The evening world., 1894-04-05
JUROR WAS BR|BEO.
McKane's Friends Paid Money to
Save Him from Conviction,
Written Confession OF the AGENT in
the Prosecutions Hands.
The Master VIII BE Brought Before
the Extraordinary Grand Jury.

Portions of the trial Of John Y. Nc
Kane are TO be aired before the public
again. 1t was announced in Brooklyn,
this morning. that at least one important
part of 1t will come up before the next
Extraordinary Grand Jury.
This, II Is said now is the reason Ed
ward NJ. Shepard, Deputy Attorney Cen
eral, has called another Grand Jury to
meet May l. just as it was believed that
the prosecution of Gravesend election
cases had been wound up
The important subject to be considered
that John Y. McKane's friends through
a ,well-known contractor succeeded in
brihing one of the jurors trying the case.
Col Albert h. Lamb is the authority
ton had the written confession Of the
contractor, stating that he had paid
money to juror to save MCkane from
conviction, but which only resulted in
obtaining for him a recommendation for
This fact did not corne out until
Kenny Sutherland, eX-JustiCe of the
Peace at Coney Island. ran away to
avoid serving a sentence of one year
coupled with a fine of $500, and Justice
Newton pleaded guilty.
Then the remainder of the inspectors
told the story of the bribery and placed
In the hands o. the prosecution the evil
dence, which will be brought before the
Grand Jury.
THE facts in the case are substantially
correct. but l cannot make public any
thing more" said Col. Lamb this morn
ing. ut might interfere with the work
of the next Grand Jury.
THE juror In question will not be ar
rested. at least not just now. | cannot
divulge the plans of the prosecution.
Jere A. Weinberg. also Deputy Attor-
ney- General, at first denied the story of
bribery: hut finally admitted it was true
Mr.. Weinberg would not give any in
formation upon the subject
DEPUTY AttOrney-Genrral Shepard re-
fused to talk about the case except to
! say It would be brought before the
Mckane's jury consisted of the follow
ing:
street; Theodore A. HartelI. grocer, 10 sklll.
mann street; James Deigham. mason. Flatbush
1lEes, ta:'idermst, "a Broome street. New York :
Dennis Reardon cement dealer, ia Pacific street:
Robert c. Thomas, joiner 2O2 South First street
Frank Bowen, manufacturer 524 Fifth avenue; ;
Joseph H. Trapp, plumber, 100 Summit street.
sFF The r prors Eroea afcp so TrT street M n,pbt
brought in verdict of guilty, with n
strong recommendation of mercy. The
request for lenienc,y was a compromise
The one man who stood out was said
to be jeremiah Bulger.
When the jury came to the court
room ana announced the Verdict Fore-
man SaCkett said most extraordinary
thing had taken place in the jury-room
before the verdict was reached.
1t Is said that the confession now In
the possession of the prosecution recites
the scene alluded to by Mr.. Sackett
1t tells how charges of bribery were
made by some of the jurors and that
verdict was only reached by threat
that the others would go into court and
tell what the knew.
The other jurors then compromised OIL
a verdict. No names are made public uy
the prosecution, but it is said the con-
tractor is well known in Brooklyn pol
itiCs.
jeremiah Bolger. the juror. who was
said to have held out for McKane. de-
MED that he heard anything pertaining
to bribery Whl!e IN the 1ury-room.
he became angry, and exclaimed: II
don't know anything about it. Go to
some one else