The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-23
McKANE SENTENCED.
he Gets Six Years imprisonment In tn
Penitentiary.


Penitentiary.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Feb. 20.-John \.
McKane, the boss of Gravesend, whose
power in the past was as absolute in
that section as that of the car in Rus
sia, will. unless the supreme court
in general session, the court of appeals
or the governor shall intervene, serve
the state for six years in the capacity
of a convict for fragrant violations OF
the election laws Whether he will or
will not really don the stripes for that
period of time his power is now broken
forever and the boss-ridden people OF
Gravesend will henceforth be able to
have comparatively pure elections II
they so desire.
Crowds of anxious men besieged the
doors of the court room and twenty
six policemen found a herculean task
in keeping them from breaking down
the doors in their anxiety to get in to
secure a good position at which they
could hear and see everything which
took place. Finally, one by one the
spectators were let in and just at 9:55
o'clock the door opened wide and Nc
Kane, accompanied by Sheriff Buttling,
entered.
McKane was apparently the most un-
concerned man in the court room and
walked about talking to his friends,
who one and all shook him warmly by
the hand Everyone who saw him re-
marked his wonderful nerve aud self
possession. He held short conversa-
tion with one of his counsel, Foster l..
Backus, and the two sat down beside
each other a few minutes later and
laughed heartily at something that
was said by man sitting near by.
Prosecuting Lawyers E. NJ. Sheppard,
Col Lamb and Joe Weinberg were also
| in court and held a consultation.
When Judge Bartlett took his seat
on the bench E. C. James said: Your
honor, appear for the defendant, MIR.
John Y. McKane. l move for new
trial under section 465, code of Grim.
| inal procedure, subdivisions and q. "
Judge Bartlett denied the motion.
McKane, when asked what he had to
say, said: II do not know that l can
say ANYTHING but what l said on the
stand during the trial l have never
done anything wrong to any one as far
as know. | never did anything di-
rectly or indirectly wrong with regard
| to the election, nor did | ever counsel
any one else to do anything wrong.
again say that / am not guilty of any
offense against the law"
Judge Bartlett then proceeded to
pass the sentence, saying: Il do moi
feel inclined to disregard the recon-
mendatisn of mercy made by the jury.
The crime which the defendant com
mitted was serious one. That great
| crime seems to be one which demands
emphatic sentence. The penalty should
be so severe as to express due con
| demnation, while not so severe as tc
excite sympathy. The sentence of the
| court that the defendant be impris
oned in Sing Sing state prison for six
| years"
There was dead silence in court for {
moment and then amidse murmur o
voices throughout the chamber Judge
| Bartlett ordered the court to b.
| cleared.
Lawyer Roderick said that an appli
cation would be made some time to
day to justice of the supreme cour
for stay of twenty days pending al
appeal.
| McKane was taken back to Raymond
street Jail in a coach by Sheriff But
ling about II o'clock and if the stay i
not procured to-day he will be takel
to Sing Sing tomorrow in compan.
with some of the convictS.