The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-09
MCCORMICK FITTING
PUZZLES MR.. CROPSEY
Kings Prosecutor Wants Ex-
Warden to Testify in Sulli-
van Case To-day.
TO HEAR MISS BURKHARDT

Tho Kings county Grand Jury investi-
eating David A. Sullivan's outside ectivi-
Ties when he was supposed 20 be confined
IN Sing Sing for wrecking the Union
Bark OF Brooklyn expects to get some
long sought evidence to-day from Miss
Louise y. Burkhardt. sulllvan's former
secretary, which will bolster up Dlstric:
Attorney James c. Cropsey's theory of
the ea-banker's automobile trips 70 Yon-
kers and other places In the neghoorhood
Of New York city. Miss Burkhardts
story has been awaited now for more
than a week ard tho circumstances OF he-
sudden disappearance when the inquiry
began aud OF her return few days ago
are considered most Significant in the
light OF Mr. CropSey's other fIdlrRs
Equally sign Hcant 10 the Kings county
District Attorney Is the continued absence
OF former Warden Thomas ]. McCor-
mick OF Sing sing who has been among
tho missing witnesses since the investiga-
ton at the prison ended He Is one
OF the mos; important witnesses Just at
present. although his test mony is not
vital 70 the Grand Jury investigation. ac-
cording TO Mr.. CrOpsey It is presumed
that he has zone to New Jersey or Con-
necticut us friends IN Nonkers. how
ever, profess ignorance az TO his where
AUDlIN - .l MS IpNFf 'ltlF HAS 'tfi
closed since q week ago Saturday
Pu1riCr che Prosecutor.
That was ~. last day he was se.n IN
Yonkcrs. W..h HE WIFE and two daugh-
tors aad his so1-in-llw. Frederick Sny
der, Mccormick suddenly vanished. Orig
lnally he had been subpHuaed to appear
before the Grand Jury a week ago last
Thursday. Au. .a order that Special Com
eos. IF.Tg ,,.t., tsrAN
coed with his Investigation Mr.. Cropsey
put him on urtll last Monday. McCcr-
mick was nowhere 10 be found or that
day lie went of leaving the automobile
which caused the whole trouble az the
prison, 1u. d!i not leave an address
That's wat puzzles the District Attorney.
IHasvuch as Mccormick swore that
the car W = bought for the State with
money that he had borrowed from
Michael p r.l'ly. 4 Yonkers hotel keeper
Hr. CroVeey can see no reason why he
should not be willing 20 tell the Fame
thing 20 to Grand Jury. Why ne sud
denly fed when his heath was good ami
he had told shat story-when he was
supposed to be without funds-and who
- paving the bills for the soJourn away
from home are some Of the things Mr.
Cronsey would like to have explained.
ra'Scn with the silence OF John ]. Malloy
NJ the pr son stan and the dsappea rance
Sor 4 time OF Miss Burkhardt. the Dis
trict Attorney considers McCormick's abb
sence fun OF meaning for his investiga-
t'on.
y was learned yesterday that the for
mer bankers wife may be called before
the Grand Jury II was Mrs. Sullivan.
the District Attorney believes. who was
with Miss Burkhardt in New Jersey Hts
Investigators have learned that the two
women who registered as Mrs. L. Burke
md Miss Burke Asbury Park. ". j." at
Meyers Hotel. Hoboken. on october %.
hsd many telephone calls and one man
visitor during their stay there. The calls
and visitor are being traced. II was
found out. too. that the younger of the
two women paid out whatever money was
spent