The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09
STILL M'KANE'S DEFENCE.
TEE oBAReB 1Bkr HlNr OF IHE
eAFSoR MEN WE'RE DRUNE.

Is bricks - i-s Hours, HosrIe,s swssrs
The testimony Of the witnesses brous ht for
ward yesterday By the defence in the trial Of
John !. MeKans was principally directed to
proving that John p. Mcnamara and the copy
ists who went with him to Grayesend on the
Saturday before election were most Of them
drunk and that their leader was the drunkest
Of them all. The evidence was contradictory.
not only in what was brought out yesterday.
but the statements OF some Of the witnesses
we're in contradiction TO the testimony which
judge Newton aud Charles + Morris gave on
Wednesday.
The production OF an afidavit which Judge
Newton made during the contempt proceed
ings was the last effort OF Lawyer Shepard TO
trip the witness in the cross-examination OF
the Police Justice yesterday. Newton had
sworn that tho copyists were making the lists
for Arson ". Stratton Of the Republican Cen
eral Committee. 1t was difficult to make the
witness swear that he had not promised the
lists to Stratton. for he continued his tactics OF
Wednesday and parted each Of the lawyers
questions But he did finally swear that he
had not promised the lists to Stratton. When
his sfldayit to the contrary was read Judge
Newton answered in the words which have
become the Grayesend formula for this situa-
ton:
III swore to Il al the time II wastrue."
II was merely MS \ matter OF good feeling.
Judge Newton explained. that tho lists were
promised to the Republicans and the fact that
the Democrats could not finish their own was
not considered drawback.
The witness struggled for long time to
keep from saving how long he. John Y. Me-
Kane. ana Kenneth T. Sutherland had made
majority Of the Gravesend Police Board. and
he succeeded In evadinG tho force OF the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Shepard. with an obvious determin alton
TO keep more composed than he had on
wednesday. repeated the question five or six
times. The witness intention not to answer
grew so apparent that Justice Bartlett turned
on him and said
I'm tired of this fencing Answer the ques-
ton. You know what Mr. shepard means"
But Newton continued TO eyade tho question
and 1t was not answered directly a. any time
Tho other Gravesend Judge who figured
more conspicuously than anybody besides
John Y. McKane in tho election troubles was
Kenneth +. Sutherland. He took the witness
chair after Mr.. Shepard had finished with
Judge Newton. lie corroborated Morris's
testimony that il was customary every year
to make copies OF the registry lists. and that
he had been in CT arge OF it for several years
In 1892 from twelve to lfteen lists were made.
Il paid for them myself" he said. and I |
meant to charge the Democratic committees
or the visit Of Mr. Grout and his copyists
on Oct. 81 he said:
Twas sitting in Hoerlein's Hotel when Tax
Collector Morris came IN and told me that tho |
There 5 plenty OF room there for EN- |
Morris went over to tho Town Hall. The next |
day ! heard him and circuit discussing the |
-. There's no use OF eettin' angry 1 said.
Suthorland's direct Testimony closed with |
the Gravesend i9rmuls:
wanted to COPY the lists or saw anybody else
He had never had any orders from McKane |
to tia. effect. and was certain that Mcnamara
ton Of Judge sutherland. The witness said |
that he had been In the liauor business during |
years had been a Justice OF the Peace He |
started as bricklayer:
on the saturday night before election aud
committed as warrants By sutherland. on the
witness received $50 He told Gen. Tracy
eomnitment and affidavit. which the, witness
called an Imagination" % cents each. Are
s6s same price Zach sitting Tor a, hear.
Ing costs To- 30 esnts but Sqthe5land only
Sidnt know that the copyisis had come down
60 90 TO the inspectors houses and S i'm ply wait
left the Town Hall he said. bsfore McKsne
htd questioned the copyists as to their errand;
he could put ofrcers on duty or or deputizs any
citizen to act. whether be was a policeman or
he hsd Pa he's 6sy
duty at the Town Half on the Satur day before
election, and that Chief MeKane had not
The Other, witnesses for the. defence. have
Of the prisoners a: the Town Ha!i. ~ ~ eAA't'
II you'd kept the fourteen men at Coney
Jail you'd have lost some ices wouldn't
you asked Gen Tracy.
fencing. =. would have lost di,y cents on each
drivers 81 the Wagons who brought the voters
20 the polls; Morris testified that the drivers
n sb Sn srs bearing rdm s91 nance 1Ssv Of the G
voter The he, witness said each driver GO,
sansa r that ioa
on Wsdnesday that he had received orders
I1uis Hosrsia 70 8h ma pSu1sd on, Mcnamara.
whiskey for him. RENE N beTed that IL was from
twenty 10 twentv.n'e drinks that he took and
witnesses for tho defence swore 10 on Wednes-
us as ga Sat aos5sI
SsipSs epSh in two and onssaIt hour but
Morris took drink OF whskeyi
=. Further evidense as to MeNamara's eondi;
lion was furnished by the testimony OF Atwood
II. Gordon; a painter living at Grayesend. who
, EsnS into hosrlsin's s h on sStuEtay at
there S2Re6ody came in and banded him
paper p ,MSsN,ssmara tore T. up Don't tear that
Sont s give n1 Damn. sas M GsRE
s SsS rs; a. he scattered the paper about After
money, and when he promised 20 give them
ness was certain he had seen Mcnamara go to
the bar and drink ten or twelve times:
ri noLised he was drinking a good deal Of
Thought II he did not let up he d be pSralTzed
The witness said he noticed MeSSmSra. be-
cause be seemed to be the leader OF the party. !
And heard him say" eontinusd the wit |
less. after question from Lawyer Baekus |
that the crowd was the worst lot Of cattle he
had ever been out with" |
Mcnamara had come into court and stood !
facing the Iury while the two last witnesses |
gave the Testimony concerning the number OF
drinks he had taken. He smiled at the Jury |
and glAred az the Witnesses
Edward Moran. brakeman on the Culver
road. saw Me NAmATA and his party when they
started down late on Saturday night and
!hought theI, acted as though they were