New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-17
E0OJTVG WITH MK1NE'S MEN'

EOOLTNG WITH MA INES mrs.
Tb. reform methods Of justice in BrookI!h'
oa;|i,,, -. ,bev have been shown to be by the
conviction of McKane and Sutherland, can De
ir,,ro,.od unon The criminals of Gravcsehd
,,n, ,,,,,,,roliyod dosnerate and already running
to cover They must be vigorously ue',i' VIZ"
rs n gang Of cvil-doers who KNOW 'ii'' 'i,
prisonLoors are opening to receive 'heih anu
who are ready ut any moment 10 'hh' i.i"-'
In fight. Suihcrland's escape ought 10 ~ I"
warming. not only 10 nervous ana cre'''''"'
bondsmcn but also to the prosecuting ""'"'
itics There are many other indic'"h oiiic'"''
awaiting trial with gloomy foreDodlhEs I'll WI"
ylction and Imprisonment. Their courage Has
gone since McKanc's failure 10 escape PUNISH
mont With the disagreement or the jury III
thc first Sutherland trial their spirits revive"
,,r,uororIv but rs soon rs effective measures
were taken for breaking up nndisgnised AT
,o,,nts (, tanner with iuries their last hope
failed McKanc in his striped jacket reveals
70 them their approaching fate Sutherland
cr,vnn flight suggests their last resource.
The Jury in the Sutherland case rendered a
verdict of guilty at > o'clock on "Wednesday
of,ornoon lie was not in court TO receive II,
but his counsel made himself personally respoh
siblc for his appearance in court for sentence
ON Friday. Almost Immediately rlimors or MS
aicht were in the air and these were repeated
in nearly all the newspapers on Thursday morn
iug Nothing was done for twenty-four hours
Neither Judge. nor prosecuting counsel. nor
Lordsmcn nor notice authorities seemed to care
whether he had run away or not. When the
court assembled yesterday everybody seemed to
take II for granted that he had escaped The
LAWYERS laughed among themselves. ana re-
marked that il was "a good Joke on Ba 'k,iS.' y
who had assumed the responsibility for Suthcr
lands appearance When Suthcrlands name
was called there was no answer. Mr.. ba'huS
mccl,lv admitted that he did not know where
his client was. and offered some lame excuses
for his own ignobc part in the burlcSque on
ius,ico Tho Court bcncvolcnlly discamcd any
intention Of ccnSliring the counsel. deferred
sentence until Monday and declared the Dan
forfeited Altogether it was a most demoraliZ
Ing judicial farce.
Now the BROOKLYN courts and the reform
prosecutors may as well come TO th'lr senses
NJ once. They may consider this miscarriage
oc Justice n good joke on BackllS, Du' pupi'c
oninion takes Il much more serious view of it.
If reasonable precautions had been adop"'l
durinc and after the trial Sutherland would
have escaped. lie wis pEil'b Ni'h "''
allowed to run away. instead Of being kept
uudar the eyes II detectives. 1t is nothing less
than n serious aflront TO the Intelligence ana
morality Of brooklyn 10 conduct criminal triaiS
in such a WAY aS 10 facilitate the escape OF
evil doors. There must be- no more OF ms
wretclicd work 10y which the processes of Jus
tlcc are brought into contempt. The courts
and prosecutors must recognize the fact thar
thov are dealing with criminals who mr." dos-
pcratc and hopeless The bonds In every one
or the remaining Graycscnd cases ought 10 he
heavily incrcas,-l The indicted officials ought
ro bc kept under constant police surveillance
Precautions such IL these. which are "r'li-
nurily taken when il j. suspected That criminals
under indictment are preparing 10 scritle out
Of the country. ought not % be neglected IN
BROOKLYN single day. Recent revelations OF
the probable pillaging Of the town treasury ana
Of systematic attempts 10 bride jurymcn point
uncrriuglv To the desperate character OF these
GravcSrnd lawbrcakorS There must b" no
NOR. fooIing with Mechanics associates. They
ll,ns where h" now is