The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
CONFESSES TO
 TPERJURY Wit ss for Patrick Ad- nlits His Guilt. DENIED SERVING A SENTENCE Now Says He Swore Falsely to
 Avoid the Disgrace. Mayor Rice of Houston, Texas, is Ex- pectes in New York Today to Testify for District Attorney
 Jerome.


 one of the Texas witnesses who has given testimony in the hearing for a new trial of Albert T. Patrick, con victed murderer, has confessed that he committed perjury on the witness stand, according to an announcement made by District Attorney Jerome to- day
 The announcement was made to Re- corder Con when the hearing was re- sumed. Jordan was arrested last night on the perjury charge. The Dis trict Attorney told Rec s-der Con that Jordan sent for him and voluntarily made confession in the presence of himself and Assistant District Attor- ney Garvin.
 The particular point on which the perjury charge was made was Jordan's denial on the stand that he had served term of imprisonment at Huntsville, Texas. In his confession, the District Attorney said today. Jordan admitted that he did serve q term at Huntsville
 Ex-Judge Olcott. who appears in Patrick's behalf at the hearing. said that he regretted the circumstances but said he was assured that no one connected with the defense of Patrick either Judge Ratlay or any one else knew that Jordan had a prison record
 Jordan was then called to the stand by the District Attorney and repeat ca 4tA CQEIG6SlOn dDuuE HIS UElSQn rec ord. On cross-examination Jordan said he lied when asked about his prison record. because he was ashamed to acknowledge the disgrace. He had liv- ed right life for twenty-five years, he said. No che could bring anything else against him, he added, except arr rests for drinking. That was his worst misfortune. All the other things he had testified to on the stand. he de- clared were true
 Jordan is Remanded. After giving testimony Jordan was taken back to the Tombs. Jordan was indicted for perjury. He was arraign- ed and after pleading guilty was re- manded until Monday for sentence.
 After Jordan left the stand at the Patrick hearing. Thomas T. McNerney. another witness from Texas. was call- ed by Mir. Jerome. McNerney said that a year ago he heard Jones tell Jordan that he got out of the Patrick case and was going to stay out of 1t. Jones said that on that occasion. Patrick had nothing to do with Rice's death, but l that he (Jones) was bounded, harass- ed and bullyragRed, threatened with | Imprisonment. and with the electric chair by the officers in New York, and had to put the blame on Patrick to save himself.
 Do you remember any exact words I LQAL JOuGS unGul dSACu "IIe said Patrick did not kill old man Rice. He died natural death " Mr. Jerome asked McNerney whether Judge Wilson of Texas had ever l brought accusations against him. Mo- Nerney answered that Judge Wilson had accused him and then in reply to a question from Patrick's counsel said:
 Judge Wilson said to a jury that if any lawyer wanted to complete his case he would advise him to go to Tom McNerniey and his evidence machine"
 Judge A. R. Railey of Texas, the law yer who prepared the affidavits of the several Texas witnesses and accom- panied them north to testify. was next called.
 Case of Quimby.
 Mir. Jerome asked Judge Railey whether he knew R. J. Quimby. and the witness replied that he did and that "Quimby had talked to him about the Patrick case"
 He said" continued Judge Railey, "he would make an affidavit If he waS paid $500. I told him that I did not want that kind of an affidavit. said his expenses would be paid if he trav- eled to New oYrk, but that was all. He said he could get $500 from the other side if he wrote up to you (meaning Mir Jerome)."
 MT. Jerome showed the witness an affidavit that had been made by Quinn by concerning what was said in Judge Railey's ofice and which stated that Quimby had been offered $20O for his affidavit.
 "All that he says there is untrue said Judge Railey.
 Before leaving the witness stand. Judge RaiIey said he had heard that Fayette Lee, one of the witnesses whom he had expected to bring here from Texas, had been locked up on charge of burglary. He was excused and Fayette Lees name was called, but he did not respond.
 Three other Texas witnesses, James Riordan, Angelo Barber and John T.. Milliken also failed to answer when called Mir. Jerome then said that Mayor Rice, of Houston, Tex, will pro- bably be here to testify tomorrow and the hearing was adjourned. -------------------------