The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-02
NOW FOR M'KANE,S DEFENCE.
. PRosECU1IoN's CASE PRACTICALLR
CLOSED YEsTERDAE

The experiences OF the Republican watchers
at Gravesend on election DAY we're again the
subject OF the evidence presented By the pros
scution in yesterdays session Of the Mckane
trial. The strong testimony that the watchers
gave on Wednesday fixing the responsibility
Of their treatment on the defendant was cor
roborated by every witness that came to the
stand yesterday. Each Of them had heard the
orders " the Chief when he commanded his
policemen to lock EN- all up" hit him any
how" or suggested some other disposition 81
them which In his opinion would make the
punishment 1T the crime.
Not since the trial began has the defendant
appeared In such poor spirits as he did yester-
day. He entered the court with an expression
OF anxiety and worry on his face which never
LETT 1t during the day He was occupied as
usual scribbing on piece OF paper. He spoke
rarely and then only to his counsel during the
.eross-oxamination Of the states witnesses.
Justice Bartlett announced as soon as court
opened that he had decided TO exclude the
election lists for 1890 and 1891 as evidence
but the lists for 1892 and 1893 he admitted.
II was on the objection VI the defence that the
testimony was excluded. The prosecution
closed its case late In the afternoon. except az
to the question Of the census list, concerning
the admissibility VI which Justice Bartlett has
not yet decided. Whether or not the prosecu-
klOn VIII Chll nOTb NlluebSeH ucItuis ubOu
Justice lartlett's decision Of the question.
LAWYER Roderick will open for the defence
this morning. lie moved. after the prosecu-
ton had closed. that the witnesses who had
testified before the Grand Jury Tor the prose-
cution lie cross-eNamined by the defence in
court. In denying the motion Justice Bartlett
said that 1t was indeed a novelty" to propose
such thing in this state.
In the morning COL Bacons efforts to serve
the Injunction papers on Mckano were de-
ecribed by William Whiting one OF the watch
srs who went down t. Gravesend on election
day. whiting testified that aitert the Chief had
said "lnJunctions don't 20 here he saw him
turn 10 ore Of his policemen and say Of Col.
Bacon:
Take him away and lock him up. We don't
want any drunkSn buns down here"
After that Whiting was arrested and locked
up along with Col Bacon. When the party
had been released on bail one OF them asked
Judge Newton II they could 90 back to the
Yes. ], you choose TO- But wouldn't ge
there aud have all this trouble over again.
Town Giefi voorhees, cam, back to the
districts Tor 1857 and ls3;i, which Justice
Bartlett DECIDED s;,, to admit Ihe lists for the
The statcmsnts Of The result Of the eisstion
last November in the six election districts
were offered and admitted. but the statements
enumeration OF the Inhabitants taken before
tn" Last election was not admitted. except as
school lists. which Witness Voorhees, identi-
fed. were offered by the defence 10 show the
and u years of age and their proportion to
the number OF voters. which has trebled
the number Of school children has increased
only forty. seven. on the admissibility Of this
EVIDENCE Justice Bartlett reserved his decision
: Another, OF the Republican watchers. Max
{; Isimedo. g gave ave, an accogpt Of the paTty.s
In which he rode was stopped Mr.. Grout looked
out and asked for Judge Newton. who stepped
partys business, and said that they could not
60 any r iurthsr adding: II YOU do RI club
Certificates and the iniunctions, saying:
But We have inlunct!ons here signed By
II don't give God damn for any injunction
o! the supreme Court or Judge Barnard
either y was Judge Newton's answer accord
w The stories q the n attacks on Herbert $:
told first ON Wednesday. were corroborated hy
Palmetto. The cross ex amination was devoted
to bringing out an endless mass OF detail
about the personal appearance OF the man who
said he was Judge Newton. Lawyer Roderick
wanted TO know whether the man wore light
coat or dark one. a soft hat or "A sti1 one. and
no part Of his dress mas passed until tho wit
ness had deserl6eI i With particplaTity.,
what Policeman I5 told Witness Lewis stoiper
%hen he arrested him at GIavesend on cleo
down with ths GaTnor watchers. lie was with
Col liacon. and saw him knocked down three
10 hustle all those men on" The policeman
who arrested the witness seized him hy the
tnger nails. After a while he cohsented to re,
lease the witness and led him back To his car
John II. Mason. a detective engaged by Jus
tics Gaynor to watch the ele tors at Graves
end. gave an account OF his experiences there;
at Thomson's Hotel at Concy Island Earfy on
the morninG OF election day the party started
who had seen then approaching IRON Coney
Others from the crowd in front q the Town
Hall hurried UP and halted in the rear OF the
Hinman sert down 10 intercept the Gaynor
men coming from Coney Island. They were
Two short men, wearing rough gray coats and
CAPS, were in command One OF these IL said
TO have been Sergeant GrifIen OF the Graves
Who are you and where do you come
S@ bv TS thS gGsT mo asked Of the
n We,5e from BROOKLYN and are going to the
long said the leader Of The Grayes. 5SI men Ss
and the Gtayesenders waved their clubs
three 20 one, SO the Gaynor men withdrew TO |
C1ney Island
watchers to I'oney Island was given By Frank |
", baImS EhG rode down 70 GIsyssena in the
carriage Win Dir. rrOut. lie tcbtlneu that he |
had heard Dir. Grout ask n policeman who was |
keeping guard at the Imaginary lines where |
he could find John y. McKane
Oh, you can't see him to-day" answered |
the policeman. who was number eleven. He's |
gone up IN balloon"
Palms described the attack on Mr., Worthley
and other violent acts Of the police and citizens
Another witness Of the scenes at tiFayssend |
was Or. Joseph H. Marshall who has figured |
30 far in the testimony Of the witnesses as |
the gentleman who had his whiskeTs pulled" |
He is the possessor OF luxurious beard. a rich |
dark brown in color but hardly long nouRh |
10 an9rd a good grip He, said that lie had |
seen Col bacon and Mr., Northley knocked |
down. Then policeman came up to him and |
toll him to get out Of the town.
Then he seized me by my Whiskers and |
shook me vigorously while somebody punched |
me violently in the side" said the witness In A /
tone Of sad resentment
william !. Bnttling's signature to one ofths
WateheTs' Certificates was identified By Rob
ert IL Sedgewick. clerk in tho Sherifrs ONCE
aud secretary OF the Republican Campaign
Committee during the autumn.
Charles h. HYDE. a clerk In Justice Gaynor's
ONCE, told more Of the efforts to serve the In /
lunetion papers at Gravesend on election day.
While the argument over the Rdmissibility % |
h nNaha - lFaaak a.