The sun., 1894-02-01
"HUSTLE 'EM!" CRIED M'KANE
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watchers who went down to Gravesend on
election day we're described yesterday at the
trial Of John Y. McKane in the Court OF Oyer
and Terminer in Brooklyn. The party set olt
from Justice Gaynor's house early in the m orn-
ing in carriages and returned after the rout at
the Town Hall In q very disordered condition.
The court room was as crowded as It has
been on each OF the previous eight
days Of the trial and the spectators were
rather more easily amused than before. The
repetition Of chief McKane's orders and the
vigorous language OF his henchmen at Graves
end, as the witnesses repeated II. amused the
gallery, and Justice Bartlett had frequently to
rap for order. The accounts Of how the police
treated the party aroused such uncontrollable
merriment among the Gravesenders in the gal
lery that Justice Bartlett was impelled to say
that tho facts were such as could amuse no
riRht-thinkinR man.
Col. Alexander =. Bacon. one OF the party
OF watchers. was the lrst important witness.
lie remembered the occurrences OF the day
with an accuracy that was In striking contrast
70 Police Captain Humans hating recollec-
ton He said that there were i've persons in
tho carriage with him. and that his was the
frat carriage to reach Gravesend. lie aliRhted
first and saw McKane with row OF policemen
standing in front Of the Town Hall. The car
riage stopped between the Town Hall and
Herrleins Hotel. and the policemen gatho red
around the carriage in circle
when the carriage came to halt got
out" said Col Bacon. and told Mckane that
the gentlemen were watchers"
Yes Bacon. I've been expecting you men,
McKane replied. and want you to get out
OF this
I'VE won't get out OF this answered the
Witness and it's your duty to protect US;
and. moreover. we are here under an order OF
the Supreme Court. which we will now serve
on you.'"
Then came the Chiefs famous alleged an
sver:
No. You won'tl Iniunctions don't go here"
When Col Bacon tried to serve the iniunc-
tion. McKane turned to the police and cried:
Rush 'em OIL Hustle 'em orr and several
policeman seized hold of the witness. The po-
llcemsn and the crowd about them yelled:
Get out OF the limits Get 'em out Of the
$50 feet limit"
Tho crowd pushed Col. Bacon out OF the po-
licemsn's grasp and rushed him beyond the
railroad station onto the railroad track. There
he was knocked down or pushed or tsipped
down three times.
DO you mean that all three things happened
to you2" asked Lawyer Jerry A. Weinberg.
who conducted the examination.
Yes; but whom a hundred men are at you
~ OHCo " nv chsb W tch Just Whht
pened. Once q policeman tripped me down
and fell head and heels across the narrow
platform. While two policemen held me. one
man In the crowd struck at me. His blow
glanced OF my shoulder. and he fell to the
ground. After a few moments Mckane came
UP, and pointing to me. said:
Arrest that man.
DO you order Py arrest p asked.
"Afts.. fsNS %omsnts uas nut into . van
and dr,.a VIII With th1eS other S emo Shom
! did not knoT, to Police Hsadquarters az
carried % We're taken % from pD me. and was "%u put ut
into coll Later ! was charged with breach
500 bail He released me on my own bond"
Lawyer Roderick. on the cIoss-examinatlon,
was anxious to make Col. Bacon say that he
the work, so he thought Mr.. Shepard ought
ness denisd that he had said this. He said no
expressed his desire TO appear against Nc
other charge. and the witness wanted to get to
the Grand Jury first.
70 Very II hsppearTsnesd Tnd but nS better able
Hinman returned to the Witness stand to finish
his 'cross-examination. When he was asked
men i ever Carried r. pistols He knew that TT they %
nss, :cEs aer n darH He hs dspassd sa 1aa ae
curate knowledge OF the material from which
some were. Of ebony, some OF iisnum yits and
some OF locust. The clubs were o inches
tho paes saasss and
supposed 1t was one OF the Police Commits
One thing that he forgot on Tuesday and re-
membered yesterday was telephone message
cent by him 10 Meksnes on the Monday night
strangers had come down to Gravessnd. and
Hn,st TsrS stopping fE at iThPmPsNns, Hotel and he
up the Chief to tell him about 1t.
Is your, memory good to-dayf" asked
Well, 1t afnt nothing extry." was the
witness. who described himself as "E.
tion." gave his observations OF the Gaynor
party's experiences at Grayssend on election
him to get the bel out S,fff q here S When sG he
shoEei HE Watchers certificate. Frank H.
to Gravesend int6e carriage with Col, Bacon.
tod the sane M story Of tRs Arrival Of the party
fhe pr pToSesntion s.esIsd '1s lem Voorhees,
the Town Clerk OF GPayssend. to testify that
on election day he found the election insPee-
WorthIsy another OF the RePubiiesn watchers
who went to Grayessnd. he told what hap
After siighting from the carriage. " he sa "a.
sisction district, came upcn Don john McKans
near the railroad traeS. and he watched mo
t%sse or een men 70 1norS ns sSd aSmsd
with sticks rushed toward me. Three or four
Of them In chorus shouted:
When i said that / was a Rspublican
watcher was seized ey man six feet tall aud
isiu9stion from Judge Barnard '' "AN 80
Barnard or any other Judge or Injunction.
Non get the hell out OF here. Get out Of the town
.nd q you ever come back we'll Kill you,' was
| was then struck down again. aud when
rose 70 my iest thsy said -. ,,,-