The evening world., 1894-02-27
BROOKLYN NEWS.

Coney, Island in the BLACK Maria" and
At $ o'clock the next morning Nc
erland, who asked him II he would plead
to being. drunk and disorderly."
- said, l. Will not, and you know 1t
Is not true. Judge" said Mcnamara.
to the cell, and some time after was
again taken before Sutherland, who
said to me: VIII, you plead to being
drunk and disorde-ly now, Mac?
" No. l replied, i will not
Well, your bail will be $780, he re-
piled. After that / was sent up to Ray
mond Street Jail, with the other mem
beers Of the party, in the prison van"
lowed to get a lawyer. but this was re-
fused.
What sort of a cell were you con-
fined in?" asked Col. Lamb.
There is no use in asking such ques-
lions" said Justice Cullen, impatiently.
"If he had been locked up In a gorgeous
apartment, It would have been just as
gross a violation of the law"
Col. Lamb did not press the question.
On his cross-examination. Mcnamara
told Lawyer Backus that he had never
been intoxicated in his life, and that
he could drink.
He admitted that he had drunk with
Justice Sutherland during his visit to
Gravesend, but had only had one or
w. '"'pSo VI iiiuol Will illI'
law partner, repeated his testimony
given in McKane's trial of his visits
With by Justices Sutherland and New
ton. He also testified about his visit to
Coney Island the Sunday morning after
the arrest Of the copyist. with a num-
They could not find Sutherland. al
though they searched high and low for
in hiding. The sergeant at the police sta
ton could not tell where sutherland was.
Mr.. Grout was asked by Lawyer
Backus II the sergeant had not shown
them they could call up Sutherland at
his house. The witness said he had
never heard OF the telephone, and that
the sergeant had not made any such sug-
incident was not brought out in the evil
dence IN the McKane trial, although the
testimony on this point last for half a
day.
Dennis Buckley, ST., one of the copy
lists OF the Saturday night party, testi.
fled taht Mcnamara was perfectly sober
all the, time at, Grayesend. He himself
was sober, and he said he had not drank
any liquor for several years.
Denis Buckley, jr., followed with tes-
s I'M nicS So omopo IN tn that hd II al rs r father aes
the copyists drinking much, and was
quite certain that none of them were
Intoxicated. The witnesses were rushed
along at a great rate. very little time be-
ing spent by the prosecution in ques-
tioning them. Most of the line was con-
sumed in cross-eXamination by Lawyer
Backus.
Thomas ]. Certify. the next witness.
was another copyist, who went down
Will McNamara's party. He saw Nc
Namara drinking several times. but did
not notice that he was under the in
fuence of liquor. He was able to take
bcare of himself and to handle his
men.
The witness said on cross-examinatior
that Mcnamara seemed to be very much
excited that evening when he had ar
alteration with a policeman at the rail
road station.
william Pepper, also a copyist. went
over the story OF the various visits tc
Gravesend and corroborated the pre-.
vious witnesses in regard to Justice
Sutherland's active part in the proceed
ings there. both before and after The ar.
rest of the party.
Francis j. Pruzino, another copyist
testified that he heard Mcnamara in dis
pute with a policeman at the Twentieth
street station, and Mcnamara old tn,
officer that II he McNamara) was drunl
It was the officers duty to arrest him
Mcnamara was excited, but the witnes
had not seen him drinking anything.