The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-07-27

Patrick Gallagher, the self.con,,..
oner and perjurer, now serving nj, N
In the penitentiary at Pittsbure. r, /
10 have an elastic conscience sip.. i
quired the habit OF con Tossing All i
pands and hurts his head everv 4.
makes n new statement. Thursd,,
fessed that his last statement w,,i,
that the only reliable "a,
that which he ma e on the vi,ps.
in the trials Of Hugh +. Dempsey !. 4
ert J. Beatty.
He says he passed sleepless ana
ed night after making the sworn .,
relative to the Innocence OF Dem,s1 4
Beatty en- Wednesday. Thur,d,v u
he sent this note to Warden
Wright:
"Will Won see me as soon as no,,,
have something ! think you otig,,.
Tor ! have suffered the torturcs m
yesterday. and don't want Ano,.
night Us last night was. What
want no one 10 see but you Tor The J
You can tell after you see il who N, T.
er party Il to get possession of
MS VERY LATEST CoSrrs,ro,
The warden visited Gallagher apll
ed from him two rolls OF manus 49,
GALLAGHER said had been prepared K,
and delivered by range man. vb,N
convict. The first roll WAS roc, 4
Gallagher OH Monday, and II cont,
details of the confession Beatty
Gallagher ought TO swear to. II ~
suggestions which the writer said h J..
out would libcrate ali implicated ~
poisoning cases. The second roll =,
cred to Gallagher Thursday MONS rs
also contained sundry suggestion,
laghcr to incorporate in his conie,. !. "a
Gallagher informed the wa,i- j.
everything he testified 10 on NJ
was false, and th the testimouv :,
IN pursuance of n plot whereby
men expected To be liberated n, ~
eaten or slept since "Wednesday eyr. r.
said. and then he broke down and >
begged the warden tos nd for Dlg,-N
ney Clarer ce Burleigh and the o,ls "
had taken his statement. He said T.
ed the testimony taken Wednesdar Il
ed IL possible. and asserted tha, IN
circumstances would he sign it. g ~
informed he would he expected Ia Fl
warden then drew up the fo.lowB, {,
Gallagher signed.
"Tle statement. under oath. hv n
Gallagher in the interest of Dem,, a,
Beatty was false in all pnrts. and A.
the 10Th day Of July, 1893. nj l9t ~
m. deny and retract the same 4, ~.
that my evidence given at the Ina l
same people is the truth, the 'wLo, NJ
and nothing but the truth. Tusu
is made 10 ease my conscience, Z, |
interest OF justice TO all.
PATRICK J. GAru
This was witnessed by John Lo
ID. l.. Wright. After taking thi,th
telephoned for District Attorney
who, with l.. X. Porter and Il ndr-
stenographer. went to the prison.
was sworn again. and he testified
deposition OF Wednesday was faIx.
brought about by many written d
sent him by B,atty. These gase
structions what 10 swear 10, and G.,
swore literally as directed. Some af.
had DESTROYED and Others he sen,
Beatty. The only ones he saved
two rolls of manuscript he gave @
Wright. lie never received any led
Dempsey, but had talked with hi-
they were employed in gla zinr II
say that Dempsey talked To him %
ject. The scheme of all concern Z
m In IA.
dencc he had gwen. and then par
10 have been UbiHined for all
The testimony lie gave at the Ind
was true IN every particular, aud
had asked him 10 give false cy.deas
the contrary he had been ca.
tell the truth. lie was guilty OF d
he said, and Dempsey and Bean
guilty also, az the Jury had found
cross examination by l.. X Pore
he was unable 10 tell what posse n
make the st?tement he did and be
1t before he was Out of the room -
utes. lie reiterated that all he b I|
"Wednesday was false.
Warden Wright was sworn 81.
how Gallagher's retraciion came ~
said no one but prison official, LGi
lagher since he had made his sia.s1
Wednesday. District Attorney
who gave out the foregoing nccog-'
laghers very late confession, itl
effectively disposes of the case, b1
not say what woul. be done with d
for his false swearing. l.. X POre
this will help the ease before The
Board, for ii will show how ut,e'!
liable and devoid of truth GalIagle