The daily gazette., 1882-10-09
A ROUGH IN TROUBLE.
Frederick r. Ryan Before Squire Van.
degrift-Let on With Costs-Arrested OH
Another Charge.

Frederick r. Ryan Before Squire Van
degrift-Let on With COsts-Arrested on
| Another Charge.
On Saturday afternoon Frederick r. Ryar
was before Justice Vandegrift, charged with
| disorderly conduct at the POLLS of the West
ern precinct of the Fifth ward. William r.
Hickman, an election officer, testified tina
Ryan came to the polls and created dis
| turbanue, sticking his head In the window
and threatening to do personal injury to the
witness. There had been NO trouble al Il
until Ryan arrived. lie came from the
Third ward and had no business in the
Fifth.
William Murphy, an old man, stated that
when he went TO vote he found acommotion
in the crowd, offered to vote, but was told
to show receipt; refused, in fun, to do SO,
when Ryan demanded him to do so; told
| prisoner he had nothing to do with the
| matter, but showed the receipt. TO the
| officers; there was much loud talking and
improper language;Ryan was Very officious.
| acted disorderly and disturbed the peace;
never saw and heard so much swearing at an
| election: there were several in the disturb
ance, but Ryan was the foremost man:
thought he was interfering and asked police
man Bowers to send him away, but was told
I'VE want such men around here" RYAN
old man; the window was blocked by Young
men; there was no occasion for any disorder:
was glad vote was put in before the trouble
began.
John Mclaughlin, who evidently did not
want to say anything and didn't say 1t, said
" little talk was created " by the refusal
OF the election officers to take vote. All
the information he gave was to the effect
that Ryan did no more than any one else.
But what the rest did was not ascertained.
although 1t was learned that there was much
noise and disorder.
John III. Spe akman, clerk of the election,
saw Ryan acting in a loud and abusive
manner; began to swear and threaten,
keeping it up for long time interfered
with voters and made himself generally OBJ
noxious.
III. Is. Mc1ntire reiterated Mr. Murpby's
story, and told further how Ryan, who did
not live In the ward, nterfered with all
voters thought to be Democrats aud seized
witness by the coat and threatened to strike
him. Ryan stuck his head in the window
and wanted to whip Hickman.
William W. Pritchett and Thomas f.
Wier told the same tale of disorderly and
abusive conduct.
Policeman Bowers, called for the defence.
said he "was at times 30 feet from the polls"
disorderly conduct at the polls all day. All
parties, he thought, both inside and outside
the polls, had been drinking. Hickman did
not order me to take Ryan away.
Several other witnesses were examined
both for defense and fl r the prosecution,
the substance Of their evidence being that
Ryan did act in very dsordcriy manner
and that liquor had been circulated freely all
day.
Levi c. Bird, Esq, counsel for defense,
admitted that Ryan was undoubtedly bolster
ous, but no worse than many others who
were at the polls. Allowance he said,
should be made for election day, when
mems passions are apt to be aroused. The
worst feature OF the case, he acknowledged,
was that Ryan did not live in the ward. A
slight fine, he thought, would make Ryan
penitent, and he had done no worse than
others.
The justice directed Ryan to pay the costs
md give bonds for his future good behavior. |
Ryan was Immediately arrested again,
'harged with melting to riot, Chief Hawkins |
'oing security for the fellows appearance to-
light.