The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-28
WITNESS FOR PATRICK
 CONfESSES PERJURY JOSEPH GORDON ADMITS sERY- ING TERM IN 4 TEXAS
 PRISON

Declares He Was Ashamed to AcIxnowI.
 edge the Disgrace-Remanded vrntiI
 Monday for Sentence--Another rax
 Witness Declares He Heard Jones
 Tell Jordon That Patrick Had Noth-
 Ing to Do With Murder of Old Man
 Rice--AnOther Criminal.
 New York, Feb. 27.-Joseph Jordan one Of the Texas witnesses who has given testimony in the hearing for a new trial for Albert T. Patrick, con- Vlcted murderer, has confessed that he committed perjury on the witness stand according to an announcement made by District Attorney Jerome to-day to Re- corder Golf when the hearing was re- sumed Jordan denied on the stand that ne had served a term of irnprison, ment at Huntsville, Texas, Tn his con- fession, the district attorney said to- day, Jordan admitted that he did serve term at Huntsville.
 Ex-Judge Olcott, who appears jn Patrick's behalf at the hearing, said he regretted the circumstances but he was assured that no one connected with the defense of Patrick knew that Jordan had prison record.
 Jordan was then called to the stand by the district attorney and repeated his confession about his prison record.
 T was ashamed to acknowledge the disgrace" explained Jordan.
 Later Jordan was indicted for perjury by the grand jury. Jordan was later arraigned and after pleading guilty was remanded until Monday for sentence.
 Thomas T. McNerney, another wit ress from Texas, was called by MT. Jor- dan and after Jordan left the stand. McNerney said that year ago he heard Jones tell Jordan that he got out of the Patrick case and was going to stay out of it. Jones said on that oc- casion that Patrick had nothing to do with Rices death, He (Jones) put the blame on Patrick to save himself.
 Do you remember any exact words that Jones used?" asked MT. Jerome.
 He said Patrick did not kill old man Rice. He died a natural death.'"
 Judge A. R. Railey of Texas, a law yer who prepared the affidavits of the | several Texan witnesses and accompan- jed them north to testify, was next call- | ed
 MT. Jerome asked Judge Railey whether he knew R. J. Quimby, and the witness replied that he did and that Qulmby had talked to him about the case.
 He said" continued Judge Bailey. he would make an affidavit if he was paid $9O0 told him that I did not want that kind of an affidavit. I said his expenses would be paid if he tray- eled to New York, but that was all. He said he could get $500 from the other side if he wrote up to you (meaning MT. Jerome)."
 Mir. Jerome showed the witness an af fadavit that had been made by Quimby concerning what was said in Judge Railey's office and which stated that Quimby had been offered $2OO for his affidavit"
 "All that he says there is untrue," said Judge Railey.
 Before leaving the witness stand Judge Railey said he had heard that Fayette Lee, one of the witnesses who he had expected to bring here from Texas had been locked up on a charge of burglary. He was excused and Fa- i yette 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 May or Rice of Houston will probably be here to testify, tomorrow and the hear ing was adjourned.