The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-03-21

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75t - Nov that the eErtain has fallen upon
the deathzseenss in Ghis fessfal tragedy,
3 which hasaBcen discernabfe in It's incipi-
50 ent sssns for years past, and has been
sboldlF, desperately, and in pub.
ta lie view for months, until its bloody
rel 4crmfnation, we give a brief history OF
xhescircumstaaees and Of the prominent
parties therein engaged. The public
viii not fail to recognize in them the ef-
&sctive teeIsof unprincipled politicians,
5 whose efSorts for the fame and spoils OF
Office have tehdedto corrupt and demon
aIze the politics of the city to aans ex-
tent that has created disgust and con
tempt inhthe public. mind. Bloody
crimes like these are, but fruits of the
> hydra of vices wbichshas been tolerated
- in our midst and which actind IN an of.
fehsiye and defensive alliance. copsti.
Z tute a fearful in this citvg So
ssilepe as drmkenness gambling @nrost;.
fgH tuition nrizesfohting a9Si tSSe;r assol
ciate evils continue, SO lonp shall ney-
orabe rid OF the characters who constant
10 yheap upon the civ taxes and dis
grace. The schools of vice are omen.
ii ard hundreds are training to take the
s1s places ofthose who now go to the grave
80 or to prison. - 5a 5ase tzs %
yse4at - ORIGIN OF THE FEuD. -
sa3 e Strictly speaking the germs of the
difficulty have been in existence for the
s last Eve or six years. Sullivan fought
m liver insfs4S, bit previous to the eiec.
ton in 1852 they we're sreeoneled, and
with a troop ofetleir respective friends
PaFadea Howard, and Mercer streets
aud the n~eighborhood, making night
. hidsors, with their drmkenaerGies.A
They worked together during the CAM
paign. n tie Enionists Club, aWhfr
lighting association which was solne-
thing meretkah a match for theiE mpirc.
e Hyer, Poole, Sullivan. SHAY. aud 9th
ers belonged to the Wing Club while,
81 Morrissy, Lying. and theft crowd Trained
under Capt. Rynders, IN the Empire
Club The manner in which the fght
-sain California, between rMorrissey and
ses Thompson (the latter had been Hyer's
trainer at the time of. his fight with
SuAixan}was conducted. tended to in
j crease the iH-feelfng between Merrissey
and HyeE. When Morrissey and Sulli-.
van had their. fight, lei yer was S~ullfvan's
friend, and when Sullivan was arrested.
liver levied on fighters, politicians and.
all sorts of rufians, the SUM necessary
seto bail Sullivan out Cf the CLUTCHES of
the Law. SIace then MorEissey has fol-
lowed up Hyer at ra~cecoutses and on
other occasions, bullying and threaten
ing him, and trying to- get Inn iEtola
fight. Morrissey made the remark toll
Poole thai, he Go1id whip HyEcIr,s and
Poole cautioned him as q fricnd not to1
attempt it,. Some tnis afterRard
Poole went TO Morrissev s room To saoi
what his intention. as In, the matter.
and wli1e there, Morrissey said he eofh
whip Hyer, and, Poole afterward. Poole |
suggested TO Morr.ss5Y that he Could
give him ;Morrisssy) a pretty good tue |
himself. That led to the Amos street
fight, IN which Morrissey and his crowd
were thrashsd By, Poole and his crowd.
Since that time it has probably been theI
Intention of the Morrissey party to take
the iifeof Poole ard Hycr, and attempts
have been made7on different occasions
tosearry the plot into effect. Baker
4 and Poole were formerly friends. 1t is /
only about year that they have beenI
al!euated-Baker, since hat time, being
connected with tire Morfissey faction.
The difficulty has also assumed. some
thingofa national phase, Poole and his
friends representing the American, Nor.
rIssey and his friends the Irish senti-
ment. The Ninth Warders, who maui
ed the Hibernian Society on the 4th of
July, 1853, were reported to be q Short
Boys . friends Of Poole &C., which
has had some influence in stimulatiug1
the foreign feeliRg against him as an
American champion. Poole was also u
menlber OF the atlYe American Socie-
ties, - @
isaeThe headquarters of the Morrissey
crowd were IN Church St, and his was
the downtown gang. while the Poole
crowd consisted principally of the
"roughs of Mercer ST., of the neigh
sborhood Ia which Poole established his
clearinghouse, and of the Eighth and
Ninth wards
$50 THE POOLE CROWD.
Mr. Poole, thedeceased, was a native
OF Sussex county. New Jersey, He
came to the city at an early age, and
has 46een,smee that time a resident OF
ness OF a butchers and has, conducted
that business IN Washington market. fer
q number OF years. lie was about thir-
tystour years OF age1a man OF mid:
ding stature, OF good appearance and
great physical strength n activity
In his appearance he was ALWAYS we'll 4
dressed and gentiemauly- lie was pop
IL 49, - Tr n 0rawr ~ 40 $50 /