New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-30
CLANCY BARES
SING SING PLOT
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Tammany heelers, is not referred TO,
and the conspiracies among the keep
ers and prisoners TO Dust him are not
described.
Nor does he tell how it was common
eossip in Westchester County for
weeks before he resigned that Thomas
J.. Mccormick, who was recently re
moved under charges, would be made
his successor at Wslsh's bidding.
Mr.. Clancy's statement follows:
"While | was warden of Sing Sing
prison | never saw thing, so far as
the control of the prison is concerned,
which would separate Governor Glynn,
Mike Walsh and Charles F. Murphy.
The three worked in harmony in every
thing relating to the prison situation.
That is why | am not warden of Sing
Sing any longer.
mike Walsh only holds the title OF
DEPUTY Controller, but in fact he Is
the Controller of the State of New
York. because Controller Sohmer is and
tas been for years in such physical
condition that he cannot attend to his
duties at all. In all my trips to Albany
| was never able to see Sohmer once.
The running of the Controllers Office
py Mike Walsh is apparent to any one.
my trouble in running the prison, as
| thought il ought 70 be run, came
through the interference of Walsh.
81 told Governor Glynn that George
Jenkins, who was Walsh appointee as
clerk of the prison, was interfering
with the discipline of the prison.
made the constant complaints to my
superior, the Superintendent of Pris-
ons, regarding Walsh's control and in
IL
faction. ! saw what | was up against
and | told the Governor this, bat |
never got any satisfaction from nim.
! resigned.
There were several attempts made
to get me out of the position of warden
without any public friction. While Mr.
Glynn was Governor, Mitchell May, the
Secretary of State, and Sigmund Levy
of Brooklyn, who he told me was his
personal friend, visited Sing Sing
prison. Mr.. Levy asked if would not
accept the position of First Deputy
Secretary of State. Ny immediate re-
ply was, Now, who wants me out of
Sing Sing?' His answer was that I was
too high class man for job as war
den.
Several days were given me to con-
/ slider this proposition. In the event OF
/ my determining to accept il | was to
call Mr.. Levy on the telephone and no.
/ tify him OF my acceptance. Several
/ days afterward Mr.. May and Mr.. Levy
again visited Sing Sing and renewed
I the proposition to me. | made no def
/ mite answer. Another interview was
| had between myself and Mr.. Levy, and
/ ! did not give any answer. These nego-
tiations were the first intimation that
/ had that the powers wanted me out OF
! Sing Sing prison.
/ Clancy Gets Offer to Quit.
within thirty days Of this time a
/ Tammany district leader came to sea
me at Sing Sing. He informed me that
/ | was too far from the sphere of activ.
/ ity in politics and asked me if the chief
/ clcrkship OF the Bronx County Court
/ together with the Democratic leader.
/ ship of the 32d Assembly District, on
/ the south side, we're offered to me
would | accept il. | asked him for q
/ few days delay, because | wanted to
see if could unearth just who caused
| this visit. This proposition was re.
newed shortly afterwsrd at this lead.
er's Office in New York This fully con.
WINGED me that somebody high in au.
thority wanted me out Of Sing Sing.
THE refusal to place in the appro-
priation bill a single one OF the many
! absolutely necessary items requested
by me and the constant obstacles
/ placed in my way by the deputy Con-
troller, Mike Walsh, and his clerk as
/ signed TO Sing Sing prison, made me
understand that | was not wanted.
( AS an item which everybody con-
coded was a necessity, an which the
various prison reform associations
urged, | might mention the new cell
block. This was cut out OF the appro-
priation bill without word Of expla
nation.
Notwithstanding the independence
OF Superintendent Riley, my experience
was enough 10 satisfy me that the state
prisons were dominated By Charles +.
Murphy and that Governor Glynn
would not interfere TO secure the