New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04

MoNY AND ONE QUESTION BY GENERAL
TRACY BREAKS DOWN THE DEFENCE
! HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE THE
ADMISSION WHICH WILL PROB
ABLY CONVICT HIM
1t would have conduced greatly to the comfort
Of John Y. McKane and his counsel George W.
Roderick. if Judge Bartlett had adjourned the
court II o'clock yesterday instead of - o'clock
in recognition Of the Saturday half-holiday
John Y. McKanc was under cross-eXamination
by General Tracy throughout yesterday fore
noon on Friday evening Mr.. McKane left the
stand IN the midst OF inquiry to the disposition
of public funds raised at Graveseni under his
authority Supervisor of the town.
When the court assembled yesterday there was
a tremendous crowd in the corridor and the court
chamber was nlleI to ovcrfowing. The first
questions Of counsel for the prosecution bore
upon the relations II the police with respect to
the more disorderly elements in Gravesend and
/ on Coney Island and were directed toward the
performance Of duties by the Excise and Police
boards The defendant asked whether
licenses had been granted t. places which had
been complained Of as disordrrly Mckane con-
Tossed that this might have been -. Here the
witness became ontangod i'm his statements with
those made before q Legislative Committee some
tn" ago 90 the effect that such licenses had
really been grantcl. Then counsel wanted To
know what had become If the money collected
for licenses. The witness replied that these re-
cepts were applied to tho police fund.- and
deposited I'm hanke t. his individual credit The
town land, II Gravesond was the next subject
. for consideration. He said those were acquired
within the period y hts discharge of official
functions there and were disposed Of during that
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personally bought fcw of the lots offered FOR sale
GENERAL TRACY ASKS SOME QUESTIONS.
c.r.r,l Tracy thor launched int, AN inquiry
~ ., tho ,oli,icai no,,or which tho dofendan.
,...ssoss.., f., that ,,rnnuni,v lie vvantoA 70
l.,.. .h.,t.~ ,,,h,l, had boar olacted to
.,r,.. ,r.re ,ri,bf, tn. last oigbt yoars with
,,, tt, l..,,s,. ,r ,liac,i,n was ot once forth
..,.ir, rr,r, ,ra defiance. and Judgn Hartlett
,, tfs,..,.l l., s,,st.i, that ,hfection v,heraupon
,.,cr.l Tray. said M. pro,,s.I to uroye that in
,s., ,,. tour, had h.., CARRIED under tho instru-
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,.., Co.,. ,,..ol,,,.r, th.. master a. a community
that ho ,,,ld ,.nfrI i vof. Of IN, people I'm
accor,lanc. with his own wishes fIe coniended
that the evidence was - 10" highest Importance
I'm showing whether the defendant commanded.
induced Influenced aided or abe,tcd the acts
committed a, Gravcsond during thc days pre-
c..ii,- ,rd IN ,,. occasion Of tho election Of
80,
\ controversy arose over this point. Judge
n,rtl.f, admitted that there Was uo question
about fh, authority ~ the Witness and his
power a, the. dat. of the occurrences covered by
Iii. D.. t..rffr sts
Chiey of Police Finally. the Judge said he did
NOT mean ~ exclude testimony showing the de
fendaui's innu.nc" over certain men with whom
he f. accused of having consprcd az that time
General Tracy continued his argument tending
f. show the autocraiic power exercised hy No
Kane. when he was interrupted 10y Judge Bart
lott who said: General Tracy. because a man
.L.ys the will Of another I'm a matter not crm-
nal il docs not follow that hc will obey it in "A
matter that is criminal TIL" inference is not
tonabc aud cannot permit myself t. ruling
whch would seem TO indorse IT," General Tracy
WAS evidently not satisfied win 'h' '"""E I'm"
continued To- talk upon It. when judge Bart
lett again interrupted hv saving thai ne would
consider tre subject litil" NOR" ANA give
decision later
AZ INTERESTING ADMISSION
c.r.r,l Tracy then started ont on new
limo or exularatIon which proved interesting
H.. asked the witness whether he had difli-
Guilty with the Democratic party inst previous
- IA. election II iSSS The witness said that
H.. h,1 II. further said that this fact sup
,u.l ,n. reason why the vote If the town was
thr,v.r f,r Mr. HARRISON and that there WAS
, ,.,s., r,r that ,c,inn The counsel
,,or ,,i.I =, have the witness slv how many
,.,, ,,..r. ,,et for Harrison and for Cleveland.
r.sn,ctiv.ly in 1855 This iutcrrogatory was
irt.rrurt.d bv a vigorous objection ON Tn" part
, ,t d.,.ncs and Tu,lgr Rlrtlett sustained
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p...,,rri,., ., tho alleged cr,vlh of Graves
, ,,oo ,, ,,.;,,,.ss indicated that T. ,,,s
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