The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-15


contest this year. The number Of license
granted IS the result. Judge Longenecke
and his associates held that in ali cases wher
the applicant complied with the require
ments Of the Brooks liquor Law and xher
no specific charges were filed against III
character Of the petitioner license shouI,
be issued
About l2-4o o'clock last Tuesday morning
Daniel J. Bloagh. an aged and respected citi
zen ofCsnsinaugh township. was found dea,
al bis home near DAvidsFilie, by his wife
He hS1 attended the meeting in the Qas
mzhoniEg Dunkard C1arch on Aoaday
night, from where he went directly home
Eh.chis near by. he went to bed al hi
usual tine, apparently in good health, an,
Al midnight his wifs aTOke and be was sleep
/ ing soundly. She fell asleep again and in
feH minutes shs was aroused by a heayj
hump On the floor. She at oace reaehe,
over in the bed to see If he was there, and
not finding him, she got up and went out il
10 the dining room, where she found hin
lying behind the stove with his face n.th
floor.
Mrs. Blough lifted his head from th
floor. aad As she did lie breathed twice an,
then died Is she was holding him, the cause
being heart trouble. For some time pasl
NJ. Blough has been troubled with his heaFt
and he frequently would get up during thi
night and sit in front Of the stove, sfler
which be would return to bed.
He was born in COnemaugh township on
February p, ls20. and be was married twice,
his fFst wife having diei many years since
10 whom s.x children were born. His sec
Oud wife, who survives him, bore him two
! chi,dren-Simoa, who Is al the old Home
stead, aad Nrs. Isaac Kaufman, Of Johns
town He is also survived by two brothers
AID two sisters.
Re Bss member Of the DIaksrl Church
Tor nearly half century. The funeral
TOOK place 3. 10 O'Clock on Thursday morn
ing. Services were held in the QIemahon-
ing Dunksrd Church. Interment was made
il the church graveyard.
At one ofthe sessions Of Court last week
4 c. Hoibert, Esq, presented petition to
The Court praying that the certificate Of elec-
ton Issued to Oliver Knepper, as Justice OF
tie Peace for Eve years. be Cancelled and that
solomon Uni be declared elected Justice OF
the Peace and that certificate be issued to
him accordingly. The reading Of the petit
ton caused more or less ofa sensation in the
court room and when its contents became
known oa the streets furnished food for
conversation and conjecture that has not yet
been dissipztei.
The petition, which is signed by twenty
eight electors Of the borough oi : somerset,
seis forth that the election held on the
lIth day Of February was not held il strict
conformity with the Baker Ballot law, that
the polls we're opened forty minutes after
the hour SCI for opening them, that persons
were allowed 20 remain in the election room
in violation oflaE. iha. noise and disturb
ance was permitted il the eleciiea room.
that two watchers representing one political
party were permitted 10 be present, that can
dida,es were allowed to solicit votes in the
election rOOn, that the polls were closed be-
fore the hour fixed by Law, that non-resi-
dents Of the election district were permitted
70 vote, that tickets imperfeclly marked were
counted, that the borough auditors in viola
tion ofiaw refused to place the citizens tick
e." On the official ballot and that on account
this omission voters were misled, and we're
compelled By abuse and viliAcation to vote a
partizsn ticket, and further alleges that sew
enteea electors manning them and some
twenty Others voted invalid and illegal bal
lots for Oliver KnepPer for Justice Oft the
Peace.
The petition wss ordered filed by the Court
and Saturday evening it was taken up for dis
posal. FL. Kooser, E-q, appeared for Mr.
Knepper. He argued that the petition was
insufficient in parts and that where direct
and sufficient allegations were made they
must have been made ignorantly, since it is
utterly impossible that the petitioners could
know positively the matter set forth.
Ar Holbert answered at considerable
length, but carefally guarded any evidence
that may refsosein him, since at the ooncln-
sion Of his remarks the other side knew no
more in regard to the case than they did be-
fore. Mr.. Holbert Significantly let fall that
he was prepared TO subsiantiate the charges
made when the proper time comes.
His honor, Judge Longenecker, listened
stteatiyely TO the Arguments, and when Mr
Holbert had about half finished got up.
turned his chSir around once for luck. and
resumed his seat. His honor took the
petition to chambers with him. He viii
make ruling within thirty day when the
public vii learn whe;hers commissioner Is
10 be esppoinled to take testimony OF whe;h-
er the contest viii die borain'"
Il viii be remembered that Hr. Knepper
had majority Of fiEe votes OFer Solomon
Uhl for the office OF Justice Of the Peace al
the late election. This is not a very large
margin and it is due to that fact probably
that Mr Uhl has decided to Try and deprive
him Of assuming the duties Of the Office to
which he was eleced.
There is no allegation, or could there be
for that matter, Of fraudulent voting. and
the only peg on which Mr Uhl has to hang
his case appears to be that his attorneys viii
make out that the election VAS
Illegal and consequently void.
As the HERALD views it there is net the
rsmotess possibility Of Mr. Uhl making
successful contest and of the election being
declared void But If it should! What a
howl would ascend. By virtue of bis ap-
pointrnent by the Governor, Uhl would con-
tinue 70 dispense justice until bis successor
is elected ard commissioned; three men,
bars OF toxin council would be elected by The
members Of the board who hold over from
last year; the same would BE- the case with
thetwo members # the school board the
Court would appoint a constable until one
could be elected and qualified voters would
elect election officers on the morning OF the
November election. and minor officials
would be appointed by the Court and toKn
council
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All the popular shades You'll want one