The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL NvESTIGA-
TORS ARRIVED IN CITY
LAST NIGHT.
EXPIRES. ROOSEVELT MAY BE
CALLED AS A WITNESS
BEFORE CASE Is OVER.
Will BE in Session at Least Three
Days General Elliott
10 Testify.

The congressional Investigation into
the official record of United States
District Judge Aston G. Dayton. OF
the Northern district OF West VIRGIN
Ia, which was held I'm Parkersburg last
Friday and Saturday. will be- contin-
ued In this city commencing this
morning at $50 O'Clock in the federal
court room. and will last fully three
days.
The majority OF those directly In
terested in the proceedings arrived
in Wheeling yesterday. With few ex-
ceptions they are all registered at tho
Hotel Windsor
IL was reported that the committee
would take testimony I'm another part
OF the state upon adjournment here
This was denied last night. This win
be the final place for the case In West
Virginia.
General Elliott 20 Testify.
Among the most important Witness
es TO testify here will be General
Charhes ID. Elliott. OF Charleston. who
was United States marshall under the
late Judge John J. Jackson and Judge
Dayton.
General Elliott testified on January
q before the subcommittee, at Wash.
ington, that he in conjunction with
secret service men and with officials
OF the court. worked up the case
against Judge Jackson In their
shadowing. they had found him under
circumstances at Atlantic City, that
compelled him to resign to escape i'm
moral charges that would have been
brought against him. and that Judge
Dayton said things To him that
prompted him to hvmly believe that
Judge Dayton expected to succeed
Judge Jackson.
The testimony to De gwen by Gen.
eral Elliott here before the investi-
gators promises to be sensational In
the extreme, relative to the late Judge
Jackson and the alleged admission OF
Judge Dayton TO him that he expected
TO step into the aged jurist's shoes.
There are number of witnesses to be
put on the stand here. The majority
OF them arrived in the city yesterday.
Distinguished Men Arrive.
The following are among those con-
nected with the case who arrived lasf
evening: The Congressional commit
tee, composed OF Hon. ID. ]. McGiiii-
cuddy, chairman. of Lewiston, Me;
Hon. Henry G.. Danforth, OF Roches-
ter. y. Y, and Hon. Warren O. Gard.
OF Hamilton, o.: Clerk T. c. Elder. OF
Washington; Sergeant at Arms Chas.
u. Coffin. OF Washington; United
States Marshal c. +. Smith; District
Court Clerk G. B. Kefauver; Atorneys
A. NJ. Belcher. of Charleston; Thomas
Bledsole, OF Charleston, and Raymond
NJ. Hudson. of Washington, ID. C., who
are prosecuting the charges against
Judge Dayton; Attorneys John A.
Howard. of this city; Attorney John J.
Cornwell. of Romney. and Attorney Ar
thur Dayton. son OF Judge Dayton,
who are looking after the defense.
The official government stenographers.
Messrs. w. II. Graham and William
Day OF Washington. also arrived here
last night. The Dayton party will ar
rive this morning. Attorney Arthur
Dayton was the only one who arrived
last night
Among tho witnesses summoned 10
appear at tho opening OF the proceed
ings this morning are: Judge Frank
W. Nesbitt. Attorney Charles Mccain
ic. Sheriff A. T. Sweeney. Mr.. Frank
Ledvinka, all OF this city; Attorney
Mason Amber, OF Parkersburg: Cen
eral Charles ID. Elliott, OF Charleston,
and Mr. James Oates. OF Chartered,
Pa.
Roosevelt May Como.
one OF the attorneys stated last ev-
ening that n f. probable that er-
President Roosevelt will be summoned
to appear before the investigating
committee here. This, however. il not
certain, according to the informant.
Roosevelt appointed Judge Dayton to
his present official position
Attorney Hudson said last night to
an lntelligencer man a. the Windsor
that II was the hope OF the committee
TO finish the proceedings IN sufficient
time 20 present the matter before the
judiciary Impeachment cOngression-
al committee before its adjournmenr
that they may act upon it. 80 as to be
In shape 10 have congress take action
Immediately upon u conveninR At the
next regular term. Mr. Hudson was
very optimistic. saying that he had
every reason 90 believe that there n
an unusually strong case aFainst