New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-03
cr,sTON-HOUSE POLITICS.
MlID-MANNERED RUFFIANS STohi-IioN
TIE ANTI-CUSTOM-HOCsE REPUBLICANS
WEE TO CARRY TIE SYRACUSE CONVEX"
TlON--A THRILLING ROMANCE.
FEY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

WEE TO CARRY TIE SYRACUSE C0NVEN'
TIUN--A THRILLING ROMANCE.
fey TELEGRAPH TO THB TRlBCNEl
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Custom-house
Committee had it, to-day interesting specimen
Of a Rew-York ward politician-James Peterkn=whO
had been spoken of by Decoy Bliss jr as one of the
dangerous rouehs who sent upon the platform
OF the Syracuse Convention for the purpose Of clearing II
VI the officers the Convention If they should be those
supported by the Custom-house. When his name
was called in Committee, this morning every one
present expected 10 see biedsed, redshrted BOweIy
ioy and there considerable surprise when inOf
eusiye ntte fellow. not five feet in hight, stood up TO
take the OATH He did not look Like who would be
selected do the fighting Of convention. Peterkn's
.;ory was an interesting He formerly IN the
.nulcy,nent OF the Health Board in NewYOIR, under
the appointment of h. F. Manerre, but at the time OF
tle Convention OF 1871 not in office. About two
weeks before the Convention, Peterkn received
/. call ron James HASTE, who said that
Mr. ManieIre desired him 10 20 to the
Convention. HASTE said, 1--WE going to carry that
Convention by fair If can, by foul If we must
Baste also said that clubs would be trumps If neces
-ary and that if lac and his friends did have ma
orty Of the delegates TO the Convention elect char
man OF their choice then his friends were to get in
and break up the Convention MI. Mumford, who was
Petcrkins friend also invited 10 20 10 Syracuse on
The business. The Arrangement was completed
without trouble, aud HASTE furnished Peterkn with
railroad pass TO take hun TO Syracuse.
On his arrival there he was met by Manniere and told
delegatc lie might have trouble In getting into the
Ionrentlon he mentioned his doubts TO Mannere, who
tod him TN. HASTE would fix it; reterkns then went
with HASTE ana ~, 'nford TO the office of Syracuse
paper, the name Of whou H'u III nn;iin6 LII
waited while ogq tickets We're p~. Eng where
tnesei feleIH sad that they went to the Du~y- oot
-. convention was TO be held, with orders 70 e1
AZ near the door possible, and wheh ,I Maih
flanagan burst u open 10 rush IN, insto
,ked PePrkins il he armed, aud ne repeu tat NC
,aS though IN fact he not When the time came
ths door was burst in and Lambert, who was near IT.
was struck the head; then PeeTKn saw az ed b
seven az Uastie's men draw piSols. once IN dne
u,deTs were TO gather up all the copies OF CIR
rnlar which had been distributed about the baI' cA
rosIpg the Tammany frauds and 10 put them OUT
NJ sight then they 10 rush forward ana occupy
rhe front seats Immediately after they were OE9eFe9
10 90 upon the platform behind the scenes and get
so1s email tbreeleGged stools which were there
take seats Just behind the Presidents CHAR. Their III
snctons were that Cornell We. resident, at signal
which was be give" ,ney TO their stools as
weapons and rdsh hun of the platform ID i,on.; b I
kin aske. HASTE what would then he done WIN nm
snd as,ie said that they would take care OF nm ana
-,s,,,Ie the life out Of him If necessary: The nen
ont upon the platform but had been there Out rev
.n.,tes when they discovered and two pOnceuen
sent mn 10 remove them Peterkin testlned that ueIe
mined rough left the platform peaceable ana WITHOUT
sstTbance OH the appearance OF these TWO poncelhen
NC xness said he INTENDED 10 push OH Tue
presidout when he went upon the platform ,,,
reterLin H. now a good CustOm-hOuse Republican,
.bougb he has yet come by his reward Inc Naiue Oh
his mans testimony may DE estimated Hom MS own
account of himself.