New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-11
HIS DOOM DRAWING NIGH
PREPARING FOR THE PROSECUTION OF JOHN
v M'KANE.
I, MAss.NEETING TO DISCUSS 1T TO BE HELD
MONDAY EvENING-THE GRAvESEND PAslA
THREATENS TO SUE NEWSPAPERS FOR
LIBEL-AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS.


LIBEL-AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
long stride toward the punishment Of John
" NcKane and his fellow offenders at Graves
e,d was taken yesterday. The Committee 'i
seven apponted Thursday night to arrange for
q meeting met yesterday morning In the
office of William J. Gaynor, in the Real Estate
building. Brooklyn and decided to hold mass
meeting in the Academy Of Music. In that
city. Monday evening.
The members of this committee are prom
inently associated with many different organ
izations showing that the movement against
McKane is a movement Of the people Inc
committee of One Hundred is represented on
this committee by it's chairman, James Mcheen'
who also is president of the Hamilton Club; the
Kings County Republican General Committee Is
represented by the chairman of its Executive
Committee Benjamin F. Blair; the Citizens
Union is represented by its president. Wiiham
G. Lov<s the Young Mems Democratic Ciuo by
its president A. l.. Sessions; the Young Men
Republican Club. by its vice-president' ;. l..
Woodhouse.
MR. GAYNOR NAY MAKE AN ADDRESS.
Elijah r. Kennedy presided over the meet
ing yesterday. 1t was decided to ask Mr..
Gaynor to address the meeting and he now
has the proposition under consideration. Other
well-known men will be asked to make speeches..
The Committee of Seven adjourned aiter issuing
the following notice to the public:
To all who are interested in the purity of elections;
The offenders against the law III ,ne re. rh o,
will be carried on in an orderly ~sr MAJ rsbts Mit of c
irens. The authority Of .-e government will be in;
voked but heavy expenses have already been and
Gus cases and employing counsel All who vii sub
scribe for these purposes invited TO send their
ho
Stantard Union. THE brooklyn Times and The
Brooklyn Free Presse, or to General e. T. Cnris-
III Montague-st., who has consented TO serve as
treasurer of the fund subscriptions sent TO IN, tne
columns Amounts sent direct to General Christen-
sen Will be acknowledged by mail.
M'KANE TO GO TO VIRGINIA TO-DAY.
McKane was at his Brooklyn Office. No. 40
Court-st Yesterday. He gave notice that he
would leave town to-day for Hampton Roads.
Virginia. 'for the benefit Of his health and
that. II he were wanted by the Citizens Com
nittee to answer any charges he would
promptly return 10 Brooklyn and meet lheii''
He would stay at the Hygeia Hotel. He de-
cared that he not going 10 wait LOT tne
people to begin action against MN LOT tne
outrages at Gravesend. but that on his return
from Virginia. he would begin an acuon asaihse
all the newspapers for what he considers 10
be nbellous articles about his recent doings:
meeting of the Committee OF one Hundreo
was held in the rooms OF the Art Assotl''V s, a.,
in Montague-st, last night. to take action IN
the prosecution Of the election irauos IN orook-
Nn and to co-operate in the plans TO prosecute
John y McKane. James Mckeen presided. IL
was decided to appoint a committee Of Iive to
decide upon plans for aspermanent organiza-
tion of the Committee o. One Hundred on a
strictly non-partisan basis it was also declueo
with all other organizations IN prosecuting
those guilty Of election frauds In the city Of
Brooklyn.