New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13

mony was to the effect that Mr. Mcnamara
appearance did not justify the accusatlcn ''as
ne had been grossly drunk the night pe,o,e' as
alleged by the defence. Francis j. frusili, IN, J,
of the young men arrested. was also recaiieu'
TESTIMONY BY DR. BEAsLEY.
Tho most Interesting testimony OF the day was
that given by Dr. Crawford d. Beasley lie was
one Of the party who left Mr. Gaynors house on
the morning of Election Day and from whom
was taken the revolver about which so much
has been said bv the defence. He said tha'' as
a physician when called out in the early h0 uls
Of the morning he usually placed MS IeNo.Nv'
in his pocket as precaution againS s an, uhich
sible attack He identified the revolver whci
he said he had owned for about ten Years anu
had carried with him TO Gravesend. ENp,a'''ins
how II was taken from him, he salu wa, vi,
alighting from the carriage near the loWh nan
of Gravesend on election morning he was as
sailed and when he thought his lie was II,
danger put his hand into his pocket anu
clutched the pistol. Some one IN the crown
yelled, Hes got a gun; then the mop rusned
upon him. person grasping his coiiar, anu
all generally maltreating him. He declared 10
his adversaries that he did not want 'heri 10
treat him in anv such manner as that, and that
he proposed TO defend himself. Some one grasped
DR.. Beasley's wrist. and in the scuf1e tne plstol
was withdrawn; the witness said he offered IL
TO a policeman present and that official declined
to take It, whereupon he handed 1t over TO the
mob and retired from the scene. the numbers be-
ing too great for him to combat
Ulrich PalmedO rode on the box or the cafrldSe
which conveyed Dr. Beasley. He corroborated
in a certain degree, the statements made by the
doctor He identified heavy cane Whlch, When
the horses Of the carriage were stopped, ne nau
himself thrown. after the second attempt mao
been made to interfere with their progress, at
the head of the man whose hands were on the
horses bits He said that he then jumped IRON
the box and went forward to where DR.. Beasiey
was being hustled by the mob, with view TO
assisting and getting from him the Injunction
papers which DR.. Beasey was waving In his
hand above his head, attempting TO serve them
but the witness said he unable to proceed.
was knocked down, both eyes backened ana
both lips cut. The young man is a w all street
broker. and was an excellent witness LOT the
prosecution. III,
The DAYS testimony concluded with the calling
of Jesse Johnson respecting certain alega-
tons made by Mr. Roderick as to o1ers 10
furnish copies Of registry lists at the time the
mandamus was issued by Justice cullen. MT
Weinberg had also previously testified on TINS
subject as we'll as Mr.. Grout. and the state
ments of these three Witnesses were IN direct
contradiction to the allegations made by MT
Roderick as to the time when the oner was
made and as to the fact OF the number OF as
tricts the copies Of the registry lists OF which he
declared he had offered to furnish. Mr.. Roder-
ick insisted that he had agreed to furnish ALL
while the three witnesses declared on oath that
ne had offered to furnish only copy of the lists
of the With District
After an offer by Mr.. Shepard or the docu-
ments previously mentioned. the Court ad-
journed until this morning at o'clock.
Argument on the appeal from the order or
Judge Barnard adjudg1ng John Y. Mckane
Justice Newton, James II. Cropsey, Harlan
Crandall and n. ]. Johnson guilty Of contempt or
court in disregarding the injunction secured by
W. j. Gaynor the eve Of election was oe-
ferred Yesterday before the General Term or the
Supreme Court. the defendants counsel were
engaged In the McKane trial