The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-13
FOURTEENTH WARD.

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there rush OF voters at the polls, but every on
! deposited his ballot regularly and without an,
molestation All appeared to pass off quietly Tn
Tag SuageT were Michael NJ. Eye, Michael Warner an,
during the day with squad of policemen.
FIFTEENTH WARD.
me polling place OF this ward was at the corner
OF Hill and Hanover streets, and from the begin
hlng 10 the end OF the polling, the whole place wa.
completely in the possession of rowdies The oooo
voters, as they denominated those who deposited
the American ticket, found no difficulty in gettno
10 the polls, but when those whom they thought
were opposed to the good ticket came to vote the
passage was blocked up, and every means resortad
10 lor the purpose of obstructing the polls The
appearance of a German at the polls appeared to
.I ne tne signal for melee; and whilst standing
Ihere our Reporter saw two men stabbed in the
leg, either with knife or some other sharn instru
ment, one OF whom appeared to be cut verv badly.
the blood flowing freely. Neither of the men qot
their votesi in, and both left declaring that if they
could not vote as honest citizens, they would not
do so at the risk of their lives Shortly after this
AFFAIR an elderly man came up but seeing the char
acter OF those by whom the polls were
surrounded. deemed it prudent not to vote,
anu was gong away. when some of his acquaint-
ahces standing by perceiving him advised him to
go up and deposite his vote. He attempted to do
so, but regular melee the result A gentle
man by the name of MOir, during the afTrav
got Diow from some one on the face, cutting it
severely. The Judges on the inside closed the
window until the row quelled, after which it
was again opened Several of the Reformers sne
peaIed to the police, and Captain Woods did appear
10 exert his energies to quell the disturbances but
either from dereliction of duty on the part of his
men, or from their being too small a number of
them, the polls were taken possession of and kent
during the day. The judges in this ward were
Messps' James Hollingshead, w. G.. Fosscenner
and Peregrine Wilson.
SIXTEENTH WARD
The polls of his ward were held on the corner of
Camaen d and Eutaw streets The judges Rich
ara Alexander, George Samner and Jno N WRIGHT
Inc police force were under the ERECTION of Sar-
geant PamphllIoH. On the opening of the polls an
attempt was made by rowdv gangs to drive off nat
uraized voters, but the police interfered and pre-
vented any actual outrage being committed. A
man ma ed Alexander Brown was arrested bv
Sargeant Pamphili"n and committed to the station
mousse. During the remainder of the dav, with the
exception of providing and pushing at the polls,
hothlhg OF serious character occurred.
- SEVENTEENTH WARD.
The polls were held on the corner of Hanover
street and Williamson alley. The Judges were VIM
Addison, VIM. Swindell, and Henry Travers.
capt Manly, OF the Southern district, had this
ward under charge. The voting here was con-
Quoted very quietly, with the exception of occa-
slonal wranging about the right of parties to vote
EIGHTEENTH WARD.
Inc poils OF this ward were held on Holins street
near Schroeder. The judges were John Bradswood
John 7: Brotherton, and i. F. Riefsnyder. Can't,
Brown had the direction fthe police at this ward
me voting here was carried on quite rapidly, the
ponce forces Keeping the polls clear and allowing
every voter an opportunity to approach and demos
ite his vote. Before noon a FIGHT took nIaca fbe-
tween two men OF different politics, and both were
arrested and confined in the Western station house
NINETEENTH WARD.
The 10Th ward polls were held at the corner oF
Franklin and Fremont streets
The judges were Samuel j. Garrettson AIrred
Conway and James Morrison
The police at this ward were under CHARGE of
Lieut.. Grover; The voting proceeded quietly and
Y. al laG
poll large vote. No actual outbreak occurred
The police here acted promptly, and seemed de-
termined to do all in their power to ensure fair
election
TWENTIETH WARD.
The polls in this ward, located in Biddle street
between Madison and Eutaw, were generally ouiet
until towards the middle of the day, and there was
no attempt made to obstruct the voters The DO
lice force was under the command of Sergeant
Bartholow, who manifested disposition to do his
DUTY with fairness and rmness, but, as the events
later in the day show, he was not at all supported
oy the men under him. An Irishman, who was
g1lng 10 the polls, was violently assaulted by Paul
fIaclde, near the corner of Madison and Biddle
streets. Placide ran off and was not arrested
At about II o'clock, after an indiscriminate
clearing of the polls by party of rowdies, promi-
nent among whom was James Morgan, a rush was
made to the pavement opposite, where several of
the Tembers of the Reform movement were stand
ing. As the crowd pressed on, demonstration
was made towards John H. Thomas, Esq. who had
Deen repeatedly threatened during the morning
Mr Thomas with his struck the man approach
ing nearest him.. Mr.. Thomas was then seized by
pollceman Edwards who declared that che would |
arrest him, damn him, or any other man that drew
PISTOL There was no one present, not even
policeman Edwards, who said he saw Mr. |
Thomas draw pistol except the man who was
struck, and the fact positively denied by all pres
ent. lie was however taken to the Western dis
trlct station house, and without any investi-
CATION OF the case, and without the formalitv
OF administering oath to his accuser was ordered
to be put in the clock up by the Sergeant of no.
lice who was found in attendance. On the appear
ance OF justice Logan, some time afterwards an ex-
animation was held by him, and the falsity Of the
charge against Mr.. Thomas made so apparent that
he was Immediately released.
No arrest of any of the attacking parties were
made as far as we could learn. A number of Re
formers were assaulted and driven from the polls.
one OF whom, Mr.. George Beam, while manfuliv de-
tending himself and being badly beaten was arrest
ed and taken to the station hous. He was released
by Justice Logan. By three o'clock the rowdies
had complete possession of the polls and no attempt
was afterwards made by the reform men to resist
them
About o'clock in the afternoon a party of men.
mostly hailing from the 18th ward, arrived at the
polls, and soon after assaulted several citizens-
Mr.. George Riggs, 5ailif, was Knocked down, as
was also Levin Gale, Esq. Gen. John Wesley
w atkins received very severe blow on the right
Jaw, and was otherwise iItreated The police ar
rested the asSailants, and took them from the
ground The voting then proceeded without inter
rupton, other than pulling and pushing until the
close of the polls About s o'clock, while the
judges were engaged in counting the ballots,
party of men gained access to the ROOM immedi-
ately put out the lights, broke up the ballotbox,
and destroyed such other articles as came in their
way. The ballots were scattered over the floor
and the Judges were compelled to leave the room
Thus ended the election in the Goth ward
About halt-past eight o'clock party of four
men, in passing Gen. j. Wesley Watkins house,
broke the glass of the front windows of the first
story, and passed on, no officers being near at the
time to make arrests.
1t was understood that the Reform party had a
considerable majority in this ward, hence the out
rage that was perpetrated.