The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-07-17
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James f. Day, supervisor seven,
district, Fourth ward shot man III
fight between the Welsh associate
aud gang from Water street.
john Corners, alias Jockey" g,
peryisor third district, Fourth ward
a well known desperate character,
Michael Costello, marshal, Slxt
ward bounty-iumper during the wa
Harry Rice, supervisor seyenteent
district, Sixth ward formerly keepe
of u notorious den at Five Point.
headq uarters of thieves and robbers.
John Lane, supervisor twenty-sec
ond district, same ward was indicte
tor receiving stolen goods; had serv
ed term in Sing Sing.
Edward Foley, supervisor sixth dis
trict, Ninth ward arrested last yea
for stealing watch.
Humphrey Ayers, supervisor eight
eenth district, Niuth ward; arres;e.
six years ago for rObbing the Unitei
States mail.
John Bowling, supervisor ninetcentl
district, Ninth ward arrested Angus
20, 1869, for till tapping.
James FiiZsimmOns, supervisor 20tl
district, Ninth ward arrested Angus
l, 1868, for robbery.
John Martin, supervisor fifth dis
irict, Twelfth ward; arrested a lev
years ago under al Indictment for ar
son.
Samuel Bich, supervisor fourth dis
trict. Thirteenth ward; served a term
of two years al Sing Sing for feio-
nious assault.
John alias "Bucky" McCabe, super
visor eighth district, Fifteenth ward
charged with shooting man with in
tent to kill. about Il yeac ago.
William L. Burke, supervisor TWEEN.
tieth district, Eighth ward; served q
term in the State prison of Massacbu-
sets, also two years in the New y York
State prison.
James McCabe, supervisor fourth
district, Eighth ward now confined
in the ToOmbs under indictment for
highway robbery.
William Irving, supervisor four
teenth district, Eighth ward; has SER
we'd term in Sing Sing for burglary
committed in Eighth ward, and never
has been pardoDed.
Patrick Henry Kily, alias Fred. Will
liams, supervisor twenty second dis
trict. Eighth ward keeper of a house
of ill-fame, resort of the lowest and
vi!est characters.
Patrick Hefferman, supervisor of the
tenth district, Sixth ward; arrested
some time since for attempted mur-
der.
Frederick Sterringer, supervisor Ssh
ward has been arrested several times
for keeping disorderly house.
Il n Radarbnn cnnorUicor Topth
ward arrested for murder few years
since.
Ed. Weaver, marshal in Eighth
ward has been but a short time out
Of State prison, where he has been
serving out his sentence.
Walter Prince (colored), marshal Ssh
ward now in prison awaiting his trial
Tor highway robbery.
Andrew Andrews alias Hans Mich
Dis, marshal, panel thief, been sentenc-
I'd two or three times to State prison,
md has just returned from Blackwell's
Island.
\ SAMPLE OF THE BUMMERs AND CON.
VICTs EMPLOYED IN PHILADELPHIA.
Marshal Kerns of Philadelphia, tes.
ified before the Wallace-Teller Com
nittee of the Senate that he appoint
4 seven hundred and seventy-three
leputy narshals in 1873, and that he
bought there was no necessity for
hem in Philadelphia. A sub.com-
aittee of that committee sat in Phila.
elphia two days in March, 1878, and
a that time large mass of testimony
7as taken. All of the marshals were
hown to be Republican workers, act
ve in their respective localities, and
mOng them were men whose personal
may be judged from the
blowing summary of the evidence
them:
Charles Oliphant, marshal second |
ivision, Twentieth ward, drunk ON
lection day and insulting voters
eized Mr.. Hackenberg without cause. |
Charles. Herr, marshal second di-
isiOn, Twenty-ninth ward, character
nd reputation bad. Had been arrest
I for crime. On election day he ar.
ssted voter, who was released 10y
udge Hare and voted. He wore a
adge, and solicited voters as Repub-
can.
Arthur Vance, marshal eighth divi-
on, Fifth ward, arrested Hutchinson,
voter, without cause. Vance was
glorious Republican worker.
John Hcmeyard, marshal sixth di-
lsiOn, Sixth ward, drunk and arrested
Dters without cause; drew club on
Democrat for challenging a negro
,peater. The police blocked up the
oll, acted in concert with HOmeyard
Id brought voters 10 the polls. Home
ard vouched for Republican voters
I'd distributed Republican tickets.
hriver, a United States revenue ofli-
IT. kept Republican window book.
j. r. Desano, marshal first division,
fifth ward, drunk all day; too drunk
arrest any one. There were five
,licemen at these polls. Desano never
,ted in that division before that day.
vision, Fourth ward, record Of his
nviction in 1872 for voting illegally
'oduced. Proof was made that he
tied twice on the same day. .
William Augustus, fourth division,
ghth ward, acted as marshal, assum-
g authority as such, but was not on
e list; Republican worker.
Joseph Hilferty, marshal twenty
ct division, econd ward, held the {
epuhlicsn window book all day and ,
; threatened to arrest the I
United States supervisor
r procuring bail for legal voter
ho had been arrested.
William McGowan, marshal twenty
ird division, Second ward. A po- =.
;eman blocked up the voting win !
w, and a Democratic United States :,
pervisor ordered him away, when
cGowan and the policeman seized
IN and locked him up in the station l
'usa On a charge of interfering with S
icers. The case was never tried. {
cGowan is employed in the gas office {
d paid by the city. s
Charles N. Miller, detective, testified
at in seventeenth division of Nine !
anth ward, gang Of repeaters were !
ought to the polls by letter car !,
,r and he had one OF the gang ar