Daily Republican., 1882-06-05
rejoicing continued until nearly morn.

rejoicing continued until nearly morn
ing.
| A DoLEFUL SCENE.
Mayor Almond and Chief Of Polic'
Maxwell were at the Police Station un
til about half past ten o'clock, wheI
the news of the Republican victory be
came an established fact, they re
tired to their homes to seek forgetful
ness in balmy sleep. A number Of off
GERS were left standing around, who
with far off look in their eye tried tc
forget their killing defeat in forced
merriment. One who had previous tc
going on the force heen engaged in the
fish business, stated his intention of
again entering it, but stated that on
no account would he attempt to deal in
whales Wales)
At some of the polls there was con
siderable trouble caused in most in
stances by Democrats endeavOring to
follow their old game of stutfing the
ballot boxes with fraudulent votes or
of Democrats election officers attempt
ing to prevent duly qualified Republi-
cans from voting. Shortly after the
polls open it became evident that in
most of the wards the people had made
made up their minds that the presence
of repeaters would not be tolerated and
that those whose duty it was to watch
the polls had determined that as far as
possibl every man who had right to
vote no matter what his politics were
should be protected in his right and
given every opportunity of depositing
his ballot.
FIRST WARD.
In the First Ward, beyond the quar-
reling, every thing past off quietly and
large vote was polled. In the lower
precinct colored man came from a
sick bed to vote but he was challenged
on residence and was prevented from
voting for two hours and a half. Two
other colored men attempted to vote a
companion, whom they alleged resi-
ded at No. 13 Market street, but the
vote would not be taken as it was do
liberately said he did not live there.
This act caused quite an exciteme ut for
a time and finally the parties left and
| wended their way up to the upper
precinct where he again met with a
refusal. Shortly before six o'clock a
Democrat bully, much the worse
for liquor, got near the window and
made it point to challenge every
man s vote, whom he thought was a
Republican. He became very abusive
when young man attempted to vote
on age, and for a time fight was i'm
minent, but the police being called up
on he was taken away from the polls
and quiet reigned supreme. In the up
per precinct Of the ward the election
was quiet one, until few minutes
before the polls closed, when a colored
man named Toppen attempted to vote.
His vote was challenged on the grounds
that he had already voted in the 9th or
precinct. In consequence tussel en-
sued between Cloud and Peyton, a Re
publican and Democrat, espectively,
but no one was hurt, and the police,
who witnessed the attempted outrage
on Cloud, made no disposition tc
arrest Peyton.
THB SECOND WARD.
There were several outrages CO mmit-
ted in the Second ward, prominent
dulOuS UhCAA pCAuS, ssh uhS"iASbA ioA "i'i
| unprovoked attack upon Mr.. Joseph X.
Vickers. 1t seems that colored man
came up to vote was challenged on res
idence, but proved chat he had a right
to vote. Some of the Democrats then
tried 10 raise disturbance, although
the man had turned to 60 away. Po,
lice officers Ryan and Hardy rushed in
the crowd, when they were told by Mr..
Vickers that there was no call for their
interference. The officers then grabbed
hold of Mr.. Vickers and although he
made no resistance, Hardy took him by
the throat and beat him on the head
until he was insensible, and would NO
doubt have killed him had not some
bystanders interfered. He was then
dragged up to the hall, with these SO
called guardians Of the peace cursing
and threatening him all the way. On
the way up he asked not to be taken
past his residence as his wife was lying
very i'll,
The officers met this request with
curses, and told him that was the way
they intended to take him. Although
the blood was streaming from the
| wounds in his head and almost blind
ing him, they refused to even let him
wipe it off. He was not detained at the
hall but few minutes, when he was
released and allowed to 60 to his home,
where medical attendance was secured
and leeches applied by Mr.. Parker.
Mr.. Vickers was confined to his bed
yesterday from his injuries. This GER
tainly is one Of the greatest outrages
ever committed in this city, and some
action should be taken to punish the
perpetrators. Mr.. Vickers is an honest,
industrious cltizen,a a member of Asbury
M. Z. church, and has been in the en-
plow of the P. W. & B. Railroad Com
pany for the past twelve years, and
gave no cause whatever for this das-
tardly attack. He was a member OF
the Third Delaware Volunteers, and
served during the war.
Shortly after this occurrence another
Republican named Mccullough was
struck from behind with blackjack
by a man who is said to be employed
in the Water Department. Although
MIR. Mccullough received severe blow
it did not disable him from furnishing
his cowardly assailant, and he taught
him lesson that will not soon be for
gotten.
George w. Records, who is employed
in the locomotive department of the F.,
w. & B. r. r. saw man who was
using black jack, and called upon
the police TO arrest him. This they re-
fused to do, but Sergeant Cannon ar
rested Mr.. Records, although he had
done nothing except call the officers at