The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-01-27
IT WAS A HOLD-UP.
One of Gaynor's Men Tells the
Gravesend Story on the Stand.
Mckane Was the Leader OF the
Arrest;ng Party.
His Lawyers Fight Hard to Keep
Out the Testimony.

resumed before Justice Bartlett in the .
brooklyn court II oyer and Tsrminer .
this morning tho Attendance was de-
cIdedy slim The snow storm had evil .
IDENTITY iul"rf'rci with Grayssoni travel. .
sor n" friends Of the Ear were not ,
ont IN their usual force. Tn" balcony /
Looked almost deserted. and there w"r"
many vacant chairs In the courtroom ,
below.
As soon as court was opened this .
morning the prosecution called "a tho
FIRST witness Royal NJ Sickle. a very
youthful looking person, who was Oh"
Of the party Of c7pyi.ts sent down %
Graves"nl by William J. Gaynor on the
evonttIl night Of Saturday. Nov. T. to
get copies Ut the registry lists
The witness said he was a clerk in n
brokerage firm at - Broadway, New
iork
at 10 O'Clock that evening and got our
instructions from Mr. Grout AMI started
for Gravos"nd at midnight" H. said.
There were about twenty OF us alto
@otntr. "" Wei" to go - the houses "
the inspectors and ask them for the lists.
and II they we're not ther" to walt until
they came in
When the train reached Gravesend ne,
with some Of the others got out. while
IN" rest II the party went on down u
/ Cpucy Isianl.
B
/ continued, Il noticed a big crowd Of men
on tn" other side Of tn. track ana cN-
tending towards the Town Hall \ man
came NJ 10 m" having a long night stick
| and wearing blue cap, and took me
/ by tn" arm. II" WIS not in uniform.
"Ali In" other m"mhcrs Of tn" party
were arrested IN tn" sam" way, and we
I We're walked over t. tn" town
"Di1 yoI notice any one in particular"
/ yes. tlor" vas John Y. MckHnc, who
seemed I" 40 most u tn" talking. iih
~ Ia |
! h" WAS Afterwards.
The crowd all followed us to the
| Town Ii,I. wher" McKane called for
tights. aud W. were taken in by a side
/ "utranr" 20 4 room, where our names
H"re taken by Mrkdr. ana Justice Suth-
, erland. Then ", wcr" taken out into
/ another nom. AMI called IN on" by one
"McKan@ asked m" what meant ~
coming down t. a p"h"eful litl" town
and wanted t. luo" It ! was going to
say ont All night
II told him that | expected TO 20 TO
II" then asked me who had employed
~" and aont m" down, and what |
got for Il. told him.
II was then put In another room, To.
y" we're searched by police ottcers. put
in a van and taken to the jan ,..
How many W.T." pat III the Ndn?'
asked Lawyer shepard.
"Fourtuen OF us
when they reached the prison Sickle
said that nine were put in "A cell about
fifteen feet long and four feet wide" They
w,r" searched and their valuHbles taken
from them h"for. they were locked up.
Their" were these wooden settecs in tn"
cell. bur no plac" to lie down and sleep
Thu plac" was in "A filthy condition.
The witness descibei hi experience
during thu" night, and told how they
wcr taken before Jdstic" sutherland the
next morning At o'clock. Sickle con
When | appeared before tn" Judge
vagrancw | told i'm | ii not.
Then he asked IN" II had any money
and | told him | had 81 or 81. Al that
Justic" sutherland said to an officer
TAX" this man back will sentence
him tomorrow morning.
An hour or so after this all the pris-
oners were sent up to Raymond Street
! lail in the same prison van. The wit
ness said he remained there until dis
charged by Justice cullen the next
This story Of tho visit. to Gravcsond
was only brought out after bitter hght
: with the NyrrS for the defense. who uh-
lcct"i to almost every statement made by
, the witness.
,, steckle, who Is al intelligent and pre-
] possessing looking young man, told a
1 perfectly clear and connected story OF
thr occurrences despite IN" Interruptions.
ON cross animation by Lawyer Rod
"rick an a., MT wa MAG. to SLOW
, he reached Gravcs"nd. but he d"n.ed
that any Of tn" party was under the in,
. fuencs OF lilu9r, although he admitted
% that he had taken two or thrc" glasses
, OF beer before he left Brooklyn that
1t night.
; lis story was not shaken in tho slight
4 ost degree by the searching CrOss-eNHmi-
, nation N Lawyer ROlerick. He said
that ne was hired by MIR. Mason. IN
e William J. Gaynor's Office. and was paid
Didn't Mr.. Mckane say to YOU tina;
! he thought your party had come down
o to steal the registry lists" inquired the
lHwy"r.
- NO. sir"
y "nIin' he say he had been told So"
NO. sir.
You are quite sure of this?"
+ Mr. Roderick tried to make tho wit.
- mss admit that Mckane and Justtc.
favor by allowing hin, to occupy nice
warm, dry cell on 4 damp, dsaGreeahls
night lik" that Of Nov. I. but Mr. Sticklt
wouldn't look at i in that light
In answer TO Mr.. Shcpard's questions
- the witness said h" had nothing to ca
= from the time he was. arrested till h.
arrived at RAYMOND street Jail abou
" "Diin', You have money" asked Mr.
n Eod"riCk
N Yes. NiI.
=, why utdn', You send out for some
20 "rIicause | gave a policeman 10 cents
10 get m" some cigarettes while ! wa
IL. In thu cell. He won't out and never
ID ,You diin't van, to let any more %
+, y ,gEd, m },g 60 That way d'd you"
~ MIR. Rndcrtck was taken by surpris
n by ihrS' answers, ami mad" iranti
object ion To- th,m IustiC" Bartlett, how
ever allowed them to stand as they ha
m been drawn out 10y Mir. RoderICk's ow
IS nestions.