New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-05
Three New Bills May Get
81, 100000 Hidden by
Bank Wrecker.
FURTHER ACTION BY
GRAND JURY LIKELY
Sixty Witnesses Quizzed
by Cropsey in Lar
Ceny Probes.


was sentenced to Sing Sing, was in
dicted three times yesterday for fur
ther thefts of the banks assets. Two
of the indictments charged Sullivan
with being a second offender. IL the
minimum sentences were imposed Sui
hven, if he lives, might spend the next
fifty years IN prison.
The Kings County Grand Jury, Oc-
tober term, before which District At
torney James c. Cropsey was invesu-
eating Sullivan's business transactions
since the latter became an inmate
Sing Sing, handed Up the true bills TO
County Judge Roy yesterday morning.
A writ Of hsbeas corpus may be issued
next week TO produce Sullivan in court
to plead The indictments specify
grand larceny.
The investigation of Sullivan's ae-
tivities grew out Of The Tribune's eI-
posure late in October OF the extraor-
dinary privileges extended TO Suih-
van by Thomas ]. Mccormick, then
warden of Sing Sing. Persons inter
ested financially in the defunct instl-
tuition were aware that there had been
certain irregularities with the assets
Of the bank. When The Tribune
showed that Sullivan, a convict, was
riding about at will in an automobile
recently purchased by Warden McCor-
mick suspicion fell upon him at once
With the facts which The Tribune un-
covered as basis, District Attorney
Cropsey began a grand jury inquiry
that resulted yesterday in the three
new indictments.
Mortgage Theft Charged.
The frst of the indictments is Tor
grand larceny in the first degree Is
second offender. II found guilty Sui
livan might be sentenced to states
prison for term OF ten 10 twenty
years. The indictment charges him
with stealing, November 8, 1918, a
bond and mortgage made by Simon
Fier to Barnet and Max Cohen Sep
tember 8, 1905. That was, In real
ity, the mortgage on the property OF
the Christopher Avenue Jewish Syna-
gogue in East New York, the Cohens
being officers OF the church. The
original amount Of the mortgage was
$1,000, of which sl,1o0 remains TO be
paid. Interest and part Of the princi-
nal, 1t was brought out by the Dis
trict Attorney, were collected through
Sullivan's agents.
The second indictment reached
charges Sullivan with grand larceny in
tho second degree as a second offend
er. He is accused Of stealing 500 10,
March 80, 1914, interest on a mort
gage supposed TO have been hypothe-
Gated from the Union Bank assets.
The third indictment is also for sec
ond degree grand larceny, the amount
specified being s69 30.
The theft charged In the Arst in
dictment occurred when Sullivan was
in the Raymond st. Jail, Brooklyn
awaiting sentence after his conviction
of grand larceny Of assets.
In the second and third instances
Sullivan actually obtained the pay
ments of interest on mortgages while
he was supposedly at hard labor IN
aide Of the walls of Sing Sing That
,hs mortgages upon which the money
vas paid were secured by Sullivan
unon one or more of his trips in Nc
Co,rick,s automobile Is the belief OF
nersons familiar with the ex-banker's
movements.
Further indictments in the Sullivan
matter are said to be likely. The Oc-
tober grand jury, which sat more
than two months to hear evidence IN
the Union Bank case, was not dis
charged after handing down the in
dictments. District Attorney Cropsey
- said to have uncovered leads in the
corrse of his investigation that he
couid not conscientiously ignore. The
names of more than one person called
as witnesses were mentioned yester-
Jsv as being subject TO indictment on
cnarqes of conspiring TO assist Sulii-
van in his thefts.
Stolen Money Hidden.
Another reason advanced for the con-
tinuing Of the grand jury was the fact
that none OF the money which Sullivan
| is alleged TO have concealed has been
recovered. With an added sentence of
nossibly twenty to thirty years hang
| NO over him il is believed that Sulli-
van NAV weaken and indicate the place
where the money, said TO be in the
reigbborhood of sl,000,000. is con-
eeaied in return for leniency. De-
nositors of the Union Bank, number
mo almost $4,000, would, it 10 be-
Eeved. urge District Attorney Cropsey
not TO press the indictments too close
/ ly il a substantial return was made on
| their money. There are also four
other indictments, found last year,
pending against Sullivan.
Judge Roy, in accepting the indict-
ments yesterday, praised District At
! torney Cropsey and the grand jurors
for their work in pushing the recent
investigation.
Sixty witnesses were examined be-
fore the grand jury, according TO the
names upon the backs Of the indict-
mcnts. The most important witness
was Miss Louise ID. Burkha-dt, former
aeeretary 10 Sullivan, who, besides
holding n power Of attorney for both
the Union Bank wrecker and his wife,
wa. familiar with Sullivan's business
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