New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-24
Many Allege Brady Got
Unusual Treatment in
Court Ruling.
DEFIED TAMMANY
IN PRISON SCANDAL
Charge of Fighting Made
Against Him-Bank De-
pOsitOrs Protest.

The first indications that Tammany
Hall was out 10 avenge the exposure
of the Sing Sing scandal, which re
suited in the removal from Office Of
Thomas j. Mccormick, Of the prison,
were presented yesterday, when Ter
renee a. Brady, a Yonkers newspaper
man, was found guilty Of fighting in
the street when he sought to defend
himself from crowd Of persons intent
upon beating him.
Sentence on Brady was suspended
by Judge Joseph II. Beall, Of the
Yonkers City Court, but at the same
time he was placed on three months
probation. Chri topher j. Wall, also
of Yonkers, who was arrested with
Brady. received suspended sentence
Brady's activity against the Tam
many ring in Westchester, particularly
his political antipathy for mike"
Walsh, the Democratic leader Of the
county and Deputy State Controller. is
said 10 be behind the incidents that
led him into fight and his subse-
quent arrest At the investigation at
Sing Sing conducted for Governor
Glynn by Stephen c. Baldwin and be-
fore the Kings County Grand Jury
which is inqurinR into the financial
transactions of David i. Sullivan
wrecker Of the Union Bank, since he
has been az Sing Sing. Brady was one
of the important witnesses.
District Attorney Cropsey Of Kings
L 4
to-day, viii take up Brady's case Wit
nesses who appeared before the Brook
lyn Grand jury were assured by the
District Attorney that they would be
safe from prosecution by political in
terests in Westchester.
Brady went 70 Brooklyn last night
and put Louis Goldsteir, Assistant
District Attorney, in full possession
of the facts. The investigation will be
started az once.
Several weeks AGO, il was learned in
Ionkers last night, Brady was warned
that unless he ceased asserting he
aided in the Tammany, defeat in West
chester on Election Day che would get
his"
Dr. j. Ellis Rohrer, chairman Of N"
executive committee Of the depositors.
mediately notified Louis Goldstein. tn
Assistant District Attorney. who is
also counsel for the dep0sitOr5. that
the losers By the Union Bank failure
were willing 10 60 TO any lengths to
protect witnesses who have assisted M
the Sullivan investigation.
The case Of Brady the depositors
believed, was only the first of several
instances whore revenge would be
sought.
The fight FOR which Brady was placed
on probation occurred in Yonkers on
October 81 while seated in q cafe be
was apnroachci hv George Wood. sec
rotary for Representative Woodson r
Oylc,by. who accused Brady If undue
activity in the Sullva1-NcCormick
scandal and In the prosecution of pri-
mary frauds, for which four election
officials were indicted
In court yesterday Brady testified
that he responded 10 insults by Wood
by striking him. When Brady left the
building later. he alleged. he was met
bv a crowd of men. Of whom Chris
TOPPER j. Wall, a friend of Wood, was
one He resorted 20 evil epithets
Brady declared, and night followed.
Both men we're arrested.
In imposing ais sentence yesterday
Judge Beall said:
II find you both guilty. ! am sorry
COR you, Wall. for your reputation has
been good. But you must refrain from
the use Of such language
Turning to Brady, he continued:
"You have been sentenced here in
this courtroom previously for "a similar
offence. and ! cannot forget the fact
that before you were arrested that
evening for lighting with Wall you
struck another man in the face.
would be inclined, under ordinary cir
cumstances, to impose Jail sentence
upon you. But you have expressed a
lack Of confidence in the integrity of
this court. | therefore put you ON
tree months probation
Brady was charged with violating
citv ordinance forhiddiuo fighting ON