The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-07
CHARGES PILE OF PAVING BRICK
IN qOOSETowN BAIT TO
VOTE FOR THOMPSON.
TELLS OF SEEING COUNCILMAN
THOMPSON TAKE SOME KIND
OF PAPERS TO POLL.
SAYS he KNOWS MORE VOTES
WERE CAST FOR Gu.L1GAN
THAN HE WAS GIVEN.
DESCRIBES BUNCH" AS so CROOK
ED THEY WOULD HANG A MAN
FOR TEN DOLLARS.
RAPID PROGRESS MADE LAST
NIGHT WITH EXAMINATION
OF GrLLIGAN'S WITNESSES.

TIE most important testimony gwen
uurl:.- the lit" council election probe.
, started last week and adjourned untli
last night was given last night by
Charles r. Miller, former justice II the
peace Mr.. Miller was on the witness
stand for over an hour. and wa; cross
examined worry closely by Attorney john
n R!tz counsel for Chester q. Thomr-
son whose seat IN council - Hv!nE cor
t"St.d hy Charles + GilliEan. q" the
rlai-l that Thompson defeated him by
fraud.
There were IS witnesses TO testify
, las, aIsht and - during the Nv" d.srS
ot hearing last wHrh. making \ t"tai OF
So cf IN" approximately LOO witnesses i
( ,u nc called before council. Coun, q.
adjourned last evening until next Mon
Jay evening a; o'clock
| Charles r. Gil!iGan. who was defeated
! hy M-. Thompson on the face Of the
returns at the last city election. heli
on Nav -. was the FIRST witness called
| E,s, =, .ninG. H. vas asScd II he re-
r,aineG IN the court r""m WHEN all vat
uesscs were ordered 'rNcIud,d from the
court room. and whether hts brother.
! Joe Gillican was also n tie court
I room, IIe replied that they we're. tie
! denied having discussed with wi,N,SS,S
VIA; they would he asked and As 20
VIA, they should say
Edward Cook was the second witness.
J He told OF having voted for G!tiiEAn
janH ras cross-eNamincd by Attorney
! RITZ rs 10 the manner Of voting ara
, the reputation Of the election OFFICIALS.
: Michael Is,rSt was then called and MAS
rNamircd along thr same lines As I"
+ who W ,otcG rcr and whether the HH!-
; ,ol was LACED in the box.
Argument In Poll
T.. Charles Merton testified that ns was
, raiG $40 by Joe Gili;Gan. brother Of
, Charles GilliEan. TO work on Gle u"r
! lay for his brother. He said his brother.
} I'.rcy Norton. also worked that daN.
! Hr s.:d there was an argument IN the
J pCll when lie voted and that hc did not
I zee his ballot placed in the ballot box.
because Chester Dean. Il fireman al IN"
Fort Henry hose house. where IN" "i""-
,ion vas conducted in Precinct No. ,.
Second ward. was IL an argument W!t@
a fellow called Squire" and that H.
YEA, out as quickly as D"SsisIo. When
asked by Attorney Ritz II u" would
have worked for the man %ho gave MN
, The most money. M repii,d: i ""ul"
not have worked for Thompson for $50.
Charles BaumEardncr. II. L. Rau$'h
his wife and daughter testified I" nav
Ing voted fr- Gill!Gsn.
Raise Point on Pay.
4, this puint Councilman Taney Se>
cured the floor and asked IL all W.T.
nsSscS were being pald for to%ttE'nE.
r.. wag Informed by GilliSan'S c"unSel
tha, they should hc asked that on IN"
witness stand. what | rant :" Nh""
IS whether the city Is rrSponS'pie '"r
witness f..S?' Attorney Carl c. Hchn''o''
rnn Of tnr counsel for GhiiShn. thCh
Informed Mr.. Taney that IN" ciiy vas
not issuing the summon. "Gt t'~t MI
t;iII,c,n WAS. and tha. the city wa'
pn. r,Sronsihl" City Solicitor }. J. T.
n'Rricn. in repIy 10 Mr. Tancy" qucS-
ton Of whether the city would nave
, To- nav cut what is expected I" rearh
&, 600 or whether the loser ~ the con-
,cs, would r,y. stated that the city Ma"
,cgoonsihl.. for paying the witnesses
and ,ha; il was then up I" tn" "ltE l"
,nllcr, from e!thr Mr.. Thompson or
MIR Giiiican. who"vcr ""uIH De INV
InScr OF Ihr contest. Attorn"! '"tllt.
,,,, of the counsel for GhlhHIn thtn
,onL ;he floor and stated: IT MIR. Tancy
-, ,nY other person thinks that TINS
w,ii block this hearing, they ar" paa'S
r.i>takrn," Attorney RITZ r'piied ny
sayins 1t Was only chiid's play for c"uh'
eli O. set and listen 70 TINS cNlHehce'
because II showed no fraud. Sohcit"F
D'Brien stated that he agreed Win Nt-
,orney RITZ. but that IN" attorneys TOT
Gill!Ean assured him and council iha'
they would in the end show where mere
uas fraud. Councilman Beans tnen
took the floor and stated 1t wis ms
ppin!ou that Council ~ou)d hear tca'l-
mony Of the approAimatcl" 500 T"tcrs
In precinct No. ). Second war'' ana II
no fraud was shown In TINS Prec'n'"
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