The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-12
INCIDENTS AT THR POLLS.

INCIDENTS AT THR POLLS
There wac, as usual, comside able excltementin
the Sixth ward. Abou, o'clock, the excitement
having risen 10 lite highest PITCH the battle began,
and the bricks, clubs and knives were going in
every direction. One man was knocked senseless
by stone, which struck him on the head, layin
open the scalp; another had his arm broken,
which having been set, he returned to the scene
OF action, and after having several times ex-
pressed his opinion in the moet impressive man.
ner, and with any quantity of epithets, was pre-
vailed upon by his friends to retire.
AT another time, three dastardly young men
assailed an old man, without the slightest provo
cation, and were humping him most Justify,
when good natured and gentlemanly looking
man stepped up, and planting his fist under the
ear of one of them, felled him to the ground,
and broke up the row.
There were some FIVE or six enutes only-some-
thing remarkable for that ward. The police
were actively engaged to preserve order, though
had there been a general outbreak it would
have required more than the whole force Of the
police of the ward to quell the riot.
In the Fourth ward, there was a pretty good
indication of riot at one time; but the police
of the ward, aided by a detachment from the
Tenth, prevented an outbreak, and things went
OFT with only a storm OF loud words.
In the Eighteenth ward there was a slight
brush, which was Immediately quelled, and one
fellow, who had colonized from the Twelfth
ward. was marched of in double quick time to
the station house, for offering to vote illegally
In the Fourteenth ward quite e controversy
occurred between two sons OF the Green Isle. as
to whether Mr.. Brady was an Irishman One
OF them contended that every Irishman should
vote for him (Brady) because he was one OF
their own countrymen. The other was not alto
gether satisfied that Mr. Brady drew his first
breath in Erin, and would not vote for HIM until
he could know to his own satisfaction. At this
time man passed by, when the friend of Mr..
3. accosted him. and asked him if Brady was
not an Irshman. The fellow understood the
game, and replied, eff heis not, his father was
a id Irishman.'' This contemptuous way OF
speaking Of the Irish perfectly satisfied the
doubling one, and he Immediately gave hurrah
and a vote Tor Brady.
About the time the returns from the different
wards of the Mayoralty ticket were expected,
Tammany Hall was lighted up, and the democrats
assembled to pass away the while In speaking,
but had only begun, when general tracas broke
out: the speaker was pulled from the stand, and i,
for hls own safety, made all haste 10 get out OF
the Hall The crowd followed ha, and several
of them falling, a large number fell, and piled
up at the foot Of lhe stairs. A general fight en-
sued, during which the lights of the hall were
all put out Order was again restored, and
things afterwards went on quietly; but Tammany
was among the dark places
In all the other wards, the election was more
than ordinarily quiet, the contendlng parties sp-
parently not having the time to spare to COM
mence a battle, Tor fear they might thereby
lose some ground.