The evening world., 1894-02-01
Detective Mason and His Men
Turned Back by Order.
McKane's Gang Armed with All
Sorts Of Weapons.
Defense Will Claim that Watchers
Certificates We're Invalid.

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gun yesterday afternoon by ex-secretary
dence the Gravesend election returns for
1890.
L. NJ. Shepard took UP the argument
this morning. The purpose was. he said
to how that in 1890 there had been an
Intention to enter into a conspiracy
against the ballot-bo1.
The conspiracy, he said. had rapidly de-
eloped each succeeding year until 1888.
when the plan maturei and gave birth
to the complications which developed at
the last election
According to Mr.. Shepard, the poll
list OF Gravesend showed 1000 names
In 1890. Ii took only three years to In
crease the number to $500.
In ruling on the qu 'stion, Justice Bart
lett thought hat the evidence was toe
remote to have IN bearing now. ,
business In New York and living in
Brooklyn. He said he was another OF
Col Baeon's Grayesend party on las,
Col. Bacon had tried to serve the In
Il heard McKane DISTINCTLY" said the
don't 90 here Then McKane called on
him away and lock MIN up; we don't
want any drunken buns here"
Mr.. Whiting wont on. to say. that ne
was one Of the party hustled by Nc
Kane's officers and taken to. Coney lsl-
and. Col. Bacon was, he said. the only
Others were put In a room together 10
await the arrival OF Mckane.
Lawyer Roderick's cross-examination
failed to chake the witnesses testimony
memorable Tuesday morning.
The lawyer dwelt on the admission OF
the witness that he and the others were
treated with great Difference after they
hood of the Gravesend polls. ,,
After their release on bail. Mr.. Whit
ing said. one OF tn party asked Justice
Newton. II they were at liberty to go
"Certainiy." was the reply.
Can We go back to the Town Hal?'
was asked.
tice. but | wo,uln't go there II ! were
you and have all this trouble over
again.
coney island Railroad, took the stand
AN on the night before and On the morn;
ing OF election Gay. Their, Mr.. Shepnrd
in the Second, Third, Fourth and Sixth
Districts.
Town Clerk Xoorhis was recalled and
asked by MI shspa FIR, Tny n, .hr pe'' w ,srs
missing. The witness answered that they
had never been returned to him by the
NJ. Shepard then handed up the 1893
poll lists for the six districts, and asked
that they also be admitted In evidence.
Counsel for the defense objected; but ht
used only in proving the election of Jus
Mr.. Shepard then caused apparent un-
easiness n the Mckane camp by o1er,
Gravesend, taken Feb. ls, 1892.
Lawyer Roderick objected emphatical-
y. on the Eround that the census was
Mr.. Shepard said he wanted to show
by the census books the number of
voters whose names appeared on the
poll lists which did not appear on the
admitted,
A long followed the attempt
Of Mr.. Shepard to introduce as evidence
the annual report OF the Trustees OF
the Common Schools of ,Gravesend for
the school year ending July %, 1898,
This was 70 show, Mr.. Shepard said,
voters in Gravesend in 1893 by showing
what children were Of school age, or be
tween i've and twenty.cne years old.
The Court reserved decision as to the
admission Of the school report.
Max r.. Palmeio, Of POI Sterling place,
Brooklyn. corrohorated former witnesses
as II tine attempts to serve the injunction
papers and as to the assaults made on
members ~ Mr.. CIRCUITS party.
Louis Stoiher. a lawyer. with an Office
at 3cS Rroome street. New York, in a
most dramatic manner told of the occur
FENCES on election morning.
when we got out OF the ca~rria gel
was with col. Racon-Mr. McKane was
sta near by.
stepped up and said, All, ha! Col
bacon. lust the man I'm looking for
Then McKane turned to his officers
s saTyc sr!'' 'A Ms we're 1seT su mSni ac TSn'' ,s be
street. was caught by the back OF the
neck and was told that ! was under ar
rest. Policeman No. n had me.
ness Tor YOU omcers.' I'm sorry he
replied. but have to do as Mr.. Mckant
,%e StR" !" in " st., Paul TiI''Miiiy MINI. "'s and now
connected with Trnvers's Detective
Agency, in New York, was the ncx'
Mr., Mason. in answer to Lawyer shep.
ards questions, said that he was EN-.
pioyed In November last by Lawyer
william ]. Gaynor to superintend tbs
at IL. fa. Of el ,ss , To''n r. sat said 'T ne wen,
down to Coney Island on Nov. 6 ant
went to Johnson's Hotel. He had six
teen men with him.
Early the next morning, he started
- ~ sAf ~ W 81 WV II t'tlt
They walked along the railroad track
and when they had reached a point nea'
Van SicIen station they saw a uniformed
policeman and another man, They wer,
halted by these two and asked Wher,
they were COINS. Mason told his men t,
come on, and they proceeded toward
GrRveSend.
when within a short distance OF tn
Town Hall" continued the witness, Z"
saw IA party of about fifty men cominl
down the track towards us. They wer
armed with pi"khandles, picket
and w~heel-spokes.
The leader came up to me and said
Where are YOU men going?'
II told hun 20 Gravesend Town Hail.
YOU came from. see?' he said.
II asked him to allow me to speak 4
him, His reply was, We're all here
speak yOIr little piece
81 told him II we were not to h
allowed to go to the Town Hall We woul
go back. I asked II that would NEE
with his approval. He .grunted an as
sent, and we turned back"
Under cross-examination Mason sal
that he caught John" who appeare
to manage Johnson's Hotel, listening a
the door OF Mason's room on the nigh
before election. Mason was giving hi
men instructions at the time as to hoy
they should conduct themselves mex
day.
Mason said he always carried a re
volver because he had been ~frequentl
threatened with assassination and be
cause the naturs OF his business made
necessary.
Frank william Balms. OF % Green
street, Brooklyn followed the detectiv
on the stand; He was IN Mr.. Grout'