New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-06
DETAILS OF THE OUTBREAK.
WILL THE CITIZENS OF THE EMPIRE STATE
SUBMIT?


GRAvESEND has BEEN CUT OFF FROM THE
REST OF THE COMMONWEALTH By THE
REBEL MKANE, WHO HAS SET UP
GOVERNMENT OF HIS OwN-HIs re.
BELLIoN SHOULD DE CRusI--D
AT ONCE
The story of the outrage in detail Is as fol-
lows: Judge Cullen having declared from the
bench that William ]. Gaynors clerks must be
permitted to copy the registry lists In the town
of Gravesend the committee having In charge
Mr. Gaynor's canvass Immediately sent num-
ber of men to Coney Island on Friday for the
purpose Of securing copies OF the lists 1t was
suspected that the election officials would en-
deavor by all the devices and subterfuges in
their power to evade this duty. and therefore
every precaution was taken.
Two men with letters signed by Mr.. Gaynor,
as a candidate were detailed to watch the
houses in which the registry officials live. These
men stood all day Saturday without seeing any
of the election officials leave these houses, and
other men were detailed TO search all through
the town for these officials but were unable to
find them.
At midnight Saturday twenty-five men went
to Gravesend taking the train by the Culver
who had been standing all day there These
twenty-five men were in charge of John P. Nc
Namara, a law student and clerk in Mr.. Gay
nors office in Brooklyn.
They also were armed with letters OF author
ty from Mr. Gaynor, demanding that they be
allowed to copy the registry lists.
SURROUNDED BY \ VIOLENT MOB.
They got off at the Gravesend station and the
tbn ,,Iotf fhav
were surrounded by bowling crowd. in which
were seventeen to twenty men, who declared
that they were policemen. although they wore
no uniform and had no insignia Of Office except
the clubs they carried. The men were led by
John Y. McKane in person, and they i'm
mediately arrested Gaynor's men and marched
them off to the town hall. The prisoners asked
permission to telephone or in some way COM
muncate with Brooklyn. in order to secure
counsel or bail, but this was grufly refused
them
At o'clock in the morning the prisoners
taken to the police station, where Justice
Sutherland opened court and the prisoners
where held such charges as "vagrancy,
'drukenness'' and "disorderly conduct" and
were locked up in the town Jail. At o'clock
they were taken before Justice Sutherland
again and bail fixed at 500 each. AS
the mon had had opportunity to COM
municate with Brooklyn. they could not fur
nsh the necessary bail. and Justice Suther-
land committed them to Raymond Street Jail.
Accordingly they were bundled into the BLACK
Maria" the common jail wagon. and were taken
up to the Raymond Street Jail Here they were
visited by Mr.. Grout and other lawyers but up
to a late hour last night no justice Of the peace
had been found who would receive BAIL
Mr.. MNAMARAs STORY.
A Tribune reporter saw Mr. Mcnamara at the
Raymond Street Jail In Brooklyn yesterday
and got from him full account Of the arrests
Mr. Mcnamara evidently is man of nte-
gence and character He was dressed in a
style entirely suitable to his station in life
and his professional duties. He looked as un-
like a "disordery" character as any of the
chief clerks and law students in the best
offices In New-York City. He Is we'll con-
nected in Brooklyn Edward NJ Grout. Mr..
Gaynors partner. says that Mr.. Mcnamara Is
Of their most trusted clerks. His uncle,
who is a man of high standing informed a
Tribune reporter that young Mcnamara is a
total abstainer. certainly anything but a dis
orderly person" or a drunkard
Mr.. Mcnamara said: Together with Thomas
Gardner and twenty men, detailed by the COM
mittee having in charge Mr. Gaynor's canvass
to copy the registration lists In Gravesend we
left the station. at Ninth-ave. and Twentieth
ST.. at midnight last night We arrived at
Gravesend twenty minutes later, and got off
the train. The moment stepped on the
platform we were surrounded by an angry
turbulent crowd man who said he was a
policeman arrested me. and other men arrested
the entire party with me. The scene at the
time was one of great excitement. John Y.
Mckane was present. and personally laid hands
on some Of our party and assisted In our ar
rest. The official who took me told me: Yer
thank God the chief Is here, or we'd crush
yer skull
REASOSABLE REQUESTS DENIED.
I'VE were taken directly to the Town Hall,
where we were kept some time. 1 asked per-
mission to telephone or In some other way to
send to Brooklyn for counsel, but my request
was denied. although was ready and prepared
to meet any expense involved in doing So /
was told that | could not communicate with
Brooklyn in any way.
FROM THE TOWN HALL TO THE POLICE STATION
About 3 o'clock this morning we were taken
in q van from the Town Hall to the police sta
ton In Gravesend. There Justice Sutherland
opened court. Our men were accused Of various
offences The Justice said to me: You are
charged with being drunk and disorderly. What
do you say about it.? L say it is not true
Justice Sutherland then said: WELL take him
and lock him up, and III see whether he tells
the truth or whether the officer does
Il demanded trial and also demanded right to
telephone or in some other way communicate
with Brooklyn in order to secure counsel or
bail | am informed that there is a telephone in
the station. but my request was treated with
contempt and locked up in a CELL
about O'Clock | was taken out Of the cell
and arraigned before Justice Sutherland again
He informed me that the bail for me was $lO0
AS l had been prevented from communicating
with any one. and az my employers In Brook
lyn had no reason whatever to suspect that /
had been arrested, there was no one to 60 bail
for me-
They arrested, think. twenty-five OF our
party and all were treated very much as | was
AS we failed to get bail the justice committed
us to the Raymond Street Jail in Brooklyn for
trial on Monday. We were then put in the
Black Maria. a common jail wagon. and carted