The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30

tive OF The Department OF Commerce OF
the United States. His duties involve
was familiar with the garb OF Sing Sing
Sullivan could not be distinguished from
a citizen.
O. DO you know woman named Miss
Burkhardt? A. Yes. SIR. / met her at
the prison.
@ DO you know that she lives in
Yonkers? A. Yes, sir; about one mile
from my home.
Q Did you ever know Sullivan to 60
to her house, a. No. sir.
Q. Did you ever know sullivan to meet
her? A. No. sir
O. Did YOU ever send Sultan on err
rands when he had no one with him a.
No. sir Either myself or my family.
consisting of my wife and two daugh-
ters. were with him.
Mr.. Mccormick said there were nearly
1000 prisoners in Sing Sing and that
statements Of their former occupations are
taken when they are brought to the
prison. lie presumed there were many
chauffeurs there, but would not have spe-
cial knowledge or It unless he inquired
q. Before selecting sullivan, did you
make any Inquiries OF the principal
keeper? \. Not particularly. I selected
sullivan because he had the appearance OF
being gentleman. and ! considered 1t
necessary TO have a man OF that char
acter driving n passenger car.
q. bid you ever leave Sullivan in front
OF the Getty House in Yonkers' A. No.
sir
O. 10 YOU remember an occa sion when
you left Sullivan in the car and found
afterward that he was looking for you?
A. I read Of that In the newspapers, but
I never heard OF II.
G. Did Sullivan tel! YOU he was looking
for you at any time? \. No, sir.
Q. DO you know policeman in Yonkers
named George Fsrd? A. Yes sir.
Indoors by II O'Clock.
The witness did not recall meeting
Ford IN Yonkers late one night when Sui
Ivan was driving the car District At
torney Cropseys investigation has tried
to show that sullivan met Ford In Yon-
kers and asked the policeman II he had
seen Mccormick. Mr.. Mccormick did not
recall that sullivan was ever out with the
car later than II o'clock at night. lie de
MED that there were ever any women in
the car with sullivan other than Mrs
Mccormick and the warden's two daugh-
tors. lie had never introduced Daniel !.
Cashin. clerk of Westchester county to
Sullivan. he said
.. Did you ever attend 10 any business
of electloneering when sullivan was in the
no. sir
q. These rides were then in some de-
gree for election purposes? ~ on pri-
mary day I took the car with sullivan
sitting beside me on the seat and went to
vote met Michael j. Walsh and to-
gether we visited three or four, perhaps
i've. polling places
Mr.. Mccormick said no had no state
ment to make to the investigator. and
Mr.. Baldwin invited those present TO sug-
gest questions. lie read into the record
the commitment of Sullivan by Judge
Crane, which was for grand larceny in
the first degree and sentenced Sullivan TO
not less than two years and not more
than four years and three months at
hard labor" Then these questions were
| suggested:
.. Did you ever enter the barroom OF
the Getty Square Hotel or the Getty
House In company with Sullivan? a. No,
sir.
O. Some suggestion has been made that
sullivan furnished the money to buy the
automobile. Is that so? \. No. SIR.
Passed Afternoon In New York.
q. Has Sullivan ever been In New York
to your knowledge? A. once In Septem-
her during the day we drove 10 the Cad
lilac garage TO have the car repaired.
We got there about I or r. NJ and left
about i. NJ.
q. Did you remain with Sullivan? A.
l took a walk around town and came
back. sullivan remained with the car.
q. Did you ever go TO any road houses
with Sullivan In the carr a. No, sir.
Mr.. Mccormick said he did not know
| how many times Miss Burkhardt had
visited sullivan. He said she had never
| applied to him for special permission to
make frequent visits Sullivan was not
t,ar al tnt. H.
| said.
Mr., Mccormick was on the stand Just
an hour. When the hearing was re-
sumed at r. NJ. William j. Watson,
secretary to Mr.. Mccormick. was called.
| lie bought the automobile for Mr.. McCor-
mick, he said He saw this s2,1OO car
! In the window marked $500 and told
| his superior about IT,
q. When you paid for the car, did you
| 20 alone? A. Yes
O. How did you pay for tn 4. Cash.
q Who gave you the cash? A. Warden
Mccormick
Mr.. Watson testified that NJ. j. Lally.
owner of the Laly Hotel. Palisade ave-
| nue., Honkers gave the money to McCor-
mick. II was brought out that although
| Mr.. Mccormick paid cash for the car he
had bank account In Yonkers.
Hills of Large Denomination.
@ When the money was paid in cash
| by Lally to Mccormick, what was the
conversation A. Lally said. Here's the
money, get The car that In all | heard
q. What kind of money was il? A.
| Three five hundreds and five one hun
| dreds
Q. Did Mr.. Mccormick tell YOU he was
going to borrow the money from Lally?
! A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you advise John j. Malloy not
TO testify before the Grand Jury OF Kings
| county? A. I did
! q, You are not a lawyer? 4. 7 made
a mistake,
O. Sometimes even lawyers make mis-
takes A. used wrong Judgment