New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-04
No TIME FOR WARRANTS.
10HN Y. MKANE'S DEFIANCE.
,r-ncE CI-LLEN'S ORDER SCORNED BY TIE
KING OF GRAVESEND.
rvE sHERIFF's DEPUTIES REFUSED TO SERVE
TT. AND MR. COURTNEY COULD NOT BE
FoUND-THE LAW OF THE STAIE


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u-ben great efforts are made to Keep puphc
.cords from the scrutiny of the puphc' an"
,ben politicians resort TO extraordinary He'hou'
% nreyent the inspection of pubic recoiu''
honest people are convinced that rascahs -
Going on Fifteen men went down 10 'raVes-
and Yesterday under the guidance OF Eu"diu
N Grout to get a copy of the poil hS'S Vi
that town. which are believed by many u pe
outrageously falsifed for the purpose ol sWeh-
,ne the Democratic vote. Mr.. Grout spent 'he
day there and he and his fifteen assistants
made every endeavor to secure copy Oh the
nou lists. but they were met by the jeers and
insults of the political gang that reighS uo"h
,bere and returned empty handed. AS soon as
II was known about the town that Mr. Grout
had arrived in the courthouse to secure copy
~ the mol, list a gang of men, headed by Judge
Newton. started out from liquor shop. and,
making n rush to the courthouse began pushing
and showing Mr. Grout and his assistants in
most outrageous manner. Whenever Mr..
crout approached the different election places
to get the poll lists men would run ahead OF
him and pretend to be copying the lists. so that
when Mr. Grout arrived he would find gang
of men leaning over the lists so that 1t was
Impossible for him TO even see the paper. Al
other places he was told that the lists were
being copied for the Democratic party, for the
Citizens party, or for some candidate.
MR. CIRCUIT GAIN, ONE POINT
Ono object of Mr. Grout's visit however. which
was 10 show that the poll lists were not con-
spicuously posted was gained. and on return
ing to the city he secured warrant from Judge
cullen for the arrest of Michael j. johnson.
chairman of the Board Of Registry for the
sixth Election District Judge Cullen had
refused to take any action in the matter
early yesterday morning, because there was no
sworn evidence that the officials in Gravesehd
had refused to allow the poll lists to be in
snected but on Mr. Grout making an affidavit
TO the treatment he had received at Gravesehd
the warrant was promptly issued.
Speaking of the affair az Gravesend 10 a
Tribune reporter Yesterday afternoon. William
! Gaynor Cat whose instance Mr.. Grout had
made fis visit to Gravesend) SAID:
Il am not unknown to the respectable peo-
pie of Gravesend. lived in the adJoinns loWn
years of my life, and did favors to many OF
them, and many of them have done klndnesses
TO me. i can only appeal to them against TINS
lawlessness and | appeal to all the people OF
the County of Kings. and especially TO my Dem
ocratic friends for fair treatment. | was noni-
mated By Republicans and Democrats for TINS
non-potical office Unexpectedly. / aid not seek
II. but now | owe it as a duty. not merely to
myself but to my fellOw-citzens, to demand
fair play. / have done nothing as public man
10 deserve to be outlawed by the Democrats
of Kings County.
Judge Cullen also issued summorses on the
chairmen of the six election boards in Graves
end to appear before him at 10 o'clock this
morning, and show cause why the poll lists
should not be shown to William J. Gaynor or
his agents.
MKANE ISSUES HIS EDICT.
The warrant for the arrest of Nicholas j.
johnson, issued by Judge Cullen late yester-
day afternoon, was taken by Mr.. Grout to the
sheriff's office, but the deputies refused to serve
1t. Mr.. Grout then endeavored TO find the
Sheriff John Courtney. Mr.. Johnson, il is said,
does not live in Gravesend, and is out some
where on Long Island
When John Y. McKane heard that warrant
had been issued for the arrest of Johnson, he
remarked that there use in getting war
rants out for johnson. or anybody else. for they
would not be attended to until after election.
when there would be plenty Of time to look after
them.