The evening world., 1894-01-25
M'KANE IS SOLEMN.
The Gravesend Cars Trial For
mally Begun This Morning,
Prosecutor Shepard's Opening Ad-
dress a ForcibIe Statement.
He 10 Entirely Satisfied with the
Men in the Jury BOX.

The real DuSlIeSS OIL lTylnR JOnn \.
McKane on the indictment charging him
with unlawfully aiding. abetting and
procuring the election inspectors of the
First District of Gravesend to conceal
the registration lists from public in
s~pection during the last election. was
begun in earnest this morning before
Justice Willard Bartlett in the Brooklyn
Court of Oyer and Terminer.
That the Sheepshead Bay Sunday
School Superintendent appreciated the
gravity of the situation was shown in
the painful solemnity Of his demeanor
as he took his place beside his counsel
and faced. for the first time. the jury
which Is to try him on these charges.
Justice Bartlett had told him on the
first day of the proceedings that convic-
ton in this case meant ten years I'm
prisonment as the maximum penalty
which the law could impose. and Mr..
McKane could not regard this posslblli-
ty In any other than q very serious
light.
The Court Intends that there shall be
no delay IN the proceedings, and for this
reason Justice Bartlett has decided to
begin the daily sessions at 3 o'clock. and
at that hour he was on the bench this
morning ready. to go on. The. court
hU3m The crow Sd was n nfu as large a " as on Mine the
D re davs"' The empty chairs and
standing room. however. were rapidly
\ ne up counsel on both sides were
present ready for the fray, the prosecu-
ton headed by Gen. BENJAMIN F. Tracy
Ssnso Nv xohid9 rrpv and George ".
Roderick.
The jury. which is under the charge of
bartlett. had occupied rooms at the Hotel
ST George during the night, and were
"A hhg NJ. T b Jurors took their seats in
The hoy as soon as the magistrate ar
rived. Here is the full list:
DAVID II. sACKETT, publisher, 4s Eleventh
street.
THEODORE A.. HURTELL. pickles. 2ss Flush
Ing avenue.
!AMEs DEIGHAN, mason. Flategsh;
y T teas' so. Myr.ue a y "
,tr MaLhiAM "ALNhH night "s'cn"""' v >'"'n
Ioii1s Hides, t.xidermis,. "a Broom. street.
ROBERT c. THOMAS, ship Joiner, 2O2 South
First street.
4 BONN: awnings, 52t Fifth arenne.
street
HTbbnhs T was s nnsid era ~ h T.'"d falk hssrore
court onencd about the rumor that Dennis
Reardon, the eishth juror. might be un.
seated on r,c hci Rnss t III ns nd.stand CON-
wi nrto rat wSn ts,1Sed ih nreminentiv in the
Brooklyn Columbus Day scandals; a,v
x annI iafe ea but The p r. ac.
rSnted HIM desp,te his admission that
Re lived in, the same house with Ross;
!;awyer Snepard Saru, nowssHts ,ha az
We're nau orst n nJoihiittN nrT ,er,a n, al
that it would be a good thing il every
man In the box was as competent as ne
believed MI; Reardon to , be- do,srss d.
clareG that there was no ground for sus-
The jury.bo x. m They 81 had astr been sna selected sde rtsi
E inr ,n% aiesr All m0 he said,u and ant the sef pros-
ecution Knew an that Souid De Known
a9out every tatestham Wn1 Was J ias pod
, IL WI" a;sU BY wh of a ane pI Tnsticn Rart haf
told the counsel 10 proceed Win me
case, Mr. ndi S s. re ,b as io once began MS
me Jurors 10 tneir grave espohs,D,iaS
IN TINS case; IN wnted 'ne foT tbn nncSss Tas
so deeply interesteu, ana the Necessity
or withdrawing themselves completely
from any preconcelved OPINION, reason,
formed upon the case: The Issue was
IN. defendant, but to the public. 49,
A the prosecution desired was ma
me Jurors should act as 1904 cltiZens ana
defendant. The law imposed upon them
the oblisation to regard Mckane as in
nocent until, all the evidence had been
disclosed and carefully weighed
ne toundatlon OF an ORDERLY soclety,
sdld Mr.. Shepard, is pased upon a Tree
am honest DaiioL. IL there mas Deen
any pan or conspiracy 70 SiNe one man
a power several tnousanu tines greater
man maj OF any other man IN the com-
munity; II Is a serious menace 10 our
mStiutions, ana It Is time TO call a
The counsel then defined clearly what
tthe charges against Mckane were under
sme indictment. FROM OCT. ~ w me
enenimS OF NOV. :. ne saia' II was
inaccessible to the public. and that the
electlon inspectors mad refused 10 allow
ilem 10 De seen, actlng under the author-
~ ana ommand OF lohn Y; hlchane;
Int tnree elemehts III me proof uudl
won,dd pe supni'ttea 70 me Jury, ne sulu,
,mSulu ne, nrst' ina tne 'hTee eiecl'oI
GrapwesorS ~ unt NJ Mo snd n,, "
r ray; nsd ,, aftGalrE ret hs ns 70 Sh0 osm ede
seSnn5Is hst uuIing 'he petiou nnm,
n,apd tiat ms was uouS II thio
was dono hU ch haanr uhu mr. intent
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