New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
TIMELY TOPICS IN BROOKLYN
r,r11rp MALONE AS REGENT-THE
GRAvEsDND RAsCALrTTEs-oBsE kN-A-
T1oNS HERE AND THERE.


T1ONs HERE AND THERE.
Tho election Of Father Malone as a member OF inc
Board OF Regents is well-deserved ho'or. an" ,',.
significant compliment to the people ol hio0N''' -
If was brought about in spite Oh strenuous opp
ton and must accordingly be doubly graui!ine ~
Tho venerable priest who Is so well beloved oy
large circle o: friends and admirers rather va
ia has never been lacking in courage. lie mas
had on,rions of his own and has not been alra'u
10 express them. His outspokenness mas ohly ("
deared him the more closely to those VINO love anu
honor him. For almost fifty years he mas peen ,',o
nastor of one of the largest churches OF MS i"'"
in Brooklyn, ard during all that time ne mas S"o"m
h,rsoIf 70 he a man of broad views and In harmony
,,,, rogressive ideas His sympathy win Dr.
Wnc;lvnn is well known. and his views IN Teieielu
to the public schools are eerablo Office is not
w, b,out signGcance as a recognition OF the lhpo
tnno of Brookiyn in political contests inc at
tnnnt 70 defeat Father Malone after MS u nau,,
NOUS nomination by the Repup3liC.tit d The ca Of
came 10 naught Age is no objection III t, - 9orGs
ca 'c,a ~ This kind one of the present hesents
is perhaps a dozen years older man rate ,ili in
ionp now is and Father Malone himself Is sun ~,
he nossesson of good health. and dououess n Tba
u rrr Of years Of active work before MN; me
fteth anniversary Of his wI Of still
cnatnr rejoicing because of the honor now 80 "or
thily bestowed upon him.
The curtain has fallen on the last scenes Vi 'i
first act In the Gravesend drama But II l. "o' wv
ono, curtain Prior TO last Tuesday. 1t was com-
monty believed that II would be. Wheh uoNe" VI
moro members of the gang of conspiratorS 10 ne
feat the will OF the people in that town last IAN
,o,o1 ,iItv II was felt that the work of ayenging
tbe Cravesend wrongs had been completed or "ouiu
no with the passing of sentence on them on tie
following day Their cases were promptly uisposeu
OF bv sending them to the jail or the pen''e"''"'
for VARYING terms running from twenty-hhe gay ~
s,x months These men the mere zoos OF M
tho In
hmself-and had simply oDeycu OF i,r.a,t To-
fessions. howeyer acc9r enaId have implicated Nc
Kane and Newton more deeply IN M ~ iS NJ
rrnes So much so that Mr. Shepard considered NC
fIinS, senience TOO mild and affirmed that IN the
case of Newton he regretted tna' any ''.as6 Nv
Shepard also said that he would ask for the appoint
ment Of a Grand jury 10 ,h ice, hetcb OF
brought out by the disclosures OF the last pd'' VI
prisoners.
The outburs: Of popular Indignation Immediately
following the November election. which reached us
cro IN the great mass-meeting held In the Academy
Of Music has eventuated in the punishment more OF
less severe OF all the known participants In me CON
spiracy with the exception OF the fugitive 'ut"ei
land and 1t is not unlikely that he may De Drought
back and punished for a graver offence than tat
for which he was indicted and convicted. Not i'm
probably the confessions OF the men who pleaded
guity will be sufficient TO send him TO state frlsoh
iST onE Nor IL it unlty that efforts will be made
10 punish some Of the men who are known 10 nave
balf OF McKane This phase Of the subject will
not escape the attention of the DEPUTY Attorney
been so successful. Justice ana the law have been
indicated TO a notable extent; let them have their
perfect work.
The election In the town OF Gravesend Is TO take
place on Tuesday. and the probabilities are strong
that for the first tine in years, there Will be an
honest election in that corner OF Kings County.
The men most deeply interested in an election OF the
other sort are now behind iron bars. and will
neither have an opportunity to vote nor to inter
fere with the votes of others The self-respecting
citizens OF the town. who have long been cowed into
silence have begun TO assert themselves and are
putting forth earnest EFFORTS 10 secure FRANK anu
free expression of the will Of the people IT Is
noticeable that the attempt OF the Mckanetes to
break up the Citizens League has been abandoned
The officers to be elected this week are supervisor
to succeed Mckane ana two justices to succeed
Sutherland ana NeWt)n
The new Supervisor from the Eighth proves to
be an unexpected treasure. He is a humorlst
albeit an unconscious one, perhaps. This fact may
have been known 10 a few OF his bosom friends
at the time he was made candidate, prior to th'
recent special election, but the people Of the ware
at large It is believed. not aware Of it. \
the meeting Of the Supervisors las; week. Mr.
Fischer distinguished himself by introducing reso
all heads,ones needed by the county for the graves
OF deceased soldiers, sailors and marines be pur
chased from one Thomas j. Punkett, whose place
Of business IS in the immediate vicinity Of Green
wood Cemetery. There does not seem To be amy
thing humorous in this. at least on the face Of it
The fact is however. that Plunkett is a particular
! friend Of the new Supervisor, ana the question
whether Fischer was serious in making his pr9pos!
ton was AZ once raised in the Board. With
gravity worthy Of a professional funny man. h
| member he has achieved a notable success Doubt
! less ne Is not aware how notable.
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