He was cleverer financially than Tiernan, richer, and no more than thirty-five, whereas Mr.Tiernan was forty-five years of age.

Like Mr.Tiernan in the first ward, Mr.
Kerrigan was a power in the second, and controlled a most useful and dangerous floating vote.

His saloons harbored the largest floating element that was to be found in the city--longshoremen, railroad hands, stevedores, tramps, thugs, thieves, pimps, rounders, detectives, and the like.

He was very vain, considered himself handsome, a "killer" with the ladies.

Married, and with two children and a sedate young wife, he still had his mistress, who changed from year to year, and his intermediate girls.