New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-07
RETRACT|ON
R|D|CULED BY POLICE
Assert They Have Evidence to
Prove Confession of Bomb.
making Authentic.
FIND TYPEWRITER HE USED
Materials Like Internal Machine
Sent Judge Rosalsky Also
Found in Prisoners
Workshop.

Despite the retraction of John Paul
Farrell OF his confession that he made the
bombs which were sent to Judge Otto
RoSasky. Of General Sessions, and Grace
Walker a year ago and the bomb which
killed Mrs. Bernardo Herrera in her Full
ton avenue home. In The Bronx, last Sun
day. the police and the Assistant District
Attorneys assigned 10 the case were In
clned to think yesterday that IL would
only he matter OF short time before
they would he able 20 fasten all three
crimes on the prisoner.
SO far the authorities have no strong
corroborativc evidence OF Farrelrs oriSl-
nal confession. but Deputy Commissioner
Dougherty said he had ten or twelve de-
tectves working on the case. Breckln-
ridge and Murphy. Deputy Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys. started yesterday TO
check w" on the bomb makers first
statement
Il am inclined To think that FarrelIs
confession about all three bombs has
good deal Of truth In IT," said Mr.. Breck-
nridge. I'VE haven't any good cofrooo'a-
tive evidence OF any part OF IT yet, ont
there are lines on which We VIII Work
that may be productive. / believe that
Farrell retractod his story because he
realized that he had talked too much 10
the police
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty. when
asked what he thought about Farrell re-
traction. said that Farrell was surely
crazy If he thought he could got away
with anything like his second story. The
Deputy Commissioner declared that the
prisoner had not been "Dulldozed' ana
"pound,d" into confessiue something at
Police Headquarters, as Farrell alleged.
Dougheity said that Farrell sat down
at Headquarters and took couple OF
blocks Of wood. between which lie placed
his cigar 10 show how he had steadied the
snail pieces Of pipe used in the BOMBS.
Tho prisoner used technical language IN
describing the bombs and gave the impress
sion that he had a fair understanding Of
mechanic. and electricity. Doughcrtv said.
The police had found pieces ~ pipe ana
wood. heavy paper. electric coils. nind!ng
ms and other material such as was us"d
in the Rosalskv and TAYLOR bombs in ~"
workshop at No 3l6 Fast l4th street
where Farrell worked prior 10 going 10
The Bronx and where he first said he
made the two bombs. \ typewriter. which
had belonged 10 Joseph Jaret. boy who
roorned ia the East 18th street tenement
house when Farrell was there. was found
by Detectives Yesterday and brought 20
HEADQUARTERS. Farrell said that he had
used a typewriter owned by boy tenant
there in writing the addresses on the
Rosalskv and walker bombs, the Deputy
Commissioner said
Mr.. Dousherty said that tNo detectives
were sent 20 Dnnncnora prison yesterday
10 So. Joseph De Rosa. the burglar who
was sentenced by Judge RO-alsky 70
thirtv-nine wears IN his original state
n,nt Farrell said that he had been IN on
burglary with De Rosa and another
man. and had sent the bomb 10 Judge
Ho.alskv because lie had sent his pal
away for so long o time. The complete po-
lice record OF Farrell in New Jersey. ac-
cording TO Dougherty. showed that he had
bseu convicted eleven times. mostly Tor
burglary. since 1876. lie served SIX
months on Blackwelrs Island In 1910,
Dougherty said.