The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-01
M'KANE'S FUNNY PLEA
(,avesend Was in Terror from
Col. Bacon's Raid.
The Car Declares He "Didn't Do
Nothin' Wrong"
,nstice Barnard Hears the Charge
Of Contempt of Court.

chief Justice Barnard, of the supreme
court. arpeared in room 10 OF the brock
lyn Courthouse this morning to hear the
r,el of John \ Mckane and his trust.
uorthy henchmen from Graveseni why
they should not be punished for con-
tempt of Court
Dispatches said that Justice Barnard
would not come from poughkeepse to
cit in the case. as he had decided to let
Justice Dykman hear II.
The Gravesend defendants came into
the courtroom precisely at 10 oclpck.
TIL corpulent Chief of Coney Island
and his counsel. George W. RoderiCk.
we're followed closely by Justice of the
Peace r. V. b. Newton. Nicholas j.
Johnson. Harlan Crandall. James H.
Cropscy and Sergeant of Police John W.
Murphy.
John Doe. who Is only otherwise known
as Policeman No, II, was not present.
Nckane claims that there Is no such
person as Policeman No. II.
AS yet No. Ii has not been located, al
though there is a capias attachment
against his person now in the hands of
the Sheriff.
The prosecution. or William j. Gay,
rors side. Of the case, was represented
' X.
these gentlemen, there was an array of
legal talent with them, all anxious to
offer suggestions as to the proper con,
S %Hnd Result In iandns the concy sani
Pooh Bah behind the prison bars.
Long before Justice Barnard came In
the courtroom was crowded with law;
consolation to John y. for the notoriety
| OF the case.
McKane was represented by ex-Judge
~ F,f
lex Secretary Tracy: George G: Eldridge,
Mr.. Roderick and James II. Glendcning
Justice Barnard was accompanied by
District HuffGat, of DutShsss
burg. Later, Justice Dykmar came in
and sat on the bench with the Presiding
I|Justice.
In opening the case for the prosecution,
lawyer Shepard offered first the am
davit of William J. Gaynor upon which
khe attachments for the defendants were
ISSUED.
The AFFIDAVIT named John Y. ,Mckane,
n. ]. Johnson, Harlan Crandall, james
III. Cropsey, Justice of the Peace X. V.
3. Newton. Sergeant John W. Murphy
Mr.. Gaynor referred to the affidavit of
Charles c.. Foster. Ernest G. Hammond
end John J.. MeGinnis: He SAID: xo,.
3, 1893, on the affidavits, and Edward NJ
snon. r. ii. Parmenter and others went
"The defendant, John Y. McKane. and
Ikfie others were each of them on Nov.
! at the town of Gravesend duly served
with the said Injunction. and r. V. b.
Newton. Sergt Murphy and Policeman No.
Il were all of them served on said date
With the injunction. and McKane, John
hnd Policeman No. II did each of them
wilfully disobey the said injunction or
Her, lawful mandate, and also then and
here wilfully offered resistance to the
IN i'm la NJ nj ms To
Lawyer Shepard. after opening. the
case for the prosecution. reviewed the
scenes at Gravesend on election day
Mr.. Shepard recited the trials Of Col.
Bacon from the affidavits Of all those
who were present. These told of how
the Coney Island Pooh-Bah with the
Injunction, was roughly handled, ar
rested. searched and finally taken before
Mr.. Shepard claimed that McKane was
served twice with the injunCtion-onCe
by Col Bacon and once by r. 5. Double
day, who also Jared badly when he at;
tempted to serve the papers.
Doubleday says substantially that Nc
kanes henchmen knocked him down
and wiped up the ground with his per-
Son.
The other afidavits were those of Mr..
Witte, Rev. DR.. Kent, who had his nose
broken by the Gravesend toughs; Ed
ward NJ. Circuit: Mr.. Gaynor's partner;
Mr.. Gaynor; ii. i. schmidt, +. il,
Mitchell, Mr.. Pa medo. Mr.. Wit,e, and in
fact all of the twenty odd persons who
went to Grayesend on election day to
serve Mckane with the mandate of the
col Bacon. in his anidayit. gives the
c srr,e ga ion He jumped out of the
"a sir. M Si,H ne'i I have here an injunc-
t?n Of the Supreme Court which,
n this point NIckane said:
Bacon you are the man l want"
The Then the crowd fell upon Col. Bacor
Mr.. Doubleday had similar, expert
ence. He went to the polling place anc
Mr. McKane, I serve you with thi
Put him out" replied McKane an,
Mr.. Doubleday was grabbed by an OIL
Ger who cried. You get to =, out o
but was fired out through the door o
When Mr pas Shepard h; had finished ex
Judge Troy opened the case for McKan,
BY denying every!nlng contained in III,
aihdavits and intmating that tn,
G ona affair was a put up, job,
greatly exaggerated for effect on on voter ter!
Lawyer Roderick then read the affida
VI OF John y. Mckanc, in which Me,
name says 1t IL not true that he haG
seized fourteen men sent as Copyists hN
Gaynor, nor did he lock them up 81
false charges of misdomeanOr anC
NagranCy or refuse them bail
MCNane says GaynOr caused all the
trouble by sending. men to GravescnC
who were drunk and disturbed the peac"
ana that when arrested GaynOr EEK,
pI0ded" himself in the newspapers.
The COpyistS sent by GdNnOr were ar,
rested when they came to the town al
midnight drunk, as it was believed they
had come to steal the registry lists from
the Tom Han. They told MCkane tina
they had been hired in Gin-mills and OF
street corners, AMI were told Il go t.
Gaynor's office, where IA man wedrin-
glasses would hire them.
Mckane arrest It'd the men and Their
Told them that If they had not been ar
rested they might have hoen shot II
caught prpwling about the town.
some of them, MCkane says in his
Rttfavit, We're armed with deadly
Weapons This is probably based or
me fact that an unlOadcd pistol was
found near the Town Hall next day.
+, Mckanc then deals with the case o.
SoL Bacon and the others who wen
u"wn after the first episode. MCkant
stys he expected Col. Bacon would CONT
Ipwn on election day with armed men
ana that he had every reason to helicv,
mat the Colonel would make an at
"mpt to intimidatC him.
,fpr this reason. he made preparation!
" give Col Bacon and his party {
warn reception
M G,k,ane saws people had Eathored a