The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07

ANYBODY who was present At the time, but re-
membersd that Judge sutherland was sitting
a.. ~ the table on which the books lay. During
kept his eyes fxed on him. and after this last
answer he said sharply;
Mr. Witness. want to tell you that you had
better think before you answer and answer
more carefully. You haye Just said that you
on sunday. and now you say that il was At
Police Headquarters"
Cohen mumbled some reply. and for time
forgot fewer OF the things asked him. but still
could not remember ANYBODY else besides
he saw. sitting at a desk in another room.
Another witness from among the ropyists
Island, anh SAYS that he H. plumber and a
special officer VI the Coney Island police force.
me of t. G %nd f Ss on ali Hf the WORK
he has lone since Octobor. He, as, well
intended the work. He was turnkey last sum
mer at headquarters at Coney Island and had
Can you write rapidly :" was one Of the law.
yer's Questions
How long did it take YOU To- write name"
=, on. took 1t easy" answered the witness.
Harry Ferris a copyist and Democratic
watcher at Gravesend said he was member
ct the Excise Hoard and the .superIntendent Of
an ice company OF which John Y. Mcknne was
President. He gave testimony about the copy-
ing OF tue lists similar to that OF the other wit
Michael J. McGulnness. another copyist
toll the same story, but said that McNemata
only seemed as though he had been drink
ing lie said he was a detective at Coney
Island in the summer and h. rests during the
0,ner e,gh ebn ne ysSr d9b N M
lie manner o. taiEinr lie answered ,aues. .
yersation in u connding. friendly voice. which
dronred 80 low at times tina; his answers be
copvi.ts we're at work McGuinness sat in the
barroom at Hoerlein's Hotel and went over
copyists il there was not seat vacant he re.
turned 70 Hoerlein'- Hotel and waited for a
While FINALLY he got place at 10 o'cock;
was that sat neyt to. him until q
o'clock that day, lie could not remenleT
during whicG he copied MsGui"ssss worked
the other men, but ho could never tell
whose place he took or who succceded him.
about the tables and go from one booth to an
other and see that no place ut any OF the
tables was eyer yer yaeant II was his special d1l
left vacant by one of the corvists.
After him came Charles II Cha mberlin who
has been n painter. Ii now n special policeman
at Conet Island. and was a detective last sum
mer He helped copy the list and also arrested
Whiting on election day at the Town Hall. lie
was almost the only witness who answered in
tellgently. and he forgot less than the others
we're that sat ' next to him duriSg the two days
he worked as a copyist. When he tried in court
it took the witness forty five seconds to copy
three names. and lie thought j." had not heen
80 quick when he copied the lists. az lie had
taken writing lessons since.
The only thing that the witness had seen
Whiting do was to stand in the crowd about
Constable Jameson and hold up his hand.
Lawyer Weinberg made the witness say that
he was entirely positive that he had held moth
ing in his hand before he read this from an
affidavit Chamberin made in the contempt
proceeding:
Deponsnt ran to the spot and discovered mum Of
People engaged IN striking and beating Constable
Scott Jameson with their nsts and with heavy canes
that deponent arrested one OF sad person. and ooS
him In wagon tp Pc ice Headquarters IN com.
pany with Sergeant Jameson.
Chamberlin said he had read the affidavit
before he signed 1t. but that il must be a mis-
take. He had read 1t at the time he told JUS
tice Bartlett. and sworn to the statements 1t
contained.
Tax Assessor Charles Morris testified that 1t
had always been customary for tho Demo-
cratic party to make copies 81 the registers in
the way they had done in Novem Der. princi-
pally for the use of the drivers who bring the
voters to the polls. He said that he had ask cd
Judge Sutherland to have the lists made for
him.
When court adjourned at q o'clock the wit
ness's direct examination was not concluded