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STABBED HERSELF TWICE.
Miss Maud Hobbs Tried Suicide
with a Carving knife.

Miss Maud Hobbs, t~wenty-eight years
OF age. occupying apartments at 800
West Forty-third street, attempted to
commit suicide this morning by cutting
her throat with L carving knife. With
a colored servant, she lived in one OF the
lower fats. and was regarded by the
other inmates as eccentric.
The domestic noticed yesterday that
Miss Hobbs acted peculiarly and had
spoke OF ii. and was ordered TO mind
her own business. Miss Hobbs gave the
girl permission TO go home as she would
dine out. When the girl returned this
morning her mistress had not arisen.
At 9 O'Clock the girl entered her room
and found her on the sofa almost
senseless. and a, pool Of blood on the
floor. The carvIng-knife was on the
Or. Paulipg, Of ?45 West Forty.sec'
ord street. was summoned. and after
dressing the wounds IN the throat, dis
covered that she had also stabbed her
self In the left side, A bloody knife
hls on a parlor table, showed the
weapon, with which the wound was
she refused to give any explanation
further than that she wished To die,
and had stabbed herself yesterday. She
was removed TO Bellevue hospital, and
viz probably recover.
The inmates Of the fat state that Miss
Hobbs came there about a year ago,
She claimed TO be a trained nurse, She
made no ~conhdants, and nothing was
known OF her further than that she
would be absent for weeks at a time
attending patients. Once she stated she
received remittances from her father.
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M'KkNE SPEAKS OUT.
4" What Do We Cars for a Supreme
Court Judge" he Says

COMFY ISLAND, Nov. 7.-There was
not a Gaynor man to be seen near the
Gravesend Town Hall at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Everything was closely watched. and
all strangers made to state their bust
ness to the police.
Newspaper reporters were allowed to
pass, however. on being introduced to
Chief McKane. who was evidently we'll
pleased with the way things were go
fhe Supreme Court Judge that Mr..
Gaynor had promised to have at Graves
end hid not yet arrived, and no voters
had been challenged up to 10 r. NJ.
Chief, ~ said to an Evening
World" reporter:
Judge? AS a man he is no better than
any one else, and we would not arraign
any prisoner before him., You can see
that the voting Is going along lively and
What do ! estimate the majority at?
Well. let's see. Gaynor had 22-5-l2 men.
Well' ! guess his his tic ticket sts will get about
You see, they shouldn't let me know
beforehand what they're going. to do.
Col. Bacon was telling what great
things he was going TO do down there.
wei. he's done II. hasn't he?"
Justice Newton said he believed the
arrested men claimed to be watchers.
But" he added, there are forty reg
L IL ! INtpuDlltdH IitIt, dIN ~.
What do they want of any more?"
Chief McKane said he had fifty regu-
lar policemen on duty: hfty held in re.
in readiness to be sworn in at any min
ute he concluded.
The biggest part OF Gravesend's vote
Is generally ,polled by noon.
EXcitin. times are expected this after
noon and tonight. especially when the
count commences.
During the forenoon Justice Newton
granted a writ, Of habeas corpus for
Peter Rosebeck, who was arrested
during the scrimmdge with Gaynor's
At noon Newton t~elephoned District.
Attorney .Ridgway to appear in answer
About two-thirds of the total vote had
member of the Republican County Com
mittee for the town OF Gravesend. esti-
mated that the total Republican vote
Every paster booth about the, town
hall bears the inscription: John Y.
McKane Association"
RosebecS was taken to Brooklyn on
the ! o'clock Culver route train from
Coney Island by Constable kiliest.
About l.30 q furry OF, excitement was
created by the advent Of 4 person known
a train from Brooklyn, and gave his
bsrher." of>s clinton street, brooklyn,
He frs: came into pubic notl+e seVera
days ago when Lawyer Gaynor's men
were incarcerated IN Raymond STREE
Jail. Then he called upon Mr.. Gaynor
with lunch for the prisoners.
Yesterday he told Mr.. Gaynor he was
going down to Gravesend TO defeat the
entire McKane ticket by the pistol II
necessary.
When he appeared at Gravesend to-
day he was graciously received by
Boss McKane and "tenderly' escorted
by one of his minions TO the outskirts
and sent B~rooklynward.
During the day the proceedings Were
cnlivened by n wagon load OF colored
mel who rode up and down in front OF
the Town Hall singing this ditty:
"Who are WEI Who are we7
Members of societee;
First in war,
First in peace, .
First In the lands OF the town police
Then they danced a breakdown.
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without the slightest hesitation or effort
at concealmcnt. Tho supposed captain
ON nearly every occasion supplied the
pastCr ballot.
one story was the same as the other.
No less than eleven men complained
to the reporter that they had not been
allowed to vote. one man said he knew
that another had voted twice on his
name.
There was a lively time at the Forty
ninth Election District Of the seventh
Assembly District. Shortly after 0
o'clock Michael Berry, Of Glj Bowcry,
presented himself at the polls to vote
II was found that a ballot had been cast
for him, Berry declared that he had
not voted, but the books showed that
his name had been checked m and that
somebody had voted for him.
The inspectors refused TO allow Berry
to swear In his ballot. lie then started
for the supreme Court for tho purpose
of procuring Il mandamus compelling the
inspectors to receive his vote.
Three other men we're refused a vote
on tho samv ground. They hailed from
~ Bowery. Simon Steingut. the assist
ant Cdpldln OF inc ulSlTlCl, WHO ~ "'Ih-
ing for Tammanv Hall, said that other
Attempts had ".en made TO repeat at this
election district.
Evidence OF Illegal registration and
voting on a large scale in other dis
tricts was received by the Bar Associa'
ton Committee of Fifty. at its head.
quarters In the Ashland House this
morning.
The discovery mas made by members
OF the Committee of Fifty. who received
letters Enclosed in .T'ammany Hall en-
Ne!opes addressed to persons who do not
I've AMI never lived in their houses,
TN consulting the registry lists. they
found that the persons to whom tha
.cttcis were addressed were registered
from their houses.
\ statement given out at Tammany
Hall this morning is significant in this
connections:
There is a large demand for Maynard
pasters in the uptown districts was
the important information.
The Committee OF Fifty say the
statement vas a forerunner OF an at
tempt to u Maynard In.
II was reported that Tammany hat
"secured' enough Republican inspectors
to count Maynard in IL necessary.
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M'KANE'S LATEST OUTRAGE.
Supreme Court order Dehsd-Its
Bearers Mobbec.

