Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-10-02
H. BUCHER SWOOPE.

tlr. Cohey u vel RncWh ~ many % ""i
citizens as gentleman OF the highest re-
spcctabilty, and what he states no one will
/ contradict. This communication shows
what kind of man the people Of Bedford
county are asked TO believe.
! To the Editor oftne Philadelphia Times:
A few weeks ago that very unimportant
and exceedingly mcddlesome individual,
ycleped H. Bucher Swoope, had the anGa-
city to attempt a pabic reply to aspeeeh of
Judge WilIlot. ASS general thing, any
savings or doings of Swoope are Of no more
account than the. gatherings or the antics of
au ape. But his position as Chairman OF
the Straight State Committee, may possibly
give him for the moment an adyeniiious ifn-
portanee; just as monkey with torch ora
razor in his hand is more watched than
simple monkey In the course Of his ha-
rangue, he made gross ana calumnious
attack upon the Morning Times, and upon
some. of its present and former editors.
As regards the charges he made against
the present editor Of the,paper to whom he
referred as a reporter IN the last Legisla-
ture, he has since been nJoreed to make on
ample re,ractiou IN writing, which relrac-
ton has sinee.itvyss made, been openly
shown to many persons, and oan De seen 1T
auy time BY calling upon that gentleman -
The gentleman fresn 'scentral Peunsylva-
nia,' 10 whom be referred in sach SANDER
Gus terms, was not in the city IT the time Of
Swoope's harlngaisg He has since re-
turned. and d'within only day or two has
seen copy of the slander of Swoole as
published in tie Daily VIEWS of 26th Aa-
gust. That gentleman, whose name is sigr-
ed hereto, rot only utterly denies Swoope's
slanderous charges, but publicly brands him
rs a cowardly and wiIful liar.
1t is unpleasant for any gentleman to oc-
cupy any of his time or attention with ksuch
creature as Swoope. but desire to let
this community know who this mountebank
Swoope is. Not that he is really of any
more account than rat which nibbles AZ
the bottom Of cellar wall, but sometimes
We step minute out Of our way to put foot
even an rat. So will do now, begging
pardon of your readers for de,aining their
attention for moment upon such filthy
specimen OF in6nitesimal humanity
II. Bueher Swoope halls originally from
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. How be is es-
timated in that place is we'll illustrated BY
recent conversation between "StraightoHt"
greeny and very eminent lawyer, who is,
in point of fexperienee, character, and knowl-
edge, the head of the Huntingdon bar. The
"StIaightout" was enlarging upon llazeL
hurst's prospects, much to the surprise of
the old lawyer. 'Hazelhurst will get such
a vote in such county," says grecny. -
''How do you know that1" says tue LAWYER.
sob, Buehcr Swoope says son' says greeny,
''Who- Bueber.Swoope?" says the lawyer.
"Yes, Bucher S~oope, Chairman of our
Committee says greeny '.What'' says
the Dbl counsellor, "Bueher S~oope-Bu-
cher Swoope formerly of this county-Bu-
cher Swoope, the dirty scoundrH Surely
you are not soft enough TO quote him
Swoope, while he lived in Huntingdon,
was in the law Office of John Scott, Esq, in
some subordinate capacity. He took ad-
vantage Of h:s position and Of Mr.. Scott's
absence, to get hold of considerable money
belonging to the clients of Mr.. Scott, aud
started of with it or grand spree, indul-
gIng in some very extreme drunkennesses
AID debaucheries at Hollidaysburc, Bed
ford, and other places. He has also swim
died his father and other people out of nlou-
les in like manner He acquired, in Hun
tingdon and adjacent parts, tho reputation
of being most habitual and inveterate liar;
SO much so that in all that region his nam.
IS Pro7erb of mendaciiy. The interfe-
renee of his relatives saved hiln, on soma of
the swindling occasions referred to, from
severe consequences. He became stink
in the nostrils Of deceLcy in Huntingdon,
until at lsst be left the place-not. however,
before hehad been publicly horsewhipped
through the streets of Huntingdon, BY Col.
Samuel S. Wharton, Of THAI place As an
illustration of this Swoope's shameless noun
tebankery, he has more than once been
known to deliver temperance speech, and
on the same evening go off and get drunk.
Spnrnsd aud whipped out of Huntingdon,
Swoepe went to Clearfeld county There
he tried has hand at practising law and edit
ing newspaper But ere very long, his
| real character displayed itself there. His
msddiesome meanfebankery has procured
hi0 more than one good thrasling from citi-
1eos 0f Clearield However, he succeeded
in ing Stiaiing himself into the good graces
of respectable and estirnaSle family in ,ha,
couHtg.nM made matrimonial alliance with
it. But within few months after marriage