New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-06

that on November IS he had been approaches
by one Of the Gravesend gang. VINO oI1eted MN
S25 II he would swear that he mad peen AZ
Gravesend on another day than tnat on Whicn
he was alleged to have been there IN pursuance
of the order of Mr.. Gaynor, for the purpose OK
copying the registration lists. the man test,
flying said he had refused the oller, ana ie'oi'e~
the fact to Mr. Grout. ,, l..
Another sensational point was that marked by
the reading OF the affidavit OF Hamilton orHs-
bee a reporter of THE Brooklyn Eagle, VINO
had been assigned TO duty az Gravesend during
the election trouble. He said ne nad gone carry
on election morning 10 that locanty ana soush'
an interview with Mckane whom ne acc iCvd
tally net on the street after being toid ne couo
not see him He said that he had a conversa-
zion with McKare. in which the Cnlei OF fonce
acted with extraordinary care ana dscreton'
Mr. Ormsbee saw him from a distance, and Nc
Kare called to him To button his coat ana taAe
his hands out OF his pockets he receiveu =
second request to the same erect after ne hao
NIT his hand into an inside pocket 10 reach ior
his notebook. McKane said that people were we're
down there to serve papers upon MN; tnat
Colonel Bacon had been there for that puTpose,
hui had not proved himself smart. III ne
Colonel Bacon) had pun the paper on ms person
il would be all right. but he had hot Ihe oppV.
tunity to do il, the papers seemed 10 De III
tbn nossesson of some one else. and before he
got them he (McKane) had walked away ms
was evidence that Mckane expected me ser'i ,s
and had avoided X, and the lawyers LOT the w
fence took on themselves a serious look
WHAT TIE DEFENCE ALLEGED.
The afBdavits for the defence were that many
strangers had appeared at Gravesend previous
TO Election Day. and their conduct being OF
disorderly nature, they had been ordered away
or arrested The response Of the prosecution
was that many men had been sent 10 Graves
end previous to the day Of election 10 copy me
registration lists but that II was impossipie
FOR them to do So because the lists were al
ready in the hands of copyists who would oe
engaged on them until after Election Day;
Tomorrow the case will probably be nnished:
rphllttal
arguments on each side will follow.
When the session ended yesterday those III inc
audience were loath TO depart Mchane hiihseI
walked carelessy about the room Tor over an
hour tndulcing in conversation with MS 1rienus
lie oven advanced and shook hands with MI
Weinberg Of counse, for the prosecutor ou' 'he
conversation was brief. McKane evidently mas
n etrnng hold upon his constituency He Is SAID
n have won them to him by many acts or per-
eonaI Kindness He is emphatlcally a Doss 40
has been shown He knows how TO reach tte
ORR teful instincts Of a man. and thereafter 10
hold him as a slave. II is alleged that TINS -
tho secret Of his skill in manipulating men, MS
business Is that of a general CONTRACTOR anu I've
is always ready to extend a helping hand TO one
IN distress Personally the Gravesend boss IS
attractive He carries about him the ar .,
leader His manner il not offensive, but corua'
and digniiel His eyes are set closely 'oSe IT,,
,rhev are of a sharp and piercing grayish pius
when sauarely met. but in repose neaHy anu
slumbrous He is slightly bald, ana ms na,i
IS gray He wears mustache ana an i"Pe,.S"'
heard His cheeks naturally rudy az, ....o
.yothar his co,,ntenance reflects cunning, insn-
coritv and hardness His brows are stronsiI
archei above his eyes: he wears no lloM w, H.
no seems capahie Of pickering his race lh'o 'ns
most sanity expression imaginable.