The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-05

not know the defendants personally.
Hall said no had heard tho talk
around regarding tho e!crtion cases.
Most Of tie people he talked with said
they Thought tho defendants were
guilty. .,
II heard someone say" witness SAID
'that they ought 10 DO sent over '''
road"
What were some OF the expressions
yru Lrrrd"" asked lIandlan.
"I heard some say. They ought to DO
rallroaLcd.
wa. sono Of this talk both before
and after tho grand jury metz
Yes. II was.
Witness pas not cross examined
Tom b. Foulk. we'll known attorney
was next called. He was questioned ny
Ritz.
Witness said no knew Crago and
O'Br!en intimately. had speaking ac-
ouaintancs with Fire Chief Thompson
knew some Of tho other defendants oy
sight.
What can you say rs to public sem
timent regarding tho city election, notn
before and after tho grand jury mot
II don't know what public sentiment
GENERALLY was. but people with whom l
talked said they did not beliere the
election had gone tho way tho people
voted"
Witness. asked for further details
told Of talk around OF indiscriminate use
NJ certificates and ballots Of tho cleo
ton. which no indicated didn't look
right.
These people with whom I talked
vere friends and supporters or wilbur
McGregor. who were very much interest,"
I'd IN his election" explained Mr.. FoulN'
Claim MoGrsGor Elected.
"There were q dozen or so citizens OF
Tho Island who believed then. and who
heIIeye now, that Wilbur McGregor was
elected. We decided to go Into the
matter, and because Of the need OF funds
We decided to unto our battle WIN
that Of Mr.. Gilligan OF tho secono
ward"
Mr., Foulk told Of these activities re-
sulting in tho formation OF the COMMIT
tee of Ono Hundred Mr.. FoulK sa1o ne
couldn't remember tho tenor OF INC
letters.
"Can YOU indicate whether there were
considerable contributions to fund for
the committee7" asked Ritz.
Eyes. there was"
was there a considerable FUND
what do you moan by a considerable
fund.- .
ment"
was there two or three thousand or
| morer'
NO, I can't say that"
Els Il the consensus Of opinion or that
committee that there was something
wrong with the electionF
Yes. think It Is.
In a general way tho use OF tho fund
! was for tho purpose OF conducting q
| vigorous probe to uncover q frauo. IL
| there was q fraud. and tho perpetrators
punished?"
yes, I think It was"
| $50 what extent were the activities
Of this committee advertised. put In tne
/ public press?"
I'VE had the columns OF tho pres:
offered to US, but I don't SEQ anythine
unusual about that. 1t Isn't q marc
matter to get anything into the papers
That Is a permanent organization
believe, and Is still functioninsT'
We'll, We have had but one meeting
with all present. but At that time every
mothers son Of them were for maKlnG
the organization permanent and work
iny for cleaning up tho political atmo
sphere. At that time the president. J
| u, y,
an executive committee"
| This committee Is composed or lnnu
ential and prominent men Of the city,
yes would say they were.
THAT committee believes Chile
Thompson IS guilty?"
Not to my knowledge"
do you think the Committee OF on,
Hundred could give him q fair trial!
II certainly do"
do you think you couldr
'VYhy. Of course. do"
Mr.. Foulk said he was treasurer o
the Committee OF One Hundred
Mr.. Toulk said he believed the com
mittee did not employ counsel. but par
OF It's funds were used to pay counsel
He said he had paid OUT money ror worl
done for Mr.. Gill!gan, but he couldn'
recall what the work was. He didn'
know whether II went for the c.rcula
ton Of petition for Gilligan.
Asked II II. c. Ogden had contribute
to the committee Mr.. Foulk replied:
IT don't know. 1t may have come II
anonymously"
Attorney Carl o. Schmidt was no
raid from the fund OF the Committe
Of Ono Hundred. Mr.. Foulk said II
answer to Mr.. Rltzs questions.