The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-27
POINTS AGAINST MKANE.
BLEt1IoN JxPERIENtE' iT oRiTES-
END pEsCEiBID 10 7HE JULE

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deIence 10 exclude the evidence offered ~ No
state ar,ins; John !. Mchans formed the
most strsirz feature Of the trial In the ,U-rt
OF Oyer and 1erniner IL Brooklyn. Yesterday.
None Of the witnesses wa able TO speak more
than a few words te'ore lawyer Loderiek
Jumped 10 hts feet with an obJrct.on W. !. {.
Mayer was the principal witness o. the Jay.
He told chiefly OF his visits 10 Graves
end TO get coties o. the registry lists
and OF the service Of certain orders On some
Of the election Inspectors ~! the witnesses
hut two were Gale J 10 prepare the was Tor MI
Mayet's testimony or 10 Oh up gaps In II.
Every roibt that was brought out was male
only Al the cost Of long series o. objections
and Arguments from the defence But tedious
as the proceedings were the court room was
crowded ani In the gallery men remained
standing throughout the iotg session. Mr.
Shepard and Cob Albert Z Lamb conducted
the case for the state. and LAWYER e. W.
Roderick and e1-Jujge James Troy 'yr the
defendant
The conclusion ofthe examination Of James
Mastcrson. q reporter who wen, 20 Gravcsend
In search Of the registry lis's for Justice GAY
nor. opened the Proceedings Then Town
Clerk John /. oorhIs came back 70 the stand
with more doer uen;s and in'ofTotign about
the picturesque division Il rrayesenTs ees-
ton districts He was continually inter.
rupied BY he objections o. the defence. and
lAvyer Eo;eil,t's emphatic manner was n,t
always sgrce7be' 10 Justice Ear'lett
You ueel Z & speak 70 ne In the same way
that Jou d. 70 some u the witnessvs' said
Justice PAr:.st; after an especially vigorous
objection from the lawyer.
That's gu.y NJ manner when Nm "a earn
est" said Mr.. Eoderick Alphabetically.
Richard schermerhotn. the on:!Eccr who
made the maps OF Gravesenl ard tbs Town
Hal Tor the prosecution. recalled n"d
shovci that he was not nearly so familiar
WITH the torogtaph, Of the locality as LAWYER
Ecderlrk. But Justice Bartlett RG4itt-l h.s
naIs as evidence.
William {. {. Mayer Justice Ca ao-'s 'yr.
ner law partner. told Of 4 couversn'i v.:h
John ), McKAna IN which NcEaue SAD a';er
hearing Of the efforts q Mas'erson and Nay-
well 30 see The registry let, TIA; he hal
ordered his policemen TO show them to no
ody without a written permit from him. but
lepromi-ed 20 get a permit for Justice Gay
noI's copysis. John VI. Iurshy. one
o, lie indicted inspectors a;terwari
Informed the witness that he had heen
told by McKaue shat 70 remit WAS to 10
given. Murphy was AZ d, time according to
witness went With Twelve cop is's on oct. 81 10
Gravesend and tire uusuccessiwl!r 70 ct
copies OF the registry Lists. lie ideniinei a
copyofa letter sent IRON us once to Slckane.
