The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31


witnesses remember that they had seen
him in the auto with Warden Mccormick |
The x-banker's face was snllow and he |
glanced furtively about the room, seem |
ing to recognize no one. lie wore a clean |
linen negligee shirt. but no collar or tie. |
His trousers were the regulation prison |
gray.
Although Sullivan was the principal |
figure in the proceedings. he still mas
clean record on the prison books and 1t |
is hard to see from The testimony so Gar
how his time can he extended beyond the
minimum OF two years. The testimony so
far has failed to show that he transacted
private business on his trips to Yonkers
and New York and his automobile trips
were under orders from the warden.
Mr. Baldwin said yesterday that he be-
u.Vrd his process servers had located Miss
Louise d. Burkhardt. SulIvan's former
stenographer through whom, Il Is alleged,
that he transacted his business They
served subpoena son young woman
answering her description at Miss Buri
hardt's Yonkers address last night. Sh'
threw the summons on the floor, together
with the 81 fee.
Although the preliminary hearing ended
Yesterday afternoon. that does not mean
the investigation OF Sing Sing Is ct an end
Mr.. Baldwin's process servers are ont
after more witnesses and the showing UP
of favoritism In the prison VII doubtless
go on. The hearing was adjourned in
definitely to-day. and Mr. Baldwin said
he would probably not sit agair until
after election.
Meanwhile District Attorney Cropsey's
investigation before the Kings county
| Grand Jury will go on. John j. Maloy.
head Of Sing Sings Industries. who has
been I'm Raymond street Jail for con-
tempt of court. had another change OF
| heart yesterday and will tell the Grand
! Jury to-day what he knows about sui
| d 4 . al, Al.
nesses left the stand at Sing Sing yes
terday they received subppnas from As
! sistant District Attorney Goldstein TO
appear in the Brooklyn court house on
| Monday.
Dr. j. Ellis Rohrer. at the head Of the
/ committee representing depostors Of the
! failed Union Banf requested Gov. Glynn
/ Yesterday to throw out Mr.. Baldwin. who
! they said. was interested in the Union
, Bank scandal as attorney for some of the
officers. The Governor replied that Mr.
| Baldwins past legal associations had no
hearing on the Sullivan inquiry and that
I he would not remove Mr.. Baldwin.
When the Yonkers chauffeur Robert
! Johnson. was excused by Mr.. Baldwin
| Mr.. Cropsey who was sitting beside the
| Commissioner said NO NO fIe saw
| Sullivan alone in Yonkers."
Don't do that, Mr., Cropsey," said the
J Commissioner. Help me don't testify
here. It Is all right TO suggest questions.
/ Superintendent of Prisons Riley came
to Ossning Yesterday morning and was
at the prison all day, expecting TO be
called
II had intended to call Mr. Riley"
said Mr. Baldwin. "but | simply could
not get To IT, There were too many other
: Witnesses
Michael !. Lally. Yonkers hotel
keeper William J. Watson, secretary to
Warden Mccormick, and employees OF
the Cadillac Motor Company were the
witnesses at the afternoon session.
Lally said he had known Mccormick
eighteen years and had loaned him money
before Mccormick had told him. Lallv
said. that the State was too poor to buy
him an automobile" Subsequently Lally
told Mccormick he would loan him $4,000
to buy an automobile, and Mccormick
went to his hotel and got the cash.
Mr.. Baldwin was anxious to know where
Ially got so much cash.
There Is always money in my safe M
to $500 or 5000" said Mr. Lally 81 do a
: great deal OF loaninG in Yonkers."
q. Was there more money in the safe.
/ A. There was a little and there were
I plenty of checks and notes and o Us,
c. Did you collect money on mort
, gage? A. am continually collectlnl
: money on mortgages.
' @. Did YOU collect money on loan
\, Yes,
". \ rom Nnbill n 'Oi want 10 TEL
{ the names of persons In Yonkers who Dor
2 row from me.
2 Mr. Lally said one man had paid hin
1000 on "A loan and had borrowed 81 00
- OF II back again. There was one $500
bill in this money he said. He did no
i remember where the other $500 bills cam
{ from. lie said Mccormick gave him
promissory note for four months. but h
V did not ask Mccormick for a note. he said
= By telephonng to his brother he foun
d that the date OF the note was August 3.
Il Q, Are you sure you handed the none
o to Mr.. Mccormick on the date OF the note
r. A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you see Mccormick do anythn
d with the money? A. No. sir.
q AZ this point Mr.. Watson was recalled
n Q. You bought this car on the day q
the date in this bill. (The bill Of sale wa
q dated August go A, Yes, sir.
a ., You got the money that morning
a A. Yes.
Other witnesses yesterday were Micha'
% ]. Walsh. Deputy state Comptroller Coz
4, oner James i. Dunn OF Yonkers Mayo
~ James T. Lennon OF Yonkers Terence
~ Brady, business manager OF the Yonkei
u Record. George Mailing. owner OF III
:" Getty House in Yonkers Enrich Schwarz
bartender at the Getty House Robe
'e Johnson. Jr.. a chauffeur OF Yonkers; d,
II tective George a. Ford of Yonkers, job
10 H. Mcpherson OF Yonkers and James
Is Murray OF the office OF the Secretary
"a State.