The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-15

mairod on hand until long after night Having i IN
bibe1 pretty freely OF whisky through the day tuey
werN decidedly anxious for an opportunity TO get at
the radical Return Judges, and on several oecasions
rows were started near Sixth and Chesnut streets,
abUorentlv for the purpose Of attracting the rev
faithful policemen who were statoneu arpunu % .h Du
main entrance to the Supreme Court room, but tney
iailed in erecting an entrance to the room. But
failing in this they laid in wait, and as the Return
Judges made their appearance upon the sVreeV Vhe
faces we're closely scanned.
The Assault Upon Return Judge Murphy
Mr. f. V. Murphy, the Judge OF the SeyehteenI1l
var,i who had lost his return for the Assembly, anu
by which loss the Republican candidate received tle
certincste, went down stairs towards evening, ana
he had hardly put his foot on the pavement When ne
was assaled and roughly handled. lie succeeded,
however in getting back to the room before any
great damage was done to his person.. 1t was evil
dent rom the personal appearance and conduct of
the9e rowdies that Mr. Murphy was the man they
wanted Their allegation was that he was Null
len man. and that he would do anything to defeat
FOrsythe and finding that by fraud 1t was Impossible
TO get Mr. Mullen returned as the successful cand-
date, his friends had conspired together and adopted
plan by which Mr.. Geisz would receive the certl-
cate The unfortunate part OF TINS aair Is tae tb
blame Of the rascality perpetrated by disappointed
faction of the Democracy: Mr. Murphy remained
in the courtroom until night, when he was escorted
from the place by detail of policemen.
President simpson Is BlaclS-inclSed.
Mr. j. Alexander Simpson, the President of the
. and, finding that the front door was locked pro.
ceeded to the rear door, where ne Ggnd TwG Gs S
and while on the way Vagabond reached between
two policemen and struck him in the back OF the
resistance, and quietly wended his way through the
detective office and went to his hone IN west Phla-
delphia-
High Constable CurIey is Assailed.
While the crowd on the front pavement, the
man who had struck Mr.. Corbitt during the melee IN
the courtroom was pointed out TO High Constable
Curley That ever-eficient officer proceeded to
arrest the offender, when he was resisted. Finally
Shortly after this Mr.. Curley met on the street
by several of the shining lights of the Democracy,
ra %a9 tTU1 anS treatened him Mr. Curey quietly not
ded them that he was sworn officer OF the law and
Voc vinating the peace and he wound up by telling
them that if he found it necessary he would arrest
them as quickly as any noted rough THIS High
Constable remained the spot all the afternoon
and rendered etIective service in quelling the
threatened row.
A IIigI,-handed Outrage
MANY have been the complaints tina nave been
made OF the police having exceeded tflr auty, put
outrage which was perpetrated last ntht upon the
person of George f. Dess, ESD, Chef Clerk OF the
in mat office for years. and it has buel his custom,
when the business of the day has Oeelto much for
him, to come down at nights ana hhIh up Vne cur
ioT On every evening of the present 7eek Mr. Dess
has been on hand, and generally UNI q late hour;
Last night he was again present lnae o once, ana
having concluded his labors a0olU lVO O'CLOCK, ne
turned out the gas ana Of Ws he Fnrh c With tWo
policemen, stepped up TO mu selZeullli, anu ,, ran
him into the Central station Wefe m NC iOchS1 up
ton and repaired to the Central static only to be
rebufed and driven away They iaEa 70 aIl OBTAIN
thai there were valuable papers Ia th ohce,s ana
that any one found there at night, no latter VINO he
was should be arrested. The igurc-htd of the po-
lice department was given as authorit, for the ar
rest. The gentlemen then proceedeeto tne & resi-
which were subsequently diSHegardcdt the author
ties at the station. The driver whom tey mad EN-
ployed was beaten and driven away If(l the corner
these s Gentlemen offered secerty many amount
hut IL was no use the Lieutenant usl to listen to
,bn ua
bert the PTothonotaly OF the Court, oIhe arrest o.
his chief clerk. At this time Ql ociocP. NJ there
was 10 the detectivesrOoma party OF heOrst element
of the Democracy-men who nave alays been IN
sympathy with the worst criminals kqWn TO the
fagrant violations of the election las, men who
would not hesitate to cut the throat ofaybody men
who have been instrumental in the aolhtmenG or
policemen in the lower secht Of the
city, men to whom some of . detective detectives
give all the private informaNq concerning
any of their klnd,s and there We're en- who have
more control over portion OF the s tecIVe force
seemed to have full sway, anyhoIthey were in
possession of the private roona roa ~iiicn Is Ile1
"a n sacred spot, and which the representatives. OF
The press are debarred from entetg; ;Esxpostua-
tjOn with the officers was useless,Io IL was not
until O'Clock that Mr.. Delss was eleased what
npid have been the motive for thisrrest cannot be
ascertained The friends OF the prlilGI ptoclaned
the incarceration OF Mr. Deiss b , @
they notified all present that thettehtlon OF the
coGrt should be called to the matt at as early an
hour as possible,
A Constable Bean.
Yesterday afternoon a consGaolof the Second
4 ward whose name we were unabiO learn, stepped
nm 10 n rough, for whom he had warrant, on Ine
Stote House pavement, and told n he had war
rant fOr him The rough Wanted read, and the
constable was proceeding to Obl4 MN when tue
scoundre hit him square in the rag Lhe constable
then seized his prisoner and ne hbeA was seized
nv the rolice and marched tOWardue sCaton, lie
there Shove his warrant, Whene was released,
hut by that time his prisoner Aad 'apeu'
The DeIss Matter in 'urt.
On the Opening of the Court common Pleas,
Il mis- morning Moses A. Dropse, H., sald:--May il
i"aee vonT Honor have to MAKO you this morn
mo most extraordinary atatelnt. one OF the
ioers inH of your Court has been rested without q
nrTant without an oath, whit charge He
wos nIaced in cell OF Roice De.
mmartroent was searched, the keys
were taken from him ich unlocked
the Teceptacles for the records OF court that are
Of the profoundest Importance TO Wh0le colnmu
Tity' Having heard his own acc0t OF the outrage
bone and feel that you will aal such course
@oiPpst the Offenders as will vindte, not only Mr
heiss who was the victim OF thIoul proceeding
INIT the honor Of the whole commty -. IT,
"'tS sonrna Deiss chief clerk OF lls court, Delnl
nrn ssoid-Iast evening, beinquch ben ma II
1 nmO' S1orE / was in the Office engat IN bringing III
nv y hack work about 10 O'Clock lue preparation
70 leave turned out the gas, clO tne door, Sn, a
iOcked IT, making the usual noise uolng 50 Wtioi t
I rot out on the sidewalk Walccosteu ~ w ~ Nv ""
Il a66Itce odicers who afterwards wed away WnGGn
pOii0o told them that was lockln
me door and seeing thatal was saie
the o "Oe whom didn't know asl me what wa
SUM s V thora ana told him / Wibringing up M
II B tolhB Bnrt u,r think this was Rot Lyster smith
Hn paoH Sajd fhat couldn't be so, ause the ONO
r,nSed az three O'Clock; told hnhy was there 3