The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-16
JOHN Y. M'KANE is GUILTY.
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close TO tell" .ks lawyer Glendennlng came
then M the Judge said to the crowd. which was
neryously eNpectant: .. 49,,
The court wishes y d.s, 81 ary.ct nr5sg IN
this room. No matter what the verdict OF tnls
jury :. when il e snnouneed u there T. sns az
contempt OF court and punished as such"
There was. a wait Of lew minutes more and
erist, The Judge ordered that the roll BE
called. and that the Clerk ask the usual aues-
Gentlemen OF the jury" said Clerk Byrne.
have Jou agreed upon verdict
Foreman SacKett arose and. facing theJuuRe'
i've have"
Mck.ns this TomssnTsl had b so visited ~ i
nervously.. He stroked the lapel OF his coat
with hts other hand; He bad lust turned s nj, MS
the gaze Of Justice Gaynor. There were sew
erel moments OF silence before Clerk Byrne
put the next question, which was:
And then Foreman s.sEett said: Guilty"
PAT. Tsc ya the rooms cs s Hd 9Sss IN
nerve stuck to him at that moment ot ne aia
second later. and before almost anybody else
in the court room had realized y bis lace pS
he s tTs1e de nee csns
LAWYER Backus had started up at the an.
management that the ln,y had eSresd b Sp9n q
face paled. too lie looked at the Judge end
been a severe shock to him. and then mechan-
ically and In low voice he asked that the jury
IL was at this point that the reporters for the
afternoon papers got the full Import OF the
TheS were followed BY halt the crowd in the
court ROOM and then ensued the Wild scene IN
getting the doors closed. but the shouting
outside could be heard plainly Judge Bart,
es %'S Fl. 81 ts1 but Il sSS
no effect on the crowd. In fact NOBODY seemed
AZ Hs soon mas as there was again 9 semblsnce Of
order in the court room. Clerk Byrne called
tho roll OF the jury. and asked each man II his
Tss ss IN he same
tone that Foreman SacKett had spoken. Henry
Tsrg low tic tone indeed 30 did Louis iless who
was number 7. and Joseph Trap. who was
The moment that the polling OF the jury had
been finished LAWYER shepard Jumped UP anu
that hs csp oS the
sired to, present to the Court. Judge BARTLETT
say The Court will follow the usual proceed
ing. and will remand the prisoner until Mon
FOREMAN Sackett had remained standing.
He held IN his hand piece OF paper. and. adj
STour Honor. here is comm uniestion from
| the Jury which desire to hand in. -
recon mendstion TO mercy. presumer"
aft is" replied the foreman. and he handed
Gentlemen." said Judge Bartlett. your
recon m endation to mercy shall have the
Courts confederation in fixing the Judgment
", ling 90 he ssiS; wv" 'A' .
"Beiore | discharge you. gentlemen Of the
| the manner in which you have performed your
duty as jurors Watched you from the be;
WitS gratiilcation the close attention which ali
OF you paid to the evidence. to the arguments
Il Is truly satisfactory that. in case OF this
| Importance. we may feel at its conclusion that
% the ahe evidence e that related to the
| issues involved. / discharge you from further
service with the thanks OF the Court which. l
think; represents the THANKS OIL 'he eh'ife COM
TO Sheriff Buttling he said:
| prisoner in court on Monday morning at ~
O'clock in order that Judgment may be passed
lawyer Backus. who had been standing all
the time. said he would then make the usual
the Court Of. Appeals. After hearing what lie
had 20 say. Judge Bartlett put on his overcoat
Nv While ali this was going on the friends Of
McKane who had not taken part in the wild
the he s1 had SShaG TO say %
RqsgF . PSS sss ys5 . sh Sss
got up. lie went with the sheriff anu his law
yers through the rear door and down the rear
below. The crowd below waa looking for him
| 10 90 out Of the other door. But they caught
eoWn Ii The " staira The s6sri McKSne S and the
LAWYERS hurried Immediately into the sheriff q
sheriffs stationed themselves at the door and
refused admitsance TO- eyeEyhodS. r kEep the
In. finally the reporters succeeded in getting
a note TO the sheriff. lie answered 1t in per-
will say. gentlemen. that Mr.. McKane will
see nobody. lie instructed me to admit no
one. and especially to keep out the reporters.
TO see YOU. lie is in my private ONCE now. and
will remain there until after he has had con
how loDe w the eonsa!tston will last When Il
is over Mr., Mckane will 60 straight to Ray;
stay there until Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
whom he viii be taken 70 court In obedience to
the order Of Justice bs1iIsttb HING ,rou,d the
once OF the sheriff until about 2;3o when a
dozen or more .p9lIeemen went through ,t ne
You've got 70 get out q this! Got Outlnoy
TO the very front OF the Court House. where
they held the crowd hack.
lawyers had heen busy in tho law library. hunt
ing through law books in a somewhat desper'
One was that they had learned OF some Law
that would permit Judge OF the supremt
hunting that law up. Another was that they
were going Immediately before Judge Pratt
w weS 10 Ts'% snd
Of reasonable, doubt With such a certificate
they could ask that Mckane he admitted "a
bail But evidently they didn't find the Law
that they were looking for, for when the police
men cleared the corridor. the lawyers hat
come down stairs and were again in consul
| tAtion with Mr. MchAne.
Just after the corridors were cleared the
| Black Maria drew up at the rear entrance o
! the Court House. There was a look Of horror
In the faces OF the friends Of the convicted
man who had lined themselves IN on ethel
side OF the pathway from the door to th'
| street and they demanded hnxiously IL the
! Sheriff would have the nerve TO take Mr. Me
| Kane away in such a disgraceful fashion"
! Just why tho Black Maria was there nobody
seemed TO know. unless It was as a blind To-
the sheriff never had any intention OF putting
Mckans in II. lie had a carriage waiting VI
the street and. at the proper moment, thi'
was driven down to the gate. Then the doo
OF the sheriff office opened ,Iulckly. and Nc
I Kane and the Sheriff hustled out together
| Several reporters mad succeeded in gaininG
admission to the SherfTs outer Office. NheT
they essaYed to follow. Judge Newton slamm I'd
the door IN their faces and ATTEMPTED e
/ hold H. They lerked i open and DTushet
| him aside in lily. lie hustled after the
Sheriff and Mekane, and the reporters atte
him. Tho party made M iust the NUMBER 81
/ the guards who accompany condemned pris
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