Arizona republican., 1913-02-05
John Paul Farrell is Strang- est Prisoner New York Police Have Had in the Tolls for Many Years Past
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Once Tried to Take Life of Judge Otto A. Ros- alsky Out of Revenge for Sending His "Pal" to Sing Sing Prison
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NEW YORK, Feb. 4-John Paul Farrell, discharged apartment house janitor confessed today that he killed Mrs. Bernard Herrera on Sun day night by means Of bomb he made that by similar means he caused the death of Mrs. Helen Fay Tor. one year ago, and attempted the life of Judge otto A. Rosalsl<y in the court fo general sessions last March Farrell was held tonight on a charge of the murder of Mrs. Herrera.
 Although the police are convinced that the man is mentally unbalanced Deputy Commissioner Dougherty said tonight that the detectives he sent out in numbers to investigate the case learned enough to lead them to believe that Farrelrs startling story is true in the essentials, though false in many details.
 Every time Farrell had a griev- ance it seems he settled the business with d bomb. The trouble with Mres Herrera he said was that she fired" him frcm his job as janitor and hired 4 negro in his place. He wanted to get Judge Rosalsky out Of the way because thaa jurist sent Jos eph Harvey a pal to serve thirty nine years in Sing sing for stealing jewelry. Farrell told the police he helped Harvey to rob Peter Johnson's home in the Bronx in 1908, but easi- ly escaped.
 Why Farrell wanted to kill the Taylor woman, sometimes known as Grace Walker is more than the police can fanthom. In an early story Far rell said she was his daughter and he slew her because she had gone wrong Later he denied this and said she was an intimate friend and gave no reason for killing her. He also told Commissioner Dougherty why and by whom Kid Walker was shot and killed in 1887 on the Bowery He said Walker had be- trayed the Taylor woman and man named Lestrage had killed him for revenge.
 Having disposed of the bomb mys- teries Farrell confessed, the police assert. that he perpretrated d series of robberies in Brooklyn including the robbery of the Johnson home. Harvey and Harry Hartman. com panions in the latter exploit were sentenced to Sing Sing for thirty nine years respectively. Farrel had never been suspected of comphclty
 in the crime.
 Dougherty said that Farrell had served ten years in the New Jersey penitentiary for burglary and other crimes as John McDermOtt, alias "Liverpool Jack" Farrelrs picture is in the rogues gallery in Jersey City, according to information brought to Dougherty.
 Farrelrs desire to confess to So many crimes has led Dougherty to doubt his sanity He immediately set about verifying the story. While his detectives were doing this the prisoner kept two stenographers busy taking down fresh details. He said he born in Ireland fifty-three years ago and served as an orderly in the army in the Spanish American war Asked if he had served in the navy he promptly displayed "U. 5. N" tattooed on his right arm. lie also told the police that he had been confined short time in an asylum at Danville, Pa.
 The bomb placed opposite Her rera's door was made in his room, he said. according to the same formula | used in the manufacture of the Ro- salsky and Taylor bombs. The ma | terials consisted of iron pipe, springs, | paper, two boxes, a steel button and 1 a percussion cap He showed the police a specimen of his handiWork 1 by constructing a dummy specimen l of an internal machine demonstrating 1 as he told of his crimes.
 1 The Taylor and Rosalsky bombs | were made in the cellar of house 1 in East Fourteenth street. Farrell l said, where he was employed as eie- ] vaaor runner. The superintendent Of l the building recalled this afternoon 1 that Farrell used to lock himself | in the cellar at times and became 1 enraged if disturbed. on the prem | ises was found a short length of pipe, fashioned at each end just 1 as Farrell said he made them. The 1 conection between the Taylor and Rosalsky cases was suspected partly | through the fact that the addresses on the two packages were made ap- l parently on the same typewriter ICommissioner Dougherty said tonight | that Farrell in his confession told of 1 buying second typewriter, Farrell l made use of this machine when he
 sent bombs early last year, he said