Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-21
Former Editor of Magazine
Bull Apparently Trying to
Lay Insanity Foundation for
Use at Own Hearing.
CONVINCED HE COULD
NOT GET FAIR TRIAL
Public Mind Poisoned, He
Alleges, So He Decided He
Would Not Return to New
York to Be Prosecuted,
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New York, June 20.--While shield
ing his brother, John ]. o'Leary,
from charges of criminally aiding his
escape from trial last month for al
legged violation of the espionage act.
jeremiah A. O'Leary. the Sim Fein
leader pictured himself as on the
verge of nervous collapse when he
fled to the west May Z. He was labor
ing under the obsession, he indicated,
that government agents had entered
into a conspiracy to have him sent to
prison.
Deserted by his counsel. Henry A.
Wise who had been advised by gov
ernment agents. the Sim Feiner as
serted, not to connect himself with
the case as it might jeopardse his
professional reputation, jeremiah
OLeary said he became convinced he
could not obtain other advisers who
could defend him properly and that
this so preyed upon his mind that he
became thoroughly disorganized,"
Left Against Brothers Advice.
Against the advice of his brother,
the witness said, he left New York
with Arthur l.. Lyons, an employe OF
his law office, for st. Louis and there
decided that he would not return Ito
be prosecuted" The public mind had
been so poisoned" through "pretu-
diced newspapers, he declared that
his trial, had he returned, would have
been a political hippodrome for the
newspaper fiends.'
Through a long cross-examination
O'Leary reiterated his statement that
there had been no colluston between
himself, his brother and Lyons rela-
tive to his flight, He declared John
was given the impression that his
brother had gone to Newburgh, N. Y.
TO fish, rest and recuperate and that
he intended returning for trial.
An hour or so before train time.
OLeary declared, he was persuaded
by Lyons not to go to Newburgh. but
to accompany Lyons to Reno, New.
instead.
He had arranged, O'Leary testified.
that Lyons should represent him in
the trial of a divorce action at Reno,
and this was the object of his assist
ants trip, Lyons took the bull by
the horns" O'Leary said, bought two
tickets for ST. Louis without consult
ing him and then prevailed upon him
to go west.
The defense laid much emphasis on
testimony tending to show that
O'Leary, since his return from Sara.
Wash, Tuesday, in custody of federal
officers had had no opportunity of
comforting with his brother, his coun-
sci or others interested in Johns be-
half relative to the testimony he
gave today, Then Earl p. Barnes, the
assistant district attorney prosecuting
the case. elected from the Sim Fein-
er a statement that he had read in
this mornings New York American
an interview with 7. 3. Fielder. attor-
ney for John j. O'Leary, which gave
Felder's version of the testimony Jere-
miah was expected to give" at the
trial today. "f he told the truth"
Admits Seeing Papers.
This paper, O'Leary said, he had
seen at the Tombs prison. where he
has been confined. Papers spread
upon the floor of his cell as make
shift carpet" and which were dated
as far back as June 5. furnished him
with information as to the progress
OF his brothers trial, the witness ad-
mitted.
O'Leary maintained his composure
throughout the days questioning. A
smile overspread his features most of
the time, but once or twice he became
nettled when questioned as to the
persecution" he claimed to have
feared from the government