The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-21
THE EAST SIDE FRA UDs.
Honest Citizens Flying In Uismny before the
Gangs Of Repcstcr--state Prison Birds
Ruling ut the Polls - s'kull-Sma sb ina
Threnfennh-- ME rchina In Ennna.


Ruling ut the Polls - s'kull-SmasbinR
Tbrentencd-Marching I'm Gangs.
The Hon. Owen Murphy called at TuE SuN
oce yesterday and furnished the following account
ofthe frauds perpetraed in the Seventeenth Ward:
Mr.. Murphy said that the Seventeenth Ward was
overrun last Tuesday By a gang OF rc. .iers who
would compare favorably in point Of efficiency with
any In the city. Before them honest citizens fed IN
dismay. They were under the supervision Of
Judge Hartman and the Hon. Thos. J. Croamer, but
under the direct leadership OF ono Patterson, Who
during the recent war. sentenced to the State
Prlson for rob6ing man Of gold chain md $40 or
$50 in money. He was unfortunately pardoned out
by Gov. Fenton, and Tuesday made excellent use
OF his ill-deservcd liberty.
TIE FIRST APPEARANCE OF rHE oAso
was in tho Twenty.nfth Election District OF the
Ward at about O'clock in the morning. They
formed circle around The polling place that every
decent man was afraid TO enter No matter how
well the fellows paid, they earned their money
II there was man who ventured to cast vote for
the opposition candidate, with bated breath and
the risk staring him in the face Of having his skul
cracked. Tho gang finished their mornings work in
this district By knocking down q brother Of our In
formant, Mr.. Owen Murphy, and then, at about
o'clock. started for the Twenty-seventh District
Here a MIR. Smith was keeping sharp lookout on
the Inspectors, In order 10 tha, tho Anli-TAm-
many candidate should be hirly deals with. Tie
gang Of repeatsrs marched up 70 vote, and Smith
challenged ono OF them. The whole party turned
furousy upon him and drove him 70 tho wall, while
one Of them drew ksife and threatened to
CUT Hrn IN rwo
10 he would not keep still Having silenced him,
they voted in body, the Republican Inspector pro-
testing but the Democratic Inspector partly through
fcar, and partly through inclination, making no OBJ
lection. At 3 o'clock In the afternoon, headed BY
His Honor Judge Hartman, who. Mr. Murphy says.
drunk beast, they returned to the Twenty.
nnh District There was around the polling place
esens o s %s nSS S saesS % e
position candidate. Through these the gang elbow
cd their way. and Hartman, staggering no to the
Democratic Inspector,
sSArcunp rus PoLL-nook FROM HIS HAND,
with the remark that he wanted to see what re-
spoctable citizen had dared to against the
lar Tsmmany man. Our informant, Assemb man
Murphy, was present at the time, and he protested
against the outrage. lie said not even the PIesi-
that book. To which Hartman replied that no son
offs = who had sold out the Democratic party at
nhv ayreS a no,cemsp % anS orsrsa I lin ,o apros,
the drunken Judge.
he said The ofneer cau,h Judge Hartman by the
collar and jcrked him out into tie street. where he
lost his hold on him. Hartman's friends and toes
closed upon Lin and joined In
over him. The battle T frst confined TO the
Tammany men and the adberepts OF the opposition
candidate but the respectable citizens who had
al drst held aoof took part and with an
Az. rsSlSoa. s5S Sass ssu.s" strong
struck iu vaantly that the overpo~ cred gang Of
| House at tho next corner. This was their head
sSs here 81 sy on v'g Ps
| recently delivered in the Senate ut Albany e,o
| qnent and lofty speech on the necessity Of good
| eitv and State. The noble Senator received his
routed and terror stricken aiies With dismay his
power Was broken for that day.
| CORRUPT INSPECTOR THROWN OVERHEARD.
| In the sixth el.clioa district, ihspeGiot Vim. II.
pSm%any lie You'd serve S Ss % mistress % we we'll e
| copied himself long lists OF Hamos from the pull
next corner for the benefit of The reTeaters. At
| about o'clock in tae Afternoon, Assembly mau
owen Murphy made bis appearance; He saw what
Hogan was doing, and pro esied aaninst II. Ho told
| him he was barely doing his duty. Hogan retorteG
| furiously and threatened to have Mr.. Muir.
place. o Mr. Murphy turned about and fastened
to tho police headquarters He found Judge Bos-
worth and the full Board there, and nado his charge
| There was snort deliberations An order was imme-
diaiely sent for Hogan's removal Tine yillainous
| Inspector was amazed at this treatment lie FASTENED
| to the Hon. Thos j. Creamer, who at the
Henry Clay House, and related his grievances. The
Senator came down to the polling place IN a
dark as thuuder and swore lie would have his oustod
friend reinstatod before ten minutes LucAly, how.
| TO keep mis- vow, and the 9Th District went against
the Tanmany Candidate by majority OF four, al
though Mr.. 6tTack the opposition andidate Tor As
sistant Alderman had been only two days in the
| held.
| FUNNY RKNcoUsTRH.
| In the Fourth District, Assistant Alderman Hof.
man was standing in the polling place, when Of
| Creamer's gang came In to vote. Tie fellow gave
| his name as Louis Holman. of 1871 Sunolk street.
| why" exclaimed the Assistant Alderman,
| "Louis Hoffman IL my brother, and 1877 Suffolk
street 70 where 1 live. lou are not my brother
But the fellow coolly replied I" don't care . Cd
| d-n. Tn Louis Hoffman, and live at No. I91 Snf-
| folk street, and I'm going TO vote here"t
He sGore his vote ia and il was accepted, the Re-
pubcans, with the exception or one In the interest
| OF Tammany. protesting. fhe Assistant Alderman
requested the policemen to arreat the repeater but
they refused TO do unless by order Of the inspect
| ors and this order was not forthcominE
How far the people of the Seventeenth Ward
| were intmidated from voting, or prevented from
voting BY tbs utter hopelessDess Of contest where
| the canvsssers and inspectors bribed, may be
seen from the hei that OF the s0,O0 legal votes Ia
| the ward only 5000 voted.