John Y. McKane and his gang have
again taken the law into their own hands
and dcfed the orders OF the Supreme
Court.
Armed with an injunction issued by
Chief Justice Barnard. restraining Nc
Kane and his henchmen Irom interfer-
ing with them in the discharge OF their
duties as Watchers. ~twenty-one men ar
rived at Gravesend at s o'clock this morn
Ing TO begin their days work.
They were met by the lawless element
OF that locality. and after being brutally
beaten with clubs and stones, several Of
the party were arrested and lodged in
tail.
The rest OF the party were compelled
to flee for their lives. Among those who
were taken into custody was Col. Alex.
S. Bacon, Chairman of the Republican
Committee for the Investigation of lille
gal registration.
he attempted by Mechanics henchmen to-
day, Lawyer Gaynor made careful
preparations to prevent It.
Yesterday he secured the following In
junction from Chief Justice Joseph +.
itl lldTu, OF tne supreme Noully VIZ
was sitting at Poughkeepsie:
Supreme Court. Kings County-William J. Gay
Tor IS John Y. McKane. John ". Murphy. Nor
ton Morris, John II Brownhill, Michael +. Ryan,
William Lyons, Conrad stubenbUrd. Frederick h.
Bsder. Benjamin Cohen. Victor pausenwein. Gar
Ietson Morris. T.. H. Tighe. W. I, futile. John
", tunliue, William II. Stewart, Frank l, Clark
Nicholas J. Johnson. Harlan Crandall, James H.
Cropsey
II appearing to tho undersigned Justice OF the
Supreme Court OF the state OF Sew York from
s'So the anidaylts Of Charles { Foster Ernest
q Hammond and John J, McGinneaS. Nerlheu
Nov, I 1898, that tue defendant, John '. Nc
name, chief OF Police Of the town Of GraNescnd,
Nv himself aud his policemen, Intends by force
10 Prevent the persons appointed or to be ap,
routed 10y The Kings County republican Genera'
.o'arittee, by its chairman or proper onlcers' u
serve as watchers az the respective election dis'
'rl'tS VI the town ot Gravesenl at the election
ON NGv. : 1882, from entering. being or remain,
IN the polling places or hooths al inc salV
IrSnectlye election districts. and from pcrturmlnt
NhHl- duties as such watches unless the san
~ratrhers be residents Of the said town. and that
ne other defendants, the inspectors OF election
htend " do likewise, all contrary to iaw' ana
me plaintiff having given due undertaking here,
Nolch has been approved. now, on motion ~
%rtsts johnson an! Lamb. attorneys '' wv
Ordered that the defendant McKs1e, %lndIv!du'
and as Chief Of Police OF the town on Grave
mtn. servants, agents, underlings. and an per
sons, and the said other defendants and each OF
hem their appointees, clerks, agents, assistant
a.rcady appointed or to be appointed ana a.,
lh"m or with them In the conduct. OF me saie
election he. and each u then, Is and all oil men
VI pertons appointed or to be appointed as watch
's At the election on Nov. 4 1898, IN ihe sewers
section districts OF the said town OF GraNesen'
80" The kinSs County Republican Ssnsfh @0m
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SHOT WIFE, CHILD AND SELF.
Triple Crime OF Richard Savage,
Late OF New York.
,By Associated Press.)

