Show EDITOR DENIES TRYING TOMMY TO HI HINDER mER ARMY PlAN PUN i I 1 New Xe York Fob Jeremiah 27 27 Jeremiah j.-Jeremiah A. A OLear OLeary O'Leary former editor of ot tho the Anti Anti- British ma magazine Bull Hull tool took the witness witness wit wit- ness stand in ht his hilS own behalf toda today in federal court on a charge of ot violating the e espionage o law OLeary O'Leary denied having Intended to obstruct raising of or an arm army by an any articles s he had published and asserted he hc did not know the Bull was regarded I as obstructive e o of any an American war warm m measures until tie ho io read a notice published pub- pub by direction of or Postmaster General General Gen Gen- eral Burleson As soon as ag lie ftc learned the tho lie ruling that tho the mn magazine was obstructing the tho United States in tho the war he declared ho ordered discontinuance of or 0 tion lion If It If I had hall the tho slightest l Idea ea that Bull was t violating the act OLeary O'Leary testified I would have havo torn it up and throw it into the tho sewer In answer to a n question OLeary OLear said ho he had been ben continually investigated by department of or agents since January 1 1 1910 1916 and declared is not a German or a n German German- American who has hils como come Into inlo the hands of the time who haH has not nol been offered his liberty In n exchange for tor mineo Mo denied testimony of or Madame De D time llio German agent that she sho had hall met him at Jon Long Caen and antl that ho lio aided her In lu obtaining obtaining- a 0 messenger mes mes- 1 to lo tale take Information to lo |