The evening world., 1894-04-05
JUROR WAS BR|BED.
McKane's Friends Paid Money to
Save Him from Conviction.
Written Confession Of the Agent in
the Prosecutions Hands.
Master VIII BE Brought Before
the Extraordinary Grand Jury.

Portions of the trial of John Y. Nc
Kane are to be aired before the public
again. 1t was announced in Brooklyn,
this morning, that at least one important
part of it will come up before the next
Extraordinary Grani Jury.
This. 1t is said now, is the reason Ed
ward NJ. Shepard, Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral, has called another Grand Jury to
meet May !. just as 1t was believed that
the prosecution of Gravesend election
cases had been wound up.
The important subject to be considered
that John Y. Mcliane's friends, through
a ,W~cli-known contractor, succeeded in
bribing one of the Jurors trying the case.
Col; Albert Il. Lamb is the authority
ton had the written confession of the
contractor, stating that he had paid
money to a juror to save McKane from "A
Conviction but which only resulted in
obtaining FOR him a recommendation for
mercy.
This fact did not come out until
Kenny Sutherland, eX-Justice of the
Peace at Coney Island. ran away to
coupled with a fine of $500, and Justice
Newton pleaded guilty.
Then the remainder OF the inspectors
told the story of the bribery and placed
in the hands OF the prosecution the evil
dcnce, which will be brought before the
Grand Jury.
correct. hut | cannot make public any
thing more" said Col. Lamb this morn
INK, ut might interfere with the work
of the next Grand Jury.
The juror In question will not be ar
rested. at least not just now. cannot
diyulge the plans of the prosecution.
Jere A. Weinberg, also Deputy Attor-
ney-General. at first denied the story of
bribery hnt finally admitted II y.nG trlln
Mr.. Weinberg would not give any in
formation upon the subject.
Deputy Attorney-General Shepard re-
fused to talk about the case except to
say It would be brought before the
Grand Jury.
Mckane's jury consisted of the follow
ing:
street; Theodore 4 Harteli, grocer 10 skaii.
nam street; James p@ishnm, mason. Flathush;
llges, ta%xtdermlst. "a rrcome street. New York
Dennis kearton, cement dealer. III Pacific street;
Robert c. Thomas. toiner. 2O2 South First street;
Frank l,owen. manufacturer 52i Firth avenue;
Joseph II Trap. plumber, lo9 Summit street;
hT ;rho lain, grocer 20 Wd,l.am street, ,,n,.
brought in a verdict OF guilty, with n
strong recommendation of mercy. The
request for leniencv was a compromise
as the jury stood II to / for conviction.
to be Jeremiah Bulger.
When the jury came to the court
room and announced the verdict Fore
man Sackett said n most ordinary
thing had taken place in the jury-room
before the verdict vas reached.
1t is said that the confession now In
the possession of the prosecution recites
the scene alluded to by Mr., Sackett.
1t tells how charges of bribery were
made by some Of the Jurors, and tina
a verdict was only reached by a threat
that the Others would go into court and
tell what the knew.
The other Jurors then compromised o.:
a verdict. No names are made public Ny
the prosecution. but it Is said the con-
tractor is well known in Brooklyn pol,
itics.
Jeremiah Bolger, the Juror. who was
said to have held out for McKane. do
MED hat he heard anything pertaining
to bribery while in the jurv-room.
As Mr.. Bulgcr spoke of the subject
he became angry. and exclaimed: 81
don't know anything about 1t. Go tc
some one else"