The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-06

An application on q writ of hdbeds c0Tp1i
for the release from prison of the man Malati
who is charged with having caused the dea.l
of q fe,Iow-workman named Gibbs in Johns
town a couple Of weeks ago, was heard be
fore Judge Dean at JOhnstown last Friday
After the testimony had been submitted, his
honor said, in substance, that there was nc
element to show that the prisoner was guilty
Of murder in the FIRST degree, and therefore
I the offense was bailable one. The only
question WAS in regard to the amou Mt to be
hxed. The crime, even at the extreme con
Struction, woald be murder in the second
I degree, but he could not, of course, say how
/ much less grade jury might decide it. It
/ vas usual with Bim in similar eases to exact
/ bail in the sum cf g, 600, but owing to the
/ peculi lar circumstances surrounding The mat
ter he would suggest that g 600 might be
sutHcfent. The aFaOunt was promptly fur
nishsd, and the accused was discharged
His trial will take place in March.
Mr., Harry Mellon, Of Chest Springs, the
gentleman about whom the infamous story
was circulated in this place the early part of
last weeS, was in town on SATURDAY and as
sured us that it was only after his arrival
here thas he heard in itymost daTnning and
deSpicable aspect the fo3l SANDER which he
says has been uttered against him--the
husband OF the lady miXeI up in the alleged
adultery having done no more than charge
that he caught his wife - certain occasion
kissing him tMr. MellonjE and even that he
asserts his ability to prove is n falsehood.
No prosecution has grown Oat OK is likely 10
grow out of the affair, though the husband
and wife are for the present living apart.
Mr.. NJ. 5 statement Is confirmed from other
sources, but having no reason to doubt his
Yeracity, we are not at all surprised that he
IS highly incenS@5i at the heartlsss wretch or
wTetcheS who first gave currency to the
scanda lOuS story. nor that he intends to
make things hot for those who maliciously
circulated the infamous SANDER.
From time to time of late, our county
jail has been seriously damaged rs to its in
terror arrangement by the gross msbehaviOr
Ofprtsoners. The flooring of the cells has beeL
torn up, window sash displaced, the water
and waste pipes cl0gged, the heating ap-
paratus tampered with, and, in general, all
manner of injury done which malice or
caprice could suggest. During the past and
present weeks, all or nearly all this has been
repaired, and it is the intention of Sheriff
Griffith, in so far as within his power lies to
keep things in that condition. Subs equent
repetition ms OF similar eccentrlcltieS on the
part of prisoners will, we are informed,
meet with the punishment they deserve.
Offenders will be introduced to :he acquaint-
anceship of a dark cell and bread-and-
water diet, and should that plan prove in
efficient 10 curb the propensity toward evil,
there will he no heSitancy IN resOTting to the
use of irons. This resolve on the part of the
Sheriff viii meet public approval No well
disposed pfoOneT viii be injured thereby.
1t is only tie bad at heart whom it will bear
heavily upon.
We desire to say, just here and now. that
the reason that regular epltOme OF Council
proceedings of Ebensburg borough has not
been submitted to the public through the
columns Of the FREEMAN during the past
year is simply this The Burgess was re-
queSted to furnish US each report, and he
referred the matter to the Secretary the
Secretary, in turn, saw ma jOrity of Council,
and the Council said it would be a decidedly
bad thing for a Democratic paper to be re-
cogniZed officially by Republican Burgess
and Council. Memorandum No money is
paid for the publication of these proceedings.
Now, how would il 90 for us Democrats, on
the 18th instant, to kick out of Office enough
Of the present board to ensure 4 develop
ment of common decency toward all classes
of the borough. be their politics as they may?
We have the strength. Last November, our
clear majority in the two wards was -. In
addition the parceling out of such appoint
ments as Clerk, Weighmaster, etc, comes
into consideration. The latter is not much,
financially speaking, but il ought to -be
enough to give impetus to the suggestion
which we throw forth and advocate,