The evening world., 1893-11-07

ner and form by a certificate such as il set out
n the complaint herein or in any other manner
places or booths Of the respective election districts
In the said town to which they may be appointed.
there acting as watchers and performing ali tho
otices and duties thereof. and doing
Az duties TO watchers appertalninE, In.
and the number thereof and every vote cast. and 10
,hallenge voters and TO watch and oversee the
and certifying OF the certificates and returns and
all without regard TO whether the said watchers
be residents OF the said town or not.
j. F. BARNARD.
Justice Of the Supreme Court.
The injunction was placed in the hands
OF Col. Bacon. He selected Charles II.
Hyde and Edward NJ. Grout, Of Mr.. Gay
nor's law firm, and the following
men to assist him:
Dr. ]. II. Marshall, $50 Monroe street
Frank X. Mitchell, 53i Monroe street;
Rev. Robert j. Kent, COS Hancock street;
Henry r. Schmidt. 566 Monroe street;
q. q. \. Grabur, 1873 Quincy street;
Louis Sto!ber. 400 Monroe street; Peter
Rossback, 203 quincy street; NJ. Il. Pal
metto, 2l Sterling place; Ullo Palmetto.
2Ol Sterling place; II. S. Worthley, 22S
Degraw street; Theodore White. Bay
Ridge; Il. D.. Doubleday, 100 Lafayette
avenue; Michael r.. Moore, sos First
street; G. w. Hughes. 30l Fulton street;
Joseph Il. Alice, 4O2 Vanderbilt avenue;
II. II. P%armentcr, ~ State street;
Frank W. Balmes, 20 Dean street: Dr.
G. D.. Beasley, FOG Greene avenue; Will
lam X. Wardner. 459 First street; Will
lam A. Whiting. Al First street.
The party met at Mr.. Gayncr's rouse
at 4 o'clock this morning. After receiv.
ing final instructions they went to a
livery stable in the vicinity and started
for the scene of battle in half a dozen
coaches.
As they approached Gravesend the
party divided. One half continued on
their Journey. Another wing, led by Col
Bacon. made a circuit OF the town in
order to bring up at another point
The first contingent had not proceeded
much further when a crowd of men ap.
peared in the road and ordered the
drivers to pull up. The ringleader Of the
gang was recognized as Justice Newton
What do you want here?' Newton
demanded.
The party Informed him of their mis-,
sion and the fact that they were backed
by an order of the court.
well, If you don't go back We'll use
force" was Newton's reply.
He was surrounded by a crowd oil
fully twenty-five men, many of whom
brandished their clubs in a threatening
manner. The party saw that 1t wa:
useless to attempt proceed and they
turned back.
Meanwhile the second division. led BY
Col. Bacon, came out in the town neal
the Town Hall.
1t was just 6 o'clock. Another gant
appeared on the scene, and grabbing thu
horses by their brides. held the part
up in true Western style. This tool
In the dim light the form Of John Y
Mckane was seen coming across tn
road.
What do you fellows want dow
Col. Bacon?, You're just the man In
looking for"
Turning towards his gang he ordere'
two officers to a k Col. Bacon to tn
lookup.
II have here an order from the ,su
tice Barnard has issued an injunction
restraining you or your men from In
t cone% with us as officers of tn
Col. Bacon tried to serve the pape
On the burly Chief OF Police, but Nc
Kane refused to- receive 1t.
and hustled him into a wagon .
Lawyer Edward NJ. Grout then ap
peared upon the scene and tried I
minions' The fellow pushed Mr.. Grou
back and let the order fall in the mud.
One of Mr.. Gaynor's party declare
that Justice Newton came up at thi
give him Justice Barnard's Injunction.
| Newton drew himself back, and re
fused to receive 1t.
order Of the Court?" he was asked.
Judge in the country" Newton is al
legged to have. replied.
The crowd had been gathering aroun
the party. threatening them with a.
sorts of violence.
Another request to McKane to receiv
the order met with his reply:
~"1njuactions don't go here to-day
On hearing Mckane's last remark hi
heelers brought their clubs down on tn
watchers heads:
There was a brief struggle. The Nc
effect. During the melee, the polio
hustled Peter Rossback into the vehicl
alongside OF Col. Bacon.
Finding 1t was useless to continu
Grout and his men climbed into tn
coaches and started back to Brooklyn.
Besides Col. Bacon ana Nr. ROSehecE
the men arrested were William A. VIII
ing, Michael Moore. and William +
Warner. They were taken to Coney Is
and and arraigned before Justice New
ton
Col. Bacon, Whiting, Moore and Wal
ner, who were charged with breach c
the peace, waive examination al
were released on their own recognizanc,
Rosebeck was charged with v~iolatin
the election law ana locked up in I'll
Coney Islam police station.
When the party reached Mr.. Gaynor'
house this morning they presented
sorry spectacle.
Ulio Palmetto was horribly cut abon
the face and head. and his clothing wa
co3cred with blood. In the fight, Nc
Kane's men had stolen his hat, and hi
clothing was ripped and torn from hi
body.
Mr.. Palmetto IS a member OF the Ne
York Stock Exchange and a well-know
wheelman in Kings County. He wa
Captain OF the Long Island Wheelme
To an Evening World" reporter" NJ
Palmetto said.
II was with DI. Beasley and had tn
Injunction from justice Barnard, while
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