The evening world., 1893-11-07

force. said I was an authorized watcher
and produced my certificate from the
Republican General Committee. McKane
said:
Cd you get out of here. You've
got two minutes to leave the town.
+ As he said this Eve men grabbed me
and fired me through the door Of the
saloon aud down the steps. They kicked
and beat me. Then / escaped"
IT was runored in Brooklyn that Nc
Kane claims that he secured from Will
lam !. Bmttline,. Republican candidate
for Sheriff, certificates appointing his
Mckane's) henchmen to act as watch
party.
The rumor could not be confirmed.
Early this afternoon a rumor was eur
rent in Brooklyn that the Thirteenth
Regiment. had been ordered to 90 10
Gravesend to preserve order. The .ru-
NOR, however, proved 20 be unfounded.
II, was also reported that John FL
ford, a reporter from a Republican news
paper. printed In Brooklyn, had been ar
rested. Elford went down to the scene
Of. hostilities on the first train which
LETT brooklyn this morning. As he was
stepping off the train he was surrounded
~ a gang Of Mckanc's men, who hus-
tied him away to the lookup, He do
nanded to know upon what charge he
was locked up but the roughs In Con
troll Of the town refused to give him
any satisfaction.
a report was circulated in Brooklyn
this morning. that Rev Mr.. Kent was
among those who we're arrested. The
re port was erroneous. In the genera
II was thought that he had been taken
shortly before z o'clock this afternoon
Island, brought Rossbsck before Justice
cullen, In the supreme Court, Brooklyn,
on a writ of hsbeas corpus.
The return Of the writ was to the e
feet that Rossback had disturbed the
CANVASS. and had interrupted the pro
ceedinss of the Inspectors Of Election
IN the Sixth Election District OF the
Town OF Ciravesend.
Lawyer +. NJ .Grout and Lawyer j. s,
Ross appeared for the writ.
They said that the papers committinc
Rossback were s!gnc1 by Nicholas
rot ny a Justice of the Peace or police
1ntglstrate. They said that no unla ".
full act had been shown.
Justice cullen called Rossback to the
"f am nifty years old. I have lived ir
BROOKLYN thirty years, and am a trave!'
ling salesman.
II wen to Gravesend this morning e
assist in effecting a fair election. | Wen
into the polling place armed. with 4
Watchers certificate and an order OF in,
spection issued by Justice Barnard.
said. Good morning, gentlemen and sew,
eral OF the men in the room said Coco
morning
II then tried to take a bundle O
PAPERS liOll my POCKET. ! SHil. heil
tlemen, | have an injunction in m!
pocket for
That is all ! could say. I was sa
upon by several men, who pounded
mauled and hammered me horribly.
was then drasged out into the stree
and put in Jail"
George +. Kleist, the officer Wit
brought Rossback into court. was pu
on the stand. He said that he had ar
rested Rossback. He said he wa
called into the polling place Just as TIL
voting commenced this morning.
When I went n" said the constable
Il saw Roseback kicking down the bal
lot-boxes. Inspector johnson told me {
arrest the man and l did so. took hin
to the Jail"
On the REORGANIZATION of Mr.. Ross
back he said that Kleist was not III
one who arrested hin at all. He sal
the man who arrested him was office
No. Al OF the Coney Island Police
ard that he was In uniform. He sal
the first time he saw Kliest was whe'
he came to taxi him out of the cell I
take him to Brooklyn.
Judge Cullen. on hearing the testimon
of Kle!st, dismissed Rossback from Gus
tody.
Rossback's clothes were badly tori
and he showed signs of having had
hard struggle. He left the COURTEOUS
to go to his polling place and vote.