New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-07
SMASH THAT COLD!
RIKER'S EXPECTORANT,
RIKER'S,
9th Ave.. Corner I'D Street.
The witness continuing, said: Il had }

The witness continuing, said: Il had just
glanced over It,"
THEN Mr. Roderck gave his attention to the
witness. and asked: when you say you had
not read all the affidavit do you mean that YOU
looked at 1t hurriedly?" McKane answered:
THAT Is what | meant" 80
You did not read IT carefully? Il was III
a hurry" the reply.
TIE witness then said ne did not know mat
when he signed the affidavit he was aware
that there was statement contained IN IL 10 the
effect that he had examined the registry ns.s
General Tracy read the sta tement Of the u'-
PENDANT In the affidavit I'm the mandamus pro-
ceedings IN which he had. with nucn precis-
ion. sworn that he had knowledge OF the con-
tents Of the lists. and that they were honestly
prepared. and did not contain the names oi
persons not entitled to vote. NJ ms puiHt he
offered the paper TO the witness, asking MN 10
make "A statement "a 10 certain interineat tons
McKane replied that H. did not Know wlioHe
writing IL was aud that the corrections hisht
have been in the affidavit at the tim" ne atiiHeh
his name but said he did not suggest slch lh',r-
lincations and supposed that the person VINO
drew the AFFIDAVIT put them there ~
This was hard shot at Mr. Roderick. VINO
grimly faced the Court with Il pale face, bur
with an eye that seemed to defy the most
sc,iitinizing glance. McKane. continuing, salu
that whoever had drawn that affidavit mad put
In tho rcniarSa. which characterized rs with
I'm the limits OF perjury, without any suggestion
on bis part The witness said he did not recall
how much Of the affidavit h" had read ana
supposed that not more than HNe lines hau
passed under his observation.
ACKNOWLEDGES TO SOME RECKLESS SWEARING.
Bluntiy the question put To him by the
Court: Now Mr.. Witness DO you want the jury
to understand that yOu swore to this a'ildav''
seven pages long. without having read more than
five lines"
And the witness answered IN a most COM
placent way. Yes. sir.
At this point Mckane retired from The wit
ness chair. There was a murnur th:ouRh1ut
no, L.. &c wa "a
occupied bv his counsel II" seated himself
cooly. but 1t was apparent that he had suffered
greatly from his sixteen hours az witness III
his own defence
GRAvEsEND CopYGsT's TASK.
McKanes seat WAS taken By William Michael
McKeon. Of Sheepshead Bay. He was examined
bv James w Glcndennlng lie was one OF the
copylss employed by the authorities nj Graves
end lie was a shallow looking young man, ana
al the close Of the cross-eXanination ne was
asked 20 write certain names. among them that
OF John smith" He 90 'up"l long uItie IN
getting the letters together. 80 that they shouli
sneu that name, The scene I'm the courtroom AT
this time was interesting. There were doubtless
many In the galleries who had heard oil John
Smith but who could not possibly nave speiled
his name. and they sat with open mouths during
The. performance ~ the GraVescnd copys,, await
Ing the result The task was performed IN
lliiic over three minutes, and the witness arose
from the chair apparently WIN tne peil'i Una,
10 the GravcscnI Boss" But everybody
laughed. Including the Court
Then cam. another man. lie was "A musician,
named Philip PaIrsi. The poor fellow didn
know anything Taken from his piano. he liad
been invited 80 make copies OF the registry hs,S
for some body. AZ :he order OF one 81 the IN,
su.ctors with the understanding that he should
Le paIl g :. day. lie confessed that he did not
know In. number ~ the inspectors and he really
did not know Just why his services were re-
q"'''' Mone copylsTs TESTIFY.
Then came George w. Webb. He was en-
| plovcd AZ tn. previous witness was. by Judge
sutherland lie did not remember anything
| that took place when Mr. Grout and Mr. Nc
| Namara made the request in behalf Of MI
| Gavnor.
TIL. Il xt witness was Augustus Cohen He
declared himself To- be the son - his father VINO
! kept a hotel. while he himself during the gay
! cites at Concy Island In the summer
months. kept a llquorshop. lie was pert. His
| services were secured by Judge Sutherland. but
| he Old no, know why. In reply t. numerous
questions his only answer was. Il don't know,
| and when asked In regard to the location OF
certain polling places his answer was: Il forgit
where II was" He was pressed on the question
| as 10 whether he had seen tn" polling lNts
| Recently lie confessed that he had seen them
not later than last Sunday but. strange To say,
| he did not know where he had seen them untii
| he was prodded by IA stringent inquiry: ana
then he confessed that he had seen them Ill the
Town Hall at Gravcscnd.
| After Harry Ferris. another witness. called by
| the defence had been disposed Of came Michael
| J. McCinnis who almost tumbled into the chair
| after taking the Bible In his hand. He weighed
| about $50 pounds. and his head was sunk deep
| between his shoulders. lie. too. had been en-
| ploycd as a copyist. he said and confessed also.
| that he was n detective In the summer time at
Coney Island.
The question was asked on the cross-eXamIna-
| ton: What do you do in winter time His
reply was: Il don't do nothing in the winter
| time"
| Then the suggestion was made To him. do
| you mean 10 say that you only work four months
| i'm the year," He answered that that was
| right, and he also said that he got the rcgu-
| lar pay Of a policeman during that time.
| The next witness Charles u. Chamberlain
| He sald that he had been a copyiHt. and was
| present when McNamara's party went TO Graves
| end To secure copies nf ID" lists FOR Mr.. Gaynor