The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-01


Oh the 10th inst. for publication, which he
promised should be done, but for reasons
best known to himself its length being his
only excuse, he has failed to live up 10 his
PROMISE Hence it is that respectfully ask
a place for 1t in your columns. +. OF.
LoHErro, Oct. 10Th, 1872
To the Editor Of the Cambria Herald:
SIR-In your paper of the 10th
OF September last appeared an article head
ed communicated dated at Johnstown
and subscribed Justice" in which the wri-
ter hereof is cOInplimented in terms which
VIII, no doubt, raise Justice to the highest
pinnacle of honor in the estimation of the
people OF Cambria county. | thought for a
1eW weeks of treating the communication
with that silence due the author of it, but on
second sober thought | considered it a duty
L owed to the public and to myself to make
Known TO the people who this - ustice" is.
ell, he Is no other than the rich, large, clean,
H06fe and most honorable j. y. Harold, cOrO-
her OF cambria c6unty-the same j. y. Har-
rold who, some time ago. hearing that a
young man named Butler had been injured
on the Penua. railroad, and had died in con-
sequence OF his INJURIES, summoned six men
and physician in Johnstown or vicinity,
brought them to Wilmore, dug down into
the earth and raised the body OF Young But
Ter out OF the grave, where he had been bur
led for several days, old Mr. Butler, father
OF the young man, as have been informed,
protesting against the act For this Christ
is'4I uSNb ilSJ lIlt IilOSt .J. "A. HI ar
rold, coroner of Cambria county, presented
an extraordinary large bill of $4,000 which
the Commissioners very properly refused to
pay. rms was the first injury done by the
honest Commissioner" to the most honorable
j. y. Harold, coroner OF Cambria county
Then, again, Justice" as he now styles
himself, assumes to his own behoof and behalf
the office of President Judge; undertakes to
try Michael Moore for murder, draws up a
bill of fees amounting to over $1,000 for his
services, and presents it for payment, but
the Commissioners, as they We're justified i'll
doing, cut down the bill to S30.1S This was
the second injustice done by the ''honest''
Commissioner to the most honorable J. A
Harold, coroner of Cambria county.
Thirdly, this modern "Justice'' sub
pOenaed witness ON the legal trial of
Michael Moore, and for his time Mt the trial
he paid his per diem and mileage as
other witnesses We're, by the Commonwealth.
But hotels and boarding houses in Ebcns-
burg being too small for a highly honorable
gentleman like j. a. Harold, coroner Of
Cambria county, to lodge in, he preferred to
walk a considerable distance for the sake of
enjoying the high honor of boarding and lodg-
ing in that splendid building known as the
Poor House of Cambria county. The Poor
Directors, thinking no doubt that it wo';id
be an insult to his high dignity to consider
him pauper and thinking further int
he had forgotten to pay for his boarding :t:.d
| lodging, made out Il bill OF So 20 against HIM,
which their Steward left with the Commits
sioners to collect for them and the Commits
sioners did collect the bill as requested. This
was the third injustice done the rery honor
able j. n. Harold, coroner OF Cambria co.
At late interview with Hon. Harold he
had some half dozen inquisitions which were
not accepted by the Commissioners, for the
reason that the returns had not been made
! in accordance with arecent act of Assembly.
This was the fourth injustice done by the
| honest" Commissioner to the Hon. j. y.
| Harold, coroner of Cambria county.
No wonder that an hONOrdJie gentleman,
/ 1
( he did, Away with such honesty for me -
/ (him.) No doubt if all his bills We're paid
/ without scrutinizing them, the Commission
ers would be fine, clever, honest fellows in
| the opinion of the Hon. j. y. Harold.
The act of Assembly referred to was asked
! for by the Commissioners for the special ben
! ctjt of j. y. Harold, and VIII be the means
/ of saving to the treasury of Cambria county
| some hundreds of dollars yearly while the
/ office of coroner shall be held by such homer
! d6te gentlemen as j. y. Harold This is
/ the principal reason why the poor coroner
| esteems the county commissioners so highly
AS to what he says i'll regard to others
| lodging, boarding and drinking Bourbon
| whisky at the poor house, know nothing
! but l do know that no part of it is applica-
/ bic to me. With reference TO the other af-
/ fair-that the steward had invited Harold
! to the poor house and assured him that it
| would cost him nOthing-I need only say
| that the steward denies the assertion. What
| the Hon. Coroner says about the poor house
I directors JNeN can anu L DClleNC tley Will
! answer fOl themselves.
| Justice" says that I cannot write my
! own name correctly. Well, l am not an eX-
! pert writer, nor am l ignorant of my def
| cheney in a literary point of view still, were
! it not that | would not presume to come in
| contact with highly honorable gentleman Of
Dir. Harrold's standing, L would not hesitate
very much to have my knowledge of gram
mar arithmetic and mathematics weighed
in the balance against his knowledge or the
same ranches, and would no: fear that his
! would fNrepOnderate, except in the science
of s,tbstrd> ton aud addition, of which branch
| es his knowledge, 1 believe, far exceeds my
| own But / prefer keeping away far as
| possible from the Hon. j. a. Harold, as
| such a contact might prove detrimental to
| moral character, for 1t is next to impossible
! to touch the uIicieGn and not get solled. One
| simple thing Mr.. Harold should have known
| is that the more dirty water is disturbed the
! more muddy it becomes
| Hon. j. A Harold, alias Justice, made
use of some choice adjectives to qualify my
! character, but 1 will submit it to a just and
discriminating public to judge as to whom,
| himself or me, these low, vile aplthetS would
! more appropriately apply.
| Justice tells us that he always voted
| the democratic ticket but intinates that he
| will make a change. Well, that would be
| unfortunate for his old friends, for MI Har-
| rol6 would be an acquisition and tower OF
! strength to any party or society whlch Woulu ~
secure his allegiance. / had the misfortune
| to vote for him for the office of corener, but
! was it not that / was then unacqualnted WIN
him. 1 would not now be doing penance Ior
| so grievous a sin.
Justice says he may write again and
tell what he knows about my honesty, (dls-
! honesty he means.) All have to say on
that point is, if he can learn to connne MN
self strictly to the truth, L care not If he
writes a volume about me. But if he under
| takes to write any more about me, and IN so
doing deviates from the direct line OF truth,
/ / NAV teach him lesson that will cost hlm
more than the amount his inquisitiOns were
curtailed, including his boarding 0'H at the
! Cambria county poor house.
1 have already taken up too much time
and space, and can only offer as an excuse
nv desire to let the people know what mod
ern Justice is. Otherwise, would have
treated him and his communication with So
lent contempt. FRANClS " hIEl''
!