The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-20
M'KANE'S CONVICTION,
The Gravesend Boss Sentenced tt
Six Years. Imprisonment.
BE MAY BE FREE AGAIN IN 1893
BY Good Behavior He Can Reduce His
Term of imprisonment One Year and
Ten Months-A Temporary Stay of EI-
ecution Granted by Judge Cullen.

ecution Granted by Judge Cullen.
BROOKLYN, Feb e0.-John Y. McKane,
Coney Islands boss, was sentenced by
Judge Bartlett to six years in the peuiten-
tiary. Ten years was the maximum pun
fshment. When called upon to state
whether or not he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed upon
him McKane said:
II don't know that / can say anything,
except to repeat what have already said
on the witness stand. / have never in my
life done anything to injure anybody.
never had anything to do, directly or in
directly, with the crime / am charged
with will end by saying that am not
guilty"
In passing sentence, Justice Bartlett
said that in his opinion the sentence should
be severe enough to deter others from fol-
lowing in Mckane's footsteps. As Justice
Bartlett spoke the prisoners face had
gradually grown whittier, and as the words
six years" fell on his ears his counte-
nance turned pallid. He started to go to
his chair, with his eyes still closed
AS he felt his way along like man
stricken blind by the severity of his sen
tence, Sheriff Buttling took him by the
arm and helped him into seat. Then the
court room burst into an uproar. The
court officers and the judge vainly endeav-
ored to restore order. The lawyers tried to
talk to the court, but they could not be
heard.
Sheriff Buttling took his prisoner into a
side room and kept him there until squad
of policemen cleared the hall. After that
he took him to the sheriff's Office and then
to the jail
At the conclusion of the court proceed.
ings the prisoners counsel drew up an APP
plication for stay This was presented to
Judge Cullen, at his residence, and
granted. Judge Cullen will hear the
argument on Friday next. If they cannon
secure a further stay the sheriff will re
move the prisoner TO Sing Sing as soon as
he has arranged his business affairs. Nc
kane's business affairs are manifold. 1t is
currently believed that he owns a good
part of Gravesend, and that he holds mort
cages on the part he doesn't own. Then
he has large business interests in BROOKLYN
that it may take some time TO wind up or
to arrange for carrying on in his absence.
Mckane, IL be lives, will serve four years
and two months in Sing Sing, provided he
is not pardoned by the executive. The
Communication for the first year of iinpris-
onment for good behavior is two months:
for the second year, two; for the third and
fourth year, four, and for the fifth and
sixth years, five. The Communication alto
gether will be one year and ten months
Mckane notified the members of the
Gravesend town board on Saturday that it
was his intention to resign the various
public offices he held in the town. Me
Kane is president of the town, health ard
police boards, and these boards are one
and the same rs to their membership.
1t is not likely that the Gravesend town
board will elect successor to Mckane.
The board will take no action at all in the
matter without legal advice If it is OPP
tional with the board whether supervisor
shall be appointed the matter will be al
lowed to rest until the annual spring elee-
ton, which takes place April l. II choice
is mandatory il will not receive any atten-
ton for few days to come.
Meanwhile the fallen chiefs family are
completely Frustrated, his aged mother,
faithful wife and blind sou George being
the great sufferers. ..-a.