New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-30

,b.aincd by Commissioner Baldwi
o,ened in the warden's office at the
Mccormick. suspended from his off,
e,i,, nos,t.on on Wednesday by Super
,,,e5der, Riley at the behest OF the
Governor. admitted on the witness
sand that sullivan acted as his chau1-
,s,,- for more than a month: that Sulh-
van often rode as a passenger Whlie
..s warden drove the car; that he was
alton ov, IN the car with members OF
,bs wsrden's family with no prison
,,,srd +, attendance, and that on one
o.css;or. when something was wrong
with the mechanism, he drove sullivan
10 New York and left him alone IN
garage for four hours.
During the interval, while the car
wa, be;rg rensired. Mccormick said ne
"va)ked around town 1t was carry
that evening that Sullivan was seen
and yecognized on Broadway near 'he
Winter Garden.
The only other witness Of the DAY
Was William J. Watson, OF fonKerS'
secretary to the warden. He was eN-
smined regarding the purchase OF the
,rtomobile. which is believed 10 nave
besn bought with money furnished Dy
Sullivan. Watson said he attended 10
the purchase Of the automobile aho
that It was bought with money lent
n Mccormick bv a Yonkers hotel keep
or The question Of the actual owner
shin Of the car will be pursued tur-
ther
Cropsey Probe Delayed
Mccormick, in mis- testimony un~it-
ungly made the statement which was
issued earlier in the week by Superin-
teDdent Rilev after his investigation
Of the warden's conduct appear fool
ism. In that statement Riley said Sui
lyan was being instructed TO run
car so ne might profit by it when his
term expired Yesterday Mccormick
said:
"T selected Sullivan for my chauf-
feur because he looked like gentle
man. That was the only reason"
The Investigation by the Kings Coun-
ty Grand Jury, which District Attorney
Cropsey is conducting, hoping to get on
the trail Of lost assets of the wrecked
Union Bank. was held up yesterday.
The District Attorney is cooperating
with Commissioner Baldwin in his
inquiry.
Miss Louise Burkhardt, Sullivan
former secretary, whom he is said to
have seen on some Of his jaunts IN
tne prison motor car, and who is said
q nave carried on bond and mortgage
transactions for him, il was asserted
yesterday had been found by detec-
tiyes Of the Kings County District At
torney's Office One report was to the
effect that Miss Burkhardt, who disap-
peared suddenly from her Honkers
home five days ago, had been dlscov-
cred In New Jersey town, safe from
Kings County jurisdiction.
Despite the disclosures brought
about by Commissioner Baldwin, ne did
not seem inclined more than to scratch
the surface Of the warden's conduct IN
the sullivan matter. He neglected TO
follow up by close questioning leads
that might have brought about disclos-
ures Of a startling nature. District
Attorney Cropsey of Kings County
and mis- assistant, Louis GoldStein, both
familiar with the case, were present at
the afternoon hearing, but Commits
sloner Baldwin did not invite their as
slstance in questioning the warden.
he seemed content 70 sacrifice thor
oughness for haste, in order TO com
ply with the Governors request for a
report on the affair by this evening.
Mccormick on Stand.
Commissioner Baldwin began his in
vesugatiOn at II o'clock A large room
IN the basement Of the warden's office
became the temporary court. Warden
McCormick was the first witness called
and, after asserting that he had no
objection TO testifying, he was sworn.
lie SAID he mad been warden four
months and was suspended Wednesday.
=, DO you know a prisoner named
Dayld A. Sullivan?' Commissioner
Baldwin asked
mccormick said he dU, and added
hat when he came 10 take charge Of
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