Evening journal., 1890-11-04


who may be arrested by the deputy
marshals. Willard Salisbury, Jr, ".
4. Lyman. j. Harvey Whiteman anc
n. w. Davis are among the lawyers.
One Of them remarked that the RepuD
licans had no lawyers there because they
hal the United States Commissioners,
Samuel A. Macallister, and he was gooo
enough
Mr.. Salisbury said: Henry @. Con-
rad, the other commissioner has hearo.
heretofore, the cases of persons arrested
at the polls, and when they appeared be
fore him he held them in the
reasonable bail of $200 or $500
He levies TOO small amounts for Mr.
Mahaffy, so the marshals got the othei
commissioner, Mr. MacAllister, to serve.
The latter intends TO hold arrested Demo
Gratis in so large bail. that they cannot
get out. de will require bail to the full
amount of the fine, which, in some cases,
is $3, 900
Speaking Of deputy marshals Mr..
Salisbury said: "The police aud con
stables are responsible for good order at
the polls. and deputy marshals should
not be there When there is distur-
bance the police are the persons to quen
1t and the marshAls should keep out"
IL there seems to be any attempt on
the part of the marshals to raise dis
turbances and interfere with Democrats
warrants will be issued for the marshals
and they will be sent to New Castle jail.
Trouble In the Fourth Ward.
In the Eighth District of the Fourth
ward. with polling place at No. 407
French street, everything has been quiet
with the exception of the disorderly con-
duct Of the negroes.
Ia the Ninth district Of the Fourth
ward, with polling place at Fifth and
Spruce streets, the deputy marshsls and
negroes have kept the party feeling at a
white heat. 1t eliminated at Q 80
o'clock by Deputy Marshal Wyre
striking Bailiff Michael Kelly,
Of the City Hall, In the face. while Kelly
was trying to get the way clear to the
polls Wyre was Immediately arrested
by Deputy Sheriffs Emmet Morrow and
Eugene Pennington.
They took him to the City Hall, and
were in turn arrested by order Of Chief
Deputy Marshal William j. Mahaffy,
on the ground that a deputy
sheriff has no right to ar
rest deputy marshal The deputy
sheriffs were arraigned before Judge
Lyman Immediately, Willard Salisbury,
Jr being their attorney.
The deputy marshal was very pugna-
cious and his only excuse was that he
was struck at aud had to strike some.
body"
After hearing the evidence, the Judge
dismissed the case of the United States
Marshal and said that it was case of
assault and battery on the part OF the
deputy marshal, with which the city
court had to deal.
A man who was In the court room
shook his fingers In Marshal Mahaffy's
face and told him that he was responsi
BILE for the trouble. Marshal Mahaffy
replied that he did not vote in that ward
and had no right there. II have as
much right there as you or any other
man, said the man, and the laugh was
raised against the officious little mar
shall.
There are from fifteen to twenty
deputy marshall in the Fourth ward,
and almost as many deputy sherifs.
More TroabIe in the Fourth
At Fifth and Spruce streets the people
were surging and thronging no against
the window, and one of the inspectors
told a marshal to keep the crowd back.
When attempting to do so he knocked a
man down, and general fight
ensued In which fifteen or twenty per-
sons became involved Many we're cut
about the head and face. Several officers
L.. = Al Al.
help Of some citizens, succeeded in quell-
ing the disturbance. Nearly all the
deputy msrshals and deputy sheriffs
are intoxicated, and instead Of being
there ia the interest OF peace, they are
doing nothing but creating disorder
while several citizens ara Kept busy
trying to kesp them from clicking" each
other.
DisorderIv Negroes
In the Second ward there was very
little trouble this side of Third street
bridge, but in the South end Of the ward,
at Heald and Apple streets, the negroes
have been congregating all day in large
numbers.
Shortly before dinner John L. Cooke
went to the polls to vote, with revolver
in his pocket. The weapon was seized
by a deputy sheriff and he was
arrested for carrying concealed deadly
weapons. William P. Anderson, a burly
negro, tried 70 prevent the arrest. and
was in turn takeL into
custody by Deputy Sheriffs
o'Brien. Lucas and Clark. They were
taken to the City Hall where Captain
Edmund Mitchell, Jr, went their bail
and they were released.
At noon E colored man snamed Thomas
johnson attempted to vote on a fraudu.
lent tax receipt, and because the
officers would not permit him
to vote aud retained the bogus
receipt the negroes seized the steps lead
ing to the window and would not per.
nit white men to vote They held the
window for about Eve minutes, howline
like fends At last Charles
w. Cook, the chief deputy
marshal at the polls, whose conduct il
shielding the negro at every turn had
given them the idea that they were priv
ileged characters, succeeded with the aid
Of the deputy sheriffs, in regaining pos
session of the window.
1t Il George W. Eckies.
great deal of trouble was caused by
notice published in the Every Evening
yesterday that the name of the Demo
cratic representative candidate from New
Castle should be spelled George w
"Eckels, instead Of "Eckles. AS th,
facts are just the opposite, there wa
great difficulty experienced in gettin,
stickers with the name "Eckles," anC
the officials were kept busy in explaining
that the Every Evenings caution wa
wrong and that the representative
name is "Eckles.7