New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
.Leary Blan,es
Former Mayor
For His Plight
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was in the service of the United States.
served in Cuba and was mustered out
Of the service of the United States as
major. feel that in the next few
weeks our government will have to call
TOR a million or more men. I know
that when this call comes our govern
ment is without adequate tfained Off
GERS, and when the call comes l shall
go. l feel my obligation to do so so
keenly that / cannot knowingly do any
thing that might prevent me from 60
irg. The officers of our government
are so bitter that if should defend
your brother (the letter was addressed
to John O'Leary) in this case they
would probably treat me as they have
treated General Wood and refuse to
accept my offer of service"
Wise to Take Stand
That the reading of this commune
cation caused a decided sensation was
undeniable. On Monday, when the
trial Of John OLeary is resumed be-
fore Judge Augustus n Hand, Earl B.
Barnes, Assistant United States At
torney, whom jeremiah charges with
being directly responsible for Mr..
Wise's withdrawal, promises to bring
the latter to the stand and have him
explain" the contents of the letter.
1t was, in fact, only with the under
standing that he be permitted to do
this that the prosecutor permitted the
Wise letter to be read to the jury with
out an objection.
Colonel Thomas 3. Fielder, repre-
senting the defendant, protested
against this course, saying it was not
jeremiah O'Leary who was on trial. The
subject of the communication, how
ever, leaning forward to catch the ar
gument, seemed we'll pleased at the
courts overruling of Colonel Felder's
objection.
Throughout the day, indeed. al
though visibly wearied by his long or
deal Of Thursday, Jeremiah O'Leary
was brimful of fight, and lost no oppor-
tunity of crossing argumentative
swords with his questioner. When he
was reciting the tale of his political
persecution" his voice rose to a de-
fiant roar.
His Grievances Recited
1t was while the prosecutor was
questioning him again concerning the
subject of his conversation with Ar
thur Lyons during the automobile ride
on the night preceding the flight that
O'Leary got the chance to air this
phase of his grievances.
~ told Lyons" he said, chat my
persecution was brought about as a
result of the municipal campaign.
was made an issue in the campaign by
John Purroy Mitchell. l had retired
from all my political and public activi-
ties, and l was deliberately taken from
my retirement by Mr. Mitchell and nut
on the anvil. In every speech he men
toned my name and held me up as dis
loyal to my country.
II said the people of New York had
resented that, because they knew an
lrishman was not disloyal to the Unit
ed States. I said the people Of New
York had resented that by the largest
vote ever given to candidate for
Mayor in this city, and the worst re-
pudlation man who had been Mayor
had ever received.
II pointed out the fact that the men
behind Mitchell" went on the witness,
government attorney, "men such as
Hamlin Childs, who had used his
money to corrupt the electorate Of
this city, were responsible for the max
ing OF the issue in that campaign, be-
cause of the fact that my brother-in-
law. Mr.. Whalen, was closely associ-
ated with the campaign Of Mr.. Hylan.
They were trying to use that connec.
tion to bring about Mr.. Mitchel's cleo
tion through the connection they
thought they had established with me.
Explains Indictment
II told Lyons, too, that my indict-
ment came as result of the bitter
disappointment that Mr.. Mitchell suf-
fered over his defeat, and that it was
an effort by his friends, who were very
close to the Department Of Justice
mere, to restore Mr.. Mitchell to political
favor after he had enlisted-which he
ought to have done long beforc-so he
could come back and be political can
didate for something else-I told him
that, Mr.. Barnes"
He also told his companion many
things about Mr.. Barnes, which he was
nothing loath to repeat to the latter's
face.
II told him you were 50 overcome
with your sense Of responsibility in
this case---that you were so anxious to
win it--that you were resorting to thu
desperate moves Of throwing out hint
and insinuations to my lawyer, SO that