The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-10

found prosecution upon, Yet there are some
things man can know without seeing them.
The independent, intsligent voters we're with
us. | would like TO every man who voted
illegally, swore in illegal vote. prosecuted,
and II there IS any way OF handing the men
who acted as deputy narshals, and made unlaw-
tul arrests. want TO ses is DONE
c. Vonnegu:: II am down the action or
the deputy marshals and the methods that some
OF them employed on election day, and think
the voting Of the insane psupers was an outrage
on every good citizen. Democrat or Republican,
In the county. Our election laws need changing
80 70 make such things impossible.
A H Nordyke: 'My precinct 10 No. ) o. the
Twsnty-fiftn ward. and was at the polls all
day There were several deputy mtishals there
They were rough set and dld not LOOK nke
men Of enough intelligence to understand the
orders that Marshal Hawkins had given. They
made arrests indiscriminstsly, aud was
threatsnad with arrest several times l took q
number sof names OF illegal voters,
and also the names OF the men
who swors them in. and intend to do what
| can 10 have them prosecuted II We eau get
about fifty men behind the bars We VIII have
less election frauds hereafter The actions OF
the deputy marshsis, and Of the men who voted
the iusans paupers. were outrages upon every
decent citizen Of the community"
Col John w Ray: mo man can occupy the
position that Marshal Hawkins has and at the
same time delegate ais official power to another,
as be has done. His course has been outrageous
and he should be made TO suffer for IL Tnere
can be no skulking the blame oil falls on his
shoulders
Worth Wright: "All that care to say Is that
United States Marshal Hawkins has acted part
unworthy OF his position as q high official
can't put il in any stronger terms
Col. J. A Bridgland: Marshal Hawkins vio-
lated the law His choice of deputies plainly
showed that he was determined TO have the De-
mocracy win under any consideration. Inc
man has displayed to the citizsrs of 1ndsna,
and TO the country At large, his downright little
ness in political matters"
Moses G.. McLain: Some OF the men ap-
pointed as deputies on last Tuesday by Marshal
Hawkins. together with the dirty work they
did, was the most Infamous outrage ever perpe-
trated on tho Indiana election system 1t was
disgrace, and is looked upon as such by all re-
spectacle citizens Of both psrtissD
Taylor ELLIOTT: 81 am SO disguised at what
Marshal Hawkins has done in abusing his su-
thority that hardly care to discuss IL. Look
ing his course of action from any stand point
whatever, IL exposes no good motives on his
part IL simply an attempt to introduce
into Indiana politics the Mississippi plan o.
bulldoZing.'
Hon. Stanton J. Peele: "Well, when you
mention Marshal Hawkins's name to me 1t fairly
makes my blood boil with mingled rage and dis
gust You have asked me my opinion OF his
course Tuesday, but were l to put 1t IN
the strongest terms that my feelings toward
the man dictate il would hardly be At for pub
LEGATION. The character Of many OF the men
commissioned deputies was not only dis
grace to a civilized community, but their con-
duct at the polls was so outlanclsh and so SIM
liar TO the Southern shotgun policy that the
whole thing from beginning TO end was such az
no honest man desiring q fair election could IN
dorser
r. r. Shisl: 81 have bsdtwenty years ex.
periencs at election polls. but never in ell that
time have | ever witnessed such gross insults
upon American citizenship as were committed
on last Tuesday through the sanction of Marshall
Hawkins. / am led believe that Hawkinss
course was simply one of desperation, and it
will remain deep in the memories Of the citizens
OF Indian polis for many years to come
Marshal Hawkins has stated that he took care
to keep disreputabls characters off the force Of
deputies but the police have sufficient acquaint-
ance with some of than to show that the
marshal did not succeed in rejecting all OF that
class. Turnkey Taffe said yesterday: II know
three OF the men who were deputies They
have been locked up here at the station several
times. lie generally takes two or three men
TO arrest one or them. On several
occasions the officers have been compelled to
knock them down in order TO bring them into
the station house One Of the deputies 10
especially regarded by the police as tough
character Another, who 10 colored, has been
locked up several times for gambling He has
also served = number work house sen tences The
third one has been out Of the penitentisry ooly
short time, and since his release has been
arrested and served out Two sentences in the
work-house'
Officer Hensley said he knew eight or ten Of
the deputies who have served out both work
house and Jail sentences. 81 also know he
continued. 'three who served several years in
the penitsatiary. One of this number just
lately served SIX months jail sentence under
Sheriff King. Several Of the deputies in the
western part of the city known to
be notorious saloou-bums. In one of the
western wards the deputy marshal was q man
who has been sent 20 the work house five or six
times on the charge of vagrancy."
Officer Weirlck added his evidence in saying
that lone third of those who acted as deputy
marshals are known To the police as either ha-
bitual drunksrds gamblers. ex-convicts or
thieves. l know two of them" he said, who
have served sentences IN the psniteBtiary.'
Officer Shsffer remarked that he was surprised
ct Marshal Hawgins's action in appoin tin
among his deputies a lot of peuitsutiary birds,
thieves, gamblers and regular station house re-
crnits.
Captain Campbels testimony was that num-
Der the marshals election day force are
known to the polics as eZ-convicts, drunkards.
Migrants, thieves, and men who have not had
employment for over year.
Sergeant Whsstley said some OF the men who
served under Marshal Hawkins came from the
hardest gangs in the city. THE names OF many
OF them, he continued. ''can be found on the
stat;on-house register" Sergeant Dawson sup
ported this statement, and added, "a number OF
the deputies have been in the work house and
Jail"
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