New-York tribune., 1894-03-29
GElCESEND AND TROY.

Tho election INSPECTORS Of Gravcsend have
roIlov.od Newton : cue and made full confession
of tboir crimes. The conspiracy is now laid
bare in all its abhorrelt rascality. 1he IN
spcctors received orders the week before the
election to conceal the registration lists ana 10
absent themselves from their homes III oruer
that Mr. Gaynor'S plans might he upset those
orders came from Mckane through Newton
Sutherland and others. and were obeyed. oh
Election Day the ballotboxes were repeatedly
opcued in three Of the six districts by Suther
land and ballots thrust in with the consent OF
the inspectors, corresponding NUMBER Oh
names being entered and checked oil on 'he
poll-lsts These frauds were accomplished uhder
the direction of Sutherland and Newton, ana
undo- the general control Of Mcl\anc.
These startling statements, which can be con-
Grmed bv the sixteen inspectors now in JAIL
will serve 10 deprive NtcIiane Of the sympathy
bestowed upon him by the Uniformed ana
crcdulous when he was sentenced to Sing sing
The confessions of the inspectors attest the
righteousness Of his sentence and exclude nm
from all hope of pardon. In view of these
revelations the escape Of Sutherland from JUS
ticc is 10 be deeply dcporcd. and the prosecution
upon its own admission is to he criticised Tor
be practicable, however, to secure upon the ne"
evidence additional indictments against the re-
naming rascals of Gravcscnd who were rcspon-
siblc for the election frauds Their CONVICTION
will be q forcsone conclusion. unless they take
warning and leave Coney Island without dclay'
If oucht also TO he possible for Mr.. Shepard and
his collca CUES to secure the indictment OF many
witnesses who perjurcd themselves IN the Nc
rio Gnp that This work VIII not If
neglected. For the puriiicaion Of the admins
tration of justice in political cases II Is every
whit as important as the conviction OF repeat
crs and ballot-boX criminals.
The prccisc methods Of McKanes gang were
not known until these election inspectors made
their confessions The fact that gross frauds
were pcrpetratcd in Graycscnd has been motto
rious for wears Every November the rcgistra-
tion lists and the election returns have con
tanned prima-facie evidence Of crime against
sufr,orc. Int the Dstrict-Attorncy' office made
no effort either to prosecute offenders or to III
v,sticate the frauds With Mr. Shepard ana
his colleagues in charge Of the prosecutions 'he
consniracy has been unmaskcd. the gang has
hcen broken up and the lawbrcakcrs are now
convcts. The election frauds in Troy nave
been rs notorious as those in GravcScnd. 1he
tbcrc have been equally audaciouS ana shame
less: and the DiStrict-Attorncy' Office has Dcch
as inert and inefficient rs the same Once III
Rrooklyn There are organized cohSpiracle'
against honest suffrage and public law I" De
laid bare there, If the District Attorneys once
can be controlled in the interest, noe OF poll
tcians. but Of the people. Governor Flower
knows this. vet he will do nothing To promote
the ends of Justice. He publicly ahrontS com
mittcc of one hundred citizens who solicit MS
good Offices in securing rigorous ana thorough
prosecution Of murdcrcrs and election thieves.
Governor Flower ought 10 be reminded OF the
old German provcrb that "Whocver sups WIN
the devil needs long spoon. In ms eager
ness 10 protect Senator Murphys gangs OF nur-
derous rcpcaters he is making himself an ac-
couplicn after the fact in monSlrouS crimes
AGAINST free government. What has been done
i'm Brooklyn can be repeated in Troy. ioui
conspiracy can be unmasked. MurdererS ana
election thieves can be punished Tor 'hcT
crimes But the Governor of this great CON
monwcalth has no interest in these things lie
prefers to condonc rascality and crime ana 10
protect Murphy