New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-30
'STU WELL BOSS" TALKS
TO BE MADE EVIDENCE
Sing Sing Warden Practically
Confirms Statements in Re-
gard to Confession.
COMES HERE IN A PANIC
Rails of Things Unfair and
Wrong -Troubled by Rea-
son of Eavesdropping
Machine Secrets.

Warden James Clancy OF Sing Sing. who
wrote his resignation Tuesday because
| OF the suggestion that his denunciation of
| Hennessy looked like Tammany sym
! pathy came down TO New York yester-
day and said he was looking for job
Clancy was thoroughly angry at the idea
that the Stilwel confession or statement
| might be made public. Late last night he
was called to Albany by John b. Riley,
State Superintendent of Prisons.
Il have been made an innocent party TO
great and shameful injustice" said
Clancy. "Stlwell is a broken hearted
man. This action of Hennessy has blast
ed him mentally and physically. | saw
him and offered TO give TO the public any
thing he wanted to say. lie said he
would not make any more statements.
He is in such a condition that he cannot
| tell what he may do later"
Clancy said he felt that his own acqui-
essence in the Hennessy-S tilwell matter
was cowardly. He believed now. he said.
that he should have refused TO permit
Hennessy to proceed.
Nobody. not even the Governor" he
said. had the right to compel me TO do a
thing which felt was unfair and wrong"
While Clancy rather studiously re-
Trained from admitting that he had per-
mtted Hennessy 10 install a detecta phone
where Stilwel's words could he over
heard. his statement about the Governor
compelling him To do a thing he felt was
unfair and wrong" taken with the sur
rounding circumstances. left the inference
that he would now admit that the little
metal ear had been installed
Clancy previously had told some Of
Stilwel's political friends and allies that
all the statements from Sulzer and Hen
messy. claiming that Stilwell had made
any statement. were wrong. In doing
this. il was believed, he was relying Oh
the fact that Hennessy had agreed that
nothing would be given out I'm any way
unless Stilwell was pardoned
Recent disclosures and the further reve-
lations promised by Suzer. Hennessy and
the Burns Detective Agency brought 1t
home to Clancy that his previous eXpla-
nations TO Stilwers friends would be
wiped out Clancy has been a long stand
ing friend of both Stilwell and the politi-
cal crowd that Stlwell has trained with
Altogether. Clancy's action and state
ments go toward confirming Hennessy's
statements. rather than otherwise
On the other hand. Warden j. J. Fallon
OF the Tombs issued a specific denial o.
Hennessy's charge that ne Fallom was
the man who acted as referee Ina tho
money dispute between Mccall and eX-
Police Inspector Mclaughlin. Fallon as
serted that he did not even now know
Mccall 10y sight.
William y. Amory, who says he carried
the original Stilweli letter TO Sulzer. IS
sued a statement Yesterday. In which.
while he confirmed practically every
thing that Hennessy said IN regard 10 the
Stilwell matter. he denounced Heunessy
for making the matter public.
Amory claimed 10 have been present on
August .. when Honnessy has said he
obtained the statement from Stilwcn
which he recorded IN the black book"
which he has carried around with him
for the last two nights.
Hennessy. however. after seeing Am
orv's statement. said he had never been
with Amory and stlwell together.
lBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Albany, oct 29-John B. Riley state
lItlllltnl'Il OF llsbuSs lb-ll-il Etiu
that although he had received the rcsig-
nation Of Warden Clancy OF Sing Sing
Prison. Clancy would have 10 serve until
his successor was appointed
He is under a bond OF 5000" said the
superintendent. zone OF the conditions 81
which is that he will not give up his post
ton until il is filled 10y some one else IL
will be hard 10 MI this place. When
Clancy was named there were no applica-
tions for the position from mon able to
I'LL IT, and / now have no applications 10
succeed Mr.. Clancy
THE fact il that men who have the
character and ability 10 perform the du-
ties Of Sing Sing Prison Warden are al
ready holding bigger positions"
Mr. Riley said that he did not give per-
mission for the use of The dctectaphone in
Stilwelrs interviews at Sing Sing.
Il knew nothing about II until | made
inquiries. when | heard that Stilwcll was
being interviewed" he went on. Il wrote
TO the warden and told him that the con-
victed Senator must have the same priV-
leges that were given TO other prisoners
II was learned here to-day that the ap-
plication for pardon. said to have been
MADE by Stilwell in August. was never
filed in the executive chamber.