The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01
DESERTER M'CAFFERY.
Shameful Record of the Jeffer-
sonian Assembly Candidate
in the Fourth.

in the Fourth.
a deserter from The army, who has
masqueraaed as q brave soldier, now
wants to make laws Sor the brave men
who saved the country he abandoned.
This man. this dessrfer, this would be
lawmaker, is EDwARD , McCAFFEEY Of
No. SO Mercer street. q collector for the
Natibhal Express Company and the
nomfnse for Mem Der Il Assembly Of the
Jaffsssonsaa labor Party inthe Fourth
distFiet.
Here Is this fefsowzs resord:-
ABSTRACT or 4BE MILITARY RECORD or
EDWARD 3. McCAFFERY as TAKEN
FROM THE FILES Is TIE War DEPART
NEXT AT WAsHINEtToN:
Edwsrd ). McCaffery was enrolled IN
Company II. Fourteenth Connecticut Vol
unteers. August %, 1862. At New London,
Conn. On April u. 1858. be went to the
was transferred 10 the hospital at Phfla-
delphia, Pa. He DESERTED from there
August IS, 1858 he was ARRESTED In the
Southern division OF New York as a DE-
sEgTER September 20. 1864, aud was sent
to Governors Island, n. \. He was
7leper mustered out aud therefore il
STILL A pEsERTER from the Uaited States
Army. The sum OF $50 was paid for bis
ARREST for DISCRETION His application
for q removal Of the charge of DEsEETIok
has never been granted
(Sia5ed) LEWIS McDoNAID.
Subscribed and sworn to before nag shis
Goth day Of October. 1891.
CuvIER GREEN,
lsEAL1 Notary Public
TRAITOR AGAIN.
When McCafery sought to be 3 candi-
date for the Legislature he looked about
to see the prospects. He had claimed to
be a Democrat. but that party did not
want him. He might have become a
Republican. but bad as that corrupt band
Is, it had no room for the man who de-
serted the battle field. He was In de-
spair. He was too bad for honorable
help to aid his political ambition. He
looked down into the innermest recesses
of his heart and there found his gnomfny
written in burning letters He was q
traitor. He knew that his life In the
future must be with those OF hts kind.
The die was cast. He joined the Jeder-
sonian Democrats. He reasoned:--"I de-
serted the flag of my country on the
bloody field OF battle the JeffersouIans
field Of political strife. We are;-
Two souls with but a single thought.
Two souls that beat as one.
The addition Of another traitor to the
Jeffersonian ranks was well received by
Stuhr, Rankin aud the other deserters
from the Democratic flag, and he was
nominated for member of Assembly BY
them At once, on the Jeffersonian priuci-
pie Of the greater the traitor, the greater
the reward When McCanrey thus placed
himself before the public. and asked hon.
est men to vote to give him one of the
highest offices In the gift OF the people,
they began to inquire into his history as
they had right to do. to learn whether
he was fit for their suffrages. The result
of the inquiries was the affidavit that has
been mentioned exposing his desertion
from the army.
HE TURNED PALE.
Such serious charge as this, although
It is under oath, required corroborafion
before IL could be printed, and on the pre-
sumption that Edward j. McCaffrey
knew as much about the charge as any
NEWS was sent to interview him. The afti-
davit was read to McCaffrey, and at its
conclusion he Said
'sThe affidavit is true.n His voice fall
tered ana his face paled. Yes he CON
tinued, sit is true. / got furlough to 90
home, and when got there | staid home.
Nay regiment was mustered out while !
was home"
why did you not return to the army
when your furlough expired!" he was
asked.
because, when home I found it so
comfortable that / simply did not 90
back. had no other reason for not re-
turning. / was not the only man who
did this; there were Thousand of them. =
man who deserted seemed 70 revive
his low spirits. for he said
in brisk tone.--"I have
no more to say about this matter. l am
a candidate and il the people want to
send me to the Assembly viii GO II is
not true that am q candidate simply to
help Medole the Republican. want the
Office; / have q right TO be candidate
and / want to be elected. / have moth
ing TO say against p. H O'Neiu, the
Democratic candidate He is good fell
low socially. but / do not like his poll
ties"
WHAT Mr. o'NEILL SAYS.
Candidate P. Fl. O'Neill. when asked
what be had to say about the desertion OF
McCaffery, said:-'.I did not want to ex-
pose him, bat he is looking for a public
office and be invites criticism. A public
man should De known by his acts and
deeds. This man claims to be a Demo-
GRAFT, but it is not Democratic politics for
one Democrat to run for Office against
another. do not desire to say any more.
/ feel sorry for McCaffery. Why
he had at least ten Illegal names
to his petition for nomination
and could have prevented him from be-
ing candidate, but I did not insist on
my rights. I think it is a subject for
charity, and as a charity to him will not
his record. ;"
Murder will out McCaffery's secret
after being locked up In his breast for
twenty-eight loug years has been dragged
to light by his second act of treachery--
that of DESERVING the Democratic party to
ala the Republicans TO elect their candl-