Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-05-13
HARP Nv ERIN S'LooF, \
sixth WARD, Moo YoRK,
Anril % 1870

SIXTH WARD, Moo YORK,
| April 30, 1870
| A BLITR hez fallen onto the Sixth ward
Last mite at precisely o'clock this morn
in, ez near ez we kin learn, Patse,
McGroggin departed this life. Dimocrisl
hez lost piller-my bar a constant an(
prompt paying customer, and Fsthe
McGrath parishner wich never refooze
his mite to religious purposes when hi
finanshel operashens he'd proved success
full. Patsey McGroggin is gonel He me
his fate IN attemptin to get out NV thl
area winder Nv the house IVA bloatid aris
tocrat in the upper part Nv the city. Pat
sey and friend Nv hizzen knowd ez En-
| glish Bill wuz in the house, when OWN tc
alarm wich wuz made they become aware
that they wuz considered in the lite Nv in
trooders. They he'd gathered together 8
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 billy, when the wretch leVelled 8
| pistil at him and shot him dead. And moi
content with this he procoored the arrest
of English Bill on the charge Nv burglary
| Thus two Nv my customers is cut off al
one stroke
Patsey McGr0ggin wuz born In County
Clare, ireland, In the year 1888 He made
his appearance in public life in London
in 1874, where he wuZ arrested ez a pick-
pocket, and by a prejoodist jury, witch
bleeved the statement Nv a citizen, ,ssWhC
swore. he saw him pick. a pockit, he wuz
sentenced to a prizen for boys. On his
release Patsey went into partnership with
distinguished and brilliant burglar, and
after variety nv advenchers he found
hisself in Botany Bay, his goin there in
sted Nv bein hung in England bein a in.
scrutable mystery wich he hisself wuz
| never able to solve.
But Botany Bay wuz not destined to
hold him. KILN guard or two he made
his escape on whaler, and landid NV
course in the City NV Moo York, wich he
knew wus mostly settled and entirely con.
| trolled by that class Nv his countrymen
wich wood sympathize with one in his
sitOoashun. Here his career wuz bril-
yant one. He immejitly jined the Dino
cratic party to wich his instinks materially
led him, and he proveda useful and active
member thereof.
He commenced first ez a humble re-
peater, but the activity he manifested
soon made him marked man. One day
lFperiormed the astoundin feat Nv votin
tsix times at the same pollsi His knowl
| edge NV pugilism and his skill in the yoose
Nv the club soon put him at the head NV
a clan strong enuff to bid the poleece de.
tianee, and his fpeher wuz ashoored.
COMBINING politics with burglary he
made ahandsome livin by his own efforts
He was second in more than twenty prize
| fights, and wuz an enthusiastic patron OF
the rat pit. His pet tarrier, Dublin pet,
trained by him, it will be remembered,
won the match agin Yaller McKee's dog
Terror, wich resulted in q shindy be-
tween the principals wich naturally re-
suited in McKee's deceese, for Wich acci-
dent and homycide iist after ward he serv-
ed two years In Sing Sing. An important
election okkurrin and his services bein
needed he Wuz pardoned out.
lEz the Fecognized head Of the Sixth
Ward Throat Siashers, NV course he held
many posishens NV honor and profit
Patsey and his friends carried Connecti-
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 s) name, when
ever it wuz nessary. Shortly afterward
he wuz elected Alderman, he had a con-
track for street cleanin, wuz made keeper
OF the butts NV muskets in one Nv
the Armories, and wuz, last year, o mem
Der NV the Leglslacher. This last po-
sishen didn't SCOT him, as the other mem
bers from the city, KNOWN the miracles
NV the Legislachen better, yoosed TO get
his vote frekently without payin for it.
Wat he liked best wuz contracks for street
cleanin. 'Twuz he wich taught me the
mysteries Nv that bikniA He wunst he'd