Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
state of PENNSYLVANIA, county ot

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Before me the subscriber, person.
ally appeared before me Christian
Broschart, of Cherry Township Sull-
ivan Comfy, Pennsylvania, who
deposes and says, that he resides on
Cherry Flats in the township coun-
ty, and state aforesaid and is the in
dividual referred to by the Editors
of the iSullirma County Herald, in a
certain artical contained theirin in
the issue of Sept. 81, 1899, in which
said article, Mr.. Taylor, of Bernice,
Pa. who is candidate for the office
of County Commissioner of Sullivan
County, is attacked.
Deponent further deposes and says
that on September Is, 1899, he saw
Mr.. Taylor and desired to know if
he (Mr. Taylor) could give atfiant
employment. That Mr.. Taylor then
and their hired affiant to labor for
him or for the company which Mr..
Taylor represented, and under the
agreement entered into with said
Mr.. Taylor, affiant commenced to
labor for him on Tuesday, Sept. 10,
1899, and worked for said Mr.. Taylor
on Sept. l9, 20, u, %, and that on
Saturday Sept. 23 atfiant went to
Sciota Hollow after his son, who had
been away from home working for II
certain Mr.. Smith Tuttle. When
going toward Scotia Hollow, ! met
Mr.. Taylor and Daniel Hofia, at II
point about three miles distant from
Colley Post Office. Either Mr.. Hotia
or Mr.. Taylor spoke to me and asked
me if | had Il vote. told them
jokingly that | thought | had vote,
that was old enough to have one.
| think it was Mr.. Hofia who asked
me to support Mr.. Taylor for the
Office of County Commission OF
Sullivan County. l told him that |
would support Mr.. Taylor for said
Office, | then informed them that |
was going after my boy who was
away from home, and who was
working for Mr.. Tuttle in Sciota
Hollow. Mr.. Taylor wished me
good luck and said he hoped affiant
would get his boy. We parted, Mr..
Hoffa and Mr.. Taylor going toward
Colley and | went toward Sciota
Hollow. | then went to the house
of Mr.. Smite Tuttle in Scotia Hollow
where my boy had been working.
I arrived at the house of Mr.. Tuttel
at about p. m. and stayed with
him Saturday night Sept. 23, 1899,
and remained with Mr.. Tuttle un-
till about Z a. m. Sunday morning)
Sept. "a, 1899. On Sunday morning
while standing on the porch of Mr.
Tuttle's house / saw Mr.. j. q. Scout
in coming toward Mr.. Tuttle's house
from the direction of the barn. lie
came to the house of Mr.. Tuttle.
Mr.. Scouten then asked me "What
are you doing here; and also asked
me ''are you working here: ! replied
No sir. He then asked me where |
was working. said in Bernice. |
told him that | had commenced
working there last Tuesday Sept. 49,.
1899. | told Mr.. Scouten that | had
come after my boy. Mr.. Scouten
then asked if Mr.. Taylor talked pol
itics. l replied, No sir. | told Mr.
ScOuten that had met Mr.. Taylor
on the road yesterday. told Mr..
! Scouten that | had been informed
that Mr.. Taylor was running for the
Office of County Commissioner of
Sullivan County, and that had
been asked by Mr.. llotla, ! think,
to support Mr.. Taylor for said office.
| told Mr.. Scouten that ] had agreed
to support Mr.. Taylor. Mr.: Scouten
then said "any one can get work
there now owing to the fact that Mr..
Taylor is running for County Com
missioner | told Mr.Scouten that
at the time was employed by Mr..
Taylor, l did not know that MIR.
Taylor was running for the office OF
County Commissioner. Mr.. ScouteI
then said Isn't it Il small trick fOl