The evening world., 1894-01-27
III WAS A H0LD-UP.
Hsynor's Men Tell the Gravesend
Story on the Stand.
|11ekane Was the Leader Of the
Arresting Party.
Lis lawyer Fight Hard TO Keep
Out the Testimony.

kI018 morning the Attendance was de-
Ee5dedly slim The snow storm had EVIL
1entiy inierfered with GraveseDd travel
log the friends Of the Gar were not
ouf IN their usual force. The balcony
Booked almost deserted. and there were
many vacant chairs In the courtroom
xeiow.
A. oon a court va. opened this
morning the prosecution called as TIE
Grst witness Royal NJ Sickle, a very
yocfhful looking person, VINO was one
10 The party Of copyists sen; doEa 70
oayesend by William J. Gaynor on the
~<yenfful night OF Saturday. Nov. 4 TO
ERf copies of the registry lists.
The witness aid he was a clerk in =
4xokerzge firm at 70 Broadway, New
we assembled in Mr. Gayuoys omce
q - O'Clock that evening and got our
distractions from Mr.. Grout and started
Gcr Gfavesend at Midnight" he said
There we're about twenty Of Us alto
ne Inspectors and ask them for the lists.
may came In"
when the train reached Gravesend hs.
rim some Of the others. got U while
DE rest Of the party went on down 10
4 soon as the train drew out" he
eontinued. Il noticed a hg crowd o. men
"a the Other SIDE Of the track and az
lending towards the Town Hall. A man
game up 10 me having a o. night stick
% the arm He xas not in uniform
All the other members Of the parTy
were arrested In the same vay. and Se
we're walked over 10 the town"
I'D You notice any one IN particular -
Yes; there was John Y. NcKAne, who
seemed 10 DO most OF the talking. l did
DOT know him then b. l learned who
-Tne crowd an followed Us 70 The
Town Hall. where Ackane called for
lights. and ne were taken in by a stde
Here fzken by McKane and Justice SIth-
kfland Then VIC were K out INTO
nnother room. and called IN n By one
sNcKane asked me what I meant BY
eomtng down to q peaceful little town
IKE Gravesenu at that time Of night,
2 Wanted TO kno~ II l was going 10
II told him that 1 expected 20 go 20
81 hotel IL 1 could not do any copying.
He then asked me who had employed
rot for IL I told him
Il Was then put In another room, to-
Essher with ; res, Of our parry, and
In . van and taken 10 the jail"
How many were put IN the ysnr'
asked Lawyer Shepard
When they reached the prison Sickle
aid that nine were put In a cell about
Z fifteen feet long and four feet wide. They
we're searched and their valuables taken
There were three wooden settees In the
cell. but no place TO lie down and sleep.
!: place vas In a f,'sy 92ndi,ion,
during the night, n told how they
(. we're taken before Justice Sutherland the
next morning at ) o'clock. Sickle con-
When 1 appeared before the Judge
he asked me- II / HINT know that n.
could e me Up for six months 20,
s=.srsneyi !sid him did ID not no,.,
and ! tol him ! had 81 or s.. AT tha,
Justice Sutherland said TO an officer
Take this man back I will sentenc
him fo-morrov morning
An hour or SO after this ali the pris
oners were sent up to Raymond Stree
jail In Toe same prison van. The wit
ness said he remained there until dis
charged by Justice Cullen the mex
+ 0fondayJ morning.
This story Of the visit to Gravesent
was only brought out after A bitter hgh'
with the lawyers for the defense. who OBJ
1ected to almost every statement made b.
the witness
kossessins- looking young man told 2
lerfectiy clear n connected story o.
the occurrences despite the interruptions
On cross-examination by Lawyer Rod
efick an attempt was made to show
that the witness was intoxicated wheI
he reached Gravesend, but he den!e,
ehat any Of the party was under the in
> auence Of liquor. although he admitter
that he had taken two or three glasse
night
0t degree by the searching cross-exami
nation Of Lawyer Roderick. He sait
tina he was hired by a Nr. Mason. II
William J. Gaynors once, and was pai'
-Dfdn't Mr.. McKane say TO you tina
h thought your party had come dow
TO steal the registry lists" inquired IN
iaryer.
.pidn.t b. say he had been told so?"
yea are quite SURE OF this"
Mr.. Roderick tried to make the wit
mesa admit that Ackane and Justic
favor By allowing him % occupy a nice
warm. dry cell or a damp. ~disagreeabl
Night like that OF Nov. 4 but Mr., Stick
~inia s5sn ie9k 20 at NJ T. IN sb 5ess light question
he witness said he had nothing to ca
Rom the time he was arrested til h
srriyed at Raymond Street Jail abou
ptdn.t You have money" asked MI
Roderick.
Yes. sir
Why didn't you send out for some
because / gave a oliceman 10 cen,
10 get me some cigarettes while | wa
In the cell He went out and neve
You didn't want to let any more o
your money 80 that way, did you?
asked Mr.. Shepard.
mo, sir; I did not"
Mr.. Hodefick was taken by surpris
by these nswer n made a franti
objection Ia them. Justice Bartlett, how
ever. allowed them to stand. as they ha
been drawn out by Mr.. Roderick's ow
questions.
The next witness called was Fran
b. Cottre.l. a su~bpoena-server for tn
Committee OF Twenty-Five. He was ais
Of the party which went down I
Grayesend on the midnight exreditio,
OF Nov. l.
He testified tina, he first went I
Gravesend al 2 O'Clock that afternoor
with several others. with instructions I
get copies of the registry lists. He ha
papers from Mr.. Gsynor showing hi
authority.
What became of those" asked MI
Ehepard.
"McKane took them away from me.
replied the witness.
Hr. Shepard tried to get a COPY o
this paper In evidence. but the Cour
ruled II out. The witness said he Wis
lied the houses OF a number Of IN
Grayesend Inspectors that afternoon an
tried 10 get the lists. but vas unsuccess
Nj. Mcnamara. of Mr., 0aynor's ONO,
y was with him, and together they wen
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