The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-10

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up your ticket" says h, to me; so gave it up to
| the judge and came awav.
Question. Were there besides YOU others in the
coop, and if so, how many?
Answer. There were, as near as can come to it
one hundred and fifty to one hundred and seventy
| five, (l50 to l75.)
Cross-eramined. ed.-Question. How many persons
were in the room of the coop where you were?
Answer. About sixty, sir, and there was abo ut
| sixty in the cellar.
Question. How many of them do you know now
| to vote, namei
Answer. don't know any of them.
Question. Do you know whether any of them
| were compelled to go there a?
| Answer / do not.
Question. Was it pretty merry party?
Answer Yes, sir, it was pretty merry party;
the elocs had blunderbusses and Guns. and no,c and
| then they ,coud come in and trip one up and kick
| him IN the mouth
| Re-erdmnation.-Questi Are you an Ameri-
| can by birth?
| Answer. Yes, sir | was born out in Baltimore
county, near Col. Howard's farm, in 1893.
THE HOLIDAY STREET.
Henry Funk, witness Of lawful age, produced
| on the part of the contestants, being duly sworn
! deposes and says:
Examination in Chiet-Question. Were YOU
legal voter of the sixth ward of the city of Balti
| more, on November I'd, 1889?
Answer. was.
| Question. Were you ''cooped" prior to that cleo
| tion?
| Answer. l was. Saturday night before the cleo
| in Saratoga street, by Joe Creamer and another
| man, and was taken by them into the watch house.
| and they told me they charged me with making
| noise in the street, which was untrue; | was in
| there about half an hour; [ saw no one there but
| one police officer; Arnold, the bakers son, came
and said he had gone nv security and asked me To
go with him to take drink; he and three or four
others went up Holiday street with me, and when
| we got to Ras Levy's place we went in, and they
asked me to drink; l took some whiskey-for they
knocked me oown nat on my back, and poured the
Whlskey into me, ABOUT nall pint L holloaed and
| screamed, and then they clapped me down into the
cellar, and came down and robbed me and took nv
money, hve dollars all to eight cents, from me; |
wouldn't give it up, and they beat me on
the head. hand and lip, and took the
money away from me- then they marched
me through hoe into the adjoining house, and
carried me up stairs to the secosd floor; there Ar
nold's son beat me again. Sunday morning about
nine O'Clock, took the Stats out of the window,
which had been nailed on the inside and went out
on the ledge and stood there; was going to jump,
ana saw a party below with bricks, and then some
fellow caught me by the collar behind and drew me
PACK, ana then they handeuffed me and gave me
lashlng; saw Marshal Herring standing the
other sloe OF tne street. ABOUT an hour in the after
noon; they Kept me there till election day; they
Kept US all there IKE hogs ID pen; the floor was
iuli OF excrement ana stun OF all kinds, saw men
prought IN there VINO were searched and robbed
l saw one uerman' VINO was very anxious to get
nohe' VINO sslu ne iVeu IN the country, twenty-five
miies anu ieit us Team aI the Market and he made
kept nun 50 an nieht anu stripped MN OF all his
cothes except MS shrI ana drawers, and they took
comfort ana put III rounu MS neck and said they
would hang him, and he went down on his knees
ana SAID ne would De quiet, ana they let him aone
there was one oi lhose VINO kept the coop whom
they caliea u0Vernor, another Captain" an
91ner qMl HStewaru; tney Kept me IN the coop till
wednesday morning, and they gave me ticket
and wanted to make me vote, but wauldn't vote
Ior ran away at the time the shooting commenced
was at that tlme on the hrst moor; two squads of
SIX were brought down before was brought down.
and when the party who kept the coop went out
with pistols and gans, saw them shoot; followed
out behind them and made my escape, holding the
ticket, which was an american tenth ward ticket
in my hand.
Question. How many persons were confined in
that coop?
Answer. In the rooms where l was, front and
back room, there were some seventy or eighty per-
sons; there were sixty-three there, | think, on
Tuesday morning, and they brought right smart
into the coop after that.
Question. Did you see any arms in the house or
in the hands of those who kent the coon?
