The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-01

CoURr PRocEEDISGs-Almost the entir,
week was taken up. with the trial of criminal
cases. The civil list was continued The
following important Commonwealth busi-
ness was disposed Of:
Commonwealth ". Wolfgang Hoffman.
+. "A full report Of this case will be found else
where in to-days paper
same VS. y. C. Melville and ten Others.
Rape, on information of j. C. Burket, father
of Saloam Burkct Verdict, not guilty.
This IS the celebrated case against the show
men belonging To Boyd & Peters circus,
( which has, for a frivolous case, excited ex-
I traordinary interest throughout the country.
Same ". Josiah BUTCH Saylor and Ed
mund lSquirel Cummins Assault; and bat
terry, with intent to kill John Spangler.
Verdict, Saylor guilty of aggravated assault
and battery, and Cummins not guilty. Say
4 Tor was sentenced to imprisonment in the
county Jail for three months, 81 fine and the
costs. CUmmins was sentenced similarly on
a.suspended verdict
Same vs. Joseph Keefer Carrying con-
oealed weapons, on information of Casper
Durst. Verdict, guilty Defendant SEN
tenced to four months imprisonment in the
county Jail
Same y. Savilla Mcintyre. Common
scold, on information of Simon Hoss. Yer
dict, guilty Defendant sentenced 10 two
months imprisonment in county Jail This
was novel case and excited great atten-
ton.
George Larsent plead guilty to larceny,
and was sentenced TO thirty days imprison-
ment in county Jail. All the remaining
Commonwealth eases were either settled or
continued
The last jury was not discharged until
about three O'Clock ON Saturday afternoon.
Mn EDrroR: Did General A. H. Coffroth,
our present member of Congress. gain his
military title in the late war;
YoUNG REPUBLICAN.
No. sonny; he did not Mr. Cofiroth was
elected member of Congress from the coun-
tie Of Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin,
and Adams in the fall Of 1852, by reason of
the absence from the polls Of the Republican
soldiers While a member of Congress he
made a speech in favor of human slavery
In january, 1864, he endeavored to prevent
the soldiers in the field from receiving the
right "a Jfirage, voting at the polls in SOM
erset borough against the measure, and Sc
curing an almost unanimous Democratic
vote against the act of justice. At that time
he was ranked a. an extreme copperhead,
and, as long as the rebels appeared to have
any chance OF attaining their ends, he GER
tainly was 1t the election in 1864 he ran
behind his ticket and was defeated for Con-
grcsS by the soldiers in the field, to whom
the right of suffrage had been accorded. BY
some congressional hocus-pocus he was en-
ab,c,l 20 hold the sea,, which Hon. W. III.
Koontz obtained finally, until near the 4th
OF March. 1865 During his stay in Con-
crcss he obliged some soldiers by getting
them furlOughS. etc For the performance
of this simple duty as a representative OF the
people he claimed. in ISIS, the votes of Re
publican soldiers, and in some instances got
them. The boys did not then think that
. the clever and willy politician was oneof tie
foremost in endeayoring 10 deprive them oi
the dearest franchise Of American citizens.
our young friend will see that this record
was not good for General Coffroth's military
promotion.
The military history OF General Coffroth
commenced at an early period. He was
captain Of con-stalk and broom-stick
company Of militia before he had reached
the age Of twenty-one years. At an annual
muster he marched his company to take z
drink from the waters Of the cotiee->Pring.
Josiah Ecltenberscr then lived on the
kooniz properly and was aver~e To having
the militia cross his domain. A. soon as
Captain Coffroth had placed foo; on his
premises Lo found himself seized. "nape and
seat - by the hard-fisted farmer and forced
To- walk Spanish 10 the tail Of his company.
The future General was discreet and did not
tr..nsiix with his drawn sword the ruthless
destroyer OF his early glory. Like Frederick
the Great and the Duke Of Wellington, each
Of whom showed the white feather in his
first encounter with the enemy, our hero
friend Pcrseyercd in the military line, and
finally, before 1851, was elected major-gen-
eral Of formidable body known as the uni
formed militia Of the counties OF Somerset,
Bedford and Cambria This ended his bel
liserent' career, Is the war soon after COM
menced and all organizations playing sol
der were dishandel.