The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-22


trying TO vote fradulently. Did Bach
mann instruct you TO find the ran:
A. didn't say l would ~ u ina
him.
< And you haven't tried
Raising Campaign Pool
web the Cu!nplet luN ur Clarence re-
rnrsun'H ,cS,.mnny. 'h'hgan'S counsel
began ~" examination OF s"Fera, l"i "1~'
and present rity i!r"ment r"fhrdIuS ~"
alleged rH.F,nE by F;Tr Nh'et a ,,nr '2
THOMPSON II ia !urd from the fireman
for the defeat OF certain CanG.dHtcS l.F
council The Candidates proposed 20 u"
defeated one or Two Witnesses ieft1t"a'
were Ross T chew. Charles T. H'.Hea"
and Joseph lcwes
John r. Leadley.
John r. i"d'.cy, a. f"EH.rT OK! NV
man. ,yas the r!-st &c these FIRE depart
al"a, crlp!uycs called. II" SAID that ~
lnd lived ~ Wheeling al his III" ana
iNnt he had worked on tAH ire DEPART
m"nt for fifteen years, the .ast Nv"
Years under Fire Chief A. Buriey
TluUp@n0
Questioned by Attorney John J. Conift
his Testimony IN the main. follows;
Q I'll ask you 10 state whtthe: OF
not Just prior I" the city election h"iH
on May &c. you were airr"t'ncd ny u"
Ch!cc hurley Thompson and asked 10
contribute money FOR the purpose Of de-
fc1t!ng Charles L. Gl.ighn or othcf
Candidates fer council"
a. He came t. tho fire house tthr
Hook & Ladder house on TweHiy-'lrSt
strcrD Ouly Mr.. Rcro and myself were
;h-rr at that time. chester bcan came
with HIN. Ocean Ia a fireman AZ the
Fort Henry eng!no house on Mr''".lN'h
str"r:). ThoInpaun said h" come {" get
Il donation Of zen In twenty dollars.
That was think. ~" ?ith az May. inc
first time he mentioned Il. n" sad TWEEN
y dollars. but Ills In" h" lowered IL
Rad made IL ten 10 twenty dollars. lie
says This IS your last morning We
ruu.' deT"at Ross chew. GiNicRn ana
j., Ec,s1" There w.,s sUme l!tti" CON
:rDV";sN over 10 NATTER. toad MIN
,hNt tlr .Jws e 'hc International FIRE
Fighters Inl"!> f"u; ale" ny TO give
no campaign COHt!ihU''"ns, and | meant
TO keep n" law. He SA!S, I'm warning
Won. AMI II YOU cont com" aC:"&s. cont
h'anur me. Somebody ".SN miGhi Kick IN
{, nd put there fellows ACROSS md You
fellows might los" your Jobs I'm xiv
Ing you square deal. | told him
only had two dollars IN my pocket TO do
me Till next payday. and could pat II
to better use. He says, Go borrow tho
money and pay interest We've got In
have the money 10 dcteRt those three
Ns also told mo 10 go 10 C-ago and Het
Some on ms pay. asked him X could
10 tina; Il I had sickness and needed
money
u You didn't contribute:
O. uayo you st'H cot ycur job7
A. 80
.. When did YOU lose It?
\ July nrst
4 Well. prior 10 Memorial Day,
heard ! rumOr that Doc otto was utter
my scalp. l thought that was funny
as DC" and had always been pret:y
said 10 come To SEQ him. did not Ike
to 20 over tho chiefs head. so | stopped
up ,hcro at headquarters and asked
Thompson about 4. lie said, John. 1t
looks likc you rs N wrong like You're
against me" | said. why no. why
ah"u.d you think | was against you. lie
said ne heard | Ind approached n wo-
Iuaa with white Ballot. meaning ! was
against the adm. n !strAt ton. and that
had attended Il Ross thcw meeting.
sad. no. | hadn't.
Leadley Was questioned about seeing
tho use OF election transfer certificates,
alleged 10 hayN hevu signed In blank
hN Homer {. rag. then city clerk. lie
s,,td he had some OF them. but later ,
decided to use ;hrE and tore them up.
Il gave TWO 10 lIOc Lane tina: l got
from trago.
lie told Of seeing Captain Grogan at
mo IRE mousse u~ 80 nrrr.INc,t.s md
h!hnE OUT one y. $50 ~, I'' ,,,S,,.t rng.
g'Nn 70 !S"hk I",ao" ,n,n III oISo
lNer"H h'u Nz''G' 20 ;rosn ,.r,,r.
to,d OF ic,elE''s HT,.o Si,nr D.I;rian
,!'t"a n n."''h ~ ~ bnI .nc, wtth
re n"''' ,r,,n''o,.s r,,,rain C;ro"sn OF
,He9s a,o,tnn :.nr1Ssrnott Of tine the
ms nv ,a,,'.,," nnd policeman Rn-
Watt u''"' ''''''"
s"S' va, L,ow II n Nail who served
y. iu, w., ,hn Icor, Rcnrv engine
49, rs ,racIrrt
hOcSe r - h,-, W.. sunnosed 70
a
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,'noa.es Weren't they nse' pF"''S
genera ny eva, ,,o-a
a. : Imnti,,cn,' NV any OF them?
i,S,', Zoo ,.n,,can all election
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