The sun., 1919-02-25
O'LEARY CHECKED
mitchell ATTACKS
"Citizen Of Irish Republic"
Testifies for Accused
Agitator.
NINE. vICTORICA EAGER
German Spy Sought Introduc-
ton to Speakers for the
Irish Cause.

Counsel for jeremiah A. O'Leary, on
trial before Federal Judge Augustus n.
Hand and a jury on charges OF violating
the espionage law. sought to establish
yesterday that O'Leary had counselled
his associates In the American Truth
Soclety-a codefendant to the indictment
and the Friends OF Irish Freedom
against any criticism OF the late Mayor
Mitchell on the ground that to DO 30
might invite suppression.
Tho mention OF the name Of the late
Mayor came UP In the testimony Of
Stephen w. johnson, a professed Citizen
OF the Irish Republic" who was testify
Ing regarding what OLeary had eaid to
him In connection with the open air
meetings at Broadway and Thrty-sev-
enth street. held under the auspices OF
the Friends OF Irish Freedom.
o'Leary asked:
What did tell you with respect TO
those Meetings.
You said that tho Mayor should not
be criticised-that It would only invite
suppression II we did 70 and that Il
should not be done In view OF the objects
We had"
The witness also said that oLeary had
advised that as long as the speakers at
these open air meetings kept within the
law nothing could be done to them and
that they had duty to perform in main
taining the principle of free speech.
OLeary's advice was proffered. accord
ing TO the witness, when the activities
~ Ntrt1
the meetings that were being held and
the newspapers reporting what was &C.
curing.
Citizen OF the Irish Republic.
johnson testified that he was native
OF Cork and classmate o: Major Will
lam Redmond, who succeeded his father,
the late John Redmond. in the British
Parliament. When asked by James W.
Osborne Cd regarding his citizenship, he
said that he had been In America since
1909 and that he was now a citizen Of
the Irish Republic.
The witness said that he had been
present in the lobby of Carnegie Hall
early in April, 1917. when Nine. Marie
de Nictorica, a confessed German agent,
came to attend a meeting OF the Friends
OF Irish Freedom. johnson said that
Nine. Victorica had asked him on that
occasion who the speakers were to be
and requested to be introduced to some
OF them. Johnson testified that he had
been unable to do as she suggested.
Later the witness said. Nine. Victorica
approached him at a. street meeting at
Broadway ard Thirty-seventh street
when w. J. Robinson was speaking and
asked who the speaker was. The wit
ress testified that at Nine. Victorlca's
suggestion he had that evening accom-
panied her 10 the Hoforau House. where
she asked him the names OF prominent
people in America interested in the cause
oc Irish freedom. Counsel for O'Leary
sought to show then that up to that time
Nine. Victorica did not know OIeary.
What did she say TO your" asked Ar
thur O'Ieary of counsel for his brother.
"She asked me where WAS born,
what was doing and some more per-
sonal questions"
Did she appear to know who Jere-
miah \. O'Leary was?"
THE impression I got was that she
had heard of Mr.. O'Leary."
The witness said that when Nine. VIC
torica asked him for the names of Irish
Americans interested in the cause of
Irish freedom that he mentioned the
names OF Victor Herbert. jeremiah
O'Leary, John u. Moore. who testified
Tor " l1eary last week. and several men,
bers OF the Roman Catholic clergy.
Other witnesses yesterday were DR..
Walter II. Conley. acting superintendent
OF the hospitals on Blackwelrs Island
and DR.. Gertrude Kelly. a practising
physician connected with the New York
lntirmary Both were called In an ef-
fort TO attack the credibility OF the testi-
mony of Nine. Nictorica. who confessed
TO the habitual use OF morphine.
Alphonse G. koelble. an attorney
prominent in German American circles.
was called to deny the assertion that no
had introduced Mrs Manuel Gonzales a
Government witness whose testimony
has been challenged by the defence, to
the Irish bazaar in 1915.
William J. Morris, an Assistant Dis
trict Attorney OF Queens county. APP
peared as character witness for
O'Leary.
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