The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-08
HOT FIGHTING OVER M'KANE.
oott EcroR MORRIS rkGEs IBoUr TEE
DgINHs MsyxMIRx TOOK.

denomination OF two witnesses occupied
ns whole Of yesterdays session Of the Court
~ O,er and Terminer in Brooklyn. They were
ch.rIss +. Morris and Judge Richard V. n.
X.rton. both Of whom are closely connected
9TH tho defendant John Y. MeKane. In the
ADMINISTRATION Of Affairs at Gravesend. on
contamination they opposed rkiltil fsnc-
Inc 70 the questions OF tho counsel for the
a,o.ecu'ion. and II was with difficulty that
sirsct answers we're obtained.
Firs, came the cross-examinationo Of MIR. Nor
-. who is tax collector at Gravesend aud
had charge OF the men who we're found copy
Ins the lists by the parties sent down by Mr.
Gsvnor Mr.. Shepard. who cross amin cd
ktm WAS soon obviou sly trritated by the fencing
Al the witness and the objections OF the law
,.rs for the defence. At one time he said that
,hsr objections were made only with the pur-
nose OF interruptlng the testimony whenever
the witness grew uneasy MorJs was self
assessed in manner and answered with a
sondescending defiance that was exesperating
10 the prosecution. He displayed an occa-
,ional familiarity with technical words that
vas in contrast with his usually rugged Eng
lIsh. The word secular" which he said
meant week days" led Mr.. Shepard into
long series Of questions as to where he learned
n. Mr. shepard tried very hard to make the
witness say that his lawyers taught II to him.
but failed utterly
Collector Morris's testimony was chiefly In
reference to the copying OF the registry lists
Morris said he supervised this work under
Justice Sutherland. With four exceptions the
Gravcsend copyists either we're special police
men or had been connected with the Graves
end police force. All Of the events OF October
and November were ireah In his mind he said
notwithstanding tho fact that for three weeks
hskertthem out OF his thoughts altogether
And what three weeks were those1" asked
NJ. shepard.
"Ch. tnree weeks that I went away on a
pleasure trip" he answered. carolessly. look
ing over at the men who sat about Chief
McHane.
II came out that this was the shooting trip
NcEnno made shorty after election day. TAX
Ing Norris. Justice Sutherland. and others
along with him to Virginia
so you d i'd not think OF these things or talk
about them at all during that timer"
Yes we did refer to EN-. but never dis
eussed EN- at ALL" was Morris's answer as he
smiled tack at the crowd sitting around Chief
Mckane.
He admitted following McNamara. Mr. Gay
nors chief copyist. from one polling place to
another.
Invent along with him to protect the COPY
lists" he explained.
What do you mean by protecting them ?"
asked Lawyer Shepard.
why. Mcnamara was going around from
one rolling place to the other asking the copy
lists questions and putting down answers in a
note book which they never made. SO went
along to protect them"
How did you protect them?"
BY answering for 'em-by answering whom
Mcnamara put questions to EN-"
There was more testimony concerning Law
Student McNamarn's condition on the Satur-
day before election. Some 81 the Witnesses on
Tuesday said that he only seemed drunk.
thei McKane testified that lie wasn't drunk.
50 Morriss estimony on the subject, solid In
conviction and elaborate in detail. was OF
special interest, 1t covered period of three
In that ' time. Morris H said: Mcnamara had
between fifteen and twenty drinks OF whiskey.
the fact that the whiskey was "Gravesend
Rosebud" brand. and that Mcnamara varied it
ness said that SicSamara was "a three" en- ger
drnker." Mcnamara went to the polling
places at intervals which he dsteSmintd by
The witness said that. seven Of the GaynoE
take his money out OF his pocket. McNamara
psched them by, writing four orders on the
hui" had passed. Mcnamara came back Mt
midnlght With the same men who according
Was he drunk. then I" asked Mr.. Shepard.
Well. not SO drunk" replied Collector Nor
Then he was not arrested in the afternoon
for being drunk but ut night for being less
drums ?" Morris could not say about that
IL was the witness who acted as clerk OF tho
impromptu court at the Town Hall on the
night OF the Saturday before election. He said
Inaf Ss tSr eTIh wSs SSsd at 500
piece OF lead pine drop from u pocket OF one
81 the Gaynor watchers. i was about, Eve
diameter. md bored with two holes at each
end u Is the only tangible weapon OF tho
Mcnamara forces that has been produced. and
Il was handed to the Jury. Norris made a copy
OF tho names and addresses OF the prisoners
at th,. rown Han and alterwsrd made mem
orandun Of his notes. This no gave to one Of
the Justices aud he destroyed the original
Tho cross.examinatIon OF the witness was
INTERRUPTED by recess. When the lawyers for
TIE prosecution returned TO court they brought
with them three whlsSey glasses OF different
sizes. one OF them was handed to Morris. and
ne was asked II u wa the sort OF glass out OF
Grints. The Witness Thought n was AZ frst.
Ihen he fixed upon a second glass as bearinGa
closer Resemblance.
d1HE,'," sa,d Mr.. SIeIard:
enough to MI the glass ABOUT up to his second
hats two fingers, isn't it?" asked Mr..
Well, that's about as much AS | think he
aranS answered Norris. who beamed with
Veil pour out the three fingers. though"
Insisted Mr.. Shepard.
This brought vigorous objection from the
defence, Justice bartlett decided that the
Witness could illustrate what he had testified.
Then Mr. shepard said that he proposed to
nave the witness measure fifteen or twenty"
elAshiuis and pour the water into a receptacle
TO show tho Jury the cubic measure OF the
hhlsE"Y Mcnamara is said to have drank ut
Grayesend. exclusive Of the casual settlers.
Justice Bartlett thought that the process
back into 'lr. Skepard's satchel.
There was n muTmur from the gallery when
Justcc Newton came to the stand. lie said
mat his full name was Richard Van Brunt
Newton, that he WAS - years old and bach
eloT and that he hat lived at COnsy Island
since lSIl. Since lSSSS'} he had been Justice
o. The Peace. lie testified, in answer TO Law
yer hodericE's questions, that he went TO
.oneT Island on the Friday before election TO
tel Justice sutherland and the eopyistS that
Justice cullen had decided That Mr. Gaynors
men had ~ much right 10 see tho lists as any
ore else. tie told Of the visit Of Mr. Gaynors
Pstiners, CIRCUIT and Mayer, and their eopJists
20 M polling places and of CIRCUITS behavior.
hs said that Grout asked the Grayesend copy
~ Nhsn they began and II they expected 10
hhSh before election. Grouts manner, he
s ar, vas excited and overlooking. One Of the
eull ISIS replied.