New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-19
GEN TRACY ASKED TO SERVE.
uE WILL PROBABLY BE E. NJ. SIIEPARD'S
ASSOCIATE
TIE TWO LAWYERS TO HAVE FULL Po"HHo l'
TIE PROSECUTION OF THE ELECTION
EpAIrD CASES.

THE PROSECUTION OF THE ELECTION
FRAUD CASES.
The questions concerning the appointments Vi
oe.cuting officers to conduct the elec-
,;on ,r,nd cases in Brooklyn were pracucahy se'
,led Yesterday General Il. +. Tracy, eN-'ee'e'',s
- the Navy was selected as the hep"o0' ~
serve IN place of ex-Judgc Reynods-"ho u.,"e'
~ do so-n conjunction with b. NJ Shepai"' D'"
crat. ,,o,as.s nositiye
,,,.a,,or was made known, the Committee OIL
,ro,,v6ve Amounted to act In the matter Vi '''
,,roeocu,ions held q meeting to suggest so"e o
else The names Of Generai i'"US,
Elliott Jesse Johnson and John a. iay'o' 49,
sugcested and that Of General Tracy was aSreeu
,non committee was appointed to call upon
,,,o-,ovCeneral Rosendale met Dstrict-Attorhey
p,dgwav and +. NJ Shepard at the Phoenix burning
Yesterday and after conference ne w'n' " ' "
York with Mr.. Shepard 10 see Geherai Inv
said that they would be appointed Dotn D'pu'
Attorney-Generals and Assistant Distfict-A''o'"sS
and so would have all power to act They "o"u
- .ooc,,, facilities afforded to them for access
n the Grand Jury, and to present ana Proou'c
tostimony The Governor would be asked ~ co"-
vene an extraordinary term OF the court Vi C'O'
and Terminer on or about December w. anu al
extraordinary Grand Jury would also DE in'pa"-
orod In order that there might be no question
In
Assistant Observation-Disclosures two OF the present
assistants will be retired temporarily TO make
room for them. ~. :,
General Tracy was seen last evening nj NO IL
West Twentieth-st. by a Tribune reporter. i can
NOT say what | shall do until the matter Is iaid
before me officially" he said. whether uUoop'
IN. rostion of special assistant TO District-Ator-
nov Ridgwav depends on Governor Flowers action
on the NcKanc case Anyway can't say ahy'''i"
about II now. or what shall do. AT present
am much more interested In the result OF 'he w.
urnbla's trial than in Mckane.
John Y McKane was served with papers III the
suit OF NJ f. Moore, recover $1,000 as DAMAGES
,or tho assault upon him in Grayesend on Election
nav while he was attending the funeral 81 Johh
C.urran Yesterday He said in reference 10 'nc az
lon Of the Governor that he had not the slightest
apprehension OF the result OF the most r's'u III
qulry regarding his action lie addri: -, ,,,h
Il have nothing be sorry for, nothing OF whicn
to repent, no pardons TO ask, no nviI not do
.gain under similar circumstances and the quicker
the machinery OF the District Attorney o''lce Is
feel. / have always been credited with nttie
common sense, and when my side OF one ., eu t"dgs
between evidence and shf sheh i f'rss
the affairs In Gpay nsI " shalI make a sworn
parerS nai S few days when other people
have had b shG are sa en a to s~, their hands
Nv viii see Just how much they can produce In
the way 90, Si ,nilnnons Of the supreme Court is
The vcrest rot, and cannot be proven
Albany Nov Is (speciaD Attorney-General
Eosendale reached here from New.fork this even
irr and Immediately held consultation with IKE
vision Commissioner Charles A. Collin ana the
Governors private secretary, i. y. W H"dh'S' MI
re sendalc said afterward;
''Evcrythng has been satisfactorily arranged IN
accordance with Governor Flowers Ideas DIS
trict-Attorncy Ridgway has agreed 10 carry out
the Governors suggestion AMI appoint Mcssrs.
Tracy and Shepard Assistant Disrict-Attorneys
In order that They may have access to the Grand
Jury and a place will be- made for them by the
temporary retirement OF two Of his present assist
ants IT also decided to request the Cover
to call extraordinary Court Of oyer ana
Termincr. beginning December 10 or IL. that date
being tie earliest that Messrs. Tracy and Shepard
could get their evidence ready Tor presentation TO
the Grand Jury. Judge Cullen VIII undoubtedly
hold this extraordinary term. He IL assigned to
hold the regular term. beginning the nrst Mon
day OF December. and was willing to order
obvate any question as 10 the converting OF a
grand jury aurng the middle OF the term. 1t
deemed advisable by the counsel that
traordnary Court OF oyer and Terminer should
ordered tor the inception OF the term.
AS you will have seen by the afternoon papers
IN. Committee Of Twenty five has requested the APP
pointment OF ex-Secretary benjamin r. Tracy to
be associated with Mr.. Shepard In the prosecution
ard ana ex-Judgc Reynolds. and Is acceptable to
the District Attorney. IL Is eminently satisfactory
Is TO Governor Flower. MIR. tracy told W that he
would accept. but that he might be Obliged to sail
for Europe In day two on business but
pected To- return Immediately and h" back In time
to assist in presenting the cases before the Grand
Jury. Me-srs Tracy and Shepard also 10 be-
apponte! deputies TO the Attorney General, which
VIII confer on them any powers which the Attorney
General might have In the premises. District
Attorney Iidgway readily acceded 10 all the sug
gcstOns OF the Governor and the counsel and "A
thorough prosecution IL assured"
Poughkeepsi-. y. Y, Nov. Is (SpccIaD.-Justice
Barnard received letter to-day from the Dis
trict-Attorney OF Kings County. requesting him
to order and impan-i IA Grand Jury for a Court
OF oyer and Terminer OF that county. The letter
IL follows
respectfully rcquos, tina. Grand Jury be ordered
imI1noled for Court OF OYER and Tcrmncr OF this
count, for the first available day tina, viii suit
yenicnce Of the court fos the purpose Of nqulrng
alleged recent violations Of The election Laws sad such
other matters may be brought to their attention.