HAIIFAN, y. $. Nov. This morn
ing Richard Savage shot his wife and
f~our-year-old boy. and then shot him
self. The boy died instantly, and the
woman two hours later. Savage is at
the point OF death.
The couple were married five years
ago. the woman's name being Lepham.
some time after marriage they removed
Their married lie was unhappy. and
finally the woman. with her child, left
him and returned to Halifax. where she
secured a position n supported her
self and child.
Savage returned 10 Halifax last night,
saw his wife. and asked her II she would
live with him. She refused. He then
went away and, returning to where she
deed.
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RESULTS AT GLOUCESTER.
Gonzales, a 9 t l Shot, Captures
the Opening Event.

RACE TRACK, GLOUCESTER. N. J.s
Nov. THE racing was continued hers
to-day and resulted as follows:
First Race-Five furlongs.-Won oy
Gonzales, Z to | and . to |; Acilotam
second, even for a place; Hardy o
third. Time-l.07 IL.
Second Race-Seyen and a half fur
longs.-Won by j. +. g., 4 to ; and out.
Lou Rhett third. Time-l.40 "a,
Third RaSer-SiN and o~ne-tourth fur
lonGs.-Won by Musmee. even n z e, y;
third. Time-l.aJ.
Fourth Race-Five frrlongs.-won by
Sonora, ! to 5 and out: Marie Lowell
second, . to l for place: Maid Of Blarney
third. Time. % l-2.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs,-Won by
Innocent, . to ; and 8 to 5; Red Star
second. 5 TO . for a place; Sparrowgraaa
third. Time-l,06 IL.
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says a big Sergeant, with a big mus
sachG, asked him.
II told him TanmanE Hail. says
Freund, and then he called a detective
and said. wen get your vote In all
right Then he tod the detective 10 go
with Inc. lie did but the inspectors
knew. wa a tI'plbilcan n thcy
w3nlIn.t taNG my y"tm. ~
Itchi"liu. frennd, B"un'lt ami others
say that they were onercd Tammany
last,rs ana 81 rAcR, ana on their re
tusai w'rr followed mo lhr LECTION
DInth .N tht man nak'i,s tnG o,iyr' anu
Mh"n thoy gave, thcii names ,thH man
who sought to hriibc them told TIC In
sprctors that inc 4h@ "lrradH Eot,a.
Isaac SIcct,r', vl 90 or IN street
ana Morris einDerk. OF ~ i.iirilg'
"tr""t. both IN the sixth Election lli5-
trl,j OF IA" INT. h.t'MnlE tn7'tlCt;
found a. noon thTL som" one ,'Ss uaa
NHtIi ipr th'nl' h'lH were ,'h uturis
WIN mem. hut VIC DINERS ulu il't VISIT
ih" count i"arlhS that thcE "ou'i DC ar
''Iin,l, T., v,,tr~,s vote vas rcrp,ol
~ thr Nlulh Assembly plI'riGt urGauS"
lh", i'Eltfl\ h"nk SmD",i MS aluI.1
u. ". 80 ilS'''' ol ~ west h''NN"'"
str""l. ..i.,.,. a,, r,,or. KNIT -,
,,,'''ts .'',"'i, hul in'"'rt NH!rn, ~
%' l'clAuy"N street, ~ we WeI,ill
id".li",l i%llNlil,i 9i the HlNlh NSSthnnlS
lDistrict i"ull thAt others had voted
on, thGir names.
JACOB Nl'!iI""; "t ~ l~,cihnC'y S,r'tl,
Who claims To- nave, a right To- vote ~
me nN"ii't -i'uitn l;l,'tlnn i'lslrlCi OF
the hlru Nes,lIh,N lNstilCi. was slIth
ing IA" inspectors To- receive MS vote.
iA'rick i.|tail, OF u noN"r street %%ho
saws u" mas Nuici Tor IA, past nttE
years came rhSnlilE INTO the supreme
Court at . O'Clock, ,hiS afternoon to get
second Assembly District to accept his
hdIi"t,
lie in!J Judg" ,AtnouN tlat when he
arrived AZ the, pnilng Ilagr at noon. he
Mas told mat lh'rlck thHan' OF Dover
@trert, had already 'ast his vote. lie
tranchisod. and decided to apply TO the
Court for, an order. which he got.
John Gleason, OF ! East Broadway.
said that when p" vent to vote W the
Twenty-tourth. Election District OF the
Second Assembly District he was told
that a person giving MS, name ana adj
dress had already voted, and on this
ground his vote was rejected. lie tri-
umphantly carrie! on 4 mdndamus..
Frank Smith and John MctirHth, of IL
l;owery. all claimed to be victims Of the
democratic i~np"rsondtpr. -Thoy were
each given an order to the Inspector to
shu% cause why their votes should not
be deposited IN me bon, .
Matthew oHrien, who has resided at
$50 Mulberry street Tor, several years.
and has heretofore voted III the Ihirty.-
second Election District OF the Third
Assembly District; was rlSch a nlanda-
mus because h" alleged mat some other
person had voted on his name early
this morning.
william Mdtzdorf. OF 40 East Seven
tieth street, arrived at court SO late
that he was refused an order. lie could
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McKane aad His Brutal Gang
Defy the Orders of the
Supreme Court.
RESISTANCE OFFERED AGAIN
Bearers Of an Injunction
Clubbed, Stoned and Forced
to Flee for Life.

