The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-26
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POLICE CHIEF
CONTROVERSY
To Be AIRED
Civil Service Commission to Hear Davis
Case wsdnssday EvsninZ-H1vs
CharTes Preferred.

/ AS the date for the hearing Of Michael
Davis. police chief who was suspended
by Mayor J. K. Wyatt. approaches. both
sides grow more confident OF victory.
The case Is set for hearing on we'd
! ncsday evening, but It is probable that
! two or three evenings Will be required
/ 70 hear all the testimony. Five charges
have been lodged against the CHIEF. and
the public Is man!festinS much interest
in the outcome OF the trial.
! The hearing Will be public one. aI-
cording to one member OF the city ci":!
service commission. 1t probably VII be
l. held in the council chamber OF the city
building. but the city auditorium PROC
Iab,y would not accommodate the crnwI
: that, will wish to attend. 1t Is the iirst
time IN maay years that p"!iHf ch'e'
has been suspended o. discharged n
this city.
! Davis is charged with gross neglect
of duty, characterization, refusing to
obey orders. discUugtcous treatment and
other offcnScS. He has not been st
police headquarters since the date :"at
'thr temporary restraining order vas dis
solved From the date Of his suSIe3-
j son until the date OF the dissolu.Cn OF
! the restraining order against the mayor
, Da:ls reported for duty each day. He
,w,;i he represented by Attorney Newell
{ X k,nnuu >! 81. tlalcSYii,c at the hca!-
. ing Wednesday evening. while City So
uc.lor Paul Y. Waddcli Will represent
;hc mayor.
/ L: y III" consensus OF opinion that the
: mayor has the edge in the case. and
, that new chief or police VIII be APP
pointed to take office the first of the
year. Several )ocal men are aSpirants
, for the position. including two or three
! members Of the force at the present
time.
According 10 reports from reliable
source. the position has been offered TO
: a former newspaper man IN the event
that Davis ~ not reinSiat"d. IL Is S'llu
mat the newspaper man has been care
fully considering the matter and pro'-
alLt viii accept, In case thar the COM
mission rules against Davis. ne can ap-
ueoi tho case To the court Of common
! ulrss 4; st. Clairsvillc. In giving the
nns:iinn to the "x-rrp"rtcr, Mayor
WYATT would eliminate amy II! ;chhS
among tho pres, members Of the force
wll, are aSprantS for the POSITION
Plight at Dance.
,.nusidcra!,,r eXCit krnTnt WAS created
at a dance given In this city yesterday
afternoon. One prominent local young
man tainted aud IL physician Wan called.
FL. had scarcely been removed IRON
! TN, nall when Il delegation III Martins
Ferry and Bcilai"c boys. VIII" had been
,pbibinr "a little began hattie. All
was uuiet again, when the uoublc-makcr
was elected.
Paid Fine.
Antonio hi Pialn ut South Guernsey
.trcct. charged with operating still.
IN ,k.,t IN n
X. Wyatt yesterday. 1t was In his
home that the polio" found tho latest
/ in stills. He had placed an ordinary
wash basin on tripod inside large
/ kettle The mash was placed beneath
! .re tripod In tho kettle. As covering
| for the kettle hc used another large
! i.asin filled with cold water. When the
| r,ash began to cook. the rapor striking
! Tho bottom Of the basin containing the
! ,nId water, condensed into the other
! basin mounted IN the tripod.
william Long Of Guernsey street
| charged with operating a still Will he
given a hearing before Mayor ]. x.
! WYATT this afternoon. lie was arrested
, Saturday, night and released under Slnoo
! lord
Funeral Wednesday.
Euncral services fer tho late william
nr:sroll who died in his home on North
jefferson street. Sunday morning, VIII
! lc conducted WcducS'a" mnrniiI" at =
! n.cI,ck in tho 81. Johns Catholic
| ,hurch. Burial 'vill hc mad" in the Mt.
! Calvary ccmctcr.'. Wheeling.
Vessels Funeral.
Funeral services for the lat" Mrs. Lu-
/ c;rJo Vessels. vino died in Lhc state
bnsnital at Columbus viii 10 conducted
,bis morning ~ 10 O'Clock in tho Myers
cI,nel on Bslmo:: street. Tho remains
wju he taken to Key for intcrmcnt
Club Meeting.
The AmericuS club will hold AN In
,crestinr session Thursday evening in
.hc hcadquartcr,: IN IN. Nicholson build!
iur Matters pertaining to IN" minstrel
show To lac given next month VIII be
discussed and arrangements made 20
start the rchearsals.
Charity Bail.
Arrangcm. nts are being completed Tor
,he Charity ball to h" given by the Wo-
/ mans auxiliary az the city hospital rs
! sn.-,atiou on Friday evening In the Elk =
hall. II will hc one os tho social
events nc the season and will be cX-
! ctptlonally wei! attended.
Dance Last Night.
The Glover Leaf club gave rs annual
! Christmas dance last evening In the hall
Ion Thirty-second street. and many out
of-town guests were present. Music