The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-15
SULLIVAN OFFERS TO
\ AID HIS DEPOSITORS
!, Saws He's Pcnnilcss. but Can Re-
cover 10 Per Cent.
for Them.
NEW MOVE BY CIRCUIT

& David 4. sullivan, former president OF
The ms lvent Union Bank Of BROOKLYN
ssho Is serving a term in sing sing Tor
slarceny in injection with his manage
.tncnt of the bank. is willing to AID the
isS.o0o depositors OF the bank In collecting
ssll the money they can. according 10
lletter sent last night to j. Ellis RohTer'
.chairman OF the dcplsitors committee by
sMartin T. Manton, now attorney FOR sui
-ivan.
Mr.. Nantnn visited Charles Becker also
his client, In Sing Sirg on saturday, ana
he saws that sullivan sent FOR him ana
paid that he wanted to put at the dis
posal of the depositors MS intimate KNOW
edge " the bank affairs, and was Wiling
g. guarantee that they would gvt at least
40 per cent. OF tneir deposits BACK. As
result e this tax Nj. Mantoh seh'
his letter last night
Mr.. Manton does not s:ipulate any re-
ward TOY Sul4ivaus offer, nut e lays
stress upon Su.livuns surerlngs IN Jan
Il the disgrace and shame of his conviction.
and the fact that there are thiee new
indictments against sullivan.
says sullivan Is Penniiess.
Has not sullivan been sufficiently pun
=. tshedy' he asks and then points out what
q great aid Sulllvans knowledge could De
to the depositors lie says that sullivan
Ia penni,ess, and that Mrs. sullivan as
sets are reduc, q to less than 100000. none
of which came from the Union Bank. lie
denies that sullivan has hidden any OF the
banks assets and invites the most search
Ing Investigation OF these statements. lie
...,los, y with this paragraph:
d. Society has inflicted IT, punishment
upon sullivan and the demands of society
hlNttf n Ia nl
for by the completion OF the term OF I'M
prisonment II is Therefore time for the
.Depositors' Committee to DE practical. so
far as sullivan Is concerned. ana secure
his aid"
Mr.. Manton said that he Will try to see
Mr. Cropsey in "A day or two and tax
-over the matter with him. sullivan wants
'hthe new indictments pigeonholcd a. a re-
ward for the aid he will OFFER the de-
posturs.
The depostors feel that n a real spirit
Of penitence had pen, trated sullivan u
would have been more convincing II Il mad
manifested Itself before the three new IN
dlctments were returned by the Grand
.Jury two weeks ago. Gossip among IN"
depositOrs Is to the effect that sullivan l.
far from penn,less that he has s6uVoVO
or more slowed away. and Il II even said
that District Attorney Cropsty know
where 100000 OF this amount IL located.
Mr.. Cropsey refused to discuss this fea-
ture OF the case yesterday
Gr0ut Makes Lcgnl Move.
There was another surprise in the
affairs of the Union hLnk yesterday
when Edward NJ Grout, former city
Comptroller. who was president 81 the
bank when IL was reopened after II nrst
failed, Med "A notice OF appeal to have
his case tried In the supreme Court
Justice Benedict recently ordered II PACK
TO the County Cour,
This move is regarded 10y the District
Attorneys office as calculated to delay the
trial and also As tending 20 weaken MT
CIRCUITS assertion that he had never re-
ceiyed. or expected to receive any faVors
from any Justices Of the supreme Court
Stephen c. Baldwin. Mr.. CIRCUITS counsel
made public yesterday correspondents be
tween himself and Cropsey in when the
Distric, Attorney asked that the trIa
be set for late January or early February
and Mr. Baldwin answered on saturday
notifying Mr. Cropsey OF YESTERDAY
move but stating that this appeal Wal
not delay the trial
Il have been begging ror trial since
last May" said Mr.. BALDWIN. 'lf Justice
Penedic.'s order Is reversed | shall JON
with Mr. Cropsey In his request Ia nave
the Governor convene an extraordinary
term of the supreme Court TO designate a
Justice from upstate. unacqui!utci VILE
NJ Grout to try the case