The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-05
COUNTY CLERK
SUMMONED IN
PRISON CASE
". +. Schneider SubpPnaed
in Search for Sullivan
StenOgraphcr.
GRAND JURY TO HEAR
OTHER NEW WITNESSES


william r. Schneider. clerk ~ New
yo-t county. was subppuaed yesterday
10 appcar to-day before the Kings county
Gfa.d jury IN connection with tho Sing
g-g scandal He will he questioned re-
s,rdlrg the whereabouts OF Miss Louise
u Burkhgsdl SuliNan's former stenog-
amber. who j. wanted h., District At
,o,rcy Crops g ,u his attempt to prove
tina, sullivan manipulated funds OF the
defurc, trIou Bank after his commit
men, 90 sing Sing
NJ S,hnpjl,' has kroWu Miss Burls-
lard, tp'.n'v. two ears. h" told TUE SuS
over the telephone last night from hls
nome st % East I@Gth street lie is a
friend % the family he said. and little
more than year ago he employed Miss
Burlhardt Tor one month TO get sigma
lures 90 petition to the fusion COM
ni:.e. recommending his candidacy.
superirterd,ut OF Prisons Joha Il.
RE, Will also testify In Brookly to-day
n. comes without subpoena at the re-
cu,., OF NJ Crupsey. The Union Rank
denosItors headed by Dr. !. Ellis Rohrer
are VERY ANXIOUS to have Mr.. Riley ir-
ycs,.gatcd h-lieNin that he whitewashed
Warden Mccormick In his recent Sing
grg Investigation. and II is probable that
Rusy vii, be asked to waive immunity
Aero-e ho - questioned to-day.
sullivan has spent only four nights In
cell since he went TO Sing Sing. and
william J Cummirs. brother bank
rrerxe-. has never slept in a cell, accord
lrs 70 eN-N arden James NJ. Clancy, who
was the prircipal witness yesterday.
p-.so,ers assigned 20 clerical work al
s,ng sing never occupy cells, Mr. Clancy
sd ard as for Cummins.' he con-
,.1ued. ''he would not At In cell He
weighed 32i pounds when 7 first saw
him. but think no only weighs 2%o now
says sullivan Worked.
sullivan worked sixteen hours dav
Mr. CLANCY said. and he believed II was
impossible for sullivan TO have been in
Vs,bush IN July. 1919. lie said that 90
u.- cen, Of the prison business at SinR
sing IL transacted ny couvicts. and that
hey know nearly all the secrets OF the
prson once.
NJ Clancy wa. asked II ne had waived
immunity.
Waive immunity" ne replied. "oi
ours. waived immunity. I'd waiv'
DID not Ike the testimony | had &c
give Somebody in whom I had con
fdence has told all he knew"
Tn. sy-warden would not explain thi,
statement
District Attorney Cropsey has learned
tha. through the prison underground
system OF communication news OF 1,ouii
}olds.eins mission TO Sing Sing. wheT
70 went with subpDnas two weeks ago
Became known to the convict sullivan be
fore NJ Goldstein arrived mt the prison
conference was Immediately called
NJ Cropsey has heard, In which
he corv.cts Sullivan and Cummin
discussed ,ioldstein's visit with VIII
am J Watson. Warden Mccormick
secretary II was sullivan, Mr.. Cropsey u
'r-red 20 believe. who advised Watson
10. TO testify before the Kings count,
Grand Jury. Watson has sworn that h.
advised John j Malioy not to testify bu
hs would not ssy why he gave Malio,
'his advice
In his efforts 20 get track OF Mis-
Purkhardt. Mr. CTopsey's men suop9uae-
h'r brother. Frederick Burkhardt. in
Ssv York bank where he IL employ ed
Tie Subpoena called for his appearance
,ss,"rday and when he was not foun
among the witnesses Mr. Cropsey had
writ N attachment Issued and sent me
out TO locate him again.
View Charges Planned.
D. J. Ellis Rohrer gave out a state
r1trf YESTERDAY afternoon saying tina
'he Union Bank depostors would la,
charges In connection with the Cnio
Bank scandal and the missing asset
esa!n- Eugene Lamb Richards. Stat
Superintendent Of Banks. and Matthew
r. HoTgan, financial comptroller OF tn
Harding Department. These charges. h
sah viii be brought 10 the sttentio
~ Goverror-elect whitman. The NEE,
ing OF the Union Bank depOsltors ha
iten postponed until Friday night. whe
'hs charges against Supt. Riley and tn
Parole Board Will be formulated.
Michael +, T-aly. the Yonkers hott
man who says he loaned the depoSe
warden $4,000 to buy tho prison 80
or was before tho Grand jury yes
to-day ard later had conference wit
District Attorney Cropsey in his ofiic'
y has been learned from Lally's ban
scroI7t that he deposited $4,000 earl
n july lie Is unable TO remembe
where he got this money District Al
'iornev Cropsey would like TO prove this
h' go' Z from sullivan.
Stephen G. Baldwin. whose invest.
gallon ~ Sing Sing last week caused III
f@rnoval ~ Warden Mccormick, said
i's report 20 Gov. Glynn that he wa
y" the belief that he haily) nevs
ln,nNd lie money to Mccormick"
District Attorney Cropsey has u
'Na' sullivan drove the warden's car ~
weeks ago from Ossining station to
ro''tical meeting when Gov. Glynn we
Passenger. Dr. L. +. She~han or On
sning who IL said TO have been pa
'enger with Mccormick and Gov GRn
VII b. called before the Grand Jur
~ clear up this point
QUITS TO AID IN SIEGEL CASE