The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07

all were marched away. At Marshal Hawkins's
Office the complaint was made that DR. Fletcher
had been interfering with officers and attempt
ing 10 intimidate voters. All gave bond ard
were released, the votes of Berry and Wolfe
being frslly cast The truth Of the matter re-
veals the fact that one had formerly intended ia
vote a straight Democratic ticket before was
challenged by DR.. Browning After his arrest and
dismissal he tore the ticket into hundred
pieces, with tho remark: GIVE me genuine
straight Republican ticket IL IS the only kind
/ would cast now under any consideration"
In the Sixteenth ward Horace II. Fetch
er, a brother OF c. l. Fletcher, met with
a no less disgraceful .rres, he had been
sent by the COMMITTEES of One Hun
dred to keep q memorandum of the voters
CHALLENGED in that ward. and In doing so
he was considered intimidating voters. This
great stretch of imagination in constituting the
laws was freak Of John, better known as
'Cockey' Shea, who has been IN jail several
times In the first precinct OF the Eleventh
ward Otto Hasselmsn, Of the Hasselman Print
ing Company, was prosecuted by Democrats
n man by the name OF Zimmerman attempted
20 vote and was challenged by Mr.. DILL the
druggist Before the investigation OF the case
was ended, and all questions answered. Mr..
Dill was called away. and leaving the poll
book In the care OF Mr.. Hasselman, he was
absent for but a moment. Hasselman asked
Zimmerman where he lived which so aroused
the ire Of Congressman Bynum, who happened
10 drive mp az this time, ,hat he said to DR.. 9. G.
-
man under arrest This command WAS i'm
mediatelyN obeyec. Hseselman gave bail at
once for the crime OF asking a question. and
considered himself free. Twice more. however,
during the day be arrested on a similarly
absurd charge. Derk De Ruiter. OF the Thir-
teenth ward, was arrested for circulating
spurious tickets. but for lack of any proof what
ever he dismissed. Gus Stewart, colored,
was accused OF illegal voting in the Fourth
ward and released on bond.
Walter Sauerbeer, of the Twenty fifth ward,
simply challenged a voter, and was st once
nabbed in for illegal challenging. He gave bond,
with John b. Elan as security. In the Fourth
ward the arrests of the deputies became SO fire.
quent and groundless that two were sum-
moned to appear before Judge Woods, who re-
voked their commissions OF authority. Their
names were Ira Beasley and Charles Homes:
Joseph De!aine. resident OF the Fourth ward
since April 4, was arrested for illegal voting.
Joel Lewis. coored, q resident OF the Second
ward since Sep l, was arrested for illegal vot-
Ing by Deputy United States Marshal John F.
Griffin. The case of Charles CheatAm was a
triie peculiar. He has been resident
of the city since July %. 1887, and OF
the Eleventh ward since last February. On
last Monday DR.. Metcalf. who was among the
indicted in the tally-sheet forgery cases. sought
his assistance In supporting the Democratic
ticket, but he was met by direct refusal. Asa
consequence Metcaf challenged his vote as IL
legal. The case was presented before Leon
Bailey and dismissed unnecessary to prose-
! and has been resident Of the Sixteenth ward
since Feb 2 His vote was challenged by
Democrats officers and his arrest ordered. Ac-
cordingly Deputy Marshal James Agnew escort
ed him before Marshal Hawkins, but Chief SUI
pervisor Van Buren,, seeing the illeeality of
the arrest informed United States Commissioners
Nathan Morris that it could not hold. Accordingly
he ordered the arrest of Deputy Aenew, aud at
that the Democrats for time began 20 take 20
cover Commissioners Morris ordered the
lease Of Harris. and said that ne would there
after hold no one whore the case was not based
upon good grounds. Deputies would rush into
tho marshal's Office with somebody under arrest
and often could swear to affidavits before case
could be perfected. OF this kind was the arrest
of Samuel Goddard, a wealthy citizen and
reputable gentleman OF the second precint,
Sixteenth ward. he was brought in for simply
challenging a vote, and after HIM and the mar
shall came q dozen prominent citizens ready 30
go on Mr.. Goddard's bond In an instant he
was released when brought before United States
Commissioner Morris. who had just q moment
before disposed Of the Harris case in like man
ner after Supervisor Van Buren, had ordered
the arrest Of Deputy Marshal Agnew. Leon o.
Bailey came into the room and was as neck as
Moses, but 10 a moment be returned TO the mar
shal's office where he got an affidavit for the re-
arrest of Mr.. Goddard who, by this time. had
left the building This affidavit was signed by
Thomas Powers, but Commissioner Morris de-
clined to issue the warrant At this Powers
showed temper. He wanted the arrest made at
Wholesale arrests were becoming dangerous and
threatened reaction. All arrested had no Difficult
ty 10 finding bail which was. in each case, placed
at $500. Wherever a deputy went with prs-
oner there also went bondsman. Up TO y
o'clock there had been about sixty arrests made,
but of these Abont thirty-fve were held.
In addition to the arrests made the following
are on the liss at the marshal's Office:
John Riley. dismissed; George Horcan, dis
missed; ". II. L. Ross. dismissed Daniel jane
son. colored, dismissed; Charles r. Crawford,
Abram Jacobs. Joseph Greene, colored; Ira
Rush, Thomas Ecton, colored; J.
W.. Davis, Mack Thompson, dismissed;
Peter Webb, John Richardson. Ed Gregory.
Joseph Payne, oolored: NJ. r. Conne:t Steve
Crawford. ID. L. Davis, Richard Thompson,
colored. dismissed; Theron Metcalf, J. q. wei
Jams, w. s. Ogle A. A. Wornac, Ira Rush. dis
missed; David +. Francis.
The arrest of Z. G. Atkins and A. H Nordyke,
manufacturers. who had gone TO Northside pre-
cipcts to watch the polls, was particularly in
famous. At the commissioners Office they were
allowed 70 go their own recognizance. Like
the charges upon which all other arrests OF this
kind had been made, the allegations against
them rested in the mere within of the brutal
deputies The charges ranged from illegal vot-
ing to intimidation and swearing in illegal
tiers. Considered from every concei vable Stand
point yesterdays work was unworthy Of any
United States official sat of officials, as in
some wards the freedom of the ballot was almost
reduced to as much Of farce as IL is to-day in
the South.
How Paupers Were Voted.
At the third precinct. Wayne township, Hi
ram W. Miller, in number of cases. entirely