New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-01

syhon the witness came in contact would not
look we'll in type and, indeed there seems 10
be a disposition exclude 1T from the record, be-
cause its reproduction would soil the pages OF
any brief or testimony
The next witness. ard indeed the only witness
of any Importance. during the proceedings was
mIaxanaer s Bacon. who was a conspicuous
member Of the party which went to GraVesehd
on the morning Of Election Day at the instance
NJ Mr. Gaynor Colonel Bacon is graduate of
West Point and now practising lawyer In
u,rooklyn No one who IS acquainted with MIN
boubts his courage or questions his discretionary
uualty He told his story In simple straight
FORWARD way. 1t narrative or outrage on
nm American citizen conducted by loafers ana
thugs under the authority OF one whose utter
ances were regarded az law In the community
nver which he exercised his autocratc power
Colonel Bacon, with his party OF respectaDle
u2rooklyn citizens, had. in pursuance OF 'heii
rights visited Gravesend on the morning OF
Election Day with regularly issued certincates
qualifying them to serve watchers at the
noIlls to the end that anything In the way oi
irregular voting should be intercepted and neu-
.rauzad when the general accounting was made.
nv ~ necessarv In the adjudication or any con-
tests that might arise in the courts as SUD
eequent proceeding.
COLONEL BACON MEETS MKANE
Colonel Bacon detailed the experiences or that
6ay Among other things he SAID:
"I was In the foremost carriage and was the
Nrst man to step out AS put my foot on the
ground I saw a row of policemen arouhd the
carriage. All were In uniform. Behind theih
were a number Of people and In front Oh 'e
notice stood John Y. McKane. AS stepped uo"ii
from the carriage saw McKane. who SAID "ooo
morning. How do you do?' or something Vi ''''t
sort. - ,v ..o.o mon arc watch.
ars and have come here to inspect the Vo'lhs:
! place them under your protection as Chlei VI
Police , .o,, vac Mr. BACON.
have been looking for you, and have Deeh eA-
pecting you. Now get out OF TINS. W. ara
II answered. Il will not get our. We ,are
here as watchers and, moreover we are N.Y. ~
under the protection OF an injunction OF the
supreme Court and now serve you copy
thereof 80 ,,o,ors
.IIe answered: No. you won't serve no papers
on me Intunctons don't go here.
"I ssid you've got to take the papers whether
you want to or no. He SAID TO ms men, uiod
them off, or. 'Bustle 'em on linen ne cii 20
Get backi Get OFF the limits. Get back loo
feet, Get oft the limits ,.,oa,s
n, anv line having been drawn requiring stran-
gers to remain at distance OF $50 feet from
the polling places. Continuing. he said that ne
was almost instantaneousy driven back by the
notice and the people and finally was knocked
down or pushed down He said that he was
struck on the shoulder. and that from the piow
he fell upon the railway track. Meanwhile
McKane and his followers pursued him. ana
McKane shouted: Arrest that man."
Colonel Bacon answered: do you oroer my
arrest" and McKane answered: yes oidei
your arrest" .,.,,
Colonel Bacon then told how he was tumbled
into park coach and driven to the Coney
Island Jail He added that Mr. Whiting, one
of the men who had driven from brooklyn 10
Coney Island asked of a policeman who entered
the conveyance whether he was one OF the party
and he replied: "No. / am detective Colonei
Bacon said that at the Island he was searched
and that everything valuable was taken from
him compninr OF breach or the peace was
made against him. and the specifications charged
that he had raised a disturbance. collected
crowd etc He was placed in CELL ana re-
NAMED there about two hours alone. Incl
dentally Colonel Bacon remarked That IL was
cell such as Coney Island thugs were piaceu
In but the remark was ruled out by the judge
Afterward Colonel Bacon said he was taken pc
fore Judge Newton, whom he knew. having
served In the Legislature with him, ana VINO was
friendly and polite toward him. The prisoner
refused to plead to any charge. ana, WAVING
examination was held for the Grand jury
Then he gave bond in his own name anu "a9
discharged .,. .ho
On cross-examination by Mr.. Roderch, aae
witness reiterated the statements ne had ih'us
on the direct examined ton. He said ne h.n
never made any unjust allegations aSaiiiSt '1
Y. McKane with whom. previously, ne hau ~, ~
barely a bowling acquaintance, ana "ltit Iii.
be had never had heretofore any UNI. San
Experiences. He said he might nave spoNe"