Gov. Flower has been appealed to by
the Republicans of Kings County to
protect their interests In Gravesend and
preserve the law.
Courtney had emphatically refused to
send a posse into McKane's stronghold.
Every other means to enforce order
and serve the Injunction granted yester-
day by C~hief-Justice Barnard. OF the
Supreme Court. having failed. the fol-
lowing telegram was sent to Albany at
1890 P. NJ.
To Roswell P. Flower. Governor.
Dear Sir: You doubtless know OF Violent inter.
ference by McKane. Chief Of Police. and others
aiding and abetting in the town OF Gravesend.
Kings County. with fair election rights OF the
electors. aud also. contemptuous and Violent in
reference by those men since Saturday last with
citizens acting under decision OF Supreme Court.
All this was followed this morning by criminal
exclusion OF lawful watchers, protected by orders
OF Supreme Court, violent assaults upon those
watchers and their illegal Imprisonment. accom-
panied by open denunciation aud defiance OF SUI
prems Court
Orders OF Supreme Court OF no avail. Appeal
10 Sheriff made in vain for protection. He per-
emptorlally refuses. We. citizens OF Kings
County. ask your instant Interference as Governor
OF the State IN this grave and unprecedented
emergency.
We ask this In behalf Of citizens generally and
OF law, order and fair play Respectfully.
wILLIAM @. %
FRED w. HINRICHs.
EDWARD N. SHEPARD.
A. AUGUSTUS
J. R GREEN
THos. @. sHEARMAN.
Previous to the sending Of this tele-
~ram Edward NJ. Shepard, Jesse John
son, Frederick Hinrichs and Col c. B.
Morton met in consultation to devise q
means OF having the Injunction Issued
by Justice Barnard executed.
A paper was draw up Ind signed by
the Republican Campaign COMMITTEES
asking Sheriff Courtney to send a posse
to Gravesend to execute the order Of the
Court.
He refused. and swore at the gentle
men who waited on him with the appli-
cation for protection.
When Gov. Flowers name was spoken
the Sheriff said he didn't care a blank
blank for the Governor. He deled any
one to dictate his duties.
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t~ration. Decker registered from 4Ss
Fourth avenue. He was locked up In
the Thirtieth street station.
George G.. Brady was arraigned in the
jefferson Market Court this afternoon
charged With e~lectioneering within 100
feet OF the polling place of the, Ninth
District OF the Eleventh Assembly Dis
trict. in West Thirty-ninth street.
George Bliss. a lawyer and a Republi.
can politician. was the complainant
against R'ady: Fire Commissioned Scan
nell defended Brady.
Justice Koch set the case down for
examination on Nov. Is. Brady was re-
leased on 5000 bail furnished by Al Adams,
Ma Alexander, who claims to reside a.
100 West Thirty-nfth street, was ar
rested at the Tlirty-fourth District OF the
r. vventh Assembly District, charged
with Illegal registration.
Albert V. Anderson, a clerk OF $40 Sixth
avenue, caused the arrest, because a mai
named Armitage told him Alexander
lid' / we there.
Adams furnished bail for Alexander.
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HILL AND MURPHY ON M'KANE,
New York Senators Have Little to
say OF the ~Gravesend Outrage.

