The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-04
M'KANES AFFIDAVIT FALSE.
NE DID Hor ExiMINE JBB GRsTEs-
END REGISTRY ISIS

| SAYS He GouIdn't Have Read the Amdavtt
Carefully aud That He Il Now Telling
the Truth-Sot Aware that Rsesnt Events
Are Popularity Asributed 90 His Inauesee.
John Y. MeKaps was again on the stand
during the halt session OF the Court Of Over
| and Terminer In Brooklyn yesterday and Gen.
| Tracy conducted the cross examination for the
| prosecution. The mornings result was dam
| aging to the defendant who fatty eontradlcted
an sfldavit he had made In the earlier stages
OF the Gfavesend troubles. lie was led
| 70 say that he had never at any time
seen the registry Lists Of Gravesend until they
| we're brought into court. When Gen. Tracy
had established the witnesses certainty on this
| point. he read a sworn statement from him
| that he had personally examined and investl-
! gated the lista McRane was compelled to
| admit that he had made the afidavlt He said
that Of the two statements his testimony res
terdsy was the truth.
The witness said on Friday that there we're
| $50 licensed hotels on Coney Island. In addi-
tion to that all the hacks and public vehicles
are licensed.
Didn't you ever license anything but veh-
cles"
Yes; saloons. dance houses. and merry-eo-
rounds" The witness thought he might have
| licensed dance houses that had been COM
| planned o. He did not know how m any hotels
| had recently been built. The question OF the
| Police Boards finances was taken up and Gen.
| Tracy asked:
ITO whom do you render an account for this
money!
ITO Police Commissioners. Town Auditors.
and the people OF Gravesend every year on
election DAY." was the answer.
Gen. Tracy began TO question the defendant
| about the town lands McKane was formerly
| q trustee OF the town lands. but is now only
| member ex-officlo. II was brought out that
no deed Of sale Of any OF these lands was good
without McKane's signature. The selling Of
common lands did not begin until after Nc
Kane became Supervisor.
Q-Do you own any OF these lands that were sold BY
the rusitesi A-lss bought the Paul Bauer estate
QEwho signed IN. d,sds' An. trustees. and
suppose eountsrsignsd them to make them valid.
Several questions OF Gen. Tracy were ex-
| cluded by Justice Bartlett on the ground that
all questions OF public interest In the Graves
end troubles could not be tried in this case
| Questions as to McKane's influence In carry
ing the town for Cleveland in 1884. for HAIR
rison In 1883, and again for Cleveland In 1892
81 want to show how great was tho In
! fuence Of this man In turning this town in
whatever direction he wished want to show
as has never been known before In the United
states" said Ten. Tracy.
admissiblity OF the evidence until Monday.
~ ~" What vas your personal difficulty with the
the controlling reason for your leaving the
party p asked Gen. Tracy
| reason. and Gen: Tracy turned his attenti on to
the increase in the population OF Coney Island,
IN I Surf avenue. Mcksno admitted that It .G 1esi.
dent might designate h ne residenee With great,
ar oten 6s tn. reSs.i9
iisis Gen, Gen. Tracy a., questioned the witness az
out that most OF them were built ten years ago.
before the great increase rs ca, In the PopulstIon
large hotel that had been built within ave
Royess darne the a%S S a1' I MckaRs ss!a
resided permsnentiy at coneS Island. undsp
persistent questioning the witness grew iTri-
s Of only osS
ssd s. soUs &. s:a
the whole year; he could recall the name Of
When 1t came to the Bowery. the Chief could
not remember particulars with any more do
DO you know that the number Of school
children from . to y has INCREASED only forty
matter that comes under my observation" was
The Chief didn't know an ythlng about school
matters he said and had no idea on what
principle the funds we're distributed. The
life before they were brought into the court
roSmt r-.,-.,
innocsntly answered that from ali lac had read
IN the newspapers he had no idea that he was
e,onstdeIed responsible Tor the alleged election
9EDo YOU regard the illegal registration of voters
9;.Hnd you are tn. ENCOURAGEMENT Of tho sunday
school and a me m6st Of the church A:-Ysa
d .ae RI essrs. so, rs.Pon me
Ssh.Ss my Creator YOU'D hold me sa,ssi.sls Tor
another mans AetG
49, How about the public ?" asked Gen. Tracy.
The witness answered this by saying that he |
had been accused OF 50 many things in the
was SAID Of him. But be chsssod his Is m Th
later and sait he would like always to have
The isct that the Charge had been made that
loo new names had been added TO the regis;
him to Examine the iists 0' lie had read se
said IN the papers that {, 500 voters had regis;
tered In a town q 500 population, and had
OF the fact published In a brooklyn paper that |
he embodied Il In his affidavit; Nothing that
TO believe that tho lists required examination.
and he had neyer inspected them.
certain that he never had examined the lists. |
Gen; Tracy read an affidavit made by McKans |
the deponent from. personal sIamination and and
Investigation could testify that the registry
walters and other transient persons at Consy +
Island. but from the genuine Inhabitants Of
When the affldavIt had been read to tho wit
ness and Gen, Tracy asked whether he had
signed II, MckAne hesitated for n long time
before he answered. Then he said he supposed
he had signed 1t and that II was a mistake II
he had so sworn. lie had never examined the
lists.
You read the afidavit didn't you p asked
Gen. Tracy,
! do1't know that I read It all through"
Justice Bartlett wheeled around quickly in
:" Dc, you mean to say that you did not read
that affidavit p he asked sharply.
Mckane repeated his testimony and Justice
Bartlett turned as quickly away.
The witness admitted having made the am
dAVit In question for the purpose OF defeating
the mAndamus proceeding. He had sworn 10
the anidAyit in keIrigAn's auction room, to
which place Il had been sent BY his counsel
Peter II, hcNulty had acted as notary. His
last testimony was TO the effect that Mr..
CIRCUITS party had failed 10 get the cleo
ton returns because. with one or two exesp-
lions. they were drunk and did not try to copy !
them.
Gen. Tracy said he would conclude his e1-
animation OF Mckane some time during the