New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-29
KILLED BY "BOSSn BUCKLEY'S GANG
LAWLESSNESS AT TIE REPUBLICAN PRIMA-
RIES IN SAN FRANCISCO.
REPUBLICAN INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS
KILLED AND TWO COMPANIONS SHOT DOWN
THE MURDERER ARRESTED-PoLL-
ING-PLACEs ROBBED AND BALLOT.
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ING-PLACES ROBBED AND BALLOT
BOXES SToLEN-SCENES OF
TERROR IN THE STREETS
TBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.
San Francisco, Sept. 2s.-The reports of a
deadly fight in the Republican County Committee
rooms last night were so conflicting that it was
well toward midnight before accurate details
could be secured. Most of the eye witnesses
were so excited or biased that they told con-
fiicting stories Rumors of the crime spread
through the city, and attracted desperate
crowd that has not been cqualed since Kearncy
led his Sand-Lot" brigade to the top of Mob
Hill to loot the palaces of the railway million
aires Thousands of excited and armed politi-
clans thronged Kearncy-st., in front OF the Repub
lican headquarters. while larger crowd surged
around the old City Hail. where the wounded
and dying victims were lying The entire police
force was needed TO preserve order, and prevent
the threatened lynching of Harrington, the author
of the trorble.
The shooting grew out of the intrigues Of a
Democrat, Boss Buckley, TO overthrow the Re-
publcans in the municipal election. To do this
Buckley has organized so-callcd Independent
Republican clubs several Of which are managed
by men like Harrington, who occupy Democratic
official positions as reward for bctraying their
party two years ago Buckley found "a great
increase in the Republican strength this
year owing to protection, and he
decided to nullify the Republican primaries by
ballot-boy stufiing and lawlessness at the polls.
Since the days of the Vigilance Committee moth
ing more shameful has been seen than the at
tacks made yesterday by Buczley's hirelings upon
the officers of several election precincts. One
officer was ntimidated by pistols, and the ballot
box was stolen. Others were severely beaten
when they resisted the forcibe seizure of their
rooms but the worst case was in 4 precinct where
the officer in charge had lighted kerosene lamp
thrown at his head. and suffered terrible burns
by its explosion. The ruflians who attacked him
burned the ballot-box and tried to burn the house.
At half-past o'clock the climax of the days
lawlessness was reached at the Republican Com
mttee rooms. David Donohue, inspector of cleo
tions in the Fourth Precinct, to save the ballots
took the ballot-box to the Republican headquar-
ters to count the voics. When he entered and
gave the box to the secretary Harrington, who
standing near, protested against receiving
the votes Of the precinct, he claimed that the
election was illegal lie INDUCED in coarse abuse
of several Republican managers, when Fire Com
missioner, Martin Kelly, ordered him to keep ST.
lent He paid no attention, and when Kelly made
a movement 10 approach MIN he suddenly dreW
revolver and fired. Kelly fell with
a bullet in his foot. Then Harrington
deliberately turned and shot down Donohue, who
bad balked his plans by bringing in the ballot-box.
Some one in the crowd then fired. wounding
Harrington in the neck, when he again raised his
pistol and shot Antoine Christensen, a friend and
supporter Of Donohue At the same time llarring-
ton received another bullet through the chest.
That he did not do any more injury was due solely
to the fact that he had emptied his revolver. lie
flung aside the weapon and tried to escape, but
was arrested. DOnohue, who was rolling in
agony on the floor, taken to the hospital,
where he died in twenty minutes. lie ideniNcd
Harrington as the man who shot him. Christensen
was badly wounded and to-day is in critical
condition. with small prospect of recovery. Kelly
will soon get well. Harrington himself is danger
ously hurt and the bullet wound in his chest may
prove fatal.
The Republican Committee have issued a card
LAYING the blame for the riots at the polls and the
murder at their headquarters to Boss Buck
lcys gang That they have good ground for this
charge is shown by the fact that over 100 of
Buchlcy's gang were identified yesterday as active
among the lawless mobs that attacked the polling
places. The general sentiment here is that the
outrages will stimulate all law-abiding citizens 10
unite against Buckley and rid the city OF him and
his ru.lianS.