Evening journal., 1890-11-04
LAST EDITION
ELECTION EXCITEMENT
Lively Voting and Good OrdeI
Generally.
TROUBLE IN THE FOURTH WARD.

samuel N. Trump Arrested and Dis
charged-Hundreds OF Marshals and
sheriffs-A Clash of Authority at ths
Polls : Several Arrests Fraudulent
Voters.
Election day opened with cloudy
weather. but by the opening Of the polls
the clouds had gone and the day was
clear. The election officers got to work
in good time, and the window men,
mashals, sheriffs and police were
present
The voting began early and continued
briskly all day, with a greater number
east this afternoon.
Notwithstanding the many persons
present to see an honest election there
was very little trouble The marshals,
sheriffs and police seened sctuated with
enough good sense to keep aloof when
not needed
First Arrest
The FIRST arrest of the day was made In
the Eleventh ward, which contains one
district, the Twenty y-sixth. Samuel n
Trump, one of the most prominent and
influential citizens of Wilmington
president Of the Wilmington City Elec-
trio Company, Of Trump Bros. Machine
Company, and member of the Board of
Education from the Eleventh ward, was
arrested this morning about 10 o'clock by
deputy sheriff and taken before Chief
of Police Swiggett. He was discharged.
Mr.. Trump says OF his arrest: Il am
resident of the Eleventh ward and have
been ever since it was ward. | wsnt
over to the polls about o'clock this
morning to deposit my vote. After
had done this | stood there for few
minutes waiting for my carriage TO come
up
while standing there number Of
eolored men came up to vote, and as
usual, there was a disturbance. There
was in the crowd q particularly officious
young man named Paul Ward, who was
instrncting the mhrshals and everyone
else about the polls as TO the manner in
which their work should be done. He
was advising everyone and telling them
to vote as he said.
II asked him what right he had to be
instructiug the men.
He replied, Its none OF your -
- business
as the Eaarshsls were working very
hard to keep back the crowds from the
colored voters, thought IL was some of
my business He then used very offen-
sive language toward me and called me a
&c d feol, anyhow" / replied thRs
had as much right there as any other
citizen, and was no more of TOOL than
ne
Before could say anything more he
threw his hand bsck and struck me in
the left eye, throwing me back several
PAGES Before l could arise, Ward and a
man named Daniel Mcguire rushed at me
with fists doubled up and threatened to
mash me-
"pefore they could reach me l was
siezed by deputy sheriff by both lapels
and borne from the crowd / vas told
thai was under arrest | resisted, OF
course, and said that | had been guilty
Of nothing to cause my arrest he in
sisted, however, on srresting me and
swore By - would go whether l wanted
to or not. told him there was no cause
for violence, as, If he would wait few
minutes, would drive him to the City
Hall when my team came up. he
consented to wait, and in a short time
my team came and l drove him to the
City Hall.
when we went before Chief Swig-
gett made my statement. The chief
then asked what As the charge against
me. There sheriff replied: There is no
charge and | only took Mr., Trump out
Of the crowd to prevent disturbance.
Paul Ward, who is referred TO above
by Mr.. Trump says that he was attend
ing to his duties when Mr.. Trump inter.
ferred and he. Ward, struck him with
the hack of his hand
The funniest part of the business was
that after the trouble was over Marshal
Mahaffy sent seventeen deputy marshal:
out TO district Twenty-six. Thevgwent
in the patrol wagon. which was drawn BY
ons horse. They returned without max
ing any arrests.
The incident Of seventeen men riding
in the patrol wagon was reported tC
Mayor Harrington, and he ordered that
the wagon be used by the police alone
Marshal Iahafy Expects Trouble.
Marshal Mahaffy said this morning that
reports showed that the election was
quiet He anticipates trouble In some Of
the lower wards before the day is over OF
account Of refusal of the inspectors tC
accept votes He declared that many
men were unable to vote now who never
had sRy trouble before
In concluding his remarks he said
Everything is pretty quiet now, but
there is good deal Of time before III,
polls close