The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-06
THE MARSHAL AND DEPUTIES
Democrats in Their Desperation Resort
ing to BulldOzing Methods.
They Make Several Arrests Of Republicans on
Flimsy Charges, and at the Same Time
Are Covering the State with Repeaters.

scene of activity during all yesterday. The
marshal and several clerks were busy making
ont commissions and afidavits for the deputies,
OF whom there were several hundred appointed
Tho door Of the private Office Was locked and
none bat o favored few were admitted. The
deputies were assembled in the courtroom on
the third floor, and st times the room was
crowded, and among the lot were some as tough
looking mugs have ever been seen upon the
streets Of Indianapolis. large part OF the
men appointed are totally unfit for the position,
and the United States marshal takes . great
responsibility upon himself when be places
bulldog revolvers 10 their hands and clothes
them with the authority Of his Office. AS fast
IS patches OF afidavits were prepared they were
taken up to the courtroom, where the names
were called OF. and the men responding came
ND to the desk and signed their names to the
afhdavits. They were then marched down and
sworn in By Judge Wood and were given their
commissions last evening
Several arrests were made during the day.
Deputy Marshal Taylor brought in John Martz.
. shoemaker of louisville. charged with at
tempted bribery. jefferson C. Patterson, OF
Greenfield. was also arrested OH like charge
and brought before Commissioner Morris He
was given a partial hearing ard bound over until
next Monday for further examination, his bond
being fixed at 81. 600, with Charles III. Book,
George w. Daniels and Charles j. Willett as his
q
crat until this fall. He and his friends claim
that the against him grew out Of personal
spite OF the Democrats on account or bis chang
ing his politics, and that be will have trouble
clearing himseh at the further hearing In the
case Of George kessler, arrested for
conspiracy against the election laws IN
harboring Illegal voters, he was given q
preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon be-
fore Commissioners Miliean and released upon
his own recogizancs until Wednesday. After
Stanley, who made the affidavit supporting the
warrant for Kessler's arrest, was at the federal
building at 10 o'clock yesterday morning wait
ing 20 testify, but the prisoner did not APP
pear, he was told that the examination could
not occur until afternoon. He got the impression
that his presence would not be required until
o'clock. but when he returned &C that
hour he learned that Kessler had
been allowed 10 go until Wednesday
It is said &C the marshals Office
that Kessler was arrested Sunday morning,
but that afternoon and night repeated inquiry
failed TO show that was the case, as the marshal
and bis assistants would give no definite in
formation. 1t is understood that the arrest was
not made until yesterday morning, but in any
event Kessler should have been brought in Satur-
day afternoon. With the warrant hanging over
him. he rode in the Democratic procession Sat
urday night
Nothing further was done in the case Of DIR.
CarneF. Of Greenwood, nor will there be until
after the election. The man, William G. Voll-
mer, who uaade the afidavit against the Doctor.
claims to have been in Indiana six years and
states that he IN the regular army, but can
show nothing in the way of discharge The
leading witness, after Vo!lner, In this case 10 a
boy seventeen years OF age. He Was recently ar
rested, citizen or Greenwood said yesterday,
upon q warrant sworn out by Prof. Patterson.
of the Greenwood High-school, on a charge of
assault and battery on Walter Kelly. Upon
trial before Squire Jas. ". Heron, he was
Ened 81 35, and not having money to pay it apd
none Of his Democratic friends being willing TO
for h. aopff sail rha ha
manned until his time wss out. He claims to
have overheard DIR. Carnes attempting TO tribe
Vollmsr.
David w. Pearson. Republican of Acton.
was also arrested upon o charge OF attempted
bribery and taken before Commissioned Ayres,
and his case was continued until Wednesday.
ne is brother Of John Patterson, the contract
or OK this city. Frank Williams and George L.
Miller are the Democrats whose votes Pearson
Is chErged with attempting to buy.
But the most outrageous abuse or authority
IN arrestIng a man without warrant was shown
during the day. Abram Jacobs is q Polish Jew,
and lives on EDDY street His business is that
of junk peddlsr. About 10 o'clock yesterday,
as Colonel BiScE was going through the hall of
the United States building. he met Jacobs in
charge OF Major Carter, of the secret service,
whose office is on tho second floor. opposite the
marshais Office. Colonel Black had attended to
some business for the prisoner heretofore. and
when Jacobs saw him he said. "Coms along and
attend TO my case for me-" Black asked Carter
what the charge against JACOBS WAS
''Are you the mans Attorney said Carter
''I am" was the reply.
WELL then" said Carter, Ego to the district
attorneys Office and find out"
Carter then placed Jacobs Ia the secret serv-
ice room and. closing the door, started toward
the msrshaFs Office. Col. Black asked him be-
fore what commissioners the charge had been
made.
Before no com mis- sioner," answered Carter.
Have you a warrant for his arrests"
II have n0t.'
Are you a deputy MARSHALL
NO. was the reply. and by shis time they
had reached the marshars Office, where they
found Hawkins and Bailey aud Z. s. Conmiss-
sioners Milhgan and Morris, and several others
Col. Black asked the commissioners IL there
were any charge against Jacobs, and they each
said they knew of none. Then" said Col.
Black, 1.-The man is not under legal restraint and
IL free
He is in my room, said Carter, "and that is
not free, and you cannot take him out Of there
without permission, can your
Il can take him out upon writ or habeas
corpus, and will do 1t at once IL you don't re-
lease him." was Col Blacks reply.
Carter and Black walked together toward the
room where Jacobs was. and when there Carter
eaid To Jacobs who was stand ne In the door,
this man says you are Free and Jacobs was
allowed to go. Carter afterward admitted that
Jacobs WAS brought In for the purpose OF hav-
ing him make affidavit The Democrats
claimed 20 Be upon the track of what they said
was an attsmp; to buy votes through a social
party of Polish Jews, which was held at No %
Eddy street. Sunday. But the so-callsd arrest
appears TO be more of bold effort to brighten
Jacobs into making al affidavit.