The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13

l'lSlIl'l Attorney OF NiHSS
county" said the POSTMASTER.
These perfunctory words introduced
a speech by Mr.. Cropseysdt ;he dinner
Of the Fulton Street Board OF Trade in
Brooklyn on october - last. And MIR.
Cropsey arose To speak. but ins,ead of
saying pleasantly and harmess,y that
In, Fulton street elevated railroad
should 'be removed. subject of which
he knows little eNccp, possibly aca-
dcmically and about which everybody
else preSe Mt knew great deal, Mr..
Cropsey spoke OF matt Is about which
h. d.i know.
Ne spoke of the work Of the county
prosecutor, and referred specifically to
one case. ne said that he would try
the defendant in tina; case as soon as
h" could get he case before some
Justice Of the Supreme Court who was
no "hardp.cked." the inference being
that the defendant had obtained unwar-
rdnted ftVors from certain justices.
And a. tho result of that speech the
Brooklyn Bar Association is holding IN
It's lap a red hot brick. of which it can
not let GO and a group of Brooklyn
justices Of the supreme Court are eying
warly a gun which is before them,
They can shoot that gun at Cropsey If
they want TO. but there IL more than a
suspicion in he minds Of a number Of
lawyers that their hesitation 10 pick 1t
up and aim and fire Is due 80 "A doubt
whether the gun is loaded with shot
and firm belief THAI it packs an awful
kick in its butt
And all the time Cropsey has bee in
sstng that the public be allowed in
to see the Bar Associations antics while
holding the hot brick, and requesting
that somebody fire the gun. The public
o. course is barred. and some of those
who have followed the developments of
Cropseys speech believe that The case
Will be wound up with a polite assertion
by the Bar Association that the brick
was not hot, and that the gun was not
gun; It was a beanshooter.
The case referred to is hat Of Edward
NJ, GrOut, lawyer. former City Comp
troller and once president of the tnion
Bank Of Brooklyn which seems to have
made trouble for every one who touched
II, David \. sullivan, the Sing Sing
JOY rider. whose pastimes while serving
prison term caused the dismissal OF
Warden Mccormick of Sing Sing and
who has just been indicted on three
more counts in connection with his
manipulation If the Union Banks
money preceded Mr.. Grout as head OF
the wrecked institution.
Grout was indicted before Mr. Crop
seys incumbency began, but he was
only indicted for a misdemeanor, and
Mr. Crupsoy caused his Indictment for
felony charging that he committed
perjury IN making report to the state
Banking department. 1t Is alleged that
ftoui SWur" falsely 10 statement OF
the banks assets and liabilities, inCreas-
ing o." former and decreasing the latter
II was while District Attorney
Clarke, MIR. Cropseys predecessor, was
IN Office that the Union Bank, rehabili-
ta'od after it's suspension during the
panic ~ l9o7, failed again while Mr.
circuit VAS president. Mr., Clarke at the
tine was in Europe; Robert II. Elder
Wa Alr Clarke'S first assistant and was
IN charge Of the office II was Elder
VII" caused CIRCUITS Indictment for q
m~GoWoauor.
In D"c'mbcr 1918, Mr. cropscy haC
Grou indicted for felony, and since
Wen 'n" case has been in court re
r"a.'d,. uu various motions, Mr.
'H"u, prominence and tn" interest o
''' puuN, particularly dcpositOrs I
al 'hc affairs Of the Union Bank lee
Some rn" ru ASK Mr.. CTopsey when III
world p.it Mr. circuit on trial, ana II wa
romeo tu This in the speech h"ror
The l'on stree, Board ~ Trade tina
ha. 'U~.d AN the commution.
I~ what Mr. Cropsoy said:
p"mohoiv asked me when we wor
i""- 'o ,ry another bank prcSid"n
ave., .r- 'r.1l SID We were going Il
'N 100 without fail, aud in my term