The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-08
M'KANE DHFIBS COURTS
He Refuses to Obey Justice
Barnard's Injunction
The Election in
New York.

ID. NA
GRAvEsEND, Nov. Z, 182s.-At six
o'clock this morning Colonel Alexander
S. Bacon aud four of his assistants. ell
friends Of William j.. Gaynor. were ar
rested here.
they were locked MP on q charge OF dis
aroled for sction by the Grand Jurs.
The men were Col. Bacon, Col. Michael
E. Moore. No. SOC First street, Brooklyn.
a prominent democrat; William K.
Warder. No. 459 First street. Brooklvn, 4
w~ell-knoWn democrat OF the Twenty
secnpd ward. William A.. Waiting o.
No. All First street, Broot lyp, and Peter
Roseneck of No. 203 Quincy street..
Brooklyn.
H WATCHERS ARRIVE
just about daybrsak. when the polls
were opened. six coach loads OF Brooklyn
republicans aud democrats. who mad
come down to watch the voting, drove
along he road to ths 1own Hall.
Chief Mckane had established an mag
mary line of $50 feet, over which zone
bet o voter WAS allowedSto pass. Five of
these carriage loads stopped at the bound
airy line which was guarded by police
men. but the other, containing Colonel
Bacon aud the other men who are now
uQu0f ArreSt, uE0Vo OV6r Cne 1Iu0 UP &c
the Town Hall and stopped.
They were at once surrounded by a
| crowd OF Graveseud democrats, ameno
whom were fifteen policemen Ii Chief
McKane.
COLONEL BACON ASSAULTED.
Colonel Bacon aliRhtet from bis
carriage ard the other men followed. He
stepped almost In the arms OF the
Gravesend magnate.
Cnlnnaf ReQnn th rtIaf at him mn ipiuur-
Iion obtained yesterdsy from j ustice
Barnard, at P~oughkeepsle, authorizing
Colonel Bacon, as representative OF Mr..
Gaynor aud his followers to
act AS watchers at the Ora yes
end polls. and to take p~rscsdence
viously apnointed. When be thrush this
batch or papers Mt Chief McKane. The
latter refused TO take them. There were
words which led TO a row, and Colouel
Bacon aud his men were roughly
handled.
Peter Rosenbeck was almost killed aud
the Rev. Robert ]. Kent OF Brooklyn was
severely injured. Chief McKane then
ordered the men locked mp. Hs suhse-
Qneutly allowed the iajunction to be
served apo him aud all thu men were
released except .Rosepbeek. Judge Cul~
len OF Brooklyn granted a writ OF habeas
corpus for him.
In Other Parts of the State.
NEW YORK. Nov. Z, 1898 The polls
opened here nc six o'clock this morning
aud will close at four O'Clock this after
noon. Two hundred policemen were
held in reserve nc police headquarters
aud two hundred patrol wagons were in
readiness at the dosr to take them to
any part of thu city in which they might
be needed. Between 400 and 500 warrants
were given TO polioemsu for the arrest Of
men whe had registered illegally. The
vote throughout the city is unusually
la G..
Charles H. Murray, Republican candi-
date for Attorney General. complained at
Police Headquarters that the Republican
watchers in the Third Assembly district
were being nolesteu. Superintendent
Byrnss issued orders to the police that
they should be protected.
In Troy repsaters are being allowed to
vote without swearing their ballots after
bring challenged.
There Is considerable disorder in
Buffalo. aud the law is being violated
In several districts.