. e. Reinhardt. =
E. E. Reinhardt testified that Judge
Dayton was on one note in his bank.
Fairmont
H. w. Showalter, vice president of
the First National, at Fairmont, stated
that Judge Dayton had a, note for
s., 900 in Ills bank.
w. II. Lewis
w. H. Lewis testified that Judge
dayton had a note in his bank at
Clarksburg for $500, and another fol
s., 900.
euckhannon Bank.
F. j. Farnsworth, cashier of the
Buckhannon bank, testified that
Judge Dayto nhad notes in his bank
of $2,75O, $4,000, $500 and one for $15f
Many of these were made Jointly
with others land it appeared that they
Ewere usually made for the purpose O.
borrowing money to finance specula-
tive development. One name that ap
pears often in connection is that OF
Fred o. Blue, present tax commission
err of the state, and brother-in-law to
the judge.
y. S. Paid Gardener.
The United States government paid
the wages of Judge Dayton's gardener
and man-of- aal-work, and wife. The
latter acting as the family cook.
I This was, the testimony Of Festus
Newman, aged negro. Uncle Festus
is regular Uncle Tom type, and it
came with something of a shock to
the committee when his white wife
followed him on the stand. The testi-
mony was to the effect that the $40
per month allowed by the government
as salary for messenger. was split
between Festus and Aunt Emily" he
caring for the garden, taking care of
the horse and COW, and she doing the
cooking for Judge Daytons family.
Promotion Promises.
The spectacle of a Federal Judge
lowering his Office to aid in the pro-
motion Of mine stock selling schemes
was the trend Of the evidence of VIM.
Taylor George, who is an expert in
coal land values.
"In the Meadowfeld District" ne
said, there, is what is known as the
Kanawha Valley SERIES the upper
series Of which is known as the Up
per Freeport.' Certainly none of this
ever sold as high as. SIS per acre,
none is now held at more than SO or
$12, and I have just purchased some
at S."
The importance of this win be seen
when q promotion scheme propectus
contained letter from Judge Dayton
asserting the value to be $50 per
acre!
Favored Chinese.
A report by Jerome C. Schear. Of
the immigration department, was in
troduced showing that Judge Dayton
In the hearing Of case brought by
the government to.cpmpel the dspors