The evening world., 1894-03-15
SUTHERLAND GONE :?
Whereabouts of the Convicted
Gravesend Justice a Mystery.
Missing from His Home and Usual
Haunts Last Night.
COurtO II cinls Somewhat Uneasy
Over His Disappearance.

The strange disappearance or Police
Justice Kenneth +. Sutherland. after his
conviction OF oppression yesterday. has
caused big sensation. The reform e!e-
ment OF Gravesend Is satisfied that he
has fer TO avoid punishment. but his
friends insist that he will turn up all
right, and that when called upon for
sentence tomorrow he will respond in
court.
The conviction and the disappearance
were the sole topics OF conversation ut
Coney Island Police Headquarters,
where Sutherland generally he'd court
AS soon as the morning newspapers ar
rived they were seized and read aloud.
Then the speculation as to the Justices
whereabouts began. and messengers
were sent frCm Headquarters over to
Sutherand's house. Soon the mcssen-
gers returned with the information that
/ the Police Justice was not at his home
nor had he been there all night.
An Evening World' reporter was at
Police Headquarters when the first mes
senger arrived and the expressions in
dulged In by McKanes henchmen, at
the news, were highly amusing. Some
were inclined to denounc' sutherland
others insisted that he was right in
keeping out of the way.
| When the reporter called at Suther-
lands house lis sister-in-law said that
he mad MT been home all night, nor did
she know WHEN he would put in an APP
pearance. She denied being any relative
and said tina; all the members of the
family We c away.
When her attention was called to the
fact that Sutherlands slX-year-old son
was then at the window, she said, snap
/ pishly:
"Well, It's none Of your business any
If you want the Judge, you Will ind him
at the office of his lawyer. Mr., l'ackus
in BrGohyn h;n, 10 ds,osR He has an appointment
Judge Richard V. b.. Newton. who is
also on the list for, trial. was hustllng
about the island all the morning AS
In consultation with one of Mckane's
brothers. John =. Ryan. an indicted
election Inspector, and half dozen
conference broke up, and Newton and
Ryan took the II o'clock train for Brook
lyn
the conviction of Sutherland and the
latter's flight, sail
! ~ have nothing whatever to say
about IT,: I don't know. | don't think"
| "Wili II have any bearing on your own
case?"
II don't know.
From another source It was, learned
! :hat Newton was one of the few men
who had heard from Sutherland since the
conviction. II was also said that the
visit to Brooklyn was for the purpose
Of informing Lawyer Backus OF Suther-
lands whereabouts and to arrange
meeting.
1t was exactly 70 o'clock when Justice
Newtown entered the office of Lawyer
Before the Coney Island police justice
arrived Mr.. Backus had stated that he
had Asr "Gt hssah sssnx ron Hewto
scented more hopeful. The conference
between the two lasted about fifteen
minutes. and ON Is Goneilnslon con lM sion. Mr..
Judge Sutherland has not fed. as
some people seem to IMAGINE He VII
for sentence tomorrow. ! decline to
tell you his present whereabouts. nor
will | say whether know it or not. Ha
"Win you take any steps to have, the
conviction set aside?" he was asked.
That cannot answer | will meet
Judge Sutherland to-day If not early
tomorrow morning. and then Ye viii
: decide what IL best TO be done.
No, win not answer your question
( bearer of my message from Sutherland
r to me- As to Newton's case, we are mo-
uneasy. He will not be mex; on the list
n for trial, az no decision has been made
Lawyer Roderick. who, besides beins
one OF Sutherland's counsel, is also, {
close friend of thu latter. was not at hi
office this morning. The clerk said IN
was III at his home on Coney Island ant
would not be In town to-day.
y After Newton's arrival In brooklyn
y however. &, was stated that ROdcrici
would come ny from the Island thi
=, afternoon, and would attend the con
" ference ut which Sutherland Is eXpecte,
l.. to be present.
e None of the lawyers engaged in tn
prosecution believes that Sutherland ha
J. fed. Mr.. Shepard, the Deputy Attorney
&, General. said he believed the convicte,
Police Justice would surely hs on han
tomorrow, adding that there WIS no raa
son why he should put in an appearance
earlier.
Sutherland's bondsmen, Robert Fure!
< and ex-senator Birkett, do not seem n
- all anxious. Furey says he would no
. know Sutherland II lie saw him. that h
was Induced to go ON the bond AT tn
e solicitation of Il friend.
e III he does no: turn up, he adle
II suppose ] shall have to pay the money
. hut ! am, not nervous. lie viii turn u
l. all right"
Deputy Attorney-Gene Edward NJ
Shepard applied to Justice Brown IN IN
Court OF oyer and Terminer in Brook
lyn this morning to order an extra pane
ot 80 tale Smen for next Monday fror
a which jury can be selected t. try tn
-, charges against Constable A. Scot
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