, 1870-11-12
CAMDBN's ELECTION RIOT.
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R0bcomen m Quod.

Pohc~men IN Quod. Il
From the Philadelphia Prem, !yop. 2.
Tie example set BY the rttfbAns of the Fifth
Ward, 1t our late election, haa bcrneitA leg.d-
heIa Ella To Camden yesterdAy, which, but for the
prompt action Of the County authorities,
would have betu attended With serious conse-
dueptee. As it w1s, number OF persons
were injured, fortunately mona OF them H.
tally.
numbtr Of Fo1's police, selected, no doubt,
frou those who istingusbed themselves the
most on the second Tuesday iu Octobsr, we've,
n The request OF Colonel McKeau, Chairman
Of tho Csmden Democs.tic Executive Com
mittee, dets,Ied for service across the river.
Tbo uruAl nurnbe1 Of Democratic rnfaans from
arr own city were also on hand, OF couree.
wIth sincere deei1o to pEeaerve tho purity OF
tue ballot box to the benighted Inhabitants OF
Sexton tovnehip has hitherto been strong
hold of the Democracy, polling majority
Of about 195. As there Is = ilrge colored
population In the township, it became Al OBJ
1eet to the Democracy, il poes,ble, TO prevent
their. votes being polled, which would give an
at 8 :. M James Henry, Justice OF the
Pesce, Constable Souder, md Samuel Davis,
4 LAWYER, all Democrata, and residents Of
NJ wton township, seeing that the poll Was
gcing against them, 1t is alleged, ordered tbs
fucm IN which the election wAs held to be
cleared cf the colored votess, declaring that
it was time for tho white minis party to be-
gin to vote. The colored men who were on
the outeidn, on Attempting to enter, Wpre met
| by Eouder, armed with a pair Of Tevolvats,
who commenced a1 iudisctimlnAte firing upon
Lin With bootj jzck and other weaponA -Four
co1ored men were shot, two Of them in the
head.
Tho colozed men, rallsing in their turn,
| drove their aeszilauts from tho polling place.
| Henry x1s badly injured his noss was broken,
Henry Thomas, who wAs engaged with 6Duder
ind Henry In bis attack upon the blscks, wAs
also severely beaten. From this tima until
late in tho afternoon everything waa quiet
! The defeated It the morning, At about p.
H., being reinforced BY = detaehment from
this CITY, attacked the school house in which
the election Waa being held, and, unprevente1
By the of6ce1s Of the election. who were Ill
Democrats, Aeized the ballot.bo1. and, carry
ing It into an Adjoining field, destroyed ia
contents completely Two companies OF tho
Sixth Regiment, National Guard, under tho
commaud Of Colonel J. u. scoyel we're 4
cnce seut to the scene by Mayor Cox and
Under The protection Of the soldaers, the
polls we're feopened, and son1e two hundred
and five ballots deposited, OF KM,h only thir.
teen wero democratic. An sttompt WAS made
|
quelled by ths ar1est Of twoof the aggreasors
BY Captain Sherman. Colonel scovel VA.
called on for epeech, and responded in biz
usual felicitous style. The polls closed, and
the troops retired to their homes.
Several Of Mayor Fox's police were arrested
during the day for alleged violation Of ths
I 4 possc on this side Of The river amused
themselves BY arrenting every. negro VIII
| landed At South street wharf during the after
noon, and conveying them to the seoond Dis
tIict Station House.
Ward and thirteen man, al belonging to tht
Philadelphia police, arc in prison It Camden,
charged with participating In the Eewtot
township disturbance, where the ballot-boxee
we're destroyed yesterday.
At bali. past 10 O'Clock this morning I hear
: ing was given sone OF the Camden Fioter
before 1ia5o Or Cox In the County Court House
The fact that number Of Ph,ladolphia %
licenasn were .incArcerxted In Camden }ai
added interest to the hearing, aud, Of course
Z large number Of spectators, principall
Phi)aaelphians, were in Attendance 1t th'
: Tbs first case dispoeod twas that of Franl
;! Boulder, Constable, charged with assault ant
i battery With intent to XII Charles q. viii
:, (tams and j hn Madden, both coloEed. st tn
- - tpoils 10 Newton Township yesserdav, & els'
y table Of that township. He waived heas
u V and entered bxii IN e1 200 for triAl.
81 Tha CASES OF tne Philadelphia policemen
10 Nre next On the list, but the prosecutoza no
10 Dug ia attendance, the Mayor announces
or tn the hearing would bo postponed u7tit
te Geek this afternoon. Coansel representing
OF tbataia Of New jersey and the defendanf
"a thebe,d consultation, during which Lieu
er tenAt Thomas, Of the F.eeFve, force Of thi
=, cityhade bis appearance and psesented
lettAof introduction to Dlatrtct Attorne.
NJ JenAs. His object was to ascertain th'
ed naIna Of the Philadelphia policemen. All
'oE lcok eer their intereAts as far ~ possible.
Im ThApiat.icl Attorney answered that as ye
n be hafsaot been msde acquainted with th
le. namossf the policemen or the charges pr
de | fcr1ed t,ainst them. In the crowd we're eev
n eral poEe11en Of Philadelphia, and two o
- thret paiadelphiA law5eys. whose er1An
no actostthe river was to secure, it possible, ii
I'd release Of The Imprisoned bue coats. tn
n. T. defendants are represented BY lawyers Fol
.et the MaFv ths release OF the prisoners. on th
sh ground ttat there had been no complss1
nsde Aeassat them, and that 1t WAS Illegal
go detain any mAnw thout charge having bee
ID preferred ARaink hrn.
10 District Attorev jenkins replied tlAt =
ne aTgunent On thaeooint could be made 1t Il
.er time Of the hes1ia. III the afternoon.
l.y The Mayor, Eha rating for tho preaent
Ias Of Witnesses in the cases a9ninst the polio
g. Issued seFerI watr1ts for tho arrest Of pa
ny sons who had bean nilty Of assault and ba
re- ter5 On the coloted veers. Lawyer Davis.
=. Camden. Was 1n court At this time, and VIII
oi. he was converting wltla friend co1ored mi
ct wsa detailing to his Heor the fscta Of m =
ete sau1t and battery eocamated npon him By Il
I'll counsellor, Davla vas tod Of the charge mn,