Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-10
WHOLE NO. 2.268.

return 10 get possession until Pr. M.
G.. A. PinnexsOn, marshal thirti-
eth ward, aided In arresting Feeny.
- Taylor, marshal fifteenth d.
vision, third ward, arrested Sweeny
for illegal voting and locked him
up; charge was found to be false
and he was released and voted.
James Calligan, marshal eighth
division, sixth ward. so drunk in
the afternoon he could not walk
seized a qualified voter by the col
lar and staggered with him against
the wall; policeman brought a re-
peater TO the polls, who was arrest
ed, as was the policeman.
Henr- Scott, marshal second de
vision, seventh ward, man Of bad
repute; coIored keeps low drink
ing house; electioneercd and gave
out tickets and tax receipts; was
inside at the counting Of the vote,
and took tickets out OF the box F;
only 5 votes came out for the DEM
ocratic candidate for Congress; Dem
Ocratic overseer contested this, and
Scott allowed IL TO be counted for
him.
Thomas Donlan, marshal seventh
division, sixth ward, an habitual
drunkard, and a graduate. Of house
of correction for this, was drunk all
day.
William ID. Barth, marshal; same
place, blocked up the voting window
and would not allow legal voters to
come oit; there were two United
States marshals and six policemen
at this poll.
John Archer, marshal twenty
seventh division, nineteenth ward.
acted as United States Supervisor
was on both lists and paid as both
officers; when marshal wanted
during the day to arrest Republic
can repeater he did not make known
that he was deputy marshal had
no badge; heavy Republican dtviS-
ion no policemen there.
Joseph Il. Fuller, marshal sixth
twenty-third ward, n guard
in the house of correction, and paid
by the city.
William Stringfield, marshal
division, twenty
fourth ward, arrested legal voter
and took him to the magistrates,
where he was discharged String
field was discharged from employ
ment the day before election for
stealing.
Charles Male, marshal seventh
division, eleventh ward, keeps a
house of prostitution.
Abraham Hoffman, marshal elev-
enth ward, a repeater, and had kept
a house of prostitution within q
year; n thief.
William Eckenbrim, marshal
eleventh ward, arrested for larceny;
bill ignored.
David Beckman, marshal thirty
second division, nineteenth ward,
held the Republican window-bOok
and electioneered threatened to
put the Democratic United States
out of the room for chal-
Ienging a voter; the vote was re-
ected, and the voter did not return.
William b. Ahern, marshal ninth
division, twelfth ward, employed
IN the United States revenue Office.
- Fleming, marshal sixth di-
vision, eighteenth ward, distributed
tickets and challenged
a legal vote was rejected ON
his challenge; intimidated many
Democratic voters.
William Boehm, marshal eigh-
zenith division, twenty-ninth ward,
plug Inspector, and paid by the city;
slectioneered and distributed Re
publican tickets.
> Charles Prenderville, marshal
division, fifth ward,
lrrested a legal voter; case never
ried /; electioneered for Republicans
Ill day.
This was the record OF two days
Investigation at Philadelphia.
The above were compiled by Mr..
Finley, Of Ohio, from the report of
he Wallace Committee, and intro
iuced into his speech on the subject
n the House of Representatives.