New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-16
M'KANE STILL FREE.
THE CASE TO BE PRESSED ON MONDAY.
COPY OF THE COMMITMENT AGAINST TIN
GRAvEsEND SUPERvIsoR-AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE LAWYERS.

BETWEEN THE LAWYERS.
BY an agreement between the lawyers the case
against John Y McKane and his lieutenants win
not be presented until Monday. The final order
In the McKane case was brought from Pough-
keepsie yesterday by Jerry Weinberg and at
o'clock in the afternoon Colonel A. E. Lamb. Ed.
ward NJ Grout and Mr.. Weinberg went to the
County Clerks office and filed the order.
The following Is a copy Of the commitment for
John Y. McKane:
AT Special Term Of the Supreme Court, held
at the Court House. In the city OF Brooklyn,
county OF Kings, on the 18th day Of December.
1S93
THE people Of the State of New-York. on the
relation of William j. Gaynor, VS.. John Y. Nc
Kane. Nicholas J. Johnson. Harlan CrandalL
James Fl. Cropsey, Richard V. b. Newton ana
others:
THE writ Of attachment, having heretofore
issued out Of this court against the above-named
John Y. McKane and others. charging him and
them and each Of them with criminal contempt
Of court, in wilfuy disobeying an order Of in.
junction granted by the Hon. Joseph F. Barnard,
Justice OF the Supreme Court, on November 8.
1893, in a certain action then pending In the
Supreme Court, OF the State Of New-York where.
in William J. Gaynor plaintiff. and the said
John Y McKane and others defendants, ard In
wilfully Offering resistance to the said inJunc.
the Sheriff Of the county Of Kings, and return
able the 1st day Of December. 1893, and the
said Sheriff. having made return to the said at
tachment the body Of the said John Y. Mckane,
and had taken bond for his due appearance ac-
cordng to the exgency Of the said attachment;
and the said John Y. McKane having appeared
personally before said court.
Now. on the affidavits and other papers upon
which the order for the said attachment was
made. to wit: the summons in the said action
above referred to and the complaint therein and
the afIidavits therein, which here follow. (At
this point the commitment order contains the
names OF the scores OF persons who made ans
defence, with the dates on which they were yer1.
fed) The commitment then continues:
And after hearing Edward NJ Shepard. AL.
bert E. Lamb and Jerry A. Weinberg in support
of said motion. and James Troy. Isaac S. Catlin,
George w. Roderick George G. Eldridge and
James w. Glendenning in opposition thereto.
and due deliberation having been had, 1t is. on
motion Of Messrs. johnson and Lamb, attorneys
for the relator, now here ordered, considered
and adjudged that 18th, the % sad John d, T. MSkams S
contempt alleged against him, and has been and
is guilty OF wilful disobedience to lawful man.
date Of this court. to wit; wifully violating the
injunction order granted by the Hon. Joseph F.
Barnard Justice Of the Supreme Court, on No
vember 6. 1893, in the aforesaid action. and has
been and is guilty Of resistance wilfully to the
said lawful mandate Of this court; and
1T is further ordered and adJudged. that the
said John Y. McKane be imprisoned in the COM
mon jail of the County of Kings for the period
of thirty days; and
TT is further ordered and adjudged that q
fine Of $3.50 be and the same hereby Is imposed
upon him for his said misconduct and that he
stand committed to the common jail OF the said
County Of Kings there to remain charged upon
said contempt until his said fine imposed as
aforesaid shall be fully paid. not exceeding
thirty days. unless he shall be sooner discharged
by the further order of this court; and that "a
warrant issue to carry this order into effect and
that such fine be paid to the clerk Of this cour3
and be disposed of according to law.
Entered In Kings County.
'J F. BARNARD, Justice"