The sun., 1918-07-04
GILL, LABOR LEADER,
PUT IN O'LEARY NET
Irish Agitator Sent to Jail for
Refusing to Testify Before
Grand Jury.
BARONESS IS IDENTIFIED
Father O'Donnell Tells Of His
Work in the American
Truth Society.

The arrest yesterday Of John Gil, a
labor leader who took an active part in
the agitation which was directed in the
fall of 1914 against the employment OF
aliens in subway construction. disclosed
that the Federal Grand Jury did not
complete Its work when II indicted Jere-
miah A. O'Leary on charges or con-
spiracy to commit espionage and trea-
son.
Gill, a friend Of OTeary, was COM
mitted to the Ludlow street jail by
Judge Augustus N. Hand in the Federal
District Court for refusing to give tes-
timony concerning O'Leary before the
Grand Jury.
Gill, who Is 45 years old. lives in
Westchester Village. In the summer or
1916 he was active in raising the $I5,-
600 which was subscribed here to aid
Irish who suffered during the rebellion
of that year. With John A. Murphy, he
carried part OF this fund to Ireland ana
distributed it.
Baroness Marie in Court.
At the trial OF John J. O'Leary yes
terday before Judge Hand. Nine. VIC
torica, whose real name Is baroness
Marie Won Kretschman. was brought to
the court room from the Ellis Island
prison to be identified by James X
Speer, q lawyer, who shared an office
with jeremiah OLeary at So Broadway.
Speer, testifying as witness for the
Government, which charges John with
assisting jeremiah to fee. told or TWO
visits to the office by the woman, who IL
alleged to have been sent here by the
German Foreign Office to coordinate
Sim Fein activities against Great Brit
ain with the work OF German spies ON
one of these visits size talked to Jere'
miah O'Leary, the witness said.
Speer identified her and after her de-
parture for Ellis Island it was an
nounced that Judge Hand had ass snei
Emory r. Buckner as her counsel.
The trial OF John O'Leary was non'
tinued yesterday. william c. Grover, a
public stenCgrapher WHO took dlctatioh
from jeremiah O'Leary on May o, the
day before he left for the West. aidea
something to his testimony at the MIS-
trial when Thomas b. Fielder, counsel for
.OLeary, made him a CT aracter witness
for the defendant. He said he had
known John O'Leary for ten years AID
knew his reputation to be good. He sad
he knew that John disapproved o. Jere-
miah's political activities.
Inc Kew. dNTiCh ~ Doiliicii' iVNhoi ".
the Church of st. Francis de Sales. 12J
East Ninety-sixth street. described the
events OF tie night preceding Jeremiah's
flight. He said that Jeremiah told him
he was being bounded by the Govern
ment.
Father O'DonneIl's Testimony.
Father O'Donnell admitted he was a
member OF the American Truth Society
of WI ich jeremiah O'l,eary was presi-
dent He subscribed for Bull He was
at the Irish bazaar in the spring OF 1915
at which money was raised that was
afterward taken to ireland by Gill. He
admitted that the literature for the event
described 1t as a benefit for the mar
tyrs' OF the Irish rebellion. lie de-
clared that the fund was intended for
the relief OF all OF those who suffered
and not exclusively for the families OF
the sixteen ma, who were put to death
by Great Britain
Arthur Lyous. an Investigator in TIE
Office of Jeremiah O'Leary, who accom-
named the latter to the Pacific coast
began to tell his story yesterday He
repeated his testimony at the mistria
up to the point where he and OLearS
reach ed Pocatello. Idaho, on the west
ward Journey.
The trial will not be resumed unit
Monday morning.