Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-08
MURPHY'S HEELERS MURDER
Fatal Fights Attend the Elec-
ton in Troy, NJ. Y.
ONE MAN KILLED BY A FOUNDER
Senator Murphy's Candidate
Elected Mayor.
The Election Marked by Great Disorder
and Yiulencc--Robert Ross Killed and
His Brother Badly Wounded III Trying
TO Prevent Repeating ut tho Polls.

Troy, N. Y, March B.--Never has
Troy witnessed more exciting munich
pal election than that which took place
to-day TO determine whether Francis j.
Malloy, the nominee Of the adherents of
United States Senator Murphy and the
regular Democracy, or Mayor Whelan,
independent Democrat, indorsed by Re-
publcans, should be the next mayor of
the city. There were really three other
candidates in the field for the mayoralty,
however.
After turning from the more serious
effects of the days battle to count of
the votes, which was an extremely
tedious task, owing to the many split
tickets cast, it was finally discovered
late tonight that Malloy, Senator Muir
phys candidate was elected mayor
Malloy's majority is about 1900. The
board Of supervisors remains Demo-
cratic.
There were several scenes of disorder
at the polling places. The fight of the
day, however, was at the polls OF the
Third district of the Thirteenth ward.
Robert and William Ross were the
principal victims, the one murdered and
the other nearly SO. They were among
the citizens who had gathered at the
polls TO see that the election laws were
not violated. AS a gang OF repeaters
came up and tried to vote one of their
number, protest was made and bullets
soon flew thick and fast. How the
tragedy was brought about is described
by John H. Bolan1, prominent and
respected citizen, who was arrested late
this afternoon on charge of being i'm
plicated. Justice Fursman refused to
take bail and l3oland was remanded to
Jail. Before surrendering himself to the
police, Boland said;
"'rhere was disturbance at the poll.
ing place in my ward. Whom the
Democratic repeaters began to arrive the
respectable element was on the alert to
prevent fraud. At noon Bat Shea,
John McGough, Jerry Cleary and
one or two others went into the polling
place with the repeater, and watcher
followed them; McGough, Shea and the
other followers of their crowd forced
the watcher and crowd back. McGough
drew a revolver and ordered the crowd
to stand back. Shea and Cleary did the
same, and all three ut once began firing.
Robert Ross was struck under the ear by a
bullet from a revolver held close to his
head. He never uttered a word after
he was shot, apparently being paralyzed
by the ball. He was picked up and
carried into residence near by, but
expired before medical aid could be
procured.
A BROTHERS. PATHETIC APPEAL.
"William Ross, seeing that his brother
had been Frustrated by bullet, rushed
to his rescue. Before he could reach his
brothers side he, too, was shot In the
head from behind, and fell to the
ground.
"John Ross. another brother, rushed
to the scene, and what followed was as
heartrending sight as ever saw. John
Ross was holding his dying brothers
head and moaned; Look at my dying
brothers life blood as the vital strength
of Robert Ross oozed from the wound
in his head, dyeing his brothers hands
and the ground bright crimson.
"After the shooting McGough dis.
appeared. saw McGough empty his
revolver into the crowd, and believing
that be had killed my friend Ross, fol
| lowed him with others and endeayored
to,afect his capture. | Cannot say what
became Of McGough, the excitement was
so great"
John Ross says the shooting Of hi:
brother Robert was deliberate murder
The Ross boys had taken an active part
in the recent movement in the Thir
teenth ward fer pure elections. Wher
the Republican caucus was held in tina
| MN nd a n1 tpnpiln ancund tho Jao a ~, n /,
was one of many who demanded fail
play.
Shea was arrested this evening as the
murderer of Robert Ross. The ALLEGED
assassins injuries were slight.
In several of the other wards during
the day the struggle between the MalloI
and Whelan men was extremely bitter
A row was started in one of the district
Of the Eighth ward, when Mayo
Whelan appeared and made an appea
for order. His appearance alone avertet
serious fight. In the Ninth ward
repeater was severely beaten, and twt
others were arrested.
CITIZENS CALL A MAssMEETING.
Tonight the streets are crowded will
excited throngs, and the undercuren
OF indignation caused by the governor
refusal to sign the Troy Inspectors bill
has given way to u tidal wave Of dc
nunciation. Those III official life oil
whom excited citizens place the re
sponsibillty for the assassination ar
accused in most bitter terms. They CLAIM
that had the inspectors bill became
law, repeating would not have been at
tempted.
REPUBLICAN VICTORIES.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 6.-There wa
Republican groundswell in municipa
elections held throughout New Yorl
State to-day. Rochester, the largest o
the interior cities, elected George w
Aldridge, r., mayor, and the entire Re
publican city ticket by over 5000 ma
jority. Amsterdam chose, with sweep
Republican mayor, recorder, treasurer
all hive aldermen and four out of fiv
supervisors. Gloversville elected til
entire Republican ticket by over 1,00C
the largest majority ever given there
Ithaca, o Republican recorder an,
Justice and three of the four super
yisors and aldermen; Hornellsvilc,
Republican mayor; Saratoga, Repub
lican supervisor, police justice and al
the rest Of the ticket; Essex county, /
Republicans out of the is supervisor;
Washington county, 10 out of II
Poughkeepsie, 10 out of "a supervisor.
There were Democratic victories il
Elmira, Rome and Bath, almost a
sweeping as those for the ReDublican