On Election Day in 1855, this newspaper dispatched reporters to every corner of the city. They reported brawls. Ballot boxes overturned. At least one stabbing. A police lieutenant’s finger was “severely bitten.” It was deemed unusually peaceful for that era. “We got over it luckily without a row worthy of the name,” The Times reported. In one neighborhood: “The cursing, betting, drinking, and ruffianism of the big rowdies were allowed to pass without the guardians of the public peace deeming it necessary to make any arrests.”
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:00:15 +0000
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