The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-28

Edward J. DoolQY, who had accom-
panied Hickey % the Windy City,
Conscience Bothered Him
Leary, noted for his propensity to
well-tailored clothing, wore a black
suit and a white shirt open at the
neck during last nights drama. He
bore sandy-brown mustaehe and
wore rimless eye glasses.
I'm glad Il Is over" he said re-
slgnedly. MY conscience bothered
me very much"
He expressed great surprise on
hearing that his former associates
who were sentenced 10 States Prison
on the same charges Of conspiracy
had all been released with the ex-
ceptlon Of former Mayor and 1t.
Governor T. Frank Hayes.
Leary now faces the full term Of
i0-l5 years to which he was sem
fenced In March l94l. He will be so
years old before release.
The sequence Of the pattern Of
his escape from Waterbury that day
In March five years ago seemed al
most so simple, as related by the
fugitive last night, that the wonder
is he wasn't apprehended before this
time.
Went To See Daughter
He had been in a barber shop in
the Hodson Hotel in Waterbury, the
day the Supreme Court denied his
appeal. He had crossed over to the
Brown Building, entered and was
never seen again, despite the fact
he was followed by state police.
There I ran into q friend of
NINE" he said last night. II asked
that I might borrow his car"
Declining to name the friend, he
said the latter accompanied him
from the Brown Building to South
Main Street to the car and drove
him to Bridgeport where he boarded
a train to New York.
Il wanted to visit my daughter in
New York" Leary replied to the
question of Commissioner Hickey as
to why he chose New York.
MY daughter had left for Water
bury. I put up at the Aston Hotel
and stayed there for two days. Then
went to Miami, Fla, and stayed
there for two weeks"
He said that he then went TO
Chicago although he subsequently
travelled in all the 48 states with
the exception of two, one of which
was Connecticut. He maintained
that his actual residence was Chi
cago since March, 1871.
Il even returned to New York
once"
During the first few weeks ev-
erything was hazy," he related. I'm
Florida I was so bewildered, con-
fused and frustrated I was like in
daze. I was conscious Of every
thing l was doing but 1t was all
haZy to me-"
Encountered Friends
He then told, with a certain de-
gree of humor, of the close calls
he had on many occasions when
confronted with friends and &C.
quaintances from Waterbury whom
he encountered in his travels.
In one instance he saw a Water
bury acquaintance walking toward
him on a Chicago street. The man
came alongside him and said "Eel-
10, Dan" Leary said he didn't re-
spond to the recognition and con-
tinued walking on. The man never
attempted to stop him.
He also told of riding a full block
in a taXi-cab with a Waterbury
friend who failed to recognize him.
It happened in downtown Chicago,
outside a hotel.
Leary was in the cab. The man
shouted:
Hey, buddy! Hold that cab a
minute. I'll be right back"
The man was saying goodbye to
q girl friend in front of the hotel.
He returned in a few seconds, en-
tered the cab and sat alongside the
man for whom police were combing
the country and Mexico. They rode
together for the full block. Leary
said he attempted to keep his face
turned away without arousing slls-
picion. A few cursory words passed
between them.
Il got out with great relief. He
never recognized me-" the fugitive
said.
He told also of passing Tierney,
the man who had supported Pal
mer's identification, on three differ
ent occasions on downtown Chicago
streets. Tierney is house detective
at the Drake Hotel, adjacent to the
exclusive Drake Apartments on Lake
Shore Drive where Leary had been
residing recently.
Il thought for certain you would
recognize me-" he told Tierney later
last night although earlier he had
denied knowing Tierney.
Police Check Effects
According to reports from The
Democrats correspondent in Chi
cago, Leary was found to have
among his effects a bill of sale dated
Feb. 7, 1916 setting him up as sole
proprietor Of a Catholic Religious
mart. at IA North Michigan Boule-
ward. This was a contract for sale of
property to one Mary I. Fisher in
amounts of $4,000 down and $l6.-
900 payable March first. The ball
ance was to be paid in equal month
ly payments beginning April first.
Also among his effects the police
found a copy of a birth certificate
which Police Captain Jerome Loo
ney said was in the name of
James Donavan which he said act
ual.y LAS the attorney for Leary.
The certificate showed a Donavan
born in New Britain, Connecticut,
September Is, 1893 to a father by
the name of James age 40, a mech
anic and a mother whose maiden
name was Mary Sullivan age SO.
Donavan was said to be one Of seven
children. The certificate was signed
by q DR.. e. c. Babcock attending
physician. The copy of the certifi-
cate was issued April 20, 1899.
City Clerk Harry z. Scheuy Of
New Britain reDorts that his records