The evening world., 1894-02-07
LAST EDITION
IN M'KANE'S BEHALF.
More Adherents of the Gear Tes-
tify in His Defense.
Tax Collector Morris, SutherIand's
Right Bower. on the Stand.
Found n Lead Pipe That a Gaynor
Copyist Had Dropped.

. The seemingly hopeless task Of call
ing w.tnesseS FOR the defense of John Y.
McKane was continued In the Brooklyn
Court of over and TermiHor this morn
ing. Up to that time 1t appeared to be
the object of Mckane's lawyers II prove
by Witnesses the two alleged facts that
Mr.. Gaynor'a copyist9 were intoxicated
and disorderly on the occasion OF their
visit to Gravesend on the night OF Nov.
4, and that no opposition was offered to
the copylsts In the matter of their Oh
tanning copies of the registry rolls.
Under the sharp cross-eXamination OF
the prosecution, witness after witness
went to pieces and retired utterly con-
fused and with their testimony appar-
entity rendered valueless.
The proceedings were resumed to-day
with Tax Collector Charles L. Norris on
the stand. Under direct examination by
: Mr.. Backus, Morris showed that he was
the clearest-headed of any of the wit
ncsses called by the defense. His an
swers up to the time he was taken in
hand by the prosecutions lawyers were
direct and clean-cut.
He began by telling OF the visit OF the
G1ynor party to Gravesend. His testi-
nony was corroborative OF former wit
csses. hut went more into detail.
norris took down the names. addresses
Gardner and Cahill said that they had 10
employment at the time. Fror? their APP
paarance the witness thought they told
the truth. !
Touching the matter Of tho men being
intoxieated Norris said tnst he saw Nc;
"tSossbad" wSIskey At Hosrlein,ssbar,
sg@Sssnsenisnt sI Wick c taia''b be- ,i ansI e es
taiar kc9ekles. The alleged weapon was
i.that ii had been dropped by one Of
C,,yror's ocpyists, and he found it.
Tte, witness then went on to state that
ronied Cotrell SIT down and begin copy
IN. the registry roll.
~MeNaniarS say him" continued the
G: This: I'm running this business,'".
S Witbess sa IL ts snsy Se v to t fses sen Is, E sae
iIe had been active in Grayssend politics
s!nce he was tw%enty-one years old. and
SINCE you have held o u present
Sfisn haye you ever had any opposition
This witness apparently had q Violent
strnssle with his memory and finally
~ think I did I think that once a
man named Burrlil ran against. me"
Norris testified that he had assisted
In getting COPIES a., OF r the rGsis;ry ro,i,
:lto effect In Gravesend. Witness
thought that was about five years ago;
In 1892 and 1899 Justice Kenneth F.
Sutherland had charge of the copying:
Morris, after sparring, with Mr.. Shepard
for some time. admitted that he was
Sutherland's risht-hand man and super
Vlsed the work OF copying the rolls.
that No Morris asscompaniedi MeKane and
Justice Sutherland on their little thrse
election. Morris decla red that during the
trip the events OF the late election were
discussed but seldom. 1t was dismissed
Ole, Since their return, however, the
subject had entered largely into their
discussions.
Morris said that he went along with
Mcnamara when he visited the several
! polling places to demand copies OF the
fbeeg,stry rolls. Mcnamara agreed with
MN that 1t was fair that he should go
long and see that McHane's interests
mould be protected.
What was your idea, Mr.. Morris, of
projecting those interests?'
10 answer for the copyists."
put M to the eeopyists by Gaynor's msnT'
n. That was the first bad break the wit
srhe witness tesGihed tnal II tHGk
nSsherland's men as long TO copy the
psmes Of the coo voters in the Sixth
Election District as It did to cory the
names OF the 400 voters of the Second
or the thirteen copyists under MorrIs's
ssupervislon, he admitted that all but
rTouInr were GIavesend and Coney Island
roIcemen, The two star, writer's of the
lam ,McMahon. Each, the witness
tnought could have copied 1000 names a
nay and allow themselves TO eat two
The examination of Morris was fire.
counsel which required the attention OF
the Court.
Reyertins to the matter Of Clerk Nc
Nan9ra's i.nbihing Rosebud whis!iey,
Mr; Shepard asked how long 1t took for
sicNamaia to cnvelop the fifteen or
Re did H. between 4 o'clock and $50"
rYes, X. I only drank beer and gin
How many heers?"
Probably seven.r
..RE,ow many ginger ales?"
.rtltteen or twenty"
tool Sgw big were the drinks Mcnamara
Away above the ordinary" answered
sne witness positively, HE is what l
WV! Was fP he q ar thGs%'anser dr'nher'"
Yes, very. He fell over the table
SnS In the polling place; He staggered
ana couldn't walk or talk straight"
ss clerk OF the court held by Justice
CUMBERLAND on Sunday morning when
aaNNhors men were nrraigned.
4, M NOr can you tell me. Mr.; Morris;
oec that any bail was taken on hat
No. sir"
What opportunity was given the men