The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-31
GOT HIM OUT OF PRISON.
row. 1rULHlLL sATs. PUR0ELL
WON'T PAT HIM.

hectares the Rich satotn keepeF II nnsetr VA
grateful. ana vyonts Repay Ewes what
was Spent IN s~sssfins Iiis, ~PaFaeu-Iies
and Atteaptea niact1an Purcell says.
Martin N. Mulhail. Treasurer OF the Robert
Fulton Association Of Engineers, and, q we'll
known worker Of Albany in the interests Of that
organization. has called the attention Of Judge
Joyce, Gov. Blacks pardon clerk. TO what he
calls an amazing instance Of ingratitude on the
part Of n recently pardonod convict. The ex-
convict in question IL William Purcell, a wealthy
saloon keeper OF this city. who was sent to Sing
Sing for eleven years and one month for man
daughter in 1891. Gov. Morton cut five years
and q half from Purcell's sentence during the
last year OF his term, and last July Gov. Black
extended q full pardon TO tho man. Mulhan
claims that 1t was due entirely TO his efforts
that Purcell secured his freedom. Night and
day for months, he says, ho worked to create .
sentiment In the prisoners favor. He spent
hundreds Of dollars, no says, in Incidental OK.
penses, and now, he says, when he asks Purcell
To reimburse him he not only meets with re-
fusal, but also with insults and threats.
Purcell replies to Mulhall's statements by
saying that the latter has received thousands of
dollars already for what no did for him, and 10
nav tryinn to blackmail him. AS a matter Of
Q" fnct, he says, Muihail kept him in jail a year
and q half longer than no would have stayed
had he CPurcelD left the matter Of securing q
~ pardon 10 MS 1fienu0 lnSUchu y hDOWtnB u
~ stranger TO come into the case. Purcell has
eu three saloons in this city, one at First avenue
2 and Twenty second street, another at Third
avenue and Twenty. first street and another at
Ninth avenue and sixteenth street. He is well
=. known as a politician and Is reputed to be
worth $4,000. Purcell never had any trouble
until the shooting affair. which resulted In his
ssbeine convicted of manslaughter.
sOn night in January, 1891, there was q
.4.-~--l ~ Na,,rh tn D,,roa11fa oolNnn ~ Eyrot
avenue and Twenty.second street. They wero
drunk and disorderly, and at midnight Purcell
decided to close up in order 70 get rid Of them.
= When he asked them to leave, however, they
rdfhncd to go. Purcell and his bartenders
81 charged the crowd. and after 2 fight succeed.
=. then looked and the lights put out. The toughs
endcavored to get revenge on Purcell for eject
&c ins iGsn Of Il p ssSa'a q t glass ss'S and were eHsf trying yiDeo to
oahattaE down the side entrance when Purcell ap.
p R R sSe m mssn nev soms o one fRFsSseh IN the 20 n aeGGs:
borhood had sent for the police. A SQUAD Of
crowd was dispersed. About half an hour
sSlater Frank Farrell, one Of the mon who had
sseok IN ts ss s tie sido s' socp. f 80 ssS sa MSo M "ns
7~oipside: grabbed. his revolver and ran to the side
s,& fsss sSS ss,afl tss S sass fS of the fsoT Tev aHS pG 1Rso1 SaSf a
a RHss RS ? sya to in ,h the hole deer fro 5as he as ou Tsrssh fpR S1ssi
Gp6n being sentenced. Purcell made arrange:
ments with his brother. Christopher. to attend
vs dSs s At e s' ST. to s Tsegsd & gaEEs s%. far b Pssss,,
sfs inen Ia sn aed District Sfts 9 %ss 9 i Fsri lows;
opposed the application. and Gov. Flower re.
ives Msa1s a q s@{ East t. 1889 sSSt street se ' this S city. He said
I.pfsSslIs brother. He came 70 me WIZ several
went up to. Sing Sing and had a talk to With the
1 never mentioned the subject Of money. he
said he would meet all the expense l was put
sei 1 LIE i j saseeedds dn IN Sc SECURING %HIye 3 so p @s saaG fr
I'm. After the failure Of ex.Judge Browne
faa M.' ] S soef ap L he a esss Sheno a | sSonsht lG Il
was. weakest. ! worked for weeks to get a
sSS tS Eos fSs ss 'D RaFHsli .A dssm sa't NJ. F EHs5SssT I
t finally won them over. and they agreed to favor
'h 4 eT nsat vent S'i 70 soSE on eie q petition. I go.
$4,000 BOO O. s igs S'rsss 70 m Il; an1 70 a. Fnn the names Of
t tho sops9ber With presented Pie this to s GSy; Nor or
mercy ! had got from Justice Ingrahath and
Pnfosl,s friends and toe, ~ them to Albany 10
were sixty-hye TN one Of the delegations and
twenty " in the other. and the expense Of
temporarily. as ! know that Purcell was a man
81 VI, WSoith anu ho - bANOh Do La pEouiioO ~
In October. 1896. Gov. Morton, who had be-
took five and q half years of his sentence. This
was the first fruit of'my work. 1t was the first
since his incarceration. I was delighted. Of
course, but as l told Purcell at the time. / did
moi Eass' July y ffa succeeded in RG getting tim e Gov. q black asi;
to extend q complete pardon; took the news
cell AT Sing Sing and he almost Rugged me with
Rlee; when he was freed we came. to New
Of his gratitude. 1 didn't mention the mater
Of money then, because he had 30 much else to
think about that l thought it would be indeli-
After several weeks had elsspssd. however
vent to ns see him neAf / s shSoWed him lao% Vouchers rarSei Tor
All the money l had spent in his behalf. aggre:
sE sSia siS sst tSaf tn i d rskSa R Mant to a rs sim t : ssn me foF I
my services but only the hard cash / was out
Wen. you'd have thought I was trying to
sGs h ssid ! H e:;d illad1aE m nsaGseS S,n to s RsS me bs e ss.s
he had never authorized me to mako any ex-
psnditures on his behalf. ] gave him a piece Of
Sim % ! M. f tsssu tseSSs t. a and i s &c ssSo e :; impress %%s;S
AT Inherent times. while worfinis n IN Parceil's
s SndA1 ling and and @ sS% Nise's w az RaE ~ oI ny E y set
enough n'ssa. money nra XII, e t sHts , me 70 Albany; These
dom, In my whole ne / dolft believe ever
be was a poor man. j would willingly wait, but
he isn't. He's wealthy and can make up tho
money j spent, without the least trouble. I
can't sue him lecause j have nothing to show
that he promised to pay me back what l spent
Purcell said yesterday afternoon:
.The statement is almost entirely false,
. From my brother, who ran my affairs while |
thousand dollars. After my release / gave
him $500, and once while I was in jail I
paying the expenses Of a policeman named
sHarris who was helping him. Mulhail was
mover Asked 10 Delp me by my brother. and I
Admit want him. for ! regarded him as a lobby
ist and a man who would hurt my ease moro
than help II, on account OF his reputation. Po-
hceinan Harris, who was drowned last june.
while OH a picnic, was a friend of mine and he
got an exaggerated idea OF Mulhall's greatness.
Ho brought him up to Sing Sing one day and /
was introduced TO tho man in State Detective
iJaokson's. office At that time friends OF mine
were working In my behalf and had made con-
, atAaRahAA fnUraaa. Il fold MulholJ .hatT II