The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-16
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Assaulted a Police Omcer-More "Depu-
ties" I'm TrOubIe-A Democrat Attacks
n Republican-A Pretty Democratic
Youth = burglars and Repeaters "A
HOrse.Thief-Theft of Dry Goods

Youth - Burglars and Repeaters A
HOrse-Thief-Theft of Dry Goods,
William Murray and John Little have been
arrested for making an attack upon Policeman
White, and threatening to shoot hin, ,on election
day, while he was on duty near the poll OF the
Second Division of the Fifth ward. Tue
prisoners had hearing before Alderman Car
penter this morning, and they were held to
answer at Court.
Michael Hogan and George Pearson, deputy
sherits, were before Alderman Maule t1ts
Mars and Craig, of the SIX eenth district, with
melting to riot on last Tuesday morning, at the
Seventh precinct voting poll, Twenty.fourth
ward. Hogan was also charged with having
attempted to break the door of the room
where the boxes containing the ballots were
stored. Bo,h prisoners we're held to bail for
trial.
"A fellow named James Mead, Of notorious
fame, has been arrested, charged with an out
rageous assault ana battery on Robert Renshag,
at the election polls, Eighth aud SAMSON streets.
Renshaw had TAX zen the Bible for the purpose OF
deposiDg that he knew a voter whose name did
not appear in the Assessors list, and who was
about to cast his ballot, when he was seized by
Mead and dragged from the poll and then badly
beaten and kicked. Mead bad a hearing before
Judge Allison, and was held in $4,000 bail for
trial.
James Magee, a lad nineteen years of age,
of Democratic faith, has been arrested, charged
with having voted for Fox twice on election
day In the Twenty sixth ward, and also with
having stolen his fathers naturalization papers
in order to keep the latter from voting. Tue
old gentleman is Republican. Alderman
Patched bound the youth over in $500 bail to
answer.
Michael Cochrane living at Thompson street
and the Reading Railroad, on the day of the
Mcclellan reception stole horse from person
residing IN that neighboIhood and rode the
animal in the procession On returning at night
he offered TO sell the horse for $l5 He was
arrested yesterday. Alderman Senix held him
to answer.
"A piece of muslin, worth SIS so, and cloak
valued at $25, were yesterday stolen from Mrs.
Steel & Sons dry goods store, Tenth street above
Coates. Robert Knowlton was arrested for
stealing the goods. He was taken before Alder
man Massey, who held him for trial.
HEARING BEFORE UNITED STATES CoMMIs-
sloNER james McCusker was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Henry Phillips on
the charge OF conveying whisky TO other than
William s. Kneass sworn-I am Deputy Col
lector of the Second District; 1 know the deten
dant by the name he gave; his business Is haul
ing; about O'Clock yesterday afternoon found
a wagon of the defendant standing on Market
street, above Eighteenth, with two barrels of
molasses whisky in it, | got in the wagon and
examined it; the arrels were marked "Recti-
fed; (the whisky was not recti6ed;) "James
Davis, No. 800 William street, Philadelphia
Rectifed"; l seized the wagon aud drove it forty
feet, when the defendant came and asked what
was going to do with it; / told him | was gong
to take it to bonded warehouse; he got into
the wagon and rode with me; asked him where
he got the whisky; he said he did not know:
asked him where he was taking it; he said to
meet man rear Nineteenth and Market Streets:
he said if | would let him have it back he would
sell it and give me ten dollars; / then drove him
to the Station House and put him in charge of
the lieutenant
John HI. Leighton sworn-I am Lieutenant Of
the Sixth Police District; yesterday about
quarter-past O'Clock Mr.. Kpeass came and
asked me for an officer to take charge of pr!.
soner; took charge of the defendant; he told
me he did not know where he was taking The
whisky. nor who he was hauling for -,
The defendant was held in $500 bail to
answer at Court.
THE MURDER OF POLICEMAN YoUNe.-This
morning, shortly before IL o'clock. Alderman
Beltler, at the Central Station held hearing in
| the cases OF Devine and Gallagher charged with
the assassination of Police officer Young AMI
the murderous assault upon Michael Marr, on
the evening of Tuesday last election day., at
| Eighth and Lombard streets.
The circumstances attending the murder have
| been published in The TELEGRAPH.
DR.. III. Hanley, No. 4l8 s. Eighth street, tes-
tlfed-I am attending Michael Mari; he has a
| gun.shot wound and severe confusion on the
| head, the latter caused by blunt instrument;
consider him now in dangerous condition.
John Shermer, living at Eighth and South
Streets testified that he witnessed the assault
upon Marr, and the shooting of Officer Young;
saw Devine there.
Officer Parker testi6ed-saw the occurrence
| on Tuesday afternoon or evening; saw Gallagher
| there; shortly before the closing of the polls
| officer Young and myself saw the crowd fall
back from the polls; went there to learn the
| cause; saw men with back-jacks and pistols;
| think that the defendants were there, judging
from their appearance; saw Marr lying on the
| sidewalk.
Defendants committed.
OBITUARY.-Thomas o. Webb, Esq, who,
for sixteen years past, has filled the position OF
Deputy III the office of the Prothonotary of the
| Court of Common Pleas, died last evening. at
| his residence on MoYamensing avenue below
Christian street. The deceased was about thirty
fnnr wars of ape. E0r snna tinan he bod Ia Am