The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-10
CONVICT OFFERS AID
IN SING SING INQUIRY
Writes to Cropscy That He
Knows Of Wardcn's FavOrs
TO Sullivan.
TRAIL TO LOST BANK CASH

NrurrS. y. Y. Nov. John Conway.
A convict in Auburn prison. has written a
's,frr to District Attorney James c. Crop
So, VI Kings county saying that he has
row and definite information regarding
,.yoittisn shown to David \. sullivan
ard William J. Cummins at Sing Sing.
rstrict Attorney Cropscy is conducting
4 Grand Jury investigation In Kings
county and Is particularly Interested in
the r1yoritlsm shown to sullivan. II was
SuHtJus rides In the Sing Sing automo-
bic that caused the removal of Warden
Thomas u. McCormick
curwlys letter. which was read in
WARDEN Rattlgdn.a office here according
go tH, PRISON rule. was sent by the warden
q, superintendent ot PRISONS John H.
r.cy On Albany. Warden Rattigan con-
sdcrsl the charges TOO important to be
St % NJ Crorsry without having the
attention ~ th' super mt, ndcnt.
conway was sent to Sing Sing prison
b. Judg" rltt. I'm We>;chrster county on
JIly %. 1918, To- serve NOT less than siN
wears nor more than nine FOR robbery.
H. was received in Auburn from Sing
Sng oa July II last. II il understood
mat he vas not popular with his fellow
u!.souers ~ Sing Sing because he was
one Of eN-Warlen Clancy's chief inform
ants
District Attorney Cropsey confirmed this
information yesterday afternoon. although
BE- refused TO give out the name OF the
prisoner The convict's letter was for
v1-doi To Mr. Cropsey by Supt. Riley,
who nlso wrote Mr. Cropsey that he would
have Conway moved back TO Sing Sing II
i would be more convicnt for the purposes
u tho inyestiSHtiun.
In HIS lester Supt. Riley said he be-
lisyod the prisoner could have very little
Information of favoritism during the ad.
wustration OF Warden Mccormick 10
nearly all his time AT Sing Sing was while
Warden clancy was in charge. Efforts 10
orl'' Warden Clancy last night were
uusug.cs fiil
supt Riley added that Conway had
been locked In" during the latter part
OF his stay At Sing Sing because he was
liable 10 be assaulted by the other nrls-
on"rs District Attorney Cropsey said
he would set a statement from the convict
In curse OF his Grand Jury investigation.
rumor was current yesterday that
sullivan was to be transferred To Grea,
Meadow prison to-day with draft Jt
Say prisoners. Warden Weed told THE
SIS over the telephone last night that
between nifty and sixty tuoercular con
v IS were to be sent to Great Meadow
tn, morning. but that sullivan was no,
TO 70 included In the draft.
Miss Louise -. Burkhardt. Suliivan's
former business conhdante. was before the
Grand Jury in Brooklyn yesterday and
&c has been subpenaed again for this
morning John j. Malloy,. head of the
Industrial department at Sing Sing. com
peted his testimony yesterday.
Mccormick SIN Not Found.
Alr Cropscy has heard that Thomas
J. Mccormick. the deposed warden. and
his family are In a small town In New
Je--y. but his assistants have been un.
abe - vet to serve Mr.. Mccormick with
a subpoena. The District Attorneys men
hay. also been unable to find Mrs. DAVID
sullivan. Her mail box In Brooklyn
.a. Hot been opened since Friday, Mr.
rrHusev says.
a subpoena was sent out yesterday FOL
David \. sullivan. Jr., who has an offic'
a. los Maiden lane. Mr.. Cropsey u
ANXIOUS to have him tell whore hi
mother H..
INVESTIGATORS from the District Attor
7eys office have found a trail that they
believe will eventually lead to the los
assets OF the Union Bank. II IL believed
that there is a safe deposit vault some
where containing large amount or 80
ruritles that ought to have been turned
over to the bank. The first step II
tracing this money il 70 find out whether
sulivan's money bought Warden McCor
10 IS automobile and also whether Sulli
An r. spending money for other purposes
such as keeping warden Mccormick on
o. the jurisdiction of a Kings count!
subpoena.
To this end the bank accounts Of Mis-
n. Iii. I'll. -. ,ly..N
hotel man. who says he lent Warde'
Mccormick the automobile money. AM
he accounts of other persons that hav
been mentioned In the Sing Sing scandal
rave been brought before the Grand Jury
Several representatives. of the First Ma
tional Bank OF Yonkers were witnesse
yesterday.
Miss Burkhardt will probably be III
f"st witness when the session opens at /
O'Clock this morning.
BRILL BROS TETE TOMORROW