NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 1907; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 1 Nov 1907 Volume 41, Number 44 **[Newspaper faded] Local and Personal The illness of Comer Sipes has developed into typhoid fever. J. F. Patts of Pittsburg called on friends Ebensburg way Tuesday. Robert Smith came up from Lilly on Tuesday to look after his lumber interests. The Hon. Ed James called on W. I. Stineman and other friends in South Fork Monday. Mrs. Jennie Lewis moved into David Griffith's dwelling house on Centre street Saturday. The condition of Miss Lyda Davis was unimproved yesterday. She is down with gastric fever. David Wagner, Miles McHughes and F. E. Jamison came up from Nant-y-Glo to observe Hallowe'en. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Evans went to Johnstown last Saturday to pay their son, John Evans, a long promised visit. Turnips are a large crop on the farm of Philip Anstead. He has a hundred bushels more than he can make use of himself. Patrick Crilley and Tyrbetus Lentz, two prominent Democrats of Allegheny township, had business in Ebensburg on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Davis of Westmont were summoned hither on Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Robert Roberts. David G. Griffith spent Sunday in Johnstown with his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Summerhill. His two sons, Walter and Elmer, are students at Rowe's college. John H. Bower and John S. Cook represented Vintondale in Ebensburg Saturday. The latter gentleman recently sustained a fracture of his left arm while hauling wood. A carbuncle on the neck is worth two on the hand. Esq. Oliver Evans knows something about such a pest and would doubtless vouch for the truthfulness of this statement. The following owners of residences on Griffith avenue have constructed new brick pavements along their properties: L. S. Riggs, W. H. Connell, John Getting, and Richard Myers. Charles Chirdon of the Central Hotel is off duty 10 days, enjoying a vacation with friends at Gallitzin. During his absence Worth Blair is filling the position of bartender at the Central. Edward Krug took a quiet hunt on Tuesday out over the Mitchell hills. Three pheasants, two rabbits and one grey squirrel came his way and he succeeded in bagging all of the game. The residence of Miss A. E. Davis on Center street has been turned half way around and placed on a new foundation. The work was done by J. D. Strayer and his crew of house movers from Johnstown. This is to be followed by other improvements to the property. J. T. Blair, who won the cow chanced off by Elsie Yingling recently, out of the kindness of his heart, returned the cow to Mr. Yingling, believing that the original owner had greater need of the animal than he. Fortune has not smiled very propitious upon Mr. Yingling of late. The kindness of Mr. Blair is commendable, to say the least. [Transcriber's note: In the Oct. 25 1907 edition, the name of Elsie Yingling is given as Elgie Ingling.] Late News of County David E. Evans, a former citizen, is seriously ill at his home in Kane. W. A. Ebig had a new Bell telephone installed into his place of business Saturday. The following gentlemen registered at the Metropolitan Hotel last Saturday: H. H. Hall of Patton; Clare Taylor of Altoona, W. M. Taylor of Pittsburg, John H. Hogan of Ambridge and C. B. Clain of Spangler. ATTENTION, VOTERS! Can District Attorney Leech Explain the Following? It has developed that District Attorney Leech has been guilty of violations of the law, that Mr. Leech has been taking illegal fees from prosecutors in the Quarter Session Court; that Mr. Leech has done so systemically throughout his entire term as is shown BY THE RECORDS OF THE COURT. The law provides that the District Attorney of Cambria County shall receive $5.00 for each bill returned "ignoramus" by the Grand Jury, the prosecutor to pay the costs. Look at the Pamphlet Laws of 1866, page 103, and convince yourself that this is correct. The meaning of this law is that when the Grand Jury returns "Not a True Bill," and the prosecutor to pay the costs, the District Attorney shall be entitled to collect from the prosecutor $5.00. Yet is such cases, MANY OF THEM, Mr. Leech has received and receipted for $7.00, thereby taking from the prosecutor $2.00 more than the fee allowed by law. The foregoing statement is true beyond any dispute. We challenge Mr. Leech or any person for him to deny it. Many instances can be cited from the record to prove it. Will the intelligent voters of Cambria County return to office a man who has been guilty of the crime of taking illegal fees? Will they forget that Mr. Leech was elected three years ago to preserve the law and to punish and put down crime? Can they overlook the fact that Mr. Leech is himself criminally guilty of taking fees which are not his by law? Can they distinguish the degree of criminality in his case from that of the unfortunates whom he prosecutes and punishes? Mr. Leech and his supporters have asserted time after time that the only argument against him is the fact that he has enforced the law. Let Leech enforce it against himself. He is grown rich, in part at least, on this unlawful pilfering of prosecutors, people who are unfortunate enough to become involved in criminal cases and yet he asks THREE MORE YEARS of the same. If you think that $2.00 is a small amount to take unlawfully, just consider that it is taking five-sevenths that the law allows and two- sevenths without any authority of law. Theft is theft and crime is crime, be the station of the guilty party high or low, be the amount taken large or small. Two dollars in one case may not be much, but consider many cases in which Leech has got the extra $2.00 A vote for Leech is an endorsement of his policy in taking that which is not legal, that which is not his own. Has not Leech had enough already from the people of Cambria County without taking from them more than he is lawfully entitled to?