The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-29
AGAINST SCOTT.
A Warrant Was Issued For the
Sheriff Today,
CHARGES OF BRIBERY MADE
The Complainant Alleges That the
sheriff Gave Him Money to Work
For the Latter's Nomination
in the Convention.

1t would seem that Chief of Police Tosh
Of town is determined to press his COM
plant against Sheriff Alexander Scott to
end. Mr.. Tosh instituted quo
varrarto nrcSSSsdings some months ago to
have the sheriff onsfsdNEom office, alleg-
ing that ante-election promises~Rs1 oeen
made, but a few days ago, after argument
by counsel for both sides, the Attorney
General dismissed the application, stating
that the charges had not been sustained.
AT the time the decision was rendered
Mr.. Tosh stated that the case had by no
means ended aud developments of today
-substantiated his statement. This morn
ing Constable Matt Giblin received a war
rant issued by Justice Dengler and sworn
out by Mr.. Tosh, charging the Sheriff with
bribery. The constable went to Frackvllle
to MAKE service.
The law under which the warrant was
issued is embraced in section one of the
Act of Assembly to prevent bribery and
fraud at nominating elections, etc. The
law reads
Chat hereafter, if a candidate for any
office within this commonwealth shall,
directly or indirectly, give, offer or promise
to give or procure any other person to give,
offer or promise to give, to any %elector, any
gift or reward in money, goods or
other valuable things, or any security for
the payment or delivery of money, goods or
other valuable things, or any office, emolu-
ment or employment, on condition, express
or implied, that such %eleetor shall cast.
,;r-a vat,f, 90 ,w,tbIo1l hi -.s t
his influence at a nominating election, or
delegate election, or cast, give or substitute
another to cast or give his vote or use
his influence at a nominating con-
v%ention, for or against the nomination
of any particular candidate for nominal
ton, so as to procure such person to be
voted for, at any election to take place, the
person so hiring, procuring, influencing,
abetting, e~ndeavOring or Offering, either
directly or indirectly through others, their
aiders or abettors, to procure the person TO
be voted for by such electors, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
victiOn shall be sentenced to pay a fine not
exceeding three hundred dollars and be i'm
p%risoned for a period not exceeding three
months"
The specific charge made by Mr.. Tosh in
the warrant is
''That, on the 18th day of August, 1894,
and afterwards, Alexander Scott did
c%orruptly promise this deponent that if he
(Scott) was nominated and elected Sheriff
he would appoint Tosh (him) his deputy
in the Sheriff s office; and also at different
times gave this deponent money to vote and
work for him, to wit at Shenandoah, in
front of John Roberts, $40 and at Track
vile, $40; in D.. r.. Lewis saloon, $40; said
several sums were given to this deponent
to be used in interest of election of Scott
and was always coupled with promise that
he (Scott) if he was elected, would appoint
this deponent, 7. Tosh, a deputy sheriff in
the Sheriff s office"
Constable Matt. Giblon served the war.
amt on Sheriff Scott this morning in the
Sheriff S office at Pottsville. Mr.. Scott at
once sought the advice of counsel and w.
j. W%hitehouse, c.. E. Breckons and t. r.
Beddall, Esqs., prepared a bond in the
sum of $500, which was signed by Frank
Haus and presented as security for the
Sheriff IS appearance for trial.
A HERALD reporter accosted the Sheriff
in relation to the matter and was referred
to O.. e. B%reckons, Esq, who said there
was nothing more to say thar that the
Sheriff IS answer to the charge was a gen.
eral denial.