The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-02
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rprwA FACIE CASE AGAINST EAST
SIDE THUGS.



r..,,,y and Prisoners Remain In tho
Ton,bs Pending Further Hearing.
WILLIAM Delaney. alias Monk Eastman.
Io,onh Brown. charged with atrociocs
"'.D ut with intent to kill, on James McMa-
aSS rormerlv coachman for David Lamar,
a, long Branch on July Q, were examined
~, Magistrate Ommen in the Centre street
,o,ice cour, Yesterday. He said there was
",.,,,a rac'e case against them ON which
hold them for extradition Senator
-r,.n,,s F Grady of counsel for the accused.
therefore said:
.vsn il the Court pleases, I would like to
,..,,k this prima facie case, but am OF the
Ns,,r;on that il will take more time than
ssmr Honor may be willing to give to the
,s.s today. am willing to go on now, or.
=, ,,,r Honor prefers, to take an adjourn
ment until Monday
81 have no objection to offer to an ad-
,,,rnmsnt." said Prosecutor Johnstone.
and while am prepared 10 rest our care
now 7 reserve the right to introduce more
os,be abundant testimony at another session
=, the court, II there is to be an adjourn
u,snt The case was then adjourned.
Mcmahon was the first witness Of the day.
IA told the story OF the assault, saying
I'm, while he was standing at the entrance
IA the court house in Long Branch on July
"a which place he had gone to look after
civil suit no had brought against David
lamar for wages due and unpaid, he was
"a, unon by three men, beaten and kicked
and stabbed. The stab wounds. he said,
rare in the chin and neck and, fortunately,
rrore only skin deep When he was able
;, "a, about, he came to New York. went
IN Police Headquarters and recognized
rho pictures Of Delaney and Brown as photo
graphs Of two of the men who had assaulted
him. Later he identified Delaney and Brown
as the men, and he 80 identified them
again in court.
Senator Grady asked Mcmahon when he
made the first complaint of assault. IL
was rnlde the day after the assault oc-
CURED
Did YOU mention then the names OF your
assaantst A. did not know their names
at that time. ~ o, J.
aesrch of your assailants? Oh came here
at the suggestion Of my attorney, Mr.. Fay
Of Long Branch.
And when yopp ESt hegs wnas a you
O. What did you do there? A. Two pho
tographs we're shown to me and l said the
originals were the men who assaulted me
Later | identified Delaney and Brown, from
among several others. as two Of the men
who assaulted me.
o. We're the pictures OF these men picked
OUT by you in the rogues' gallery A. No.
o. When you saw Delaney and Brown.
did they look like the pictures that had been
shown 10 you? A. They looked Ike the
men who assaulted me.
ions the object OF which appeared to be
10 show that Mcmahon had been induced
to pursue the search for his assailants In
New York by some men or set OF men much
more important in the world than his coun-
sci, Mr.. Fay. The attempt, II such 1t was,
failed, but a significant thing occurred
during the discrimination. Mcmahon
WAS saying
when / left Mr.. Lamars place"
Never mind Lamar said Senator
Grady, -cut that out"
George ri. Van Wrinkle, constable at
Long Branch, testified that he was standing
in front Of the court house, saw Mcmahon
assaulted. and identified Delaney and Brown
as two of those who participated In It.
,.ow Va the SPOT where the assault oc-
CURED? A, Within I'VE feet. and caught
mat short relloy tpointins to Delaneyl BY
ind then ran through little grove or piece
Of woods to his carriage. His hat fell on
as heran. and that's In Long Branch. think.
Charles Taylor, brother-in-law OF Nc
Mshon, was called. Senator Grady arose
at once and said
IF the Court pleases, before the exami-
nation of this witness goes further, would
like to question him for the purpose OF
finding ont sonnet hing about his credi-
bility'
Il fancy" said Mr.. tombstone, that
the crediblity OF this witness will com
pare favorabiy with that Of David Lamar,
But 60 ahead
O. by Senator Grady, We're you ever
q o. ' We're You ever arrestedP 4. was.
O What for2 A. That's my business.
Senator Grady--Yes. and Just now ~
the Courts business, and l ask the Court
10 direct the witness to answer.
The Court can't go into matter Of
that kind now. Let's dispose OF one case
al time.
Mr. Johnstore withdrew the witness and
raid that he felt that he could safely rest
his case. hut that. he wanted to call one
more witness, at least, Green, the prophet or
Of the Lenox Hotel at Long Branch, who
could not we'll get away on saturday
Think you have made out prma faoie
rase, Mr. Johnst one" said the Magistrate.
II was then that Senator TRACY salu ne
wanted to attack the case, and an adjourn
rnent was taken until 1880 o'clock Monday
morning The prisoners remain in the
Tombs
LAMARs STABLE LEVIED ON.
LONG BRANCH, Y. j.. Aug. deputy
Sheriff Charles Close of Matawan levied
this afternoon on the horses and carriages
belonging TO David Lamar at his summer
home at Seabright to satisfy the Judgment
obtained by his former coachman, James
Mcmahon. Mr.. Lamar was not at home
when the attachment was made. The