The Jersey City news., 1891-04-07
BUCKETSH0P BARRY.
The Republican Candidate in Whose
Saloon Hallinger Was a Hero.

ING NEWS OF kepuDtcan CanuiuAte
William NJ. Barry's low rum hole made
sensation in the Second district. aud Mr..
Humphrey W. Carr, Mr.. Simeon b. Smith
and the other leaders of the party of
moral ideas had their hands full explain
ing how they came to take up such
character and make him their stan dard
bearer.
'sYou see he stands in with the low
gangs" one Republican explained. HE
owns nalf the corner loafers in the dis
trict, and they just vote the way he points.
We don't expect to elect the fellow aud
we won't try to. We will ell scratch him.
We hope every decent Republican In the
district will do the same. But we don't
let him know hat, and we expect him 10
pull over our own way large section Of
the low Dem ocratic vote that he CON
trolls
This nefarious scheme made tine rabid
partisans chuckle: but those who put
conscience above party were not inclined
10 shudder q little at t.
On top of THE NEWS exposure of
Barry's place came the Hallinger murder.
The uDturning OF this hideous thugs
record showed that he had been fire.
quenter of Barry's, and the hero OF at
least one wild scene of riot there. Indeed
that was where he made his name as a
tough 1t was about eighteen months
q
night. Some dispute arose, and IN mo
ment the assembled toughs were fighting
like so many Malays possessed with mur-
derous frenzy. IL was a fearful scene. AT
last seven of the participants made con-
certed attack on Hallinger. He met them
like a hyena at bay, and thoroughly
thrashed the whole seven. The details of
the story were told in THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS yesterday.
Yes. good Republicans, this happened
In the saloon of William M. Barry. now
traitor Democrat and your candidate for
Alderman. OF course you will like, as an
assertion of your respectability, to vote
for Mr. Barry.
HIS GANG OF HEELERs.
Barry is backed in his present canvass
by the crowd of toughs who hang about
the saloon and whom he has repeatedly
tried to get appointed policemen ana fire.
men.
The Police Commissioners have stead
fastIy refused to permit such fellows to
serve on the force, and so have the Fire
Commissioners. 1t Is said that he has de-
IN anded places for no fewer than
eighteen months, and there was
not one in the lot who could be
appointed. At each succeeding refusal
Barry ragged aud threatened, and then be
would come around In Il week or so beg
ginR for some patronage. All the Demo-
become disgusted with him, and of late
have given him nothing but the coldest
rebuffs
TO get square he went to the Republi-
cans, and offered to help them "cut the
heart out of Allen" to get even with the
Democracy.
Is any Democrat in the Second Ward
mean enough to help Barry carry out his
designs
A JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter was
again sent TO inspect Barry's saloon last
night. This is his report:-
BUCKET SHOP.
The police who patrol the beat say that
Barry does thriving trade In the bucket
business. The saloon Is located on the
west side of Henderson street, but two
doors from Eleventh street, along VIII ich
the tracks of the Erie railway are laid.
Directly across the street are located the
large feed mills OF Carscallen & Co., sur
rounded by dark recesses, which are
favorite retreats for the hoodlums aud
growler rusher5 at night, who occasion
the police much annoyance by their
depredations, breaking into Erie freight
cars. holding up lonely pedestrians Tor
beer money and the like.
Said well known citizen:-"I believe
that Barry sells three times as much beer
and ale as any saloon keeper between the
Erie tracks and Hoboken. This is be-
cause. no matter how big the can or
Barry's saloon is a sort of rendezvous
for the members of the Barry Associa-
ton, which cl inns to be a beneficial or
ganization. Barry has quite pull with
the superintendents of the Erie docks
aud the section bosses Of the railroad AS
a consequence the freight handlers aud
Iaborers swarm about his saloon and
spend their hard earned dollars in order
to curry favor.
CHILD CUSTOMERS.
Passing the saloon after nightfal was
struck by the array of children, mostly
very young girls. who lodged in and out
side door, some carrying tin cans openly;
others partially concealing them under
shawls. was not sure they came from
Barry's saloon. So after watching some
half dozen or more dodge into the dark
hallway, to satisfy myself, lodged into
the saloon to see IL certain fair-haired
child had seen enter the building was
one of Mr.. Barry's customers.
Yes, there she was. A ten-year-old
girl, with her shawl thrown back, gazing
with bright eyes through the thick clouds
of smoke from the short pipes and stumps
at the dozen or more bleer,eyed men
strung along the bar with half emptied
schooners. A man was filling her can at
the keg, and two others were bnsy wait
ing upon the customers dt the bar. She
took the can and passed out. concealing
it beneath her shawl as though, young as
she was, she was ashamed TO be recog-
nized Dy pedestrians as growler rnsher.
Some of these children were i'll clads
and without doubt were handing owe
money 10 Mr.. Barry for that which de-
prives them of the comforts of home,
transfers their parents into british hogs,
and converts their homes into hells on
earth.
was not surprised that Mr. Barry had
turned traitor to his party in order to
carry out his ends.