New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
WILLIAM PURCELL CONVICTED.


TAMMANY TESTIMONY NOT SUFFICIENT TO SAVE
HIM-To BE SENTENCED on MONDAY.
William Purcell accused Of killing John p. Farrell
was convicted Of manslaughtcr In the first degree
yesterday before Justice Ingraham, in the Court Of
| oyer and Termlner The case was finished and given
10 the jury at 90 last night and at 10 % IT
turned with the verdict Purcell was remanded until
Monday for sentence This verdict carries with 1t
| the penalty Of imprisonment for not than
! twenty years.
Some bold perjury has been committed in the trial
| Of william Purcell before Justice lngraham. In the
| Court of oyer and Terminer, there has been an
attempt by who are prominent In Tammanv
Hall to save Purcell. who Is also prominent in this
organization. The witness who gave this TESTIMONY
Is Thomas W. Callan. tough WHO has been in
Jail several times by his admissions OH the wit
| ness-stand. He testified Tuesday that be had
Purcell put his head of the door of the bar
room on the night of the murder. lie declared that
he recognized Purcell 10y his beard
| James C. Robinson. a lawyer. Of No. II Pnc-st..
was called Yesterday and produced an affidavit which
made by Callan In this affidavit Caan sworr that
he forty feet away from the door when the shoot
! Ing done and he did not who fred the shot.
Callan also made a second affidavit. which pro
duccd I'm which he declared that ne did not believe
Purcell fired the shot. This produced considerable
| of sensation I'm court and Justice Insraham Gucs-
| toned this witness closely.
After he had finished Assistant Dstrict-AttOrnev
Mcintyre recalled Callan He declared that after
the shooting Michael j. Walsh. a clerk in the County
Clerks Office to him and threatened that he
would make trouble for TIE witness. on account Of
his bad character II he did not do he wanted. II
he followed his instructions. Calan declared. Walsh
promised that he would him place In Fana-
gan. Nay Il Co.'s brewery. Callan went with Walsh
to the house of Edward c. Stone. the law partner of
Commissioner Of Accounts Charles q. f. Wahle. Then
Stone took him TO ire office of Robinson ana he made
an affidavit subsequently, Stone told him that Judge
Curtis did not like the affidavit and wanted some
thing more. II was then that he added the part
about not believing that Purcell had shot Farrell
After he had made this affidavit Walsh 'od MN
to come down to see him about getting the job. lie
did go dowH and Walsh then told him that he couiu
not secure the brewery position. ard asked nm no"
be would like to drive ash cart.
AN | scd to i'm IN DO anything to earn an
honest nvin'.'" continued the witness. ta!lan then
Saa that Walsh took him 10 Commissioner
Brennan ana that Official gave him blank application
TO make out. This application required the names
OF three men to recommend him. lie Thought ciei"
in Wahe's ofhce, he believed Walsh and some one
else. he did not know who. signed II for him. lie
secured the appointment and Walsh told him 10 conc
over and see him about IL. lie went 10 see walsh
and told him that he must 60 uptown to get Il 30
to pay for his uniform. Walsh replied that he need
not 90 uptown, and gave him the ~ - himself
The third Juror then asked the witness II he ala
not know that he lied when he made the affidavit
Callan replied that he did not lie thoueht OF HIS
character and the threats which had been made against
him. and he knew that Purcell IL rich man. Any
now he continued lit was only az affidavit" lie
also declared that he did not swear to the paper ana
that 10 ole asked him 10 do 80. .
The eighth Juror then wanted TO know OF the
witness if he woulc lie for any one for consider
alton
The witness declared that he would not
Patrick Rice, companion Of tallan was me h'N'
witness. and he declared tha' Walsh 'eni 10, MN w.
come TO his house after the shoo'lIs. lie wen, up
him. and Walsh wanted him To swear INA, a.,
IL al ihD lg tN of
him that II did make any difference II he s"ore
that he fired thousand glasses Ht tc hrA oi luni
he, Walsh, would see TO i that he w., not p%sW aIyS
wanted him dow again, but hc did not e"
that man named call, shcr in "a lI,tilc n''ptn'l
Once had bought the suit of clothes Which TINS witness
wore when he was on Tie stand. fan, and
be declared that lie had heard that 'allan h9d ,ald
that would send Purcell TO the electric chair II he
did not treat Callan right. lie wanted 10 ma 4l.
INST what he knew about the affair. He took him
to Robinson and Robinson took the AFFIDAVIT s'9hr
asserted that he did not ask or suggest question
which was put to Calan. Every statement IN The
AFFIDAVIT he declared. an assertion made by Calhh
freely or IN answer TO a question 10y Robln,on
Walsh was not PCT or the stand 10 rcbul the tr''l
mony which had ben given by Callan. walsh Wao
witness earlier In the DAY. however. ana testified I?
iEe good character Of the prisoner. lie al." 'aid
while, on the stand that CGllan WAS - BAD egg
lie Lad hoard thai Callan had sid II Purcell did not
do The right Thing by him he would send lam - IA"
clectric ci4ir FOR the purpos" Of finding out Whdt
CnlIan dld know he took him to Mr. St0Ec. That
wa, all ne knew about Calan In connection with I'M,
r,rcou was a witness in hs own behalf ard some
,hnf to the srr.iri,c q! thO-r ~" court room he
declared that ne did not do the shooting al all lie
asserted after telling about 'Ic MN, Nin,, Iau o'n
ncsru NOR ,r be- IcaId a >lot fired aud a, he
Wnic on tie ," of ib. stair, he heard some
one say out Of the door. We have him no" he
Ia" won't across the street 10 his other place. and
later went - the station house with TIE policeman
VINO arrested him.