The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-04-25

assaulted and Drircn from The Polls
Rerengc and Riot The ElerenA Wud
Balist- Boa Destroyed -!
TuEspAY EVENING.
We stated i'll yesterdays paper, that
during the forenoon bitter feeling was
manifested by the Sag NIGHTS in the
Eleventh Ward, towards the few Amer
leans stationed at the pills. 1t was as
much as one $ ne was worth to say any
lt.inT favorable TO any OF the candidates
on the American ticket. Several per-
sons were knocked down for crying
"Hurah for Par TAyLoR y and the
| few Americans stationed at the polls as
chaIlengers, were constantly derlded and
| insuhed. The utmost disregard was pad
to the cAallengers, aud illegal votes were
! received and deposited III the aatlot-box
with inlpunity.
The American challengers hardly dare
open their mouths. About one hundred
bullies, including the ward politicians,
mostly Germans su. rounded the polls,
aud they were backed by several hunl-
red Germans. as an evidence o the
feeling OF all, we state the fact that on
more than eae occasion clerk tOrsook
tue poll books. and commenced quarrel
lag win an American iqr challenging
tue votes.
Matters went on this way until about
5 two clock in the afternoon, when a dc.
, termination was made 10 drtUs The inner.
tcans from the polls i! 1t was accom-.
pushed through the following Incident
\ young man, and a legal voter, can,
, up 10 yo,e. One Of the Mohawl, bullet
asked him what ticket he had, and h'
+. replied "lhe American Reform "By
Cd gou cant t0!e that ttcket here
, was the response. lie was lmmedlatcl,
u knocked down The lew American
e present eudeavored to protect him, whel
they were assailed with dray pms, ant
other weapons. They We're, oil course
soon overcome and driven away, nearI
every man being first hrutalIy beaten
One was drawn from his buggy, wher
he was sitting quietly. and beat over th
head with clubs.
Some ol the Americans were prepare
aud dld defend themselves. A German
said to b. in the employ OF FRAnA LlscA
was stabbed IN the breast jus, as he wa
striking a heavy blow with the dray pin
The German policeman TOOK part IL III
d assault upon the americans
!. The polls cleared OF all opposite,
fraudulent votes We're put il with lnps
: nifty, amid tie cheers OF e crowd. Ih
) news soon spread 10 the lower ward
.e and Ia hatI an hour people came aocb
,e ing up to tic Eleventh Ward, from II
> down town polls, aaa by ) o'clock tu
$ 5000 people were on Inc ground / i
: bq.hes wele driven from tAr polls an
< the baiol-aox protected. The Mayt
Is aud large police !o.ae arrived, but no
wlHsiaadiag Their presence, fights oce;
sioaally occurred. 4 party went apo
Jackson HilI and to3A possession Of
caauUa, which vas being tifei by Il
is Germans T1ts they brought to the /
to sall polls, AID hotsted l!ag o.et ]
i, Gl,h great cheers,
Abpat tals time, Mayor Sneiba,c
= who Was inslae tie polls attracted atle
- ton lIa was attacked by some person
y Who ge do NOT kuas, aud IA the mel
i, the Judges deserted tile ballot box, wac
some one took and bso0gu, il INTO n
street, where il wa demolished, aul ,h
y ballots scattered il the street. II
IL created tremendous excitement. II
Mohawk bu.ica rallied aud auacAel Il
!. American patty das were 4a,uh y I
= pulsed Tie GeraSu pliceHrH "a Il
" Ward. who nd acled dlsgraoe.Ql taro4.
- our the day. were driven oti.
on \ J clock, news came up that the
il was a riot III the '.hfteentn Ward. Al
a, the cry was raised 70 tie Thirteen
. Ward" Nth the cannon At ,Her hes
= the crowd started % the Thlrteen,h war
SIS They passed The Ninth Ward polls, whe
Of they halted The polls, however, we
ed closed, and 40 disturbance occurred \
or cept few fights. Tie party taen n
oeaiel D the 'fnlrrta,h Wagl.
- At the Thirteenth Ward. 4 crosl
ltll about 2oo0 lfishien lad surrounded !
pc!!s, The most u them armed With eip
| Iany rcrsaa kAeanto belong u the erI