New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
JORDAN SAYS He LIED.
FOR PERJURY.
La5cyer focuses Team Of asking
$500 for 4Mdarit.

/ 4. r. Railey the Texas lawyer who prepared
/ the afidavits of the Texas witnesses. testified
yesterday at the hearing the appeal for a
new trial of Albert r. Patrick that in a con-
versation with J. r. QuiInby the latter asked
$500 to make an affidavit and said that he could
get $500 from the prosecution. Joseph Jordan.
who was arrested on Monday the charge of
perjury. went the stand yesterday and ad-
lnitted his guilt giving as his excuse that he did
not want his past life laid bare Later the grand
jury found an indictment against Jordan. He
was arraigned before Judge Mcmahon, pleaded
guilty and remanded until Monday.
Mr.. Olcott, counsel for Patrick, said he re-
GREETED the circumstances. but was assured that
no one connected with the Patrick defence knew
that Jordan had prison record and Jordan was
sworn again
Mr.. Jerome asked:
Qs-Were YOU in 1s7 arrested for stealing geld
Q-And You were sentenced to five years in the
Huntsville Pententiary? A.-Yes. sir.
you F MgrTay W Wao S ane4d you t6e
prison just before l left
A--Yes. sir; We were just alike He was tatooed
just the same as l was.
Under the examination of Mr.. Olcott. Jordan
said one had told him to testify falsely, but
that he was simply ashamed Of his prison record.
Thomas 7. McNerney another Texan witness.
IN reply 10 q question from MI. Jerome Sdlu TIC
had known Charles +. Jones. valet 10 William
N. Rice for eight years. but never intimately
He questioned by the prosecution to a
conversation between Jordan and Jones' and
said.
Jones how he got out Of the case Jones said he
got out of IT and was going to stay out Of It, He
nothing to do with Rice,s death. He said he was
with Imprisonment and the electric chair. by the
officers in New-York and had to put the blame on
Patrick 10 save himself.
a. r Railey was then called He said he had
known Jordan for twenty-five years. but had
never heard that he was an ex-convict. AS far
as he knew. the reputation of Jordan and all the
Texas witnesses was good. He said that he had
not paid or promised to pay them anything for
making their afhdavits and coming North to
testify. Mr.. Jerome tried TO bring out that Miss
Minnie Gaillard, the Texas school teacher who
showed sensitiveness about her age on Monday
was eccentric. The witness said he thought she
was eccentric only as far az her age was con-
cerned.
The District Attorney then asked the witness
if he knew one J. r. Qumby, and Mr.. Railey said
that he did The witness said he had con-
versation with Quimby last summer. What did
he say" asked Mr.. Jerome. The witness re-
Piled:
he sad he would make an affidavit IF he
paid 500 ! told him that 1 didn't want that kind
OF an affidavit said his expenses would ~ paid
If ne travelled 10 New-York but that was all He
said he could get $500 from the other side IL he
wrote TO You tmeanins Mr. Jerome)
Mr.. Jerome showed the witness an affidavit
made by Quimby in relation to what was said in
Judge Raileys office. The substance of this af-
hdaEit was that Quimby had received an offer
Of $500 for his affidavit. Judge RaiIey said it
Was untrue, and that Quimby had said he want
ed H5op TO come up here and be buIlracked by
Jerome"
Fayette Lee. who is supposed to be In Jail In
Houston, was called. When he did appear
Mr.. Jerome asked that Lees affidavit be re-
1ecteG. Recorder Golf deferred action on this
request. as well on one that John T. Mill
kens affidavit be rejected. Milliken did not APP
pear when called. Mr.. jerome said Mayor Rice
of Houston would be here to-day. With the
calling OF Texan witnesses to testify as to the
reputation Of those who have already been on
the stand and the examination of medical wit
nesses. Mr. Jerome said he would complete his