The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-07
REPUBLICANS WIN
New York Rolls Up Great
Majorities.
THE INTERIOR ELECTIONS.
Democratic HeelerS Cause a
Battle at Troy.
SUFFERS WERE SOON STOPPED
But They Made Fierce Fight DUR
ing Which Several Men Were
Fatally Wounded.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Elect:on returns
from various counties in the State show
decided Repu blican gains.
In Geneva every one of the Republican
candidates was elected.
In Rochester the Republican candidate
for Mayor was elected by a majority of
probably 5000
In Little Falls not single Democrat
was elected.
Every town in Wayne County shows Re-
publican gains.
L. Cloversyille the Board of Aldermen
is entirely Republican.
The returns from Rockland, Washing
ton, Essex, Clinton and Greene counties
all show the Republicans have either held
their own or made large gains.
Lansingburg elected its entire Republi-
can ticket by over 1900 majority.
Saratoga County went Republican by
increased majorities.
In Oswego the returns are so badly
mixed that an official count will be neres-
sary to decide as to the winning candidate.
The new Duchess County Board of Su-
pervisors will have Republican majority
of thirteen.
At Albion the Democrats elected all
their candidates. with the exception of a
Police Justice.
TROY. n. Y, March 6.-DurIng the mu-
niclpal election here, about u: 80 o'clock
this afternoon, row broke out in the
First District. Thirteenth Ward. The
| Mallcy men, it was stated by the Repub-
icans. were running in repesters. Among
| the Republican watchers were Robert Ross
and his brother William. They stopped
couple of men who were being showed for
ward to vote, and during the fracas three
or four shots were fired When the reserve
police finally restored order, Robert Ross
was found lying on the ground with pis-
tOl wound in his head and William near
oysfatally hurt. Several others are in bad
shape. Many were pounded until their
faces were unrecogniZable.
On the opposite side of the street was
Bat Shea Democrat lying dead in the
gutter The Malloy men claimed the shots
were fired by the police, who admit using
their clubs and revolvers. but the by
ISLANDERS say that pistols were drawn be-
fore the police took hand. There are no
arrests so far.
1t is understood that "Bat" Shea himself
did the shooting. and was in turn shot
by one Of the Ross brothers. Shea was
notorious character.
There are SIX candidates Tor Mayor.
The incumbent. Dennis Whelan, a Demo-
crat, indorsed by wing of the Republi-
cans. and Thomas Malloy, the regular
| Democratic nominee, are the leading can.
didates. The feeling runs high, and al
legations of fraudulent registry ara freely
made.
In the shooting Bat Shea was seriously
| wounded. 1t is now known that John
McGough was also seriously injured. The
story told by the surviving Ross is that
Bat Shea is the man who killed Robert
Ross. John Ross said: Il did not fire a
pistol. 1t was a deliberate murder and
premeditated. Only about an hour and a
half before this man Shea struck my
brother William full in the lace. Idragged
William away and told him to say nothing,
the blow would not hurt him. l did not
think at the time they would use their
guns"
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