The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-13
PLUG UGLLES.
How II baltimore Mob AssaiIed u Pas.
senger Train-ScandalOus Treatment
of the Passengers.


of the Passengers.
The train which left Washington at $40 P. M.
yesterday tor Philadelphia, was attacked In
Baltimore about O'Clock, by one of the most
villamous and cutthroat looking mobs that ever
disgraced even Baltimore. The train consisted
OF three passenger cars from Washington, flied
chiefly with male passengers, but a number of
lady passengers were in the rearmost cars.
AT Annapolis Junction, one of the lads who
usually sell newspapers on the train between
Baltimore and Washington commenced taking
a vote for the Presidency among the male pas
sengers, and after going through the train, he
reported fifty votes for seymour and Blair, forty
two tor Grant and ColfaX, and seven neutral, or
who declined to tell how they intended to vote
at the Presidential election.
The design OF taking this vote was developed
when the train reached Baltimore. 1t was evil
dently intended TO ''spoU the Republicans, to
make them the marks for the mob IN the pre-,
concerted attack on the tram which took place
at the President street depot. Many of the
passengers OF the train to Baltimore were way
travellers, who generally voted for Blair, aud on
the arrival OF the train in Baltimore most of
them left at Camden Station, leaving the re-
naming passengers chiefly Republicans.
The cars were drawn through Baltimore by
horses separately, and as the hrst car in which
were the smokers" was halted on the east side
Of the President street depot, it was almost
instantly taken possession OF by mob Of roughs,
upwards OF "a hundred, who leaped upon the
front and rear platforms, and occupied both
doors of exit so as to make sure OF the passen-
the windows, no Wing for Seymour and Blair.
1t was the Rebel yell repeated, which was heard
on many a battlefield of the Rebellion,
The ruffians inside commenced an examination
of each passenger as to where he lived, If he was
going to Philadelphia TO vote, and ending with
a threat that if any Grant and CofaX men were
in the Cal they would have their brains blown
out.
A party of three or four accosted William
Thornton, a Philadelphian, and Assistant Pur-
Veyor at the Metropolitan Hotel, Washington,
who was sitting quietly In his seat, IN this wise:
The leader presented cooked revolver, which
he held directly against Thornton's mouth,
saying :-"Where do you live? Are you going
to Philadelphia to vote? Tell me, quick, or I'll
blow your brains out,' adding h0rrid oath.
Thornton begged them to spare his liie and to
mollity them told them he was one of Bill
McMullin's crowd, in Philadelphia. The man
with the pistol said:-"You lie | believe YOU
are one of the - radicals going to Philadel-
phia to vote; and If thought you were, would
kill you right herel"
He added IN a threatening manner, "Who DO
you know in Philadelphia that can vouch for
you? Tell me somebody know in Philadel-
phia, or I'll kill you," still holding the pistol to
his face.
Thornton held up his hand and swore that he
told the truth, when the ruffians left him beg.
giDg him TO ''excusen them for having treated
one of "Mully's crowd" so roughly.
A colored man, who sat in the rear of Mr..
Thornton. was next assailed with black Jacks
over the head, by three or four of the ruffians
for daring TO "look" at them. He gave them
no provocaton whatever.
While this was going on inside, the crowd