New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-24

come by the thought that he has
"squealed on PAL and that he would
| like to withdraw his application for a
new trial.
The hearings will he continued. how
ever, and tomorrow j. Robert Rubin
Assistant District Attorney. will recall
| Harry Clark. also known as William
| Buell.. a convict in Clinton prison, whom
Happy Jack" accused of Patrick Nc
Breen's murder when Judge Rosalsky
transferred the hearing to Sing Sing for
! the second time. last Friday.
Buell. testified for Mulraney at a hear
ing two weeks ago. saving: Happy
Jack would go the route for pal"
When Judge Rosasky reminded Buell.
that at the first hearing at Sing Sing
HAPPY Jack" had said that ne wouldn't
lie for a crook. Buell. explained: well,
there's crooks and crooks. and Happy
Jack would so the limit for the right
sort"
In his letter to Nj. Shay HAPPY Jack
| tells Of the mental torture he underwent
the night after he had accused Buell.. and
ADDS: If | must die ! want TO die like
l a II.
preston that he was telling the truth
when he accused Buell.. and now merely
wishes to withdraw from the whole mat
ter to salve his own conscience.
Mulraneys first story after his convic-
ton was that he put in no defence at his
| trial because To do so would he to accuse
| Martin Fay Of McBreens murder. Al the
time McBreen was shot Mulraney claimed
| 10 have been drunk at home His second
story was that Buell. or Clark had asked
| him TO furnish some men TO do up
Patrick McBreen and that he had sent
Fav and John Downing lie had heard
later. he said. that Fay was not present
when the hold-up and murder took place
hut that his place was taken by ano'her
man.
Nulraney's letter to Mr.. Shay. written
,h. DON, after he had changed his story, Is
as follows:
24 Hunter street. Ossining n "a,
Saturday. April 18Th. 1918
Mr. Joseph A. SHAY. % Broad street Ne"
NV Dear Sir: I did something. yestet1,
day that caused me night oil unto.u
! torture Hell itself could be no Noi 81
I.
order 10 be LOYAL to YOU Gentlemen;
wrecked and broke spirit that uas
caused me more anguish thah Ihrte M ~,
| like mine are worth. ala II lOi 90
men because / considered IL my dut! ~
Won I'm return for what you did foi me.
! do not want 10 be known as a squeaict
| even 10 save my own HE or the hdile "
my Family. to say nOtnlns OF you Ile".
feel ashamed because or Whht YOU di9
othere have done for me. | thought ana
| thought II over all night. ana came 10 'S
| conclusion that your name anu '.ar 90
| those who helped me would sulei; ioi ~
doubt the ones | spoke OF yesterday VIZ
meet their end and IT viii come our III
the end that what told you yesteIuaN -
| the truth and hope that VIII De ehous"
| TO prove that / was on the lever. ,.1
! simply can't be squealer. n.s
| hard Yesterday. but God knows u SVvs
| against nv nature. What makes IL uOuplr
| hard for me is TO testify against bueii.
\ II he was a stool-pigeOn or sometnlns. u
| would be different but ne pfo ,r ,h,n,,
! He told YOU ] am innocent. Inc tnln5
| that hurts me most, and causes me uevP
regret and makes me feel IKE uVs,
| even Judge Rosalsky told me now l0ya'
| ~ ell was to me Even when Judge no,
salsky threatened him with perjury anu
| all that, still he couldn't shake MN E,@.
| IL | could get out I'm week. couiui'
soueal. It's impossible. My nature reDeis
| against the thought OF u. $1,000. MN,
| | have been crooked. but 90 not "ai'
| to be a cur in the bargain II must ule'
| ] want TO die like a man. Y am hOt IN
position to pay you except In thanks, ana
| those ] give you from the Dottom OF ~
| heart I ask YOU to accept the grattune
OF a doomed man. hoping God VIII bless
YOU for your kindness. Now tell Judse
| Rosalskv and the District Attorney not 10
| 90 any further for me. but the day VIII
| enc when nv innocence will be proved.
! Tell them to drop everything.
| Yours in gratitude
| JOHN MULRANEY.
| p Sim sorry ! didn't open my breast
! 70 you at first
| The Hunter street address is that OF
Sing Sing prison. Judge Rosalsky "ouId
M, discuss his letter from Mulraney'
lut Z, is believed 10 be similar to that
written to Mr.. Shay.