New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
Captured in State of
Washington by the
Department of
Justice
Raised Chickens
And TILED Plot
Man in His Employ
Gave Information
to Government
Officials

jeremiah A. O'Leary, the fugitive
Sim Fein organizer. has been caught.
Charles H. De Woody, chief of the
Department of Justice, left New York
late Thursday night to bring him back
10 this city. He is now on his way
back to New York.
O'Leary, who fed from trial on an in
dictment which charged him with at
tempting to obstruct the operation of
the selective service act, and has since
been indicted by Federal Grand Jury
for conspiring with others to commit
treason-the penalty for which is
death-was caught in shack near the
town of Sara, Wash, twenty-seven
miles from Portland, Ore. He was
alone and presumably thought himself
safe from detection.
News of his arrest has been kept
secret by the Department of Justice,
whose agents succeeded in locating the
fugitive several days ago. His arrest.
it took place on Thursday Of last
week
O'Leary was arrested by Federal Of
tcials on information given by man
employed by OLeary on three-acre
chicken farm, which O'Leary had
rented.
Had Assumed Name
O'Leary attracted almost no atten-
ton in Sara. Under an assumed name
he raised chickens and titled garden
on the little plot of ground. On Tues
CaV this wcaE 81 Ivhn work
ing for hm, also a stranger in Clarke
County, appeared at the Sheriff's Office
at Vancouver, and said that he had
learned something about his employer
that Federal officials wanted to know.
The Sheriff's Office directed him to the
Federal Offices and the arrest Thurs
day followed.
jeremiah OLeary was indicted by the
Federal grand jury last November on
charges of conspiring to obstruct the
operation of the sel6ctive service act
Named with him in the Indictment were
Luther S. Bedford, Adolph Stern and
the Bull Publishing Company. The trial
was set for the early spring, but, owing
to the fact that OLeary was forced to
undergo an operation for appendicitis
in St. GATHERINGS Hospital, the date
was reset for May 6.
On that day Colonel Fielder. counsel
W " Gcdly, dppcdIcu Ill court ana LOlQ
Judge Hand his client had not suffi-
GENTLY recovered from the effects Of
the operation to stand the ordeal of
trial. His request for a postponement
was granted and the case put on the
calendar for May 20.
On May 20 Colonel Felde~ appeared
~ court and explained to Judge Hand
that he knew nothing of the where
abouts of OLeary, who had been miss
ing since May 8, when he was at the
once of his brother, John J. O'Leary.
'ohn J. OLeary told the Federal au-
.horlties Jeremiah had gone on a fish
rag trip in the Adirondacks.
Immediately after flight of the Irish
agltator was discovered the Federal
grand jury started an investigation to
ascertain how he escaped. This in
Vestigation resulted in the indictment
and arrest of John OLeary. who was
charged with obstructing Justice, in
mat he aided his brother in fleeing.
John was held in 100000 bail.
:, Mr.. De Woody directed the hunt for
.ne fugitive. Every investigating
agency of the government Joined in the
search, and extraordinary precautions
were taken t. prevent his reaching the
Mexican border. Scotland Yard was
notified Of the escape, and every ship
landing from an American port was
searched