New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19
TO TRY ELECTION CASES.
THE EXTRAORDINARY GRAND JURY IN
PANEI.LED IN BROOKLYN.

JUDGE PRATT DECLINES TO HEAR MKANEs
MOTION FOR A sTAY-TO CONE BEFORE
JUDGE CULLEN TO-DAY.
The extraordinary term of the Court OF oyer
and Terminer 10 try the cases growing out Vi IL
legal registration. voting and other eiectioh
frauds was convened in Brooklyn yesterday
Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen presided anu
sat in Part / OF the supreme Nouit
The first business was the ihpaNe'
ling of the extraordinary Grand jury
which will consider all the cases and bring IN
such indictments as may be decided upon
There was much interest in the proceedings
and many spectators crowded the courtroom
The people were represented by General Is. r.
Tracy and Edward NJ. Shepard. who were APP
pointed Deputy Attorney Generals and Assistant
District ATTORNEYS so as to appear before the
Grand Jury and prosecute the cases. Coiohei a.
T. Lamb and j. a. Weinberg appeared with
them.
The panel of fifty was called and nearly all
rasnonded MANY excuses were presented. some
of which Judge Cullen regarded as wand ana
others he refused to accept When these hao
been disposed of, Judge Cullen asked II the peo-
ple had any challenges and MI Sneparu sau
he had none. An affidavit was then reau from
George w. Roderick that he was counsel for
ham held for the action of the Grand Jury:
PROJECTORS of Election Michael T. Ryan BenJa-
min Cohen. Frederick Is. Bader. Nicnolas >.
Johnson, James a. CrCpsey, Conrad Stuoehporu'
Harlan p Crandall and J. n. BrOwnhill. MI
Roderick sent for from another court III
which he was engaged. and he challenged d
number Of the called TO serve upon Inc
Grand Jury. The following were chosen 10
serve and sworn in with Michael ID. % GOnnof
as foreman: Henry W. Yackel, No. Cs0 flusf-
ing-ave; Michael Simon, No. ll9 Bushwlck-Ne''
Charles W. Pohemus No 20 Cambridge Pace;
Frank McCabe Kings Highway, James Ed
belts ir No so Vernon-ave.: Hiram \. Decker,
No q Jefferson-st.: William ii. Wardell, Bay
Ridge: William +. German, No. 80 Iierkliner-
St: Charles a. Tisch. Canarsie: Frank l.. Han
lon No. l9j HopknsOn-avc.; John H. Ecknoi'
No 1852 broadway; George W. Earle, 23s Hud-
son-ave; Thomas j. Mooney, No. 43 CheeVer
Place: John J. Magic, No. 675 Second-aVe.; Gnfls-
TOPPER w Wilson. No 157A Taylor-st; James
Boylan No. 1S9 Fourteenth-st.; John Valentine
Snyder No. ia Jefferson-ave.; Frederick yard
ley No. $40 Warren-st; John C. HamSo T 40 40
19S Van Buren-st: Daniel J. ODonnei NO 4So
De Kab-ave.; Michael d. OConnor NO 95i
Willoughby-ave.; Ernest Jantzen, NO i'5"l
Bushwck-ave. and Isaac Warren. FlatlandS
Judge Cullen in his charge TO the jury sd.d tiat
they were to inquire into the cases OF eectlon
frauds and would find the mode OF procedure IN
the Code OF Criminal Practice. While cali ts
upon specially to investigate the election cases
they were not limited 10 these Election crimes
were crimes against the community, ana threat
ened the gravest danger to the country II was
the right of the majority TO rule and the vote must
be kept honest If false votes had been cast III
BROOKLYN and in Gravesend. great evil had been
committed. If any man could defy the law Tree
government must come to an end fraudulehl
voting was as bad as cheating in money matters
Judge Cullen told the jury that they were not
bound 10 find indictments, but must be governed
by the evidence ,
The order made by Judge Cullen Saturday
for the showing of cause why stay should not
he granted in the case of John Y. Mckane ana
Others adjudged guilty of contempt OF court ana
sentenced to Imprisonment and fined was made
returnable yesterday in the Special ferm OF the
Supreme Court Judge Pratt sat IN Special Ieln
referred II to Judge Cullen. The latter agreed
TO hear It after the extraordinary Grand Jury had
been sworn in and il came up before nm George
w Roderick moved for stay OF proceedings un-
iii an appeal 10 the General Term could be taken
His argument rehearsed the statements IN ms
santsd ON saturday He was followed by en-
Judge Troy who also argued for the defenu-
ants. and before he had ended his remarks the
hearing was adjourned until 10 a. m To-Day