The evening world., 1893-11-07

mltuee, by It's chairman or proper on1cera in man
IN the complaint herein or in any other manner
from entering. being and remaining In the polling
IN the said town to which they may be appointed.
ana having The place VI watchers there. and OF
there actlng, as watchers aud performing all the
oIlces and duties thereof. and doing
all duties TO watchers appcrtaining. in
Guiding the right to Sc, every ballot given out
Challenge voters and to watch and oversee the
count and canvass OF the ballots, and the making
all without regard to whether Tie said watchers
he residents Of the said town or not.
,n,,,o. y, j. r. BAnNARn.
Dated Nov. G. 1893.
The injunction was placed in the hands
Of col. Bacon. lie selected Charles II.
Hyde and Edward NJ. Grout, OF Mr.. Gay
nor's law firm. and the following
men to assist MIN:
Dr. j. II. Marshall, J3G Monroe street
Frank X. Mitchell, 534 Munroe street:
Rev. Robert J. Kent. COS Hancock street.,
Henry l.. Schmidt, 5G6 Monroe street;
g. q. a.. Grabur, 49} Quincy street;
Louis Stoiber. 400 Monroe street; Peter
l~tossback. 2o3 quincy street; N. f.. Pal
metto. @0l Sterling place; THO Palmetto,
2ol Sterling place; II. :. Worthlcy, 223
pegraw street; Theodore White, BAY
Ridge: T.. y. Doubleday, 40 Lafayette
avenue; Michael h.. Moore, 5Uj First
street; g. W. Hughes, sol Fulton street.;
Joseph Il. Alice, '2 Vanderbilt avenue;
X. II. Parmentcr, go state street;
Frank W. Balme1, 90 Dean street; DR..
e. II. Beasley, 7WG Greene avenue; WILL
lam X. Wardner, 459 First street; Will
lam A. Whiting. Az First street.
The party met at Mr.. Gaynor's house
at 4 o'clock this morning. After receiy-
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 n circuit of the town in
order to bring up at another point.
The first contingent had not proceeded
peared in the road and ordered the
drivers to pun 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. il you don go back we'll use
force" was Newton's reply.
He was surrounded by a crowd of
fully twenty-five men. many of whom
~prandished their clubs in a threatening
manner. The party saw that it was
useless to attempt proceed and they
turned back.
Meanwhile the second division, led by
Col. Bacon, came out in the town near
the Town Hall.
1t was just 6 o'clock. Another gam
appeared on the scene, and grabbing the
horses by their brides, held the party
lp in true Western style. This TOOK
place within 100 feet of the Town Hall.
In the dim light the form of John Y.
Mckane was seen coming across the
road.
What do you fellows want down
here? ne called Out. Ma! it's you IL 1t,
Col. Bacon?. You're just the mar I'm
looking for"
two officers 10 take Col. Bacon to tn,
lookup.
II have here an order from the ,su.
preme Court, said Col; Bacon; Jus
restraining o OF your men from in
terfrring with us as officers Of the
court"
Coi. Bacon tried to serve the paper
pl 'hO IH'hs M "a oiNS' DNN "S
Kane refused to receive 1t.
Two OF the policemen caught Bacon
and hustled him into a wagon;
peared upon the scene and tried &c
serve the order or one OF McKane's
m!nions. The fellow pushed Mr.. Grout
back and let the order fall in the mud.
one Of Mr.. Gaynor's party declares
that Justice Newton came up at thi:
juncturc. Then an attempt was made Il
give him Justice i5arnard's Injunction.
NT,y.,l ..- hinncalf laaL a,,I va
"Do You Know you are violating tht
order OF the Court?' he was asked.
Judge ID don't IN t fsre country a 1M for N eTy Goq IS al q.
legged to have replied.
The crowd had been gathering arounl
the party threatening them with al
Another request to McKane to receiv,
the order met with this reply:
"InjLnctions don't so here to-day -,
On hearing Mckane's last remark hi:
heelers brought their clubs down on Thu
watchers heads.
There was a brief struggle. The Nc
Kane men using their batons with bloody
/ effect. During the melee, the police
hustled Peter Rossback into the vehicle
alongside Of Col. Bacon.
Finding 1t was useless to contlnu'
their efforts to serve the papers, Mr.
! Grout and his men climbed into the
coaches and started back TO Brooklyn.
Besides Col. Bacon and Mr.. Roseheck
| the men arrested were W Imam A. W MT
! ing. Michael Moore, and William X
! Warner. They were taken to Coney Isl
and and arraigned before Justice New
ton.
col. Bacon, Whiting. Moore and War
pcr. who were charged with breach %
the peace, waived examination an,
were released on their " recogni2anye
Roscbeck was charged with violating
the election law ana locked up in III,
Coney Island police station.
When the party reached Mr.. GaynOr'
house this morning they presented {
sorry spectacle.
Ilio Palmetto was horribly cut about
: the face and head, n his clothing was
90 ,rrel with blood. In the fight. Me.
Kane's mel had stolen his hat. and hi;
clothing was ripped and torn from his
I body.
Mr.. Palmetto IS n member of the New
York Stock Exchange n a ~Hell-knowI
wheelman in Kings County. He wa
Captain Of the Long Island Wheelmel
last year
TO an Evening World" reporter" ATr
II was with Dl. Heasley ana had th'
Injunction from Justice Barnard, which
. | v shed to serve on the police.
when | arrived near IN" polling plaC,
in nped out OF the carriage. A. crow
Jumped a. ne, threw me on the groun,
and Kicked me about the head and face
I'm che struggle, my gold eNe-Slasse.
wr:n snatchel ~ one al the crowd.
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