New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
ork CALI has a big organization be-
hlnd it, whereas behind me there's no.

York Calf has big organization be-
body"
Ihls was in the course of cross
e8amination apropos of a remark that
ne did not believe the government
would would give him as fair trial
az 1t had Max Eastman. the Socialist,
a,, "nn other defendants in the recent
'Masses' case.
The testimony in that case, O'Leary
said, he had studied daily in great
nmlhuteness. 1t was partly to reim-
;, purse his brother, he added, for hav-
ing purchased all the minutes of this
TRIAL for him that he drew the power
Oh attorney which has been so promi-
,sn'iy clted as evidence thet, on leav-
H. New YORK, Jeremiah intended to
pass definitely out of sight.
~. Anu now 10, about the second power Of
"T,,s Osiiey 1e; nared back the prosecutor.
ne ne blank power Of attorney?"
1T was to meet office expenses while
| was gone"
You have said you left for two
week trip. Did you consider it neces
sary to draw blank power of attor-
ney TO cover office expenses for two
"How did know when I'd have a
chance to act as free man ?" returned
Leary: y was coming back to be
put behind bars, to be put on trial. to
be sent away perhaps for twenty We, Years. -
certainly wanted to provide for the
future, for any con ingency."
Later, though, he admitted that even
IN !all it would have been entirely pos
slble Tor him to have drawn a power
of attorney.
Profuse in Testimonials
In testimonials to himself and his
brothers jeremiah OLeary was pro
fuse and eloquent.
IF wanted to do thing I thought
world could stop me-nobody!" he as. s.
serted at one time.
This is merely one of q number OF
remarks of more or less similar tone,
Side by side with illusions to his be-
lief that he was being "persecuted"
and "hounded" they made their an
pearance in his discourse recurrentiv
throughout the day. Alternating with
them were innumerable references to
MS unstrung physical condition, his
inability at various times to sleep.
Colonel Fielder put his star witness
through recital in infinite detail of
the happenings on the night preced-
ing his departure. Here are the most
Important points in which his story
differed from Lyons's:
The trip did not last all night. He
went homo with his brother John.
meeting Lyons in the morning bv
agreement.
John was not present when the tick
cts were bought and had no idea, as
Lyons asserted, that jeremiah was go
ing to Reno to prosecute a divorce
case.
Lyons was the man from the first
VINO urged going West-presumably,
the witness surmised, because he
wanted the trip and the fee that would
accrue to himself
The case was discussed freely be-
tween Lyons and himself while they
were walking in the streets, where they
might have been overheard
The old suit of clothes and "rattan
suitcase" Jeremiah took from his
brothers place were not borrowed in
Lyons's presence. They were taken
because the witness expected to go on
q fshlng trip, as he had promised his
brother he would, and had no old
clothes of his own with him.
His mind was first turned toward the
Far West as haven, C'Leary said,
by a book entitled, "On the Oregon
Trail" which he read on the train. 1t
was in St. Louis that the notion of
flight first occurred to him, but even
then, he said. he intended, after get
ting a rest, to return for the trial for
which he had spent so much time
laboriously preparing.
The course of OLeary's narrative
was interrupted frequently to permit
minor witnesses to give testimony
Among the latter, both Of whom testi-
fed concerning the good character of
the defendant, were Supreme Court
Justice John w. Gof and Surrogate
Joseph D. Cohalan