Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10

gagged In any activities concerned with the
war his actions must have been directed
against England and not against the United
states.
Todd Daniels. agent of the United states
Department OF Justice who was in charge
Of the departments Philadelphia office in
the Postofhce Building in the absence Of
Frank l.. Garbarino, chief agent here, said
the department had long been familiar with
Mr.. McGarrity's anti-tnglish sentiments
He had made anti-Englsh speeches. Dan
iels said. and had written many anti-Eng-
lish articles
Daniels said the departments office here
had no instructions TO arrest Mr.. McGar-
rity. and all he knew OF the information
given out by the State Department was
what he had learned from newspaper men.
At Mr McGarritys wholesale liquor
store Frank j. Conlin, nephew of Mr.. Nc
Garrity said:
He is out Of the city. somewhere be-
tween here Hud Chicago. lie went away
about week ago with his brother. John
MEG irrty, also my uncle. who had a sa-
loon at 1924 South Twentieth street You
know the liquor business Is in rather a
bad state now, owing to the new laws
Even the Government officials are half up
in the air about It, We have had revenue
agents here for two days testing our goods
and measuring them and figuring out the
new taxes. Many Of the saloonSeepers are
up In the air about it, John was worried
over the business and on the verge OF a
nervous breakdown and Joseph took him
away FOR a rest. They are travelling.
81 heard from them yesterday. but
doh Know where they are now expect
TO hear again in two or three dayR. and
II you want to reach him write him a
ietter addressed here and I will forward It.
You can call up his house to verify what
| say"
Few minutes later McGarrity's home
was called on the phone. \ maid called
the woman, who said she was Mrs. McGar-
rllN When the reporter asked for her
husband she said he was not in. but would
! be in about o'clock this evening. He mad
gone away early this morning. she said.
Then he is not out of town." asked the
reporter.
No. was the answer
When tod that the store reported him
, out of town with his brother the woman
said she knew nothing about that, but sup
posed the statement had been made be-
cause Mr. Mccarthy was busy and did not
want TO be bothered.
little later another reporter from the
EVENING LEDGER called at the Mccarthy
home and talked to a woman who said she
was Mrs. Mccarthy. Her eyes We're red
as from crying. Tears appeared in her
| eyes as she talked and she wiped her eyes
two or three times with a handkerchief.
Mr. Mccarthy had been out Of town
| three weeks, she said. and she did not know
where he was. but he would return shortly
| She said she had letter from him about
! a week ago 1t was written from some.
| where upstate. she did not remember
where, and she had destroyed the letter.
STRONG FOR IRISH CAUSE
! - know nothing about this matter" sh,
| said. Mr.. Mccarthy is strong for TN,
! Irish cause, and while | dent know what
! there is in this report | do know that il
| he has been active in any way in connec
| ton with this war his activity has beer
! against England and not against the United
| states. He was a warm friend of Sil
| Roger Easement and entertained him a
| his home when he was here last"
Mrs. McGarrity told the reporter VIII,
| called upon her that she had not talked tC
! any newspaper by telephone or otherwis,
| and he was the first newspaper man wht
! had communicated with her today.
Al the saloon Of John McGarrity, l72.
! South Twentieth street, it was said Johl
! Mccarthy was out Of the city and had beeI
| away for several days, but might be bacl
in a day or two.
| MIR. McGarrity always showed great in
! terest in all movements taken by Sir Rogei
| and followed closely the events connected
with the temporary Irish revolution in 1916
Mr., McGarrity could not tolerate for