The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-23
4 CONTEST Oh THU HALF sEHEIL
AN OYSTER 1skAT SONER.
SET DEF@OCkATS DID
NOT : WALTON.


tf, aao 'tsAfetnenf Disagree.
A special term of Court was held her
hast week by his Honor Judge Hall. ii,
most int resting feature of which was IA
trial OF the contested election case Of Sehe.
VS. Yuizy.
t The petition in tic case was made b
I about thirty residents OF Bedford county
and the affidavit TO it made by FIVE Of HI
! petitioners. Not a single citizen of Somerse
County joined in it. 1t charges anon,
other things. that Daniel ID. Miller an,
~ {. Sehaff, the regularly elected judg,
I and majority inspector Of Milford town
: ship, conspired together to hold an illesa
and fraudulent election in that township
| that in furtheranee OF this object, and will
) the intent TO defeat the popular will of tn,
township they appointed Jacob J. Bittner,
a Republican. 70 be minority inspector
who in tnrn appointed Alfred Evans.
another Republican TO be his clerk thai
all this was done before s O'Clock in the
morning, and that Abraham Barrone the
elected minority inspector, and his clerk,
Jacob F. Walker were on the ground at
the time demanding their right to serve,
which was denied them, and that in this
unlawful, fraudulent and nefarious pre-
ceeding they were countenanced, aided
and aheitci by sundry citizens of the
township.
In addition to Ills, the petition charges
fraudulent voting, errors in the count and
errors in the returns of every election dis
triet in Somerset county. The charges in
al. against the county generally and Mil
ford township specially covered about
thirty pages OF foolscsp paper,
The counsel for Col. ,Yntzy on Thurs
day morning filed their answer, denying
in toto the allegations made In the petition,
when by agreement Of counsel the drag
net against The county was abandoned, and
the case rested ON the legality Of the cleo
ton in Milford township, and the heaF-
ing commenced, The result was the most
complies farce we ByGr witnessed in a
court Of justice.
The witnesses for the contestants deH=
ons;rated thai tho petition was false and
untrue in every particular That the
election was not opened until 81 o'clock
that Rarrone and Walker (the Democratic
inspector, and his clerk were not on the
ground until after that time; that Miller
and Schaff had made an effort 10 procure
a Democratic inspector, but could not get
one, and by necessity were compelled to
select . Republican. There being but one
Democrat at The pails UP 70 81 O'Clock
and he refused 20 serve. That BiltneF
and Evans were regularly chosen and
that the election was perfectly fair and
legal.
With this showing for the contestants
the counsel of Col. Yutzy declined 20 call
their witnesses. maintaining that the con-
teslants had no case, in which view
they were sustained by the Court and the
petition dismissed.
Mr., Schcll requested the car CT the
Court for o few moments, when
he said that be had received u statement
OF the facts as charged in the petition. but
that before entering into the contest he
had required and received an affidavit as
10 their truth, and that the evidence before
the Court did not agree with that set forth
in the affidavit.
The decision Of the Court was that q.
ID. Yutzy was the lawfully elected Senator
for the Goth Senatorial District of Penn
sylvania and that the District pay the costs
of contest.
TAus fail tho polltipal hopes and aspira-
tons OF Mr.. Schell. The last act is ruqg
off the stage. Let the curtain tall TO the
dead march.
As regards the gentlemen who composed
the election board of Milford township,
require no yindicatiOn at our hands.
Their reputation as gentlemen of high
mpral worth i taa wen established 10 be
destroyed