Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-04
The Rowdies Triumphant in Baltimore Terri
BILE Rioting and Brutality-Hon. VIM P.
Preston and others Beaten Shot &C.

Preston and others Beaten, Shot, sc.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2-The election is pro-
crossing amid intense excitement The row.
dies have blocked up the polling places in some
of the wards The police are doing nothing.
In other wards the judges have been driven
of, several persons beaten, and Others shot.
Among the latter is Adam Ky lie, Jr., merchant
who at last accounts was dying. His brother
was also shot and dangerously wounded. Jas.
Johnston, Il notorious rowdy, assaulted voter
with an awl, and was instantly shot dead. A
man named Vim. Stiles was shot, and wound
ed in two places. Others were beaten and
chased from the polls by the rowdies The
rowdes have full possession of the 18th ward,
and have given their opponents notice TO quit.
The LIST, ID, 4th and both wards are in the
possession of rowdies, who are knocking down
and maltreatng all who oppose them. In the
10Th they have swivel on the ground. In
18th and 10th armed bands of rowdies from
Washington are leagued with Baltimore row.
dies. A boy was shot in the 18th, and NOR
tally wounded. There is talk of a vigilance
committee.
Mt is just reported that VIM. P.
Preston, democratic candidate in the Third
Congressional district, has been shot. The re-
port, however, lacks confirmation.
A private despatch says ''the greatest out
RACES ever perpetrated upon the rights of
and we fully expect to have to record to-mor-
row the bIoodiest days work which ever
stained our election annals"
2.30 P. MIR. Kyle, who was shot this
forenoon, is dead.
240 P. M.-Wm. p. Preston is now lying at
Barnum's Hotel badly beaten about the head
with a billy. The outrage is said to have been
perpetrated in the 9Th ward
2.55P P. Min the 11th ward, the stronghold
of the reformers, Mr. George NJ Gill made
speech announcing the withdrawal of Mr.. Tho
mas, the reform candidate for District Attor-
ney, when the reformers, finding it impossible
to do anything all withdrew.
3P. M.-Dr. Robinson, of the Central Re-
form Committee, came to the 11th ward polls
and announced that the Reformers had been
driven from every ward except that and the
Sth, and counselled the reformers to withdraw
to avoid further bloodshed. Whereupon DIR.
Thomas, reform judge, retired, and the con-
test was abandoned. Previously the retormers
throughout the city withdrew, leaving the polls
i'll the hands of the dominant party.
Third Dispdtch.-There are numerous re-
ports of minor outrages on the private rights
of citizens in several wards In the second
ward, a man named Charles Barkand was shot
in the hip. In the fifth ward, man. name I'M
known, was dreadfully beaten. The most re.
liable account is, that Mr.. Preston was assault
ed at Govanstown, the ninth district of Balti-
more county. One account says he was beat
en- by an Irishman. Mr.. Kyle, who was re-
ported dead at two o'clock, was still living an
hour after, but in a hopeless condition, as
ball perforated his brain. The streets are
nearly deserted tonight, except by the victo
rious party. The stores were closed at dusk
The proprietor Of the Exchange having been
threatened with assault, made demand on
the city authorities for protection.
report to the N. York Herald says about
thirty were shot. 1t also gives the names of
r. r. Kirkland and johnson, as killed in the
14th and Henry Herring, Jr, in the Sd ward.
9P.M.-The Americans are rejoicing over
their victory The reformers deny that any
thing that can be called an election, has taken
place. 1t will be late before the returns are
| received, as a large number of officers were
voted for on one ticket. In the 18th ward the
American ticket has an average of $50 votes,
and the highest reform vote is "a Kyle died
of his wounds this evening.