The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
TO HELP PROSECUTE M'KANE.
GEN. TRlCY SELECTED IN PLACE OF
EI-JUDGE REPNOLDs.

EI-JUDGE REPNOLDS.
NE TIA. Decided TO Accep,-McR .ne Return,
from VIrginin-His Opinion OF Tracy and
Shepard and OF the Oh argos Against Hin
Served with Papers in Civil Suit.
Gen. BENJAMIN F. Tracy. ex-socretarv OF the
Navy. was chosen yesterday to aid Edwin NJ
Shepard In the prosecution OF John Y. McKanc
the Gravesend statesman. and his henchmen
as well rs all other persons who are accused
o!violating the election law In Kings county
at the last election. Gen. Tracy takes the place
ofex-Judge George G. Reynolds who declined
to accept the appointment made by District
Attorney Ridgway at the suggestion Of Gov.
Flower. Gen. Tracy was selected by the
Executive Committee OF Seven OF the Citizens
Committee OF Twenty eight which was chosen
at the mass Meeting In tho Academy
of Music on Monday night In this way
Supreme Court Justicc-elec William J. GAY
nors objection to the Governors acting with
out consulting the citizens is swept away. and
now all the citizens are happy. or ought to be.
That Is. all but two OF the present assistants 10
District Attorney RidEwsy. whose heads ,will
be chopped Off unceremoniously to oblige the
prosecuting committee. The work OF prose-
cutting NAV possibly now go on without delay.
The machinery to be used is all extraordinary
First IN extraordinary session OF the Court OF
Oyer and Terminer will probably he convened.
Then there will probably he an extraordinary
Grand Jury 10 find extraordinarily strong in
dictments. and. finally there are the extraor-
binary prosecutors armed with extraordinary
powers.
What in blue bla2es kind OF show have
we got. anyway demanded an election ex-
pert OF The Sun reporter yesterday. You
might think VIC were extraordinary citizens to
see the rumpus they are making
. a f,,r nri OnI
for YESTERDAY. state Acknowledgement Simon
W. Roscndale came down from Albany on an
early morning train. He had already arranged
for a conference with District Attorney Ridg-
way. Edwin VI. Shepard and ex-Judge Rey-
nolds at ] udgo Reynoidss oIIice In the Phoenix
building in Brooklyn. lilo did not know when
tie conference was fixed that Judge Reynolds
had positively declined to serve. but the Cti-
tens' Committee did. and they had already
Weld meeting nj the Hamilton Club when Mr..
koscndnle reached Brooklyn.
There we're present ut this meeting George
Ii. Oicott. who presided: James McMahon.
Ncsident OF the Emigrant Savings Bank: S.
eGhttendcn. L. s. Barnes. James Mckeen.
And Gen. c. z. Christensen. There was twenty
hinutes Of talk. and then it was UNANIMOUSLY
ferded that Con. Tracy was the man to I'LL the
hill IL he would ncree TO 1t. Mr. Oicott started
tight of to find il he would.
Mr.. Nosendale reached Judge EeYnolds's Of
tco before any OF the men who were to confer
with him. and lie read law books until Mr..
HdGxay came moment or or TIVE after ar, T.
the District Attorneys office. came in at the
same time. They all talked ABOUT tho weather.
III. Shepard arrived. and then the doors were
closed for m ore than an hour. The Attorney
General himself had been deiegatej to tell the
would not talk. Mr.. Rosendale made this
statement:
1t has been arranged that the gentlemen designated
Aornsy: Tor The pressn.aion OF tn, eyd,"Ge to the
That feature. The Governor viii he asked to call
Sys; and Id
sssoeiates WIN require all nat lime in order 10 p5.paTs
'nf
sri .5s5S, As H. III t:y s
.a,s He Is an able man and .nEg:stsd under.
spponinent. may be necessary in order to prsven.
s tns
pf two OF tho present district Atidrnsys THIS wll.
ton as 10 whether tho Xttorn.Saen.ral can legally
Which the tue ndetmeht secured on HI. appearance
sn s n n 1pi ". a
Attorncys.Genera. and having the Governor cali an
place Mr. shey ard nnG his sss%s,a.es In a position
where they will nave Al! the liberty they require
Regarding the necessity fox decapitating two
.'As stated in my first letter to Gov. Flower
the gentlemen appointed are to have AL the
prosecutions. They shall have these facilities
II every man in my office has to resign. 1t is.
sorry. but think perhaps before those gentle
men who doubt my attitude in this matter get
through they will be- convinced OF my sincerity
In tho matter. am determined that no man
shall say that have put any stone In the way
81 fhs S'k t| Of K an csnty
These gentlemen who hnNe been apnonted
will really haveicxtraordinary powers. They
assistants to the Attorney General Of the
state. They may neGin their WORK as soon a;
John \. McKnne. the man who has caused
hll the rumpus. got back from Virginia yes
hnl q9sI @' ny M iS woo
week or moro longer. but he was called homo
to attend the funeral OF John Currnn. an old
Mchaes church in South Brooklyn. One OF
the first, men ut tho church was process
had tn" papers in the sut for SO. 900 damages
Tor alleged assault. WHICH was begun some
days ago 1y Srne TISy Sn ss OF md
hSs pnpers in another suit for s3oo6 u
damages, which was begun Yesterday by NJ; +
teas server seeing him. i,ut after, lie was
seated the server discovered him. Then lie
kept his eve On h,n until the services were
over. lie met the statesman at the door. Il
hex here tho rSsrs ID tns hS Ges"n
hs took them and Put them IN his pocket un-
conreruedly. lIa wont TO the cemetery with
thu funeral party and aierward went to his
plicr IN Brooklyn. whore he was seen in com
rany with Michael pady, whose office Is in the
sanis building. lie had not heard Of the ap-
pontment of Gen. Tracy.
really don see. what there is to say he
said to the writer. At least an not talking
now. Pm letting tic other felIO get through
sayiEE what they have got to say. and then it
will be my turn. These things all ought to he
hone in nm orderly manucr YOU know and 1t
would he imrOllte for nae to interrupt tho gen
tlHmep.
Cen. Tracy" aSke the reporter
Has Gen. Tracy been prpointed :? Well. I'm
glad o! that : I'm very ..iad indeed. Gen. Tracy
b. nile lawyer and fine gentleman. I'm
Gravcsend hered TO elect Mr. Harrison on one
occasion, and 1t made Gen, Trays appoint.
ment possible. may say that tho influence Of
Eraycsend had quito a good deal to do with
Nr. Tracy's appointment. I'm glad he Is to 10
one OF the prosecutors
Have you anything TO say about the possl-
BILE prejudice Of the men who are to prosecute
vou ?" ask cd the reporter
"Shepard ?" said tho statesman. "Oh no: |
pon't object to him.. All he wants is to get
little free advertising out Of tho thing. and /
pIiass I can afford to let him have ii at my ex-