The evening world., 1894-02-27
S%UTHERLAND'S TRIAL.
Gaynor COpyists Tell of the
Magistrates Oppression
Gar McKane Kept Out OF Sing Sing
to Testify in His Behalf.
A witness Says Mcnamara Took
Only Settler and MIX.

Uban ,ho trial of Kennet +. Suther-
,,,a vas resumed at . O'Clock this morn
,np in the Erooklyn Court os oyer and
rorr,insr scarcely Il score of spectators
h,I gathered in the big COURTROOM. and
,b,ra was an evident lack of interest
in the Proceedings, as compared with
frat manifested when loss Mckanc
was the central figure.
Justice sutherland. the defendant. who
Go charged with oppression and con-
sni,acy in ~unlawfully arrestinS Justice
Niniam J.. GaynuI's Copyists at Graves
end Town Hal on the Saturday night
larrre election day. sat all alone In the
centre of the room. Even his counsel.
Mr.. HacliIs. was not there to keep him
company. and he looked nervous and I'M
comfortable.
Before the case went on Justice Cullen
signed an order. which was delivered to
a deputy sheriff by Clerk Byrnes. direct
ing Sheriff Buttllns to keep John Y.
NIcKane at Raymond stree; Jail until
he should I've called to testify in behalf
of his henchman. Justice Sutherland.
When the convicted boss Will be
taken to court is not yet certain, but
II the case is pushed forward as rapidly
AS Justice Cullen is determined 1t shall
be. 1t will not delay his trip to Sing sing
longer than two or three days at the
furthest.
The jurors who are to try Sutherland
were chosen before the court adjourned
last evening. They are as follows:
EDwARD o'BRlEN. salesman. S2S st. Marks
JOHN VIOLET. carpenter, 27S Nostrand avenue.
HERMAN w. WINANs. manufacturer. 5sl Ma
PANEL F. LACY. clerk. III Twenty-seven,h
oTTo +. RuDoLPr Insurance clerk. si. BAR
ANDREW J. GuERGCK. manufacturers agent.
az sixth avenue.
EDMUND TAYLOR. gardener, 1877 Ellc-v street.
CHARLES j. CLEMENTS. 10 Hart street.
WILLIAM $. WEED. treasurer. 81 Herkiner
GEORGE L. RoGER fish dealer. 454 Hicks
ANDREW d. RICE. transportation. 81 Sterling
John r. GoRMAN. painter. 295 Iiorhlmcr
street.
Lawyer Backus arrived in court a few
minutes after 8 o'clock, II inquired
whether Justice Cullen had granted the
order of recall. which will keep Mckarc
in Brooklyn until he has testified as II
witness.
On being informed that the Sheriff
had already received the order, ana tlat
McKane would be kept in Brooklyn, as
long as he was needed. Lawyer Backus
said he was ready to go on.
Col. Lamb began his opening address
to the jury at $40. lie went over briefly
III SlOIN vi Nlt 'Ntsli \
roubles from the very first of Mr.. Gay
nor's attempts to get copies OF the reg
istry lists. 1t was evident from his
opening tha the testimony for the pros
ecution would cover about the same
ground as in the McKane trial.
Col. Lamb dwelt with special force
the arrest and absolute and perpetual
commitment of the party Of copyists
who went down To- GravesGnd on the
Ir 1aSNtihirU fhfG nlltr1fra Col "A m n
used very vigorous language, and point
ed FREQUENTLY to Justice Sutherland, who
sat right behind him. The, defendant
seldom looked away from the Colonel,
but sat with his eyes fixed upon him
with n deep scowl on his face, varied
occasionally by a very perceptible
sneer.
Lawyer Jerry Weinberg was In court
at the opening. and Edward NJ; Shepard
came in soon after Col. Lamb began his
address. After dwelling on the indigni,
ties and insults which had been suffered
by the men who went down to the Town
Hall at Gravesend on that eventful even
McKane and his henchman. sutherland.
and demanding that swift punishment be
melted out to the perpetrators of these
%outrages, Col. Lamb closed his address
after speaking less than half an hour.
John l.. V0orhis, the Town Clerk OF
Graveserd, who. in spite of himself, did
a good deal to convict Ghief Mckahe
He toll how Sutherland had served
three years as n Justice of the Peace by
appointment, and Jan. l., 1893, had beer
elected for a term of four years. II,
also repeated his testimony of the Ne
Kane trial regarding. the location of the
Town Hall, it's partition into the various
election districts. The familiar. map %
the Town Hall and its surroundings wa
also introduced in evidence.
Lawyer William f.. G.. Mayer. thu
mariner OF Justice GaYnor. next took The
witness stand and described his serera
visits to Gravesena with copyistS pre-
vlous to election. He told how both Jus
tice Newton and Justice Sutherland ha'
interfered with them and their men "a
the polling places at the Tow Hall. an,
had insulted himself and Mr.. Grout, hi
partner, when they asked TO be allowed
Justice cullen limited the range Of thu
testimony to acts in which the drfendan
took part Or when, he was present. On
CruSS-"Naminatiun Lawyer laCkus trle
to show that Mr.. Mayer had been actiV'
In distributing an extra containing al
alleged interview with Mr.. Grout o.
o~utrages, but the Court ruled out al
such evidence. Mr.. Mayer stuck to hi
story of Sutherlund's interference an
obstruction of the work and his insult
ing manner towards all the party.
The next witness called VAS John
Mcnamara, who vas clerk ia Mr.. Gay
nur'S law office last November, ana VIII
was the leader of the cupNists.
Mr.. Mcnamara went oyer. in great q,
tail, his experiences AT tiaNt""iid ON IA
NtllQllS VISITS tltI', Win Nl''Id! ''l,l
eurr to the occasions when luStit
Sutherland was present. ii" Coriub'
rated MIR. Mayors testimony ON 1t
points.
During the morning the court-rool
filed mp with Spectators. Justices New
ton and Stryker, Constable Juml'*u
aul several other indicted GraNes"nu"l
cam" in and formed a little gIuup hbul
the defendant and his counsel.
Gen. Tracy came in and Natcl" II
Proceedings for a while, hut took :
part in the examination Of wltu"Ss"'
which was conducted entirely b. q
Lamb.
Law Clerk Mcnamara testified that {
Friday afternoon. at GrareSeni, Sltl,
land was asked by Mr.. truut for h
name. IL replied that 1t wah "l'roW,n
ON all occasions that The witness NlSll'
frIvestnd he saw Sutherland either lOa
Ing around Herr.cin's Hotel or the Tow
linll. watching the Copyists.
Coming down 10 the night of the ARE
and imprisonment Of the copviSts, NJ
Namura described all that occurred II
ter the party reached GraVestnd at II
\, NJ. Sunday morning, prior to elr
uun day.
Sutherland was one of the first me
] saw after being seized and arrested
.Lld Mcnamara, "when | got Off Il
train"
,,"We were all dragged to the -Tov
Ian and arraigncd before Sutherlar
! mere were fplrtp,n nf nS Suthprlll