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BEWARE, HOL.LENBACK.TkkasrliK.Ij-kI,I:lt; T IJollenhuck I shouhl take warning in the action of commissjonor-eh ct Alien of Sclmyl kill county, who made a deal before the « lection to lie I j» him through the battle, and now backs down when he is confronted with visions of prison bars and a heavy tine, it is author itively stated that Robert Nicholson will be H'dlenbaek’.s deputy, and such being the ease, he will be placed in the same predicament as was Allen. There may be some ditlieultv of proving a lt;lea I before the chation. though there was a rumor here before election t hat such a deal had taken; place. We will await with some ' anxiousness until next Tuesday, when the appointment must necessarily be made. The law treating upon this particular case, if a deal can be proven, will be pretty severe. A fine of 81,000 ami six months imprisonment is what the act places the limit of t he punishment at . If Dr. Hoi leiihaek appoints Mr. Nicholson be commits a great breach of trust In | fad be will be guilty of no less a crime than false pretense It would stem loo had torn man like liollcn-hack, admired and respected bv man kind, to sell his honor and respect at so low a figure. We had not credited the report lor some time, but the evidence is too conclusive and if the up |pointment ot Robert Nicholson as,I , . ,deputy treasurer is announced next jweek, there will he little or no sur-jprise, but a big heap of indignation jfelt among both Republicans and II feinoerats as well.It has been said that thi* Doctorwill appoint Nicholson until soring, j by which time the furor will have suh:ddlt; d, and another choice will h-mudt from Repuh ie*n ranks1 hi- is all rot W h would take the olliec for a lew months ? flu ie i' but he cliamv f r iiol cuhack. and that is app dnt a man from Republican ran! * place himself •1 ■ • t irr«'t alei • a.- r . lie I .*s lt;Ia 11*• st of friends who will feel keenlyi ie in:m of «»f the;r trii't wtn-n
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Mount Carmel Weekly Item
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Dec 30, 1893
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