The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-03-21
Tames Irving is a butcher

James Irving is a butcher, in Wash
Ington Market doing a good business,
as he furnishes many of the large ho-
tells He has accumulated considerable
pHperty, SO that he is a very convenient
friend to many ofthese parties, tefback'
theln when they are brole,'i By pro-
vNing them with friends whea fortune
goes against them IN gambling, and goes
ktheir bail when they are in trouble
lie talks fight a great deal more than
he acts fight. He associates freely with
the q ro9ghs,', and may be classed as
one Of them. He was present on tho
night Poole was shot, and tried to get
Morrissey ont of the saloon-a favor
which Morrisscy did for him some time
since; for, Notwithstanding irving is an
active Soft-Shell Democrat, he created
lgreat disturbance at the Seymour dem
onstration at tammany, last fall, bycau-
ing John Gochraue foul, hard names,
which led to fghtrng, whereupon Morris
sey5 as his friend, hustled him out.
Johrny Lying was a spcculator some
] years ago around Washington Market,
but of late years he has been a gambler.
andsup.to three years ago he kept a dis
ORDERLY drinking place known as the
/ Ocean House, III Church street. Since
then he has kept a gambling house at
the corner of Canalastreet and Broad
way. 1t was from this house that tie
party started on the night Poole was
shot, and toll tieyret9rped. In that
house, also, was the late ARRAY between
Jim Hughes aRdsPapgene, when the
Louis Barker who is engaged In the af-
tsfair held his arm out for them to fight
over. Lying's place has a bar In the
rear and a gambling room In front, and is
the resort of the same class efmen, and
many of the same individuals, that. fire.
tquentcd the Ocean House. One of the
Tri5idte shadows on a late tour of
observation, saw, while in that place
ineog. Louis Baker and Johnny Lying
gambling onthe same table on whiehi it
is said that Baker was sccreted beneath
a pile of newspapers, the night after the
fight. It is reported that alt the Police
who. searched the house SO carefully
know all the time that he was beneath
those papers. He is a notorious rough--
and-tumble tighter, and in active politi-
clan in his ~preciactaof the Sixth Ward.
His Shell is Hard and Soft according to
circumstances
Jim Turner is about SO years of age.
He was born in New York; wcatto New
Orleans, where he learned a cooper's
trade, and in 1S49left the Crescent City
for California. While there he formed
the friendship Of Morrissey. He rcad-I
cred himself notorious, and LETT for the
good oGthe State. His introduction to
the public of New York was his ARRAY
with Tom Hyer. His next appearance
was as q leader in a very loose fancy
dress baltat Constitution Hall, in Broad
way, attended by hard Characters aid a
neutrality-suspicious. at which dresses
and aHner were decidedly free aud
easy. His third and probably his last
act was in the death-sccue Of this Poole
tragedy
Harvey Young has been known about
Cor the last tea years, but has
neither been noted for industry or peace
fitness.
Baugene, or Patrick Mclaughlin, was
born IN ireland, but was brought to this
country when very young He is now
about t~hirty-two years OF age. His ear
ly history is somewhat notorious for the
free and easy notions which lie entertain-
ed respecting property not his own. 1t
is said that he was "-cuHy thief" on
the Five Points for many years, and that
lis exploits in appropriating the proper
ty of others TO his own use, secured him a
residence on BlackweH's Island. a
partner of his, named Hugh Read, was
40 Si,. Ci,r For 6yo yoors.
and it is further affirmed that he mainl-
ed a man by biting off his finger, and
that for this offence he was also sent up
to B~lackweI's Island. About seven
years since, in a savage row with a fgh-
ter named Michael Murray, his nose
was bitton OFF by his antagonist. About
this time he began to fud out the value
Of his muscular powers, aad, in oempa-
nv with one of his relatives, Maurice
Luunigen, " travelled on his muscle
For about two years past they served
in the capa. city of " muscle menu For
the Erie Railroad Company. About
three months ago he entered the saloon |
of Richard Platt, and fred a pistol at
Tom Hyer. Platt made him give bonds
not to enter his house any more. In
1852 Paugene set out for California,
aud, while on the way, committed a cru
el assault upon a passenger, and then
conceded himself in the forecastle to
avoid punishment until he reached the
IsthmGs. He stopped at Panama, in
company, with his partner, one Lump
Lee. The latter was engaged with four
or five Others, shortly. a~fterward, In a
burglary upon the house of a priest, when
$4,000 were stolen. Only Lee /
and a native were, taken, the rest es-
Lee was sent to Carthagena, and
Paugene, after supporting himself in
Panama by preying upon Califprniaus
for about nine months, aud finding that
the place had become too hot for his
comf2rt he fed to New York,
Paugene is said to have been some
what concerned in the Plain White rob-
berry of gold dust. but managed to es-
cape c nviction. Some three months
ago, lie drew a pistol and sttacked a
young man named Theodore Allen, in
e The. Senate, "a porter house on Church
street, and bit off a portion of his under
at that time lie also threatened to
PoOfeALFor this offence he was
arrested andtaken before Justice Stuart,
who held him to bail in $500 to answer.
Bail was furnished by his friend Irwin,
and be was liberated. The grand jury
irdicted him for the offence, but up to
this time he has managed to evade a
trial. He subsequently committed three