The evening world., 1894-02-07
IN M'kANE'S BEHALF.
More Adherents of the Gear Tes-
tify in His Defense.
Tax Collector Morris, SutherIand's
Right Bower, on the Stand.
Found a Lead Pipe That a Gaynor
Copyist Had Dropped.

The seemingly hopeless task of call
ing witnesses for the defense of John Y.
Mckane was continued in the Brooklyn
Court Of Oyer and Terminer this morn
ing. Up to that time it appeared to be
the object Of Mckane's lawyers to prove
by witnesses the two alleged facts that
Mr.. Gaynor's copyists were intoxicated
and disorderly on the occasion of their
visit to Gravesend on the night of Nov.
T. and that no opposition was offered to
the copyists In the matter of their OBJ
tanning copies of the registry rolls.
Under the sharp cross-eXamination of
the prosecution, witness after witness
went to pieces and retired utterly con-
fused and with their testimony appar-
emily rendered valueless.
The proceedings were resumed to-day
with Tax Collector Charles Z. Morris on
the stand. Under direct examination by
Mr.. Backus. Morris showed that he was
the clearest-headed OF any Of the wit
nesses called by the defense. His an
swers up to the time he was taken in
hand by the prosecutions lawyers were
direct and %clean-cut.
He began by telling OF the visit OF the
Gaynor party to Gravesend. His testi-
mony was corroborative of former wit
nesses,. but went more into detail.
Morris took down the names, addresses
and occupations Of the men who were ar
Gardner and Cahlll said that they had no
pearance the witness thought they told
Touching the matter Of the men being
Intoxicated, Morris said that he saw Nc
Namara drink a couple of settlers and
fifteen or twenty glasses Of Gravesend
"f FSs Witness Mh .wof. Ct se h MSfnls' pisk sdr up
srtanEemsnt which could Be used as
produced and offered in Evidence. Morris
GsynorS copyists, n he found 1t.
he ms had Ti seen one a%e" Of INC MeS Sa m as sts'G panty srss
tng. the registry roll,
witness, and said: You get to - out
Of this; Tn running this business"
Morris was cross-examined by Mr..
s WltnRsss .a IL ts sasT ne w se t fRses son Of E sae
He had been active in Gravesend politics
fsa sd h ni wf sse 'w ofies of TTs aH G S5f, a1@
Since You nave held your present
office have you ever had any opposition
struggle with his memory. and finally
II think ! did; l think that once a
man named Burrill ran against. me-"
Norris testified that he had assisted
every year since the Election laws went
thought that was about Ave years ago;
Norris, after sparring with Mr.. Shepard
for some time, admitted that he was
It was brought out by Mr.. Shepard
that Morris accompanied MGkane and
weeks pleasure trip to virginia after
election. Morris declared that during the
trip the events Of the late election were
from their minds so far as was posi-
Bile. Since their return, however. the
subject had entered largely into their
Norris said that he went along with
polling places to demand copies of the
him that II was fair that he should &c
along and see that McKane's interests
should be protected.
What was your idea, Mr.. Norris, OF
protecting those interests"
To answer for the copyists."
You mean to answer the questions
put ny to the he s'opyi'ts by Gaynor's men,
ns That was the first bad break the wit,
The witness testified that it took
sutherland's men as long to copy the
names of the 600 voters In the Sixth
Election District as 1t did to copy this
names of the 400 voters of the Second
o I the thirteen copyists, under Morris's
supervision, he admitted that all but
policemen. The two star writer's Of tn,
corps were Robert Burkhart and VIII
IAN Mcmahon. Each, the witnes.
meals.
The examination of Morris was fire
counsel which required the attention o.
the Court.
N Rssysr'inF lathe to the matter Of Clerk sri.E Nc
NJ; Shepard asked how long 1t took fol
Mcnamara to envelop. the fifteen o.
'%%e went glasses Of whiskey; 90, s,o
Yes, st. only drank beer and gin
how many beers?"
PROBABLY seven"
How many ginger ales7"
How big were the drinks McNamarl
tho Away above the ordinary" answere'
would we S' eaii a tSrsslsnser S dFink Is what
Was he drunk"
Yes. very. He fell over the tabl
tne po~lnnB-place. lie staBgere
aha couldn't walk or ak straight"
Morris was led to testify that he acte
s. clerk OF the court held by Justic
CUMBERLAND on Sunday morning whel
Haynors men were a%rraigned.
Now can you tell me-. Mr.. Morris
II you know OF any record which vii
onow That n bail was taken on tina
No, sir"
What opportunity was given the me
friends p"