Answer. | saw fellows come in with revolvers in
their hands, which they pointed at the men in the
coop, and told them to lie down and go to sleep or
they would be shot, and they had guns at the d )or
and they always came in with large clubs like
watchmen's clubs IN their hands; and saw them
beat men with them too; one German was brought
in with large beard on, and Crab Ashby took a
candle and set fire to his beard and burnt it off
THE TOBACCO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VOTES BY ONE
MAN.
John Justus Rtzuis, a witness of lawful age, pro-
duced on the part of the contestants being duly
sworn, deposes and saws
Question. Where do you live?
Answer Lee street, No. l2
Question. Are you a German by birth and if
so, how long have you been in this country.
. Answer. | am German, and have been in this
country only since February, 1857.
Question Did you vote on November I'd, 1885,
and II SO, under what circumstances?
Answer. Monday morning, about eight or nine
O'Clock, was near the sugar house, where l was
at work, ana mad no work there to do; therefore
went to the State tobacco warehouse, and inquired
OF herman at work there whether could getany
WORK ne pointed TO a young man In the ware
mouse, ana told me to apply to him. consequently
went 10 MN, ana ne engaged me to work there at
SIX aoiiaTs week lot the whole year; went to
WORK ana at about eleven O'Clock he told me that
WORK would be stopped at four O'Clock, and that we
would go to another warehouse on the Point; after
iab ne tpia me me TO come along with him. and that
q lgnt elther put on my coat or leave 1T IN the Of
nee; three others and myself got into boat, went
oIeI I tne uock, anu 'hen crossed over Union dock,
an. anu 50 went on 10 the corner OF wilkes and Caro-
ilne streets; ne s'ood there with us awhile, took
e oy sene ar anu then ied me ana the two others
into d tle mouse mere 70 par where we were treat
I, Gu, "nlie was ulinhlng, ahother man present In
Tue room saiu 10 me- as soon as the work here 'is
uohe you can go PACK 10 the other warehouse; at
H .er awhiie our conductor came ana LED us through
the PACK Gl the mouse into court yard and then,
apParehty; thTough one or TWO yards, until we
came IN front OF crowd OF men, ABOUT hve or six,
armeo Win cluos, ana guns, ana other weapons,
s'anuihS at sort OF entrance through the tence or
Parutioh between Two houses; Immediately was
Pusheu from peniho; ana caught by the arm
W one vi the crown, ana dragged through the
opelihg' at the same time another Ger
mall n1t one VINO naa accompanied us, was
Pusneu thsough Immediately pehlnd me; the con-
puS'pr % anu tue TWO others saw no more; alter we
nau peeh got throug1 the opening into the next
mousse as nave stated, another man came and led
Ie" mlnutes Whlie we were there, the man with
me pegan 10 make nolse, trying to break the
plains oul, ac.' imlneelateiy thereupon the door
opeheo, anu tnFee OF Iour men appeared, one OF
"hom WIN, stiuch tme poor reno" on the head with
cluo' "aich leheu MIN 10 the ground; second one
laseu hii aAe anu sltuch aI nim througn the door
may' seeinS 'he intehtioh ol the man, pushed the
uooI ~, 80 as 70 intercept tne plow, whlch Tell
upon upon tne uooI, peaI IL pacK against my mouth and
hurt my hps severely; the party then came IN and
sea'cheu US thoroughly, taxing everything OF
any Vaue from us; mad only small pocket
hnlie' Whch they took; my companion they
maui sSeriP' anu as ne drew OH his shoe, his
money Iel out, 1eW quarters and some small
money; we were lett locked In for while then
the captain OF the coop came, opened the door, and
led us down stairs to small trapdoor which led to
the cellar; we were put down there and as we were
going down, in front, my companion was pushed
down violently, and falling against me, we both tum-
oleo down into the cellar; here found ourselves
IN dark hole, tull OF all sorts of men, with so
tary candle to give us light; there was kept until
tuesday afternoon, when the captain came down
ana selected the Oldest OF us; was called by name
and led up stairs to the second story, and put into
large room, which was also full of persons who