The sun., 1891-01-29
SULLIVAN TURNED THE CUFF
GUS METTLERs ACCOUNT OF HIS
VISIT TO ESSEX MARKET COURT.

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In HIS Confession, Hntesdea to Exoner.te
the Convietea burglar Noonap, He Takes
the Opportunity to Repeat HI. Conver.
sntion with the Policeman who Won't
Admit Mettler ~ss tho 0uiity Man.
LAWYER Ambrose H. Purdy accompanied by
Gus Msttlsr. tho Dude" who says ho and not
james Noonan robbed Grocer Saiewitz OF 4
Jefferson street on Jan. IL. and by August
Bllnt. saloon keeper. OF s Norfolk street. and
Israel Cohen OF 1872 Madison street. entered
tho clerks ONCE OF tho General Sessions at 2
o'clock Yesterday afternoon while Recorder
smyth was taking his accustomed lunch. con-
sisting OF an apple. biscuit. and glass o,
water. in the of1lce during tho recess
Mr.. Purdy said that Mettler. Blint and Co.
hen wished to make affldavits. Recorder
smyth directed Chief Clerk Sparks to swear
tho three men. Then Mr.. Purdy served copies
OF the afiidavits upon Mr.. Nicoll, and they viii
be referred to this morning In Part l. OF tho
General Sessions. whom James Noonan is ar
raigned for sentence and Mr.. Purdy makes q
motion for new trial.
Mettler In his affidavit says he was once
committed in Philadelphia for vagrancy. He
says he got away with s2.45 and some collar
buttons which he found IN the grocers drawer.
Mrs. salewitz had been Understood TO say that
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drawers OF bureau In her sleeping room
which 10 In tho rear Of tho store. Mettler goes
on TO tell Of his flight, Of Policeman sullivan's
pursuit, Of Noonan's arrest and Of his own
surrender. substantially as was told In The
Sun yesterday.
"On the way to court" he says. tho officer
(6ullivan) said to me: You must like to get
q tssn ,ss for DOING saI
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whose ;s ,S name sr d don'i Know; 'cld SSil,Ssn e
slp,tQqes S.pli!vsa .l did turn the Sui on me.
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at Essex Market Sullivan @ came to me and a. said:
You must must say you were drunk and did not
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burglary case, but remanded until could be
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said that he told onicer, Sullivan to have
me M, Te%anded M Until he cHuId collect syidenee
and di;ehareed. When came outside spii.
pRu salu 70 me. Inc D0St tuluB you can 10 ID
money to leave the town WITH make this
affidavit voluntarily. and am perfectly aware Of
the conseQuences that 1t may ubject me to. It
is useless for me to deny the commission Of
this crime. as have told It to many people and
there may be tho probability that there Is other
evidence against me-"
BlInt states that he handed Eoonan over to
Sullivan. who demanded the last man that had
entered the saloon. Israel Cohen swore that
he had heard Policeman sullivan tell Mettler
IN front Of the Essex Market Police Court that
he had better get out OF town;
Lawyer Mclaughlin OF Eoonan's counsel
said yesterday that when Eoonan was first
locked up he received letter from friend
who advised him to have Mettler arrested for
tho robbery, as Mettler had told several persons
he was the guilty man. Noonan turned this
letter over to MIR. Purdy. who paid no attention
to- II because 1t was anonymous.
There Is no little suspicion that Mettlers
confession hns been concocted to save n Grim
inal, and not an innocent man. and that Mettler
hopes to save himself alter Noonan has been
set free Abe llummel said that he had known
several cases where friends Of criminals had
stepped forward to save thom. 1T Is very
possible" he said. that Mettler and Noonan
belong to the same gang, Mettler may be anx.
1ous TO win fame among his pals by suffering
for the rrime OF one OF the leaders. Again,
Mettler Is apparently nothing but lodging
house tramp, and to mon OF that sort life in
State prison Is often preferable to tho pro-
carious existence they lead"