The evening world., 1894-02-07
NEWTON A WITNESS.
Continued from Rra Page.

knuckles were dropped by a man named
Murray. one OF the men with Mcnamara.
Norris was still on the stand when q
recess was taken at / O'clock
After recess Mr.. Shepard questioned
memoranda he took of the names and
addresses of the prisoners when they
were arraigned before Justice Suther-
were taken on a tally sheet found in the
improvised courtroom. Afterwards,
Morris. said, he copied of the notes he
had taken down M the tally sheet. He
when did you make the copy of the
memoranda on the tally Sheet
II can't say exactly
Was 1t after election"
perhaps II was"
Blu Is 1t not a fact that 1t was after
election?'
The witness concluded that 1t was.
"When did you destroy the original
memoranda" ?"
II don't remember when it was
Wasn't 1t after Judge Cullen had dis
charged the men next morning.
II guess II was"
1t was evident from what happened
Just here that the prosecution was not
allowed to go IN record as a "three-fn-
ger drinker," as he had been denominat-
ed by MIR. Morris.
Lawyer shepard produced several whis.
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the witness to pick out one OF the size
used by Hotel-keeper Hoerlein.
Morris did so.
Now, Mr.. Norris. AXE this glass OF
water n pour out. what you think Is
u three-finger drink"
Morris did as requested and held the
glass up to view.
Then followed a discussion between the
lawyer and the witness as to what a
three-ftnger drink was. Asked to hold
three fingers alongside the glass, Morris
did 40. and 1t was evident that he had
Morris tried to Inch BY slipping his
little finger under the bottom OF the
glass.
Justice Bartlett %interposed that he
thought 1t was a waste OF time to illus
trate to such an extent.
But. Your Honor, propose to pour
into a glass vessel fifteen or twenty
whiskey it is alleged that MIR. Mcnamara
drank inside OF three hours
,,d the MI glass -, vas .s,J marked for ide :, r
would not allow the Illustration to pro-
coed any further then. but said counsel
could go into that In the summing mp.
Morris then left the witness chair. and
his place was taken by Justice of the
Peace Richard Van Brunt Newton, OF
Coney Island
nation by ex-Judge Troy, Justice New
ton said he would be ~thirty-three years
old March 4, tina he had lived at Coney
Island since 1871, and that he had served
three terms as a Justice, being first
elected in the Spring of 1888.
Justice Newton first described the COM
ing of Mr.. Gaynor's copyists to Graves
standing Of Justice Cullen's decision re-
| garding Gaynor's right to copy the rolls,
Newton said that he understood by 1t
that all had the right to copy. the rolls,
but that he did not take II that Gay
nor had any more right to do so thar
any one else.
The witness identified a letter ad-
dressed to Justice Sutherland. which
Newton said had been given to him to be
delivered to Sutherland.
Did you deliver IT."
ii now offer the letter in evidence"
said ex.Judge Troy impressively..
Read It. then" said the Court.
uns then read:
HEADQUARTERS Kings COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
ASSOCIATION.
To X. F. Sutherland, President Democratic Assoc
Dear Sir: When completed, will 20" kindly
furnish this Committee with a copy Of n, raves.
Secretary Kings County Democds,fr Association.
Newton said he had heard about the
armed force of men which. It was said,
Col. Bacon intended to send down to
Gravesend on election day
The night before election day. New
ton said h was passing ~Thompson's Ho-
tel, In Coney Island, when he noticed
bright lights in one of the rooms. 1t was
very late, and he thought II would be as
well to know what was going on there.
He learned that there was a party OF
strangers In the house. They after
wards proed to be the party of tally
keepers sent down under command of
Detective Mason.
81 sent a man In and he reported that
the men were going fishing early next
morning. 1t was a funny time OF year
| IN fish 40 cant 70 pplirp aadp,a - = arc
for a couple OF men to watch the place.
Justice Newton denied positively ever
having made use OF the language at
tributed to him by the prosecutors wit
nesses to the effect that he didn't care
a - FOR Justice Barnard or the in
junction from the Supreme Court.