New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-23
Man Acquitted of Murder
of Carrie Turner Is
Arrested Here.
WAS ON WAY TO
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Eight Months Thirst Proves Too
Much for PrOtege of
Mrs. Lynch.

Less than forty-eight hours after he
was acquitted of a murder charge and
! spending eight months in jail. William
j. Lcehan. Of Toms River. y. j.. came
| to New York yesterday and fell once
more into the hands Of the police.
, Drink. admitted during the recent
/ murder trial at Toms River to have
been the cause Of most of Leehan's
misfortuncs. caused his latest cs-
Capade. for he was found helpless in
the subway station at Manhattan and
12sth streets and locked up in the West
toXiCafion.
Thoroughly repentant. Lcchan was
taken to the night court. in East Iith
street. last night and arraigncd before
Magistrate Marsh. After examining
him and ascertaning from Patrolman
John Collins jr., that he had given no
trouble. Leehan was discharged with
a reprimand.
Mrs Jasper Lynch, society leader
and member Of the millionaire colony
at Lakewood. y. j.. Uho financed the
defence Of Lcchan when he was tried
for murder last week. because she was
convinced Of his innocence was as
sured by the acquitted man in the
court late Saturday afternoon that he
would make an effort To lead "A sober
life for a period Of At least a year.
She gave him money and Leehan left
Toms River with the aNoWed intention
Of going 10 Manchester y. H, to work
on the farm Of a relative.
Wanted 10 See His Boy.
Asked why ne had not gone directly
20 New Hampshire I"ehan said he
found il Impossible to go without see
ing once more his elevcn-year-o son
Bradley now with his mother al White
Plains. \ moment later he added:
You know how fellow feels at get
ting out after having been in the dump
eight months"
Patrolrnan Collins vas near The Man
haitian street station about o'clock
yesterday afternoon. wher the propr'e
tor Of a newsstand near the steps .ead-
ing up 20 the elevated platform Of the
subway station called his attention 10 a
man lying on the floor. Collins found
the man una bic 10 walk and summoned
patrol wagon.
At tho West 12Jth street station he
said he was William J. Leehan thirty
seven years old. Of Toms River. I'm his
pockets were several cards bearing ad-
dresses in Lakewood and the town
from which he hailed. including one
bearing tho name Of the Lakewood
branch OF the Society for the Proven
tion OF Cruelty 20 Animals. Leehan
was employed as a stenographcr by
Mrs. Lynch when she was an official Of
that organization
Noting the similarity Of his name TO
that Of the man acquitted Of murder at
Toms River on Saturday. reporters
called the attention Of Lieutenant Miller
To II. Leehan was awakened and asked
II he were the man. He made a surly
reply When shown a newspaper pict
ure Of the acquitted man the Lieutenant
said the features were Identical. 4 new
Derby hat worn by the prisoner bore
the label OF a Toms River clothing
store.
Doubt as To the prisoners identity
was removed when he vas arraignsd In
the night court. There he told Magis-
trate Marsh his name was William J. |
Leehan. OF Westchester County. He
said he was a stenographer and added
that he was out Of work.
Have you ever been arrested for !
drunkenness before" asked the magis- |
trate.
Yes" Leehan replied in low
voice. in New Jersey"
Have you ever been arrested tor
anything else"
Leehan hesitated. then blurted: Yes, |
your honor, but I was not guilty"
What were YOU arrested for" asked |
the court. rs it secrct?'
Discharged with Reprimand.
"Yes, Yes! Please don't ask me |
about it, Ii is a secret, your honor |
Please forgive me this time. | was ar |
rested, but | was not guilty. I was |
going TO White Plains this morning. |
and I'll go right along now. | want 10 !
see my wife and little boy once more /
Please forgive me-"
Magistrate Marsh nodded sympa-
thetically. Discharged with a repri- !
mand"
Outside the court Leehan was met !
by a man who was present at his trial !
at Toms River. At the sight Of him |
I,eehan fell into a loud denunciatlon |
Of the ocean COUNT, y. j., prose-
cutting attorney.
II was jobbed.' he declared. Then |
added he was not habitual drunkard, |
as had been stated in his trial.
II would rather go 10 the electric |
chair than have you print that about |
me in the papers" he said.