The evening world., 1894-02-13
CASE ENDED.
Summing Up for the Defense Be-
gins This Afternoon.
Voorhees, Lets Indicted Inspectors
Have Registry Rolls.
Bnrtlctt's Scathing Rebukc
to Gravesend's Town Clerk.

There were wild rumors flying about
"a Courthouse In Brooklyn this morn
Ing prior to the resumption OF the trial
OF John Y. Mckane in the Court of Oyer
and Termlner.
Nine O'Clock is the time set for the trial
to be resumed each morning. Since the
trial began there mas been no deviation
.'om this rule. The regular court
habltues were on hand as usual this
morning. Notwithstanding the blizzard
weather. and Justice Bartlett took his
scat at the usual time. But where was
the jury?
Five minutes passed and there was no
sign of the twelve men. At 9.10 people
IN the courtroom began to look inqulr-
ingly at each other. Several got up and
went out, and 1t took but a few min
utes to spread the rumor that there was
something wrong with the jury. All
sorts of stories were circulated. but the
'ary turned Up all right at go.
When the Jurors filed Into the box every
face was closely scanned by the lawyers
on both sides. Juror William Walker
looked as 1t he might have had some
thing to do with the delay. and so 1t
turned out.
a severe chill at the st. George Hotel
last night. and that he had another this
morning: It was the delay attendant on
Juror Walkers recovery from the chill
which was the cause of the stage wait
In the courtroom.
AS soon as the Jurors had taken their
seats Justice Bartlett announced that he
had decided to admit in evidence the
statements OF the results in the Graves
end elections of 1890 and 1891. The Court
thought that they were admissible as
question OF the marked increase in the
voting population of Gravesend during
the last three years. as alleged by the
defense.
Justice Bartlett decided. however. that
the School Boards annual reports for
those years were not admissible. and
they were excluded:
ment Of results the. figures showing tine
First, District. 81; Second District, 55l
fifth District. 1ls; Sixth District. nc;
This is about 1,5OO votes less than were
cast at the last election.
witness Of the day was called in the
person of George NJ; Henderson, a real
estate broker. Of ga Bedford avenue;
the watchers In Col. Bacon's party on
election day. He told how he was
stunned by ar .upper;cut which caught
nlHl on III III Willie lie wac III tilt
Town Hall, and how he was then thrown
bodily out of the building.
III Herbert Hsnty S y WGsg shmidt Fr Ios,5 R. s Mitsh-
Rev. Robert Kent Max Palmedo' i,
f Sacon. DR.. D Goseph X. Marshall H.ei Frank
W. Balmes. W. A. Whiting; v; X;
that they were not armed nor knew of
any weapons having been carried by
any my q, Of c the ye psptGy of watchers on the
the alleged statements made by him to
the effect that he was going to take
that If there was any blood split 1t
wouldn't be that of his party.
Col. Bacon fatty denied ever having
made any such statements.
During a discussion between counsel
| regarding the admission of the testimony
Of Expert Accountant Francis Colts
Tracy would sum up for the prosecution.
Mr.. Shepard wished to advise the de-
Tense of certain points which Gen.
Tracy would bring out =, c,,vo.ona
was recalled by the defense In sur-rebut-
tai to identify four copies of the registry
rolls, which were produced in court to-
day for the first time,
Mr.. Shepard then proceeded to spring
a rather sensational line OF testimony
on the defense.
| Witness voorhees, admitted tnat ne nal
not seen any copies but those OF, the
First and Second d stricts since Wednes-
day after election until they were
brought, to him this morning by Con
stable Kleist, of Gravesend, together with
n subpoena TO bring them to court.
The sensation attending the giving, Of
this testimony had hardly subsidized when
Mr.. Voorhees, admitted that he never
knew of the existence OF these last copies.
He also confessed that the two copies
he had seen were taken away from his
office by Inspector Gerretson, Morris
under indictment, last Sunday.
Justice Bartlett turned in surprise and
said:
Office at their own sweet will, when you
knew this case was pending?'
Mr.. Voorhees, said he would like to ex-
at is Incumbent upon you tina you make
some explanation. l do not think there
could be anything more improper than to
hands during the tendency of this case.
You knew that these inspectors were In
dicted for election frauds?' .
| could make no satisfactory explanation.
Mr.. Shepard also drew from the wit
ness that while Mrs; Pcttengill was
house, Policeman Theodore storm came
and asked to have the lists, He was al
lowed to take them and carry them
into announcer fOoHn'
! The defense struggled to show that
Voorhees, action was all right in allow
ing the records to go out of his hands,
but with no success. Lawyer Roderick,
however, offered the copies In evidence.
At first MI, shepard objected to their
admission on the ground that there was
nothing to show that they We're in ex-
istence before election, but finally with
drew his objection and said that he
would allow the lists to be put In evil
dence Cor what they were worth.
The Tour copies were handed about
among the jurymen. and Mr.. shepard
drew their attention to the fact that the
alleged copies OF the lists in the First,
Second and Third Districts did rot cor.
| respond to the originals in several par
! tIculars. The names were not copied in
the same order, and there were other
noticeable discrepancies.
inade by MeKane and some of his elcc-
ton Inspectors, all OF which had. ac-
cording to Justice Bartlett. no bearing
on the evidence. the defense rested.
Lawyer Roderick asked on which OF