The evening world., 1893-11-28
M'kANE GIVES BAIL.
Judge Newton and Five Other
Gravesenders Also Surrender.
All Must Answer the Charge Of
Contempt Of Court.
Many Witnesses SUNNI oned for tho
Grand Jury To-Norrow.

John Y. McKane, the Boss of Coney
Island, went to the office of Sheriff
Courtney, in Brooklyn, this morning to
file his bond to appear before Justice
Barnard. in the Supreme Court, Brook
lyn, Dec. 1. He will then have to an
swer a charge of contempt OF Court In
using violence to prevent the service OF
an Injunction on election day.
. Mckane surrendered himself at ll.5
in answer to the attachment Issued by
Justice Barnard Saturday and served
yesterday. The Coney Island Boss was
accompanied by his bondsman. William
G.. Pearson, a speculator, living at
Sheepshead Bay.
Immediately after the ARRIVAL of Nc
Kane Judge r. V. b. Newton strolled into
the Sheriff's office and gave himself up
to answer a similar charge.
Clerks were at once put to work pre-
pairing the bonds In 81. 900 each. MIR. Pear
son said he would also go on the bond OF
Judge Newton.
At l o'clock the five otrer men from
Gravesend against whom attachments had
been issued appeared at the Sherin's
office and gave themselves up. They were
accompanied by Henry NJ. Henderson,
who keeps, a concert hall on ,Coney Island.
he offered some CCney Island property
as a guarantee for the appearance OF the
There now promises to be a bitter fight
In the Kings County Grand Jury room
between Boss McKane and Col. AleXan-
der s. Bacon.
Everybody was surprised when 1t be-
ten a letter to the Grand Jury asking,
"as an American citizen" for the right
to appear before the jury and present
his case Of the Gravesend AFFAIR.
1t looked to most people as a move on
the part OF Col. Bacon to sidetrsck the
special prosecutors. Edward NJ: Shepard
and Gen.. Tracy and to help whom Gov.
Flower has called an extraordinary
1t was even rumored that Col. Bacon
had quarrelled with the Committee OF
would handle his own case. But Col,
Bacon made the following explanation
this morning. which he says wifi set the
m aTsIs a atrafr.5 In sa tGe t Eyes c Of o ahs public" "is a
purely personal matter. was arrested
while at Grayesend., and waived ex,
animation and was held for the Grand
McKane and Judge Newton cause the
Grand jury to indict me for some crime
perhaps murder-whie 1 had nothing to
II was informed that McKane had
written the District-Attorney, 20 take
up my case and SO / wrote a letter and
furnished the names OF the witnesses
posed OF by the Grand Jury so that !
may at once begin a civil suit against
| MCkane Tor damages.
As the matter stands now the Grand
Jury will consider the case. of Bacon
against McKane and also the case of
McKane against Bacon.
ing su~bpoenaed fifteen witnesses to ap-
pear before the Grand Jury at 10 o'clock
to-morrow morning and give testimony
The names Of the witnesses are Johr
Morris, John Grimm, K. r; Sutherland
R. V. B. Newton. n. j. johnson, II,
Crandall, j. Cropsey, Harry Sturtevant
H. Henderson. Arson NJ. Stratton, H
J. M Rent K' 4. s steH s10 william Hughes
and Robert s.. Doubleday to appear be
fore the Grand Jury At the same time.
nished by Col Bacon. They are the fouI
men who were, with Col, Bacon In the
carriage when he alighted to serve Nc.
Barnard. They witnessed the alleged
assault and arrest Of the Colonel.
pistriet,Att9rnsy hldi ess ba as not co a
Bacon's case brought before the Kings
County Grand Jury. He said his morn,
ing that he had advised the Grand Jury
G e. asdeF Ju ths % called ! 3 By '4 GoS S.'i Fio%er Z
After reading Col. Bacon's letter to the
Grand Jury, the re re
case until a resolution had been incor'
Y porated in the minutes embodying his
This morning Mr.. Ridgway wrote a
4. letter to Edward NJ. Shepard. saying
bat Col. Bacon had called upon the
hngs County Grand Jury to have tina,
bdy investigate his particular case al
GAvesend. The letter intimates that by
y thi action Col. Bacon will take his case
outof the hands OF the special prosecu,
I'D tors
as\ Mi Ridgway asked Mr.. Shepard to
IS call t his Office a few minutes before II
o. o'cloG tomorrow morning.