a rarner 10 Justice Gaynors Jaw arm who
tod o, a csfyersaiion lie hnd nytrlerhoue with
that he knew the person with whom h.. poke
was John Mckane, because the speaker salI
me Tf Msf IA WED Sea sraTs to
taton with the witness on that day. The All
davI! had lea I"aG IN Nchane.s rtessnGe IN
Axanst the witnesses statements as to the
identity VI the man 2: the 'e.ephone. but the
the message which Mchane wanted delivered
t"Jq,tlce uHynor Itwa- the effect that he
nor, at that Nj. Gaynor would Ind II a hard
,om, Il be tired 10 get them in his own way
further details aDou; his EFFORTS TO get at the
Tesis'ty lists he Identified Garrettson Morris
:sis iron one booth TO the other. In each both
the witness found men ,copylng the lists They
democratic state Committee. aud that they did
not know when they would. finish. In one
man at work. in each, Of the polling
Pl,.SSes, the witness AL b. co!yis,' r:et
kept ~ y J. Johnson al inspector o! election
IN the rixth d'strirt 10 get COP. - trere:
After long discu,-."n he rest q Johnson
e9nyeE.a,lmp w., WIS excluded It referred 10
Mr. Mayer went to the hGgse, Of James II:
trPpT;ey az nspec!"r n ths Itt' l. district ant
LIT Mt home. and nothing was Enown 81 tile
!is's there or ~ til huu,e Of lar!an CTandail;
John y. ShahnF,an. who Accompanied him
:" HT","sen "a lie night Of Noy J. tes'ltIel
TIth al order recurring them to show c3luss
a.naG1amus emp ing 'nsm i" exhibit
Ac'rrs in ius'i~e GaynSr's .ssn'er Office
fhA-l.s ~ hyde. ga, testimony To- the same
rl-"t - ~hHnrHhl'.. gorge T. Van Urd-n
i,stlre.l ;h., re had ."!ycd cories OF the order
Un oI'un Morris and John ". MsTrET 10Th
. men" Irwin 9; xs,s a?T u gPaS 2oaIs
rniu J "clork to strN" u.HI. Wien Murphy
snow What you are rrrs for. and sur.
pos u didnt come y! you'd Wait al! git
q a. lie had AIKEN 'lrnE after Sc wing Nur.
10 six driurs. 10 tact Specifically, trlT
vni-s 3. one hreT and ga, II vine ntAer
vi T. ~nIies 81 tie oT,ie7.
Tn-r" va, more discussion about tho al
TiN-i"n - certain amdaNt-. LAWYER Epter-
t. W. Gale J u the stand 10 testify that 10
a. !',rrrd - co"nsei i"T ten Of the Twelve in-
W. Examined at "LSth by NJ. Sheparl IN an
.''i-gi = OF to sh2w hat The insrsctoTs dld
hot get for thrm'~N-> "a securing Sir toi- |
eri"k ~ CO mel tut that symcUOIy else
Ir" y I"hp y I"hanr. made Al the Rr-
TtnE-mrnis for them TO rcsis; the order 10
show the registry ,i-ts.
Nhis OF the stand Nj; Roiori / did not los"
hi ntra"ter Of 'ouns"i tor the defence. IN tho
e. rs--rNaminR'ior he Tut Questions 10 h.mse.!
AMI 'l-T"r-i Them gi".y
strd moTra out his efI n, and those u r. NJ |
oI"Ht TO secure Irs ~ tn T'-i,ttl iists At
"u~t.ces Newton and .tLeFlarl were IN this !
polIins places. f. answer L. NIr. Na"ers re- !
Gu"-t l4t the ho6G. Ju-ii"" Hewi9E aid
i1n ars'-T those lei uWN They nor no |
body clss rIu come duNh mere aui IN. llOze |
US
.hi- W, ~ answer 10 the quest on where |
IN" lHsIor or- ~ e.c Z on were. Almost every /
question '-k"l ny Col, ami VIII" wa exam !
lnInG tue witness for the pT ~erufioD. brought |
hIr't-st from Nrkane's LAWYERS Justices /
EeTtssI and S.therlan followed Mr Mayors |
larry 'TpM El'a = 10 place advising the men /
rn-ag-l 10 CpIYlug tHg reg stTy lists not to I
al -w-E IurstiYns
en- cs0s.-"EamlnAtiOu the witness tuld Of the /
fourteen men he took with him TO GraNe~eEl (
on oct. 81. and sad that hs gave them - for .
san. Hlrhrs. ana That none u them got drunk. (
hr NayeT ~at :. "a answer "a cN-l Uige 10Y : /
question, that justice hasnOT wIs frT i've [
yrAfS counsel for the ON miss oners Tor the sale
ui common lands OF GraNsseUI- Jus'lce Bart
lett admitted the testimony that Justice cay
nor had been In Ti-ndly business 10 atoms with Z
John hckAne over the olfs'tlon u Lawyer
SheIuTL Nj. Ma eT sad that not mOre than
Eaf dozen times In five years had Mckaas !
come irtn Justice tayuoT'E U1.ce
NE lIy.s session egnc.ulel with the eNarll.