New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-19
O'Leary Mentioned
For MayorsEnip at
Long Beach Dinner
John ID. Moore Testifies
Irish Agitator Attended
Affair at Shore in 1917;
Supports Nictorica Story

Federal Prosecutor James W. o.
borne yesterday drew from John D.
Moore, witness produced by the de-
fence of Jeremiah A. OLeary, an ad-
mission that in the summer of 1917
he had taken dinner with OLearv and
others in the Nassau Hotel, at Long
Beach. This is the first time during
the trial of O'Leary that witness
for the defence has admitted that the
defendant was at Long Beach during
the summer of 1917
Nine. Marie K. de Victorica, the chief
witness for the prosecution, told while
on the stand Of her meetings with
O'Leary at the fashionable Long ISL
and hotel. O'Leary and his code
PENDANTS are charged with conspiring
to obstruct the operation of the Sc
lectlve service act.
Moore, who is consulting en-
gineer, has been active with O'Leary
IN Sim Fem agitation. He is direct
or of the American Truth Society.
which is on trial with OLeary. When
questioned by Mr.. Osborne concern
ing the dinner party in the summer Of
1917 at Long Beach he said that the
party was made up as follows: John
and Jerry O'Leary, John Gill, Rich
ard f. Dalton and Rudolph Pagen-
stecher. Moore explained that they
motored down from New York and re-
turned the same night.
Discussed OLeary for Mayor
"Wasn't the object of the whole
thing to get O'Lcary to run for
Mayor" inquired Mr.. Osborne.
no. replied the witness.
"Wasn't that discussed? ?" pressed
the prosecutor.
eyes, but it was left up in the air."
answered Moore
Moore said that there was a general
discussion on the municipal campaign.
but that no definite action was taLen
lie was then asked by Mr.. Osborne if
ne had ever said the President was n
weakllng and tool Of England. When
questions along this line were contin-
ued Moore Numbered:
ouVe got your questions all wrong.
Mr.. Osborne. You're all twisted m
Your detectives have got me wrong:
the dates are all wrong. | never made
those remarks in my life. You had
better get new boy when you send
alter me again.
He interviewed Congressman
IN his direct examination by Arthur
O'Leary Moore said that before The
passage of the espionage act he had
gone to Washington and interviewed
Il number of Congressmen He assert
ed he showed them copies of Bull"
ana other Irish publications and asked
thcm II the pending Legislation was de-
signed to stop such magazines. Thew
sald IL was not, according to the wit
ness, and on his return he reported to
O'Lcary.
Arthur OLeary read into the record
a long list of names of contributors to
inc irish bazaar in refutation of the
animation that most of the money to
TINS work was given by men of Ger
man blood On the list wero the names
OF Charles f. Murphy, Senator'S LODGE
Calder and O'Gorman, which the VII.
ness identified.
AT the morning session Dr. Smith
ELY Jellltfe, II specialist in nerve and
mental diseases, was called by the de-
fence. HIS testimony corroboratcd the
testimony of DR.. Lichtcnstein, who de-
cIared ON Monday that IL person who
has been u drug addict for twenty
years was absolutely Indispensable and
unreliable. The defence brought in
TINS expert testimony to prove lis CON
tention that Nine. Nictorica, who said
she used morphine for twenty years.
comic not be depended upon
inc TRIAL Will be continued to-day.