The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
GLYNN WIRES
SUPT.RILEY TO
DROP 'CORMICK
Names s. c. Baldwin to Make
Rigid Inquiry Into Sulli-
van "Joy Rides"
CROPSEY ON TRACK OF
MORE EVIDENCE TO-DAY

eirTAto. n. Y, Oct. 27.--Gov Glynn
wired tonight to John r. Riley. State
Superintendent Of Prisons at Albany, a
request to suspend Warden Joseph Me-
Cormlck Of Sing Sing prison pending
an investigation by Attorney stephen
C. Baldwin OF Brooklyn Of the charges
mat Warden Mccormick gave to David
A sullivan. wrecker Of the Union Bank
o, Brooklyn. extreme liberties, automo-
bile rides and other privileges while
az sing Sing. Mr.. Baldwin is n Repub-
lean.
State Superintendent Riley, who Is a
sulzer appointee. has full power of
course 10 remove Warden Mccormick,
whom Riley appointed, whereas Gov.
Glynn under the law cannot directly
remove Mccormick. The Governors
request to Supt. Riley. however,
amounts to an order to suspend the
warden.
Gov. Glynn had nothing to add by
way Of comment when he gave to TIE
S~S reporter. shortly before midnight,
q copy Of the request of suspension.
His Telegram 60 RILEY.
The telegram sent by the Governor
70 supt. Riley tonight follows:
BUFFALO. N. V. October %.
nor John r. Riley. Superintendent Of
Prisons. Albany, n. Y:
-Your report in the case of Joseph
Mccormick, warden Of Sing Sing leads
m. to believe that there Is need for a
full and thorough investigation Of the
case by an investigator who can de-
vote his entire attention to the matter.
II have this day appointed Stephen C..
Baldwin. Esq. of the Borough Of Brook
lyn. under the provisions of section 8
Of the Executive law known as tho
Moreland act to examine and investi-
gate the conduct OF Warden Mccormick.
" L appears that the wardens conduct
has been reprehensible shall. OF course,
look to you to remove him. In my
opinion there is sufficient Of prima
iacie case to require you to suspend
Warden Mccormick until further IN
vestigation, and I request you to do 30.
MARTIN II. GLrNN."
Earlier in the evening when asked by
THE SuN man as TO his intentions in
the Sing Sing muddle, Gov Glynn, evil
IDENTIFY trying then to get In touch with
Mr., Baldwin. said:
i've given every spare minute OF
me day trying 70 get in touch with
ono Of two men. absolutely outside
Of politics both of them, whose very
names are a statewide guarantee OF
their fairness and inpartiality. The
minute I get in touch with either Of them
ahch hope will be tonight. or a man
OF their intellectual calibre ant integrity
shall invoke tine Moreland act and APP
point one of these men commissioner
20 make an immediate investigation OF
ths charges against Warden Mccormick
Says Politics WIN Not Enter.
The man who. equipped under the
Moreland act with the powers to go to the
root Of the matter. will take up this In
vestigation and report to me will be one
with no axe TO grind. whose name is q
positive assurance of integrity and i'm
Partially, and who knows p son conC!'
tons thoroughly. His name, furthermore
Will show that politics has nothing Il
DO with his findings"
Tie Kings county Grand Jury will con-
tnue It's investigation to-day OF a larceny
alleged 10 have been committed in Brook
lyn by David A. sullivan, wrecker of tho
Union Bank, through special liberties
granted to him since he has been serving
sentence at Sing Sing.
John j. Malloy, superintendent OF thu
Industrial department of Sing Sing. hat
experienced "A change Of heart since III
was sent 10 Raymond street jail Monday
morning by County Judge Roy for re
rusiag to answer questions before thu
Grand Jury, and has notified the Distric
Attorney that he is ready to tell air M
inows about the JOY rides of Sullivan
md Warden Mccormick in the prison
automobile.
Assistant District Attorney Louis Gold
stein has subpoenaed Policeman Georg
Ford and Robert Johnson, n chauffeur
both OF Yonkers, to appear before IN
Grand Jury this morning. The Distric
Attorney will try 10 show the Grand Jur!
thn' the convict. sullivan, stopped Police
man Ford in Eonkers about II oclocl
one night recently and asked him II N
lad seen Warden Mccormick. johnson
WAS with Ford at the time,
sullivsp's Stenographer Missing.
Another phase in the development o