The evening world., 1911-05-25
ORE|LLY IN CELL q
BREAKS DOWN ON 8: !.
Fly
SEEING BROTHER
Convicted Lawyer Asks Anx-
49,, II
iously About Wife Who i.s
Is III at Home. 10

Lawyer Dan o'Relliy woke to-day "a.
a cell in the Tombs from a restiesyf,
night. lie was not In a mental concs-.
ton to fool himself about the serioils-
ness OF his situation. More than any,
other man In New York since Abe Hum
mel was convicted and served a pepil
Tertiary sentence Dan o'Rellly kndW
what a conviction for crime means.
defended Nan Patterson when she ~
charged with the killig Of Caesar Young
In a hanson cab on sixth avenu He
helped defend Harry Thaw after Thsw
shot Stanford White on the roof OK
Madison Square Garden. lie was attor-
ney for one of the Chinatown tongs
which has kept the lower end OF the
city in a fear for years. He knows.
The real drama OF his conviction be-
gan to unfold itself when at = O'Clock
A. NJ. Joseph O'Reilly. the convicted
lawyers brother. entered the prison
wearing the blue garb OF a courtarsl
tendant. lie Is assigned TO the Court OF
Special Sessions. whore for a number o.
years. during Asa Bird Garlner's adj
mlnistration. Daniel O'Reiliy acted as
Deputy Assistant District Attorney.
o'Reilly Breaks Down.
Tho convicted lawyer. VINO seemed To
have aged twenty years during the brpf
interval OF the walk from the courts,
room to the prison. had taken n grtp
on himself. But at the sight OF hts
! Uninterrupted brother standing in front
OF tho cell-door be broke down ana
wcpt. ~"
No word Of self-pity passed his ifps,
Tie was not concerned about himself
but about the wife. who may becom@ a
mother for the afth time before many.
hours, lr5.
For Gods sake. Joe. how II shes"
asked Dan O'Reilly as soon as he could
control himself. ~
The news from home. where his wiSa
his mothcr-in-law. who IL tho widaN
OF former Police Captain Billy Mea.'
Kim. and the three childrcn-one OF the.
o'Reiily children died some time ago.,
were bearing up as bravoly as Their
knew how, cheered him somewhat. a.;
Keep In touch with the house all
day. Joe, and keep me posted" O'Reiliy
urged. -"
The two men talked together for Il
while Intimately and then the court at.h
tcndant went out and bought cigafs.'
stopping to telephone to Mrs. O'Reiinn
and conve n message from her huns,
band. The cigars were inspected aA.
Dr. Mcguire. who warned the brother
against getting too many or those that
We're too strong. 49,
Al Effort to Save Him. $50
Lawyer Abraham Levy will plead ar
suspension OF sentence when O'ReikS
comes before Justice Davis. and fail
Ing that. viii apply for "a certificate pc
reasonable doubt. The case will he carr,
ried to the Court OF Appeals II nece,.
sary. -
Although remanded for sentence. to.
morrow. Justice Davis VIII not Impose
penalty until some time next week
Distrlct-AttOrncy Whitman pointed cut
to-day that under Section 1903 OF the,
Penal code. the Court may ssod
Ollcllly 20 State prison for a term If
not more than Ave years. nor less than
two years. to tho peuitentiary for SIX.
months. impose a line Of $50 or suspend
s~entence. The conviction automatically
disbsrs him and many lawyers express
the belief hat in view of that fact and
Of the character OF the evidence against
him sentence may be suspended. n
In the case OF Lawyer George Burn
ham. vIce-prcsident OF the Mutual Re
serve Life Insur. zee Company. who'
was convicted OF grand larceny ami
sentenced to prison for two years by
Justice ~Greenbaum. the Appellate Divise,
ion, which reversed the conviction After
Burnham had served four months. re-
stored Burnham's right to practise on
the ground that the conviction wss
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