New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-04
DepositOrs of Bank Busted
by 10Y Riding" Convict
Seek Aid of Candidates.
SPECIAL LEGISLATION
PROMISE ASKED
Votes Cast for Men Who Favor
the BiIl-Meet Tonight to
Draft Riley, Charges.

While Election Day brought a iull
yesterday in the investigation of the
Sing Sing scandal revealed by the ex-
posure Of the favors granted to David
A. sullivan, Union Bank wrecker, tho
dcpositors were busy at the polls.
DR.. J. Ellis Rohrer, chairman Of the
executive committee Of the Union
Bank depositors, said yesterday that
n canvass was made in the Assembly
and Senate districts in support or
candidates for the Legislature VINO
had signifed they were in favor OF
the legislation asked for by the de
pogitors to help them present their
case before the Court Of Claims.
81 wish you would make plain just
what the nature of our bill is" DR..
Rohrer said. 1--WE are not seeking TO
have the Legislature vote us a cent OF
money. We are simply asking them
10 pass a measure which will enable
us to get our case before the Court
Of Claims. Nobody has any standing
before the Court Of Claims except by
special legislation giving them per
mission to present their claims.
THAT is all we want-special legis-
lation that will give us chance 10
submit our claims before that court.
We can't 90 before any other court.
II we can't prove collision between
the State Banking Department and
the Union Bank officials we cant get
a cent. but we want a chance 70 try
it before the Court of Claims. We
made an active canvass for the can
didates who said they were in favor
Of our bill"
The grand jury investigation will
become active again to-day. Among
the witnesses will be City Attorney
Curran, Of Nonkers. lie Will be asked
to shed light on the story that, few
days after the purchase Of the auto
mobile in which Sullivan and Warden
Mccormick rolled about the country
dt large. the car was driven TO New
York by Sullivan. with Curran, Nc
CGrmick, W. J. Watson. mis- secretary,
II Yonkers man named Goodhart and
Mayor Lennon Of Yonkers.
According 70 this story. stop was
made at "A cafe en- route 20 New York,
and another in Manhattan. There was
also longer stop. it was said, on
the way back ut the Florence Inn.
where convict and free men had din
ner together.
Detectives Of the