The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-12-03


before the drawing, and, in fact, befor
proceeding TO draw such oath was no
taken. Second. No affidavit ha
been fled by the Sheriff or Jury Com
missioners averring that the veuire hat
been properly executed. Third. Th,
venire to the Sheriff and Jury Com
missioners is not in accordance will
the act of Assembly.
Arguments for and against tn
motion were made by Senator Carpen
ter, Hon. VIM. Armstrong, Gen. AL
bright and Senator Herr.
The Legislative prosecuting com
mittee had a meeting Monday night
at which the trial of those accused o
corrupt solicitation of members of thC
Legislature was discussed. 1t haC
been decided to try Kemble after Sal
ter ease shall have been determined
The point made by the defense against
the constitution of the grand jury was
sustained by the Court on Wednesday,
and the indictment lying against Sal
ter was quashed, but with an expires.
sion of regret on the part of Judge
Pearson that be had to come to this
conclusion. Because" said he, at is
not trying the case on its merits, and
these men, if they escape their trial at
this time, escape not on their merits,
but on what might be called mot tech.
nicalities but substantial irregulari-
ties" His counsel first moved to
quash the venire on the ground of ir.
regularity. That melton was over
ruled. An attempt was then made to
challenge the array, but without sue.
cess. 1t was the third attack that was
successful-A motion to quash the in.
dictment for several reasons, but
chiefly because the grand jury was ir-
regularly constituted, it being shown
by the testimony of Samuel L. Barr,
one Of their number, that twenty. four
instead of twenty.thrae men participa.
ted in its deliberations on the bribery
cases. In the argument Of the last
motion all the defendants made CON-
mon cause with Salter, counsel for
each of them taking part more or less
in the argument, and the general
belief was that if the Indictment in
this case fell the others fell with it.
On Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
the case of Alexander Leisenring,
charged with corrupt solicitation, was
called. Gen. Albright for the defense
moved that the indictment be quashed
as in Salter's case. He was followed
by Mr.. Gowen for the Commonwealth,
who made strong argument against
the motion. The arguments 10 the
case against Leisenring were resumed
on Friday evening, and at Z o'clock
the court adjourned. The Judge re.
marked to some friends that as he
would be very busy for the next week
he would not be able to give an opin-
ion as to the bearing of Salter's case
on that of Leisenring until next Mon.
day week, so, for the present, there it
stands.
At Steelton, which is about two
miles from here, and was formerly
called Baldwin, quite q serious acci.
dent occurred on Thursday morning,
at s o'clock, at the Penna. Steel Works.
A arrangement of the main shaft, con.
Meeting the engine with the rolls,
occurred, disconnecting them and
causing the engine to break away at
terrific rate. The machinery boss
noticing the accident, ran to cut off
the steam, but before he could do so
the fy-wheel, which weighs between
60 and 20 tons, exploded with loud
report, the fragments flying in all di-
.rectipns. One piece went crushing
through the roof damaging it badly.
The men took warning from the
sparks flying from the disconnected
shafting and made their escape. The
machine boss, however, was not SO for
tunate, as in attempting to cut off the
steam he was badly scalded on the
arm. The engine was seriously
strained, and will have to be entirely
overhauled. 1t is possible that this
accident may cause the works injured
to suspend until after the holidays.
A copy of the court records in the
case of Andrew Tracy, who is to be
hanged in Mexican Co., on Dec. 4th,
was forwarded on Tuesday last from
the State Department to Pittsburg,
where S. r. MasoD will make an appli.
cation to the Supreme Cou rt tor a
speci al writ of error, in the hope that
Tracy's life may be saved.
Preparations are being made to give
Grant ''rousing" reception that is,
as "rousing" one as this place can
get up. They took the initiative step
last week, by paying off some bills
that were still due parties who fur
mis- shed different articles when Presi.
dent johnson was piyen a rennntinn