New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-31

announced that, having considered the subject Of
admitting testimony regarding the copyists who,
on taking the train at Gravesend for Coney Island
on the Saturday night before the election. were
followed by four men supposed to be Mckanes
representatives. he was satisfied that no link
having been established connecting them with
the defendant or showing that their movements
were Controlled by him. and he deemed 1t his duty
10 rule the evidence out.
Then at 1850 clock Judge William ]. Gaynor
entered the courtroom, and. bowling TO Judge
Bartlett. advanced to the witness chair. The
direct examination was conducted by Colonel
Lamb. The first questions elected from him the
fact that. on hearing OF the registration in the
town Of Gravesend and from his knowledge OF
the population OF the place, his suspicious were
aroused as to the correctness Of the lists. He
sent Mr.. Mayer to make copy. and he was not
allowed TO do So Then followed the visit OF
John W. Murphy to Mr.. Gaynor's office Colonel
Lamb asked:
Did you have any conversation with Mr.
Murphy yourself. or did you hear any converse
ton between Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Mayer? A.
7 heard mart of the conversation between him
and Mr. Mayer, and / had a conversation with
him myself
Q-What did you hear him say to Mr.. Mayer?
Al heard him say to Mr.. Mayer that Mr. Nc
Kane had told him 10 say that he could not see
the lists: that he could not allow him to look at
the lists-subs.antialiy that. l came into the
office at that point
Mr. GAYNOR DIRECTED TO INTERFERENCE
O-What did YOU say then? Al said What
Is all this trouble about these lists az Graves
end? send down there to get a copy. and
am told cannot get 1t without IA written order
from Mr. McKane. who is not an election officer
and with whom / want nothing TO do. DO not
proposc TO stand any such thing. ] am running
i'm nine counties, and l have no trouble In pro-
curing copies until l grt into this miserable
little town of Gravesend, and l do not propose
to stand IT,"
O.-And then did Mr.. Murphy go into your
room? Ayes he then came into my room.
He said to me that Mr. McKane sent him around
TO see me. and desired to know what l wanted
with the lists | said TO him want the lists
for in sending paster ballot 70 every
voter in the town / want also to send a corps
cf men down to the town, have the lists veri1ed
and to send. If necessary. to every residence
from which is registered on these lists, 10
see whether the lists are true or not.
TO CHECK VOTERS on ELECTION DAY
O.-What was said as to what you would do
on Election Day If anything? Al told
him. also, that intended to send men
on Election Day down TO the polls and have
them stand outside at each booth and register
or mark down or keep check. just you would
check off bushels OF wheat coming Out OF a BIN,
every man VINO went in to east mis- vote. so that
after the returns were made up at the close OF
the polls or before no stubs would be torn or
and nut in the box. that l could have the
actual number Of voters and that the ballots
would not exceed that number. l told him, also.
10 20 around and tell all this 10 Mr. Mckane.
Colonel Lamb then called on the defence Tor
the origln:i OF the letter sent from Mr. Gay
nOr's office on October 80. a copy OF which was
submitted in evidence last Friday. The defence
objected on the ground that proof Of Its receipt
by McKane, through some regular channel Of
delivery. had not been submitted The Court
over1uled the motion. The letter was as
follows:
John Y. McKane. ESQ, - court-st: BROOKLYN: n y:
Dear Sir: Mr. Grout gave me your message over
the telephone The men sent 10 Grayesend to copy
s ne rows aWav were confess was greatly SURPRISED bur
/ was too busy attend 10 H. ] am now at liberty
and will send the necessary hands tomorrow TO
'''' '''' ''''9' WILLIAM j. GAYNOR.
The witness in reply to questions. said copy
lists were sent by his representatives On the
morning OF Election Day. also. he had himself
sent about twenty-five men down TO Gravesend.
He gave them instructions the night before at
his office
Then Judge Troy asked the witness how long
he had known Mr. McKane. and the witness
replied, About fifteen years" Judge Troy
asked II the relations had not been perfectly
friendly. Judge Gaynor replied that the rela-
lions were ordinary. There had been some
slight trouble. but nothing to amount to much
MIR. GAYNoRs OBJECT.
Q.-You had no object on this occasion except
to protect your interests and see that no frauds
were committed Al did not give button lor
myself. had an object beyond.
Q.-To protect the interests OF the pnbhc as
well your own? Ayes.
After some routine evidence by John II. Town
send respecting service Of papers, EDWARD NJ