New-York tribune., 1894-02-06
MORE FALSE SWEARING.
orKANE AGAIN IN Il; TRAP.
GENERAL TRACY CONTINUES TIE CROSS
EXAMINATION or SATURDAY.

EXAMINATION or SATURDAY.
TIE GRAvEsEND CHIEF sTUMBGEs IN HIS TEsTl-
Mo,Y FoRGErs ALL HE POSSIBLY CAN AND
INCREASES HIS LOAD OF PERJURY
JUDGE BARTLETT SLIGHTLY I'LL
-IrE ADJOURNs COURT AN
HOUR EARLIER THAN
USUAL
The third week Of the trial Of joan y McKane
vas resumed yesterday morning before Judge
part,ett In Brooklyn. with the defendant on
the stand under cross-eXamnation by General
p F. Tracy Judge Bartlett. as he entered the
courtroom. looked pale. and it was apparent that
no was suffering from a severe cold he adj
,ourned the court an hour earlier than usual
owing 10 his physical condition. McNane Will
resume the stand this morning under redirect
examination
The defendant had passed through a terrible
ordeal on Saturday. and he advanced to the
witness chair he betrayed signs OF intense mental
suffering. The case closed on Saturday imine-
diatev following the statement brought forth
nv General Tracy on the cross-eXaminauon mat
Tho witness had sworn either ignoranty or
falsely to an affdavit in the mandamus pro-
csedings before Judge Cullen. or that ne had
sn.orn ignorantlv or falsely before the court on
Saturday morning with respect to his knoWl-
edge Of the registry lists a, Gravesend. Much Of
interest has centred round this development.
McKane was embarrassed as he resumed the
stand and there was evidence OF uncertainty
in almost every word that he uttered in the
morning session. He hestated he contradicted
himself repeatedly and seemed 10 be striving TO
regain the composure which had deserted him
during the proceedings Of Saturday morning
As the cross-examinaton continued with re-
spect to other collateral proceedings he became
confused and revealed his forgetfuness 10
degree which was suggestive OF braVado. NC
Kane's statement last week was 10 the erect
that he wanted to do all he could for MI Gay
nor In his testimony yesterday morning ne sali
that he had told Mr.. Mayer. on the occasion
of their interview. when there was complaint
made that copies were not furnished 10 uhe
ranresentatives Of the candidate. that he Nc-
Kane) had better sense than to give an order
that no copies should be furnished" when he had
nothing TO do with the lists The witness be-
came confused also with respect to his first meet
ing with Colonel Bacon. He denied that he had
ANYTHING at all to do with the arrests. ana
claimed that the inspectors Of election beng III
charge were the persons responsible.
MORE CONTRADICTORY TESTIMONY.
An affidavit in the contempt proceedings was
read 10 the witness. in which he had declared
that revolvers and heavy canes ana olhe'
weapons of defence were hourished by Colohel
Bacons party previous to their arrest MS
testimony indicated that he had seen no re-
volyers or other weapons of defence displaEeu
Then he 'hedged" on the claim that he had re-
eeived information TO this effect whereas MS
affidavit did not declare that he was alleging
facts on information and belief. but OF MS own
knowledge He was forced 10 acknowledge la'eI
on that only revolver and stick were taken
from the crowd and OF this TACT he h"u Ho
personal knowledge whatever.
He was questioned on redirect examination as
% the reason why he had contradicted himself
as between the statements contained N his man
damus afidavit and those made upon the witness
stand. He declared that he had only read the
affidavit casually, after having told his counsel
what he wanted TO state. thus throwing the onus
of the disgrace upon his counsel
The first points touched upon by General
Tracy Yesterday morning were with respect 10
the proceedings on the Saturday night before tHe
election The memory Of the defendant was
treacherous and his answers to questions ad1ed
little to the enlightenment os the court ana jury
He was asked as to the selection OF the ehuiheI-
ators OF the State census Of 1892. ana ne declared
he had not selected them, but that ne had known
some Of the men engaged in the "ork ana 'he
result Of their labors McKane was SHOWN d
COPY OF a Brooklyn paper containing an article
which was alleged to give an explanation oi 'he
great increase Of voting population IN tne D'aNc'
end district Genera Tracy asked MN WAel"el
An his Judgment a population Of 5000 as returned
by these enumeratOrs would justify res'S'i@-
lion Of 6.2lS. The witness said ne did not know
2 a..fyf of
with such a proportion OF voters as t""' 80
Gravesend?" was asked. -, ..,
IT don't know anything about any otheI YUM
rnunity but Gravesead." was the answer. o,x
Then General Tracy wanted 10 know again
whether the publication Of charges reSdFHihs t'g
alleged increase Of voters in era EeSeHu 1ON II d
NOT suggested 10 the witness the proT;aey r 1-
tnouiring into the subject somewhat Inc VII
ness simply said that ne had heaTh OF @ ."VSo
things for five or six years IN the heWSpape'' -
and ne did not believe them to be true at aII'
and naid no attention to them. Asked as to how
soon afterWard he learned that the resLSuy
lists in one Of the districts had lncIeaseu nom
about 900 10 $500. he replied that ne haa hoo5
whatever 10 do with the registration ana cou-u
NOT OF mis- own knowledge state anything con-
cerning II.
RrBrKED BY JUDGE BARTLETT.
The witness then said that Uriah J. Ryder was
the policeman who had control Of the registry
lists in the Town Hall at the time or the a'-
legged conversation between Mckane ana MI
Mayer. Of Brooklyn. respecting Mr.. Gayhor
desire TO secure copy Of the lists and MS IN
ability to do 50. At this point Judge Bar'ie''
administered a rebuke to the witness on account
Of reply which he made to General Tracy Ihe
counsel had been inquiring about dates an
dayits etc. when the witness replied perily &c
one of the questions that that's about as true
anything else" The face Of the wines i,,..,S
flushed and thereafter he manifested nttl'
more respect for both Court and counsel for th'
prosecution. 49,, A.,
McKane, in referring 10 his tax win NI
Mayer said he had told him. when lhlorHeu va
Mr. GaynO,'s failure to secure Il copy or the hsts
that he GIcKane) had better sense man ~ ~
give such an order 10 policeman "hefs ~
had no Jurisdiction. If said to him CO ~,