Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-19
q. BuoHER swoopE. ESQ.

President Grant, on Monday last, sent ID
to the Senate the name of H. BUcHER
SwooPE, Esq, of this place, for Z. s. DIS
trict Attorney, for the Western District OF
Pennsylvania
This appointment is well deserved. Mr.
Swoope Is not only first.class lawyer, pos
sessing the ability to discharge the duties OF
the office SO as to promote the best interests
of the Government, but he has been a zeal
oas earnest, and most eloquent advocate of
Republican principles. For many years
past, especially during the dark years of the
war, he canvassed the State in behalf Of the
Republican party, and his eloquent appeals,
coeent arguments, and untiring efforts, con-.
tributed largely to the success of our candi-
dates.
Mr.. Swoope was born in Huntingdon, Pa,
in 1881, and is now thirty eight years of age
lie received thorough classical education,
studied law with Hon. John Scott, now U.
5. Senator, and was called TO the bar in
1852. In 1853 he settled in Clearfeld, and
Is now in the enjoyment of very large and
lucrative practice.
As popular speaker, he has few equals,
and, perhaps, no superior in the State. His
manner is graceful, his voice is powerful,yet
susceptible of every degree of modulatlon,
his style ornate, but clear and logical, and
the impression he makes on his audience
always pleasing and convincing In criminal
cases, before jury, he is one of the most
effective speakers We have ever heard.
He has had largeiexperience at the bar,
having been engaged in very many grave and
important cases. Our own people will not
noon forget his conduct of the case of the
Commonwealth vs.. Lena Miller, who was
indicted for poisoning her husband, where
he was assigned by the Court to assist the
District Attorney, and procured the first YER
diet ever rendered in America, where chem
ical investigation failed to find arsenic in the
stomach. The experienced scientific experts
brought here. paid him the high compliment
of saving that it was the best tried case in
which they had eyer been called to testify.
His recent defence of Morrison, where he
almost wrested from the jury verdict Of
murder in the second degree. when every
body supposed his client could not escape
the gallows, and his prosecution of Ball for
the murder of Job Sheath who was convict
ed OF murder in the first degree by the force
of his concluding argument, with many other
cases we might cite, all attest his superior
ability as a criminal LAWYER.
In the civil courts he has been no less
successful. 1t is not long since he conduct
ed a case in the United States Court, before
Judge NJ Candless, against some of the
Oldest and ablest land lawyers in the State
the trial of which lasted twenty-seven days,
and during which all the points he made to
the Court were affirmed ,and the verdict was
IL favor Cf hig Client The hand in dispute
Is worth quarter of million of dollars
His argument in the contested election case
of Robeson VS. Shugart, made in the Hall
of the State Senate, his annual appearance
before the Supreme Court, where he has
been uniformly successful, all bear witness to
his ability and experience as a civil lawyer
We have every confidence that his duty to
the Government viii be earnestly and faith
fully discharged, and that President Grant,
the Senate, and people of the district will
have no cause to regret his appointment.