The evening world., 1893-11-08
1t Is the Demand of Kings Coun-
tvs Outraged Citizens.
Mr.. Gaynor Says Prosecution Will
Be Pressed.
Sheriff Courtney Also to BE Called
to Account.

to break the law, John y. MCkane, the
Gravesend boss. stands to-day in the
position of n wild animal at bay. The
stake for which he gambled has been
lost. The people and the law which he
derided rave triumphed.
That punishment, sure and swift, will
be melted out to the man who detied the
Constitution and stopped even to rebel
lion in order to carry out his contract
with the other ringsters and put Isaac
II. Maynard into office, is certain.
Judgc-elect William ]. Gaynor could not
even II he would, prevent it.
prosecute him." said Lawyer Grout
this morning to an Evening World" re-
porter.
prosecute him. echoed two-score of
reformers who were in Mr.. Gaynors
Office.
why, of course replied Mr.. Grout.
Not a stone will be left unturned to
bring him speedily to justice for the
crime he has committed.
While Mr.. Gaynor will, of course, be the
prime mover in the prosecution of Nc
Kane continued Mr.. Grout, who, be-
sides being Mr.. Gaynor's law partner, Is
also his legal representative, the mat
ter has really passed out of his hands.
= Even If he had the faintest idea of drop
ping the prosecution, which he has not,
there are hundreds of others to insist
upon it. The people-all the people
' will act now. Even since the polls closed
j last night over two hundred letters have
: been received here demanding it. 1t Is
i their right. 1t is the people, more than
l Mr.. Gaynor, who have been insulted. 1t
: is against the people and the laws that
% the Gravesend crime has been COM
mltted.
3 About thirty prominent citizens have
n already been here this morning with the
4 same demand" he continued. Some of
them were Democrats; some were Re
publicans. But all were citizens and
s residents of Kings County. Here are
'ee others. coming in now; hear for your
* self what they have to say
AS the lawyer spoke, the door opened,
and Major Hobbs with half a dozen
other voters of mixed politics entered.
Is What are you going to do with Nc
Kane?'
r All seemed to ask the question at once,
and Mr.. Grout gave the same reply
that prosecution would be pushed to the
bitter end.
e Whether we had won or lost we had
If fully c decided ..r %p . that q no eG ranson n SaiS
why we should be lenient on account of
. the great victory
a general session or handshaklnS ana
congratulations followed Then as they
departed to make room for another
batch of citizens, Major Hobbs turned
y "If that fellow McKane is not pun
the land"
until 10 O'Clock His appearance. gave
every evidence of the struggle which he
Y had just passed through. After con
y graduating The Evening World. upon
tho ppp1 work II had nprfnrmp1 in the
cause of good government, he said:
1T is no exaggeration to say that ]
am completely playedd out, ana "a am n
fact that have not had an an hour
IS Eas more gFe4 tbaR but fui the eo ae5ens til the ring
to say much about the fight 70;
f won it, The opposition may maxi
IN cannot be got rid of-that the peopl'
is have asserted their independence. s.
k far as l am personally concerned l d
,s not care to say any. more about it
Is not for a few days anyhow.
Nov as to this Mckane matter con
y. tinued Mr.. GaynOr, there is little TO
ne me to say just at the present moment
The public, through the newspapers, ha'
&c been kept well informed Of the outrag'
ie down in Gravesend. The fact that w
at nave won our fight does not by an.
means indicate that we will stop in tn
COURSE We lhllN oul uloh' piSf''
to fight Mr.. Mckane to the end, but tn.
he fight shall be in legal form, and VII
yn take place in the courts where It be
In just achieved is only the beginning o
h the end"
rk Lawyer Grout said that the big vot
against the machine only showed tina
IA, the people had riser to the occasion
'h having tired Of ring rule.
or far as the defea' OF tthneeeInntiir
us he said, "it seems to have been du
a mainly to the action of tn people i
n this city and in B raGSsp two CIT 5 tina Ina
iiI where the greatest kind OF a fight ha
' az been made for honest government.
az What 1t really means is that Their
a an must be "a thorough reorganization .
~ the Democratic party, not only Il
gh Kings County, but throughout the entlr
'' rerha M"' the most %st sUS1Si ttDS man an /
ne all Brooklyn is Thomas. Z. Pearsal
ne whom Gaynor defeated. He was aroun
oo'HclocR' last night told his friends tina
there was no use specializing or CUES:
ide "When the votes are counted" he saic
IT, you will see me elected by from 1900 I
ON No one could see him this morning I
'ph ask where he got his inside Information
lnt Another individual against wnOm pr
cecdings will be taken according to II
.ay present pr "} Eimrs C6 Is SherIH sac; J2a
II in 9TH Evening World yesterda!
Courtney was appealed to when McKar
ltl persisted in his Gravesend outrage an
am the car had refused to accept serviC
ne, of papers issued by the Supreme Cour
TO the committee who waited upon hi
ing Courtney said in effect that it was NJ
at his business and that he did not care
Jay - - for the supreme Court or an
IS Jne else.
led Gov. Flower was then telcEraphed
and asked to insist upon Courtney pc
forming his duty. The Governor sent a
no. evasive reply. lie also ~telegraphed
on the Kings County Sheriff to obey II
ing law on pain of remoya from office.
life Courtney took no action whatever a,
ter that. Even II he hal, 1t would ha
been too late, as the crime had bee
committed and all Illegal votes had bee
cast.
Lawyer Shepard. who had charge
that end OF the Gaynor campaign, do'
ter not propose TO pass over Mr., Courtney
ery conduct. Interesting developments al
- promised in IA day or two.
a Truth Prev Ills.
From Judged
urt st. Peter-Who's there?
~Applicant-Veti Tabul, esq, New YoI