The sun., 1896-10-17
VERDICTAGAINST GLEASON
JURY SAYS HE MUST PAY CAPT.
WOODS $4,000.

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Court HOUSE nnd SAID tho FoNce Were n
t.oyvd or Th,eve. Headed Inv .,r,o,
On the nrst dhS OF this year Fhtrick y. Glea-
son entered the Office of Mayor of Long Island
Ci,, IN th,, ,,f,or,oo, cIooso, o,,od r .
ivy. -" 'I -. ti M ool ''N'" va "
window sill OF the City Hall before crowd
and there denounced his opponents and the po-
uo, o,d osnocio,,, ,,. Chi,, -. ,h., anor,
lce' ana cspeciailN the Chiet o That depart
ment, Capt. Nathaniel $. Woods who hod for
,..rs h.tora Cav, wei l,o,,nh, s,,i, ~.
years oe'o,e, nap', "oou" @ oloush' Sui' iof
Gleason, and that suit camo TO trial Yesterday
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'n' Sup'''rS 1 Cour, oeto,e . ,ust,o u,, "asnor
dict NJ ST. .Ooo in favor NJ cnpt woods Incl.
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from Justice Gaynor, who o. declared that when ZEN
woods elected Gleason from tho Movor's Office
an 1ar o, 100, on,, ,,nn,a tIo,otio = Snn-
on Jan. ~i' 1898. ana r!aceu !atlo =. san
ford In possession as Mayor. the Captain acted
without authority and Illegally.
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Inc case was reoche" ABOUT IL ocloch' LOUIS
]. Grant representing Capt. Woods and Lawyer
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sa,,., .,,,a.,. n, ,a.,nnas r, u sS, ,'''s ma
composed chieiy OF farmers from small towns
in Queens county. AT no time during the pro-
'ee''nse ''u 'ne ''E "A''' "loe"' u, t"o court
room. Capt. Woods. who bears striking re-
ss1Spnss ioIIoSs to the late Gen. Hancock testified
''On the day of his inaugurati ton Gleason stood
uo in the window ana made u speech. was
preSrut in charge OF the police to escort the
Mayor TO tho CITY Hall and TO preserve order
| was in full uniform. At one time during his
ed at me saying: The police are a crowd Of
thieves. cutthroats. geese-thieves, and pirates.
leaded by that gray headed old sconndre. that
tho while he said IT."
Lawyer Stevens then took the witness back
three Years 10 Jan. ol when he elected Glea-
SON from the Mayors ONCE. 4 crowd headed
bv Sanford started from the temporary office
sanford had established in Jackson avenue to
present TO prevent violence The crowd was
hawiinr threats against tiIeaso1. Gleason
surrcd cant. Woods ordered Gleason 10 yn
cate the office. Gleason refused. Woods
s1n said. VERY we'll. iii submit for the pres
ent.''
Henry Pritchard OF Astoria, a florist; F.. II.
Pntterman secretary OF .he Board of Health
OF Long Island Citv. and George Dilio. a mu-
siciln, testified that they had been present at
the inaugural OF Gleason. and heard Gleason
to him LAWYER trrant then announced The
close OF the case for the piaintlif.
LAWYER Stevrns Lere asEri for fismisspl on
the ground that no cause for action had boon
shown, but Judge Gaynor thought otherwise.
who produced the certificate of election sent
TO Mayor Gleason in November, 1890 by Cor
poration Co.nscl Burke. who was then act
Inc as city CLERK. II was placed In evidence.
Inwyer Grant then asked MCtirayv about the
Ger, ifcaie OF election made ont in favor of
SANFORD Ian III Of The fniiowinr yenr NJ
Gr.w said he had i. with him. and produced
~ Grant wan tod II offered in ryidrnce Inv
YER stevens was on his feet in an Instant. as
sertjnr that the paper was Invalid, and that
II did moi 6v any means rroy. sanford In have
hcen eiec,ed The nancr had neen issurd bt
Te,iarnS on ,le resnnns sihiiitv of the Preaj-
denI -, The Roard Of Aldermen who had set
Li,nseIf NJ, NJ acting Mayor LAWYER Stevens
Gt1., rn, The certihcate Illegal
Jnstice tiavror rul sd the paper OIL Lawyer