Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-05-20

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fsa A FRIEND OF MR.. MASSEY DIES, AND THE
ii.i1is AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND ACTS OF
MR.. PATsEY NJ GROGGIN. 81
) % gptga a4'ri HARP Nv ERIN S'LooN, !
~ 81 13jia .,iiv aleG Sixth WARD, Moo YORK,
sal ..,- snotiaBl.is ft.ia.4a iiI April 80, 1870.
a bite hez fallen onto the Sixth ward
Last mite at precisely 8 o'clock this morn
in, ez near sez we kin learn, Patsey
hez lost piller-my bar a constant and
prompt paying customer, and Father
McGrath a parishner witch never refOoZes
2 his mite to Religious purposes when his
neutrality-suspicious. he'd proved success
=, = full ,Patsey McGroggin is gone He met
Ibis fate IN attemptin to get out NV the
area winder Nv the house NV bloatid aris-
tocrat in the upper part Nv the city. Pat
sey and friend NV hizzen knowd ez En-
Z, ..glish Bill wuz in the house, when OWN to
alarm witch wuz made they become aware
'ritf that they wuz considered in the lite Nv in
trooders. They he'd gathered together a
pocket-book, some gold watches, silver
plate and sich and wuz attemptin to leeve
the house quietly, when Patsey wuz sezed
by the injoodishus proprietor thereof.
Patsey in self defence, knockt him down
with ably, when the wretch levelled a
'Spistirat him and shot him dead. And not
COutEub Win tiilS uO pIOCOOlOu bAiO llCoO
Of English Bill on the charge Nv burglary!
Thus two Nv my customers is cut off at
one stroke - s.
Patsey McGroggin wuz born in County
Glare, Ireland, in the year 1888. He made
his appearance in public life in London
in 1914, where he wuz arrested ez Pick
pocket, and by prejoodist jury, witch
bleeved the statement Nv citizen, who
swore he sawshim pick apockit, he wuz
90 Co. M, IL
release atsey went into partnership with
atdistinguisned and brilliant burglar, and
after variety NV advenchers he found
hisselfin- Botany Bay, his goin there in
sted NV bein hung in England bein in
scrutable mystery witch he hissef wuz
enc heyerable to solve. zhgon gonez
But Botany Bay wuz not destined to
hold HIM KILN a guard or two he made
his escape on a whaler, and landid Nv
sn course in the City NV Moo York, witch he
knew wus mostly settled and entirely con-
~ trolled by that class nv his countrymen
witch wood sympathize with one in his
sitooashun. Here his career wuz a bril-
yant one. He immejitly jined the Dino
cratic party to witch his instinks materially
led him, and he proveda useful and active
- member thereof r.s .~-Y
He commented first ez humble re-
ne \ peater, but the activity he manifested
Is sooH indue nun marked man. On6 Gay
"a. he voted twenty eight times, and once he
H performed the astoundin feat Nv votin
=. e SIX times at the same polls His knowl-
edge Nv pugilism and his skill in the yoose
NV the club soon put him at the head NV
clan strong enuff to bid the poleece de-
nance and his fucher wuz ashOored s.3
Gomhinin politics with burglary he
!nade handsome Twin by hisown efforts
lie was second in more than twenty prize
nights, and wuz an enthusiastic patron of
10 the rat pit. His pet tarrier, Dublin pet,
luys trained by him, it will be remembered.
won the match agin Yaller McKeess dog
Terror, witch resulted in shindy he
tween the principals wich naturally re-
suited in McKees deceese, for witch acct
dent and homycide jist afterw ard he sery
+. ed two years in Sing Sing. An important
~ election okkurrin and his services bein
~ needed he wuz psrdoned out.
Ez the recognized head of the Sixth
sa Ward Throat Siashers, Nv course he held
many posishens NV honor and profit
Patsey and his friends carried Connect
cut three. or four years ago, and ez a re-
ward wuz put onto the School Board.
Father McGrath backin his claims and
agreein to sign his Patsey' 81 name, when