The evening world., 1894-01-25

publicity of the registry lists were ex.
piained with great detail by Mr.. Shep-
aru. one copy was required to be pub
Icy posted, and each of the inspectors
me first day of registration for public
inspection. during all reasonable hours.
MT shepard had spoken for more than
r NO. hours, during which time every
TOOK IN the courtroom was filled, and
lhe words OF the lawyer were listened TO
WIN eager interest as he ecounte the
various onenses OF the Car OF Coney
,McKane himself was one Of the
closest listeners. He was armed with n
pencil and a pad of paper. and he spent
q good deal of time in taking notes OF
VT; Shepards address to the jury, fire.
the tops of his gold -bowed eyeglasses.
Wnicn perched upon the end of his
stubby nose.
Coming to the events of the last cam
naign, Mr.; Shepard said that the Graves
end troubles grew out of the effort OF the
friends OF William J. Gaynor to
procure copies OF the registration
tricts OF the Second Judicial De
partment. in order that they might send
electioneering circulars to the voters. a
perfectly legitimate and necessary mode
No difficulty was found in any district
IN the six or seven counties included In
the district until Gravesend was reached.
The obstruction met with there led to
the astonishing discovery that u Of a
population of $500 Gravesend had 6,5i7
registered voters. This was so incredible
that the original object in seeking to
Swallowed by this apparent evidence of
fraud.
Mr.. Shepard then recounted the efforts
that were made by Mr.. Gaynor and his
Gravesend beginning with the very first
attempts.
Mr.. Shepard waxed eloquent when he
rehearsed the story Of the subsequent
events. Frequently the incidents HI
described were so humorous that laugh
ter would break out. but Justice Bart
lett checked 1t instantly with a rap OF
his gavel.
When Mr.. Shepard came to the arrest
Of Mr. Gaynor's copyists at midnight on
Nov. 8. on their arrival at Gravesend,
and their Imprisonment, all day Sunday
IN the filthy cells of the C,oney Island
pressive in, his style. and denounced
McKane and his followers In the strong
est terms, turning around and shaking
he sat at the table behind HIM. ''S' as
Mex seemed to be very busy writ
Ing all this time. and did not look up
while Mr.. Shepard was addressing his
remarks to him personally.
There was smother climax in Mr..
Shepard's address to the Jury when he
described the assault upon Col. Bacon and
his party, who went down. TO Gravesend
on election morning armed with Justice
Barnard's injunction.
He told the whole story. from Chief
Mckane's remark on that occasion that
""Injunctions don't go here" to the
declaration Of Justice Newton. when the
protesting prisoners were arraigned in
his court. that he didn't care a -
for all the courts of justice in the land"
Mckane sat with downcast eyes un-
der the fierce denunciation of the coun-
sci for the prosecution. Several of his
C!oney Island friends. including. the ell
lustrious Judge Newton" as Mr.. Shep-
ard designated him, Justice Sutherland
and other Gravesend officials, We're also
sitting near him inside the railing. They
did not seem to be enjoying the dressing
down to which they were being treated,
hut made a feeble attempt to smile at
SC me of Mr.. Shepherds sallies.
In conclusion Mr.. Shepard declared
that the state of inefficiency and rotten
ness which was disclosed by the recent
disturbances at Gravesend was a terri
BILE menace to the free institutions of
this country, and commended this
thought to the attention of the jury.
When he closed his address 1t was IL. So
and the court took a recess for an hour.