The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07
MKANE AGAIN TANGLED UP.
NE Commanders sTArEMENTs HE
MADE ON MONDAY

i.t., ExbIbIts His sktn In Psnmsnship IN
Court Another. who Hs- TsEsp wrttIsg
Lessons since omeiatinr az Grsvs.ens,
tontrsdicts M Amdsvu He HAD Made.
number 81 Gravesend witnesses took the
stand Yesterday in behalf Of John Y. McKane.
They we're some Of the copysts whom the
Gaynor men found in possession OF tho regis
try lists Whenever they went down to copy
,bcm. Theirtestimony did little to strengthen
the defendants case. They all said they we're
working on the lists and told the BROOKLYN
consists that they might cory them wneu they
had finished. Judge sutherland had enga ged
them Every one Of the witnesses denied that
he hal interfered with any body who attempted
10 cory the lists. or seen any inter
ference with any EFFORT to copy hem.
They we're forgetiul about the more inn
rortan, matters the counsel questioned them
about. and none OF them mad ever done any
work which qualified them to act az copyista
All hut two Of the witnesses we're special
policemen" OF the Coney Island force. and OF
the other men one was saloon keeper and the
other the superintendent OF an ice company
OF which John T. Mckane is President.
Tho examination OF McKane was concluded
before the other witnesses took the stand.
ore OF the deadly afIldavits in the contempt
proceedings which have been so fatal to the
defence brought another witness to grief yes
terdaY. ana maze one OF the poUCemen con-
trndrt his former testimony fatty In regard
TO tho occurrences at the Town Hall on election
day
Mckano was again on the stand for an hour
and half with Lawyer Roderick examining
him in the effort to reconcile the inconsisten-
cies in his testimony which the different affl-
davits have developed.
You didn't believe that the published num-
her Of inhabitants Of Gravesend was SO small.
.. 4 DaIo
NO didn't"
You didn't believe. either. that Mcnamara
was going to take his men around to tho diff
ierent inspectors houses. did you ~ was an
other question from Roderick. Whom McKane
said he didn't. Justice Bartlett said:
Why you intimated yesterday that they
might he shot IL they went around to the in
spectors' houses"
"Iknow. but | didn't believe what they scid."
When McKane had denied that he believed
several other things which Lawyer Roderick
questioned him about. the case OF the Adams
street barber who was shown out OF Graves
end on election day. came ur again. and Nc
Kane explained how Theodore Witte happened
to be contounded with him.
John McGunness told me that there was
man around at Republican headquarters who
had threatened to shoot me- When l saw
Witte in Hoerlein's saloon looking at me so
sharply thought he might be the man. Later
that day the strange barber came down. and
We sent him back"
Whether or not It was Sergeant Murphy or
Sergeant Fricken at Police Headquarters on
the Saturday before election. McKane could
NOT say for certain Then his swSrn testimony
lively declared 1t was Murphy.
Yes" answered Mckane. unwiliinely.
Then he was on duty saturday WASH theT'
was Gen. Tracy'R next question.
answered MCklne
rapidly In his face. He was lust in there.
Plenty OF men go in therc who are not on
McKan. again said all Of tho Mcnamara par.
s' nos
drunk ON Monday he swoTe that he was
sd sa Tassy
McKane had no answer TO make to lat. and
said only that they were not arrested for be-
Thea n.y What T. did you arrest them for"
Bscause heard them cry There's the
Town ball. Let's get at the roIlsr"
10" sn,wered McKsne, with smile which
the Prosecution, and / didn't put 1t in any OF
me AFFIDAVIT. because l wanted somebody else
The man damus AFFIDAVIT which McKane con-
tradieted the other day was again shown him;
interinestions in the text.
II don't believe read FIVE lines in that
an assumption OF carelessness,
Did anybody tell you what tho contents
No. but | supposed Mr.. Roderick wrote
ha' we hs ,ba 'alSsd about in our
gave before he lett the stand.
gw1 OF me men who copied the Grsvssend
Saynor men could get a sight ut them were
William u. Mckeon OF Sheapshesd BAY and
serioed Mr. Grout's visit to the Town Hall and md
his demand for tha lists. lie told him hs
work were finished with them, He said Nc
Namara came IN later and seemed drunk. lie
lie and his associate wers still busy " ana snat
not until they had finished could other men
In answer to Justice bartlett. McKeon said
he was out OF work now hut had been
he met Judge sutherland while he was driving
MS wagon one day. Sutherland offered him
j. tie swore it took him six days. working
from in the morning until . at night, 70 copy
The names In the First Fourth, Fifth. and
lhe, witness was a young man with Pompa-
dour hair and a smooth shayen face. In his
scarf was a iarGe gilt horseshoe. and his gen
eral appearance Indicated sporting tastes His
lion and only alter what seemed a mighty lot
~ thinking. But he was rand in tho matter
as renmsn. CoI. Lamb asked him to write
ms name, an, the witness stepped down to the
He seized the pen hrmly turned his head to
ne sds 70 slGin'ed a. 1he Inp1E, ana slowly
nsnt his tongue appeared at the corner Of his
accom- panied by squirm OF the writer's
tongu-. As he wrote more OF the name the
task seemed to become more laboTious. Mo
beans eyes protruded from his head and his
face grew crimson. Persons seated near tho
desk could hear the Gravesend copyist Rrunt
and puff. and the PRECIPITATION appeared on
hi' hrow before the last letter OF the name
was written.
There was a utter through the crowded
room, and when the writer lifted his face with
Asmlle OF triumph Justice BARTLETT asked PER
mission t. look At the autograph. McksOn
handed II TO him proudly, but "a look Of dis may
came over him when Col Lamb asked hi m 10
write the name John smith. He started in,
tut took 50 long 10 write John that he was eX-
cused IRON the second half and told 10 copy
the first name h. had written in the copies OF
the registry lists. After he had taken ten
minutes To do it lie was allowed to leave the
stand.
The witness who followed him was Philip
Iarisa one Of those permanent residents 81