New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01

concerned him, ~ was purely lmagi-
nary.
What did Martin w. Littleton say 20
/ the allegation that it was believed he
had recommended the appointment of
/ Baldwin to Governor Glynng That DIS
tinguished Tammany orator said moth
/ ing.
/ One thing that Baldwin did while
making the investigation OF the Sui
/ Ivan scandal which provoked criticism
was to permit Mccormick 70 TESTIFY
without signing q waiver OF immunity.
Should il be proved later that MeCor-
mick knew that Sullivan during his JOY
rides and while spending his time in
/ Yonkers stole more money from the
Union Bank depositors Mccormick
would be immune from prosecution.
Walsh Real Controller.
Another notable thing about Bald.
wins investiGntion-aS he summarized
/ it in his report to Governor GlynhI
/ there is no mention of the iact'
brought out by Baldwin himself while
| Mccormick was a witness, that the
actual Controller Of the state, Michael
/ Walsh. Tammany leader Of Westchestsr
/ County. had electioneered for Governor
Glvnn in Westchester County on
primary Gay dloHB WIN W "ANN''
Cormick and Convict Sullivan.
One ether thing that characterized
the baldwin report was the total alb
scrce of criticism Of Walsh, Riley or
any one else save Mccormick, who was
made the scapeFoat.
District Attorney Cropsey, who began
/ the investigation, halted, OF course oy
die Governors appointment Of BALDWIN,
was no sooner started than he clapped
enc of NcCormick's men into jail for
refusing TO tell what he knew. Bald
win. with greater powers, sent no one
But Sullivan alone did not benefit
at the hands of Mccormick. At least
one good and loyal son OF Tamman1y
was permitted to roam outside the
dull gray stone walls OF the prison
This lucky one was Peter j. Dufy.
former sergeant in the New YORK 70
lice Department. one of the police
grafters sent to prison by District At
fornev Whitman when he started on
the trail Of the men higher up IN the
system"
II has been charged time and again
tn, "tbe system" also rules at sing
Sing. Whether "the system" whose
first commandment, Thou shalt not
soueal." Duffy had never broken,
through it's many underground chan
nels brought about Duffy's soft berth,
is not known, but that 1t stood by him
was made known TO him at Ponce
Headquarters, where he was taken ny
Sheriff Hamburger to have his photo
graph taken for the Rogues' Gallery.
This was on August 6, 1913.
According to a report IN The Ne"
York World" of the following day sew
eral policemen at Police headquarters
said to Duffy: -,
Keep up your nerve. We are with
you and won't forget you. -.
Duffy was no sooner IN Slng Slhg
prison than requests were made OIL
James NJ. Clancy, who was then war
den, to make things easy Tor Duily.
Clancy refused. But when Tammany
succeeded in forcing Clancy to quit,
and one of its own was put IN his
Mace, things were made easy for Duffy.
Almost the very first day that McCor-
mick was installed as Warden OF Sing
Sing Duffy was TO be seen at large IN
front of the prison, walking around the
lawn, or on the road, a public nigh
way, used by the residents OF Osslnlng.
Duffy. by the way, like Sullivan, Is
wealthy. His wife lives in house IN
Yonkers assessed at $4,000 and at one
time Duffy had S72, 900 in the bank.
Former Warden Clancy, whose treat
ment AT the hands OF Governor Glynn
and Tammany Hall forced him to re-
sign, according 10 Clancy, charges That
Governor Glynn is responsible for the
conditions obtaining at Sing Sing.
Clancy Accuses Glynn.
Clancy asserts that the very first de-
mand made on Governor Glynn after
he had stepped into the shoes Of Sui
ger was to Dust him and put "A Tam
many man at the head of Sing Sing.
Months before Clancy resigned he told
that story TO the writer He told it in
detail. but most Of what he said was
in confidence, so II cannot be printed.
But part of what Clancy said on that
occasion, in view of his statement OF
Thursday, in which he came out for
District Attorney Whitman for Gov
ernor. can now be used. Said Clancy
on that occasion-Conan Doyle had
visited Sing Sing and spent the entire
day there:
Ever since left college / have been
affiliated with the Democratic party
While / have always been an indie
DtUutHA btllOAidN anu bPHbSNA W a.
many Hall. have always voted for the
Democratic nominee for Governor, no
matter how unfit for the Office |
thought him TO be. But if il is
choice next fall between Governor
Glynn and District Attorney Whitman,
III vote for Whitman. You know what
my reasons are; I've told them 10 you
often. don't have to repeat them
now.
Il have tried to get Governor Glynn 20
help me, but he has turned deaf ear
20 my pleadings. You know that Tam
many has done everything in its power
20 make my administration OF this big
prison a failure. | knew they would
try when ] refused to resign after they
offered me bigger jobs, but | was de-
termined 70 force their hand, so that
he public could see htw they played
he game. | have succeeded, and be-
fore | get out | will let the public
know just who are responsible for the
conditions mere in this prison, and I'll
give the names.
AT this very moment Nike Walsh,
the Westchester leader Of Tammany
Hall, is trying to have Thomas j. Nc
Cormick, of Yonkers, bankrupt, made
warden of this prison. What a crying
shame that would be- If that comes
20 pass therell be a scandal that will
stir the state Mccormick will prove
20 be the Samson of Tsmmany Hall,
and he'll pull the whole rotten struct-
ure down upon himself and the rest of
the crew"
Clancy has made good his promise,
and part of his prophecy has come to
pass. There has been d scandal. and
il has stirred the state and the nation,
ald il is a safe wager that Mccormick
will be Tsmmsny Halls Samson on
Election Day. And as TO Clancy's
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