ALBANY, Nov. when informed OF
the election trouble at Gravesend this
morning. United States Senator Murphy
had only this to say: III Mr.. McKane
has disobeyed the court he will be pun
Senator Hin said: Mr.. McKane would
not disobey a court order without some
idea that his course would be sustained -
MIR. Hill, however. would not express
an opinion In the absence or close de-
tails OF the occurrence.
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Mrs. Gr.nnls Votes py PROXY.

Mrs Elizabeth 0, GrannIA. editor Of the Church
Onion, and a general reprss uiGtivs Of womsa's
surrsge. voted to-day I. tho Eleventh Assembly
District by proxy. For several years
she has unsuecesstllly endenyorsd 10 be rsEis-
tered To-day her brother extended to her he
right to make out his ballot Which she aiA
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Purs. $500. Tor tvo-yrarolds; selling; nr, ana

Longbrook and Busirus were the pace
makers to the stretch. Armitage lay
third until the stretch was reached.
There he came through and won easily
by a length from Busiris. who beat
Longbrook a length and a half. Time
l. 10 IL.
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SMITH RACE

Little Fred, Spectator and One raced
heads apart to the stretch There
they Strengthened out, went to the
front and won easily by two lengths
from Rico. Speculation was third. Time
lilo -.
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Terrifier, as usual. made the pace.
Picknicker lay second and Raceland
third in the run down the backstretch.
On the turn Pickpocket, who a been
trailing, moved up n Joined Raceland.
The pair then went out in front and
raced close together to the stretch, fol.
lowed by Roche. In the stretch Race
land drew away and won as he pleased
by four lengths from Fickpocket, who,
hard driven, beat Roche three-quartera
Of a length. Time-l.J6 81
FIFTH RACE,
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Purse $500; for all ages; selling; six turlonu.

Sir Richard Won.
Addie was second,
Strathmaid was third.
Time-l.l7.
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mlttee. by Its Chairman or proper onhcers In man
ner and form by n certificate such as In set out
In the complaint herein or In any other manner
tiom entering. being and remaining In the polling
places or booths OF the respective election districts
IN the said town TO which they may be appointed,
and having the place Of watchers there, and OF
there acting. as watchers and performing all the
Offices and duties thereof. and doing
all duties to watchers appertaIning, in
GLIDING the right to see every ballot given out
and the number thereof and every vote cast. and 10
rhallenge voters and TO watch and oversee the
count and canvass OF the ballots, and the making
and certifying OF the certificates and returns. and
all without regard 10 whether the said watchers
be residents OF the said town or not.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-10-11
CITY Ordnance.

Be it ordained by he mayor and coun-
Gil of Dawson that from and after the
passage of this ordnance all parties sell
ing spiritious or malt liquros shall pay
full license for one year at the time
OF commencing business, each year to
end with Jan. LIST.
Be it further ordained that the clerk
of council shall keep a record of such
time and shall on Jan. LIST, following,
give each dealer a rebate who continues
in business and who has not been in bus
mess full year for such fractional part
of one year as has been Overpaid, pro-
vided that no party not continuing bona
fide business for next full year shall be
entitled to any rebate, and no license
shall be transferable.
Done at regular meeting Oct. 2, 1893.
A. BALDWIN, Mayor.
E. L. RAINEY, Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-10-11
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