The New York herald., 1870-04-14

startling Disclossros-Jsrsey City Rivals
brookiyn-IiOw Repeating was Carried On.
squad OF Repsators aud Rowdiss Dis
charged from Prison.
Az was announced In yesterdays HERALD, the
police did their duty In arresng the repeaters ae
'he cnarer election In Jersey CITY, but r turned
as higner power than the police force interp0sod
ano saved the gang OF rowdies from the penalty
attached 10 their crimes Tho whole squad was
turned loose on the community yesterday by Re-
corder martindae at the very time when the non-
est respectable men OF both political ~parttes
were iull or hope that few OF the gang at least
wouiu % sent 10 the Quarter Sessions for trial. rno
srga Jersey civ last evening was such that
iaIs9 uumoer OF democrats expressed wish that
tie STATE may go republican next iaiI in which case
sne wiil Wipe out the commissions re-
move tnose omclals whose power over the people ts
marked Dy corruption ana dishonesty. In fact peO-
pie have settled down TO the conviction tnat the u
completely under the control OF Que indiyiduai VINO
~ member OF the Legislature had the new charter
candidate on the democratic ticket on ruesday' aud
the TACT that the gangs OF repeaters imported from
New York were almost entirely devoted to his suc.
cess gives ground for inferences In regard To tns
discharge OF the repeaters from custody.
on Monday evening q gang Of flrty.1ve men
half Of this squad were accommodated for the nighs
In the house OF candidate for Alderman In the
% iadvduai Known ss Nesy % Dan," ~ who H Is e@pioyed
as runner In West Washington Market.
tie cRllet out his men IN the dead hour
Of night 6G Hamilton square, where Ae
ing eaGh man the name street and number OF house
to be given at the polls AS there Is no registry law
n Jersey this was matter OF little dillculty. the
"boys" were marched back and, having slept few
hours. we're up at dawn aud at their respective
posts. In the performance OF the allotted them
aiew came to grief by falling into the hands OF the
police the hrst was resident OF Mott street. New
York, who gave the name OF Wilson, while his real
name Is Dogherty. or something OF kindred sound.
lie was handed over TO Oficer Bennett by Detective
Stratlord The latter was seen" afterwards ana
he readily withdrew the charge the Recorder making
no objection. The intercessors were a PROMINENT
politician OF the second ward and officer or tho
Fire Department. The whole squad were set at lib.
erty. But the worst case OF all was that OF meM
Der OF No. Engine Company, who made murder
oussattacd on man named Cain. He, TOO, was dis
charged. the Recorder telling Cain that he should
Oncer Lynch deposed that but for his iuterference
Gains skull would have been fractured.
Another gang OF forty eight repeaters from New
York. who II Ii alleged, were undercommand OF QUO
George hanly, operated In the Second ward more
successfully than the foregoing crowd But for q
part OF this gang the democratic ticket IN the sixth
ward would nave been defeated. In hudson City
the leader Ol gang was arrested and the whole
crowd thereupon dispersed. The Judges or Elec-
ton In the Fifth ward fell asleep during the
hours OF counting, ana man named John Brennan
went behind the railing ana counted the votes with
out any asSi3 ance. In some districts the returns
were held back by the Judges and 1t IA openly
charged that their object 10 mako sure tue elec
ton OF the prominent candidate above referred 20,
as the cities on tue hill had given majority aganss
him.
The colored voters were treated shapefuily IN tho
Fourth ana Sixth wards. In the printing OF tho
democratic tickets mean trick was played on the
Cneducated class OF voters. The greater portion or
the tickets had the words "F0r avenues" printed
rleieOn while every poor man IN the oity was Op-
posed to the boulevard scheme Tue trick. however.
did not save the avenues, which were negatived "
large majority.