The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-08

New YoEr, Nov. AT Gravesend. q
suburb oil Brooklyn, there was fierce
fight at the polls this morning, in
which the men as poll watchers OF the
Republican general committee were
assaulted and badly used, after which
some of them were arrested by Boss
McKane, who runs what is known as
the Coney Island district The party,
accompanied by Colonel Bacon. one OF
the counsel OF the Republican general
committee, and by Gaynor's- law part
ners, Edward N. Grout and @. H. Hyde.
arrived at the town hall few minutes
before the opening of the polls They
had scarcely time to get out OF their
carriage before they were set upon.
Herbert S. Worthley was struck vio-
| lent blow in the face and DR.. Marshall
had portion OF his whiskers torn of.
| The Rev. Kent was knocked down and
trampied upon, and together with Peter
Rosenbeci, is missing. Another one
of the watchers had his head cut and
aii of them are more or less bruised.
According to the story Of one Of the
watchers the party were able to allght
4 from their carriages when Col. Bacon
was accosted by McKane, who remarked
| that he had been looking Tor him.
Col. Bacon produced the injunction
which had been secured from the gu.
preme court yesterday afternoon. and
attempted to serve upon Mckane. Nc
Kane refused tho papers, and called his
officers to take Col. Bacon into custody,
which was Immediately done. The rest
i .oi the party were ordered to get out OF
town as soon as possible.
A number OF prominent citizens of
Brooklyn have sent telegram to Gov
ernor Flower, requesting him to call out
the militia to quelI "Boss" McKane and
his band at Gravesend and to enforce
the order ofUustlce Barnard. of the su-
preme court. Sheriff Courtney has re-
fused to interfere.
WHAT CAUSED IT.
Following is brief story OF the
events leading up to to.day's disturb
ance.
The series OF registration ontraHea
that have been perpetrated in the last
few days in Gravesend, under the guild
ance Of John Y. McKane, eliminated at
midnight on Saturday in one OF the
most violent infringements on the inal-
ienable rights OF American citizenship
that have been visited upon the people
OF the State OF New York since British
tyranny was overthrown over one hun
dred years ago. Twenty-Five respect-
able citizens took the train in Brook.
lyn for Gravesend about midnight with
mandamusesin in their pockets from Judge
; Cullen OF the supreme court TO compel
the Grayesend boards of registry to al
low copies OF the poll lists to be made,
and on arriving at Gravesend they
we're arrested by gang Of men, who
carried no insignia OF Office except
clubs, headed by John Y. McKane, and
we're thrown into jail on such charges
as "vaurancy," drunkenness" and
'disorderly conduct"
THRUST INTO FILTHY CELLS.
In vain the men attempted to show
their mandamuses; in vain they pro-
tested that they were not vagrants, not
disorderly and not drunk. In vain
thew asked to be allowed to telephone
to or in any way communicate with
I BROOKLYN to get counsel and bail. All
proper and lawful requests were denied,
and the men were ruthlessly thrust
into filthy dens with the lowest class OF
prisoners, where, as moro than one Wit
. ness can testify, the Vermin was 80
thick that it covered their bodies and
clothing.
But this was only the beginning Of
this conspiracy for revolution" as 1t
. was aptly termed by one OF the wit
nesses. When it was finally known on
Sunday morning in Brooklyn that the
| outrage had been perpetrated. Henry
w, Maxwell, Elijah K, Kennedy, E II.
Sayres, James Matthews, J. G. Dettmer
, and c. L. Donnellon, who easily repres-
, emit s.. 100000 hastened down to Grave
send and offered bail in any sums to
release the prisoners. But all in vain.
The justices OF the peace had all mysteti-
ously disappeared, and when finally
the men from Brooklyn unexpectedly
came upon one OF them, Justice New
ton, coming out OF a liquor store,
he said that he knew nothing
!. about the case. When told that he
: could find out all ne wanted Mt the po-
D lice station, Just across the way, he in
0 dolently said that he was not going that
t way. Mr.. Maxwell offered 10 give $780,
3 OOG bail on the spot and Edward NJ.
Grout urged that it was great hard
ship to keep men in jail over Sunday
when abundant bail was offered for
them. But all was in vain.
1 The instant Justice Newton saw that
q he was "cornered" he started to walk
away from the petitioners, and the con-
versation Just narrated took place while
. his back was turned to them and while
. he was striding away as fast as he
could.
THUGS AND REPEATERs