The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11
GRAvESEND'S INSPECTORS.
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Concentrations Display of ths Hesistry lists
ts,ve. MeRsss = Csrtiaests 90 Chsrseter.
More witnesses took the starN, Yesterday in
IN. Court OF Oyer and Terminer In Brooklyn to
,..,ifV that John Y MoKane's election inspsc-
TOR. had done their duty In the matter Of the
,seistry lists. They remembered the visits Of
The Gaynor copyists, headed by f. NJ Circuit
and W. T. Mayer and their demand for the
lis,s and the fact that the custodians were
temporarily away
one OF the storm porches built about the en-
trance to the polling booths in the Town Hall
was brought from Grsvesend. AMI along with
shslt dozen padiocks was put In as evidence.
Tho builder testified that IL was not locked
when the GHynor copyists went to Gravesend,
and he swung its rough pine door open and
,hut with great effect. The spectators re-
fused to take this very seriously. During Mr..
BrownhilPs REORGANIZATION Judge Troy
,prauT to his feet with the request that Justice
Bartlett keep certain persons In order In court.
II don't think you can accuse m 70 OF not keep
inc order" answered Justice Bartlett, smiling.
Il know your Honor" said Judge Troy.
whose face was crimson. but there are some
persons who sit here all the time continually
smiling and indicating what has not been
demonstrated at all"
"Ican't prevent people smiling" answered
and gared at the spectators seated inside the
rail
Mrs Kate Crandall. whose husband Was one
OF the election inspectors at Gravesend, testi-
fed that Crandall had kept . COPY Of the regis
try lists on the parlor table for the two weeks
preceding election. On Nov two men came
TO her house Just as she was preparing to 60 to
smatinee in BROOKLYN. One OF them had black
vhiskers. and the other . blond moustaohe.
The former asked n her husband was at home
she said no and the black whiskered stranger.
who was f. NJ Grout. told her that the laws
required the registry lists TO be always ready
for Inspection. Then. after short CONVERSE
ton between the two men. they went away
tonsther.
~AH5svessnd man Of local cslebrity, was H.
impEovcmsptS He said he had been q Re-
De sppoIntment Of The R.paSi lean watchers.
The cross:examination was directed to prov
Ksns and an instrum snt Of his IN the control
OF what the defence's lawyers call the fepubli-
fsIs eject were e1ciaSsd By Js.tiee Bsrtistt
The witness bad sworn before the Grand jury
that he had appointed Republican y,ssss Re
there might Be fraud. as he had never con-
Jane Brownhill.. testified TO tbs, visit Of the
McNsmsfs and said that 10 all four men bad
come to the house, She had never seen the
about the house She said on the cross s1sm:
inatlon that her son was "a Jsars CID and and
sss .h. e had
told her What he DID shs
work. only one fact about his EN- ployment had
come to her knowledRe. That was that he
Mrs. BrownhiIl could not describe any Of the
visitors who came to see the registry lists and
I'm not sharp that way. taking notes about
Mrs Brownhill concluded her examina alton
Ldt had seen paper parcel In which she had
More etc tsstimooy as to the Conscientious dis
given o' by s1' James Mcss.Pfys SsrSesper for
the Sixth district. McsSsrry tsstifsd that
johnson had told him TO show the book to any
lists ON the day before election day: johnson
va was eCp 81 ~ the ma
TOT ten days out OF the reach OF the Gaynor
James J. Brown. who saw Mr.. CIRCUIT and his
party call at Mrs. Brownhilrs and at Nicholas
allowed to is. S The stand without eross-sT-
samuel r. G. Storm testified to seeing ISan:Sn
tion day, during which time none Of the Gaynor
men had been able to md him.
Samuel Butler. the carpenter who built the
registry booths At Gravesend aud kept the
ksTs, said he was In the habit OF opening the
booths every morning and locking them at
night. They were open. he said. every night
until B oclock or later. ...
tG had Msksn S f ioi ss ss
and that McKane's reputation was good. Mr..
Tredwell is n deacon in McKane's church at
Gravsssnd, and lives. there during the sum
mer. He had never hoard until two or three
weeks ago that MeKans was accused Of i'm
propery controlling elections at Gravesend.
he told Gen. Tracy on the cross exa IN nation.
but he had heard persons in the city who
he supposed knew nothing about IL say some
thing about fraudulent registration there.
Island he said. nor had he ever heard any
thing against the reputation OF the island.
He knew nothing OF the Bowery at Coney
Island had never heard OF II until Friday In
court, nor Of the dance houses there and the
fact that they were kept open on SUNDAYS.
=. Don't you know that IL 10 unlawful to sell
liquor On Sundaysf' asked Gen. Tracy.
Well. Isee IL done everywhere In BROOKLYN"
Mr. TredwelPs cross exAmination closed the
bali session Of the trial The. case will .probs-
bly, 90 to the Jury on Wednesday. Dennis
hsardon, one OF the jurymen. was allowed to
visit his wife. who Is i'll He went In the Gus
tody OF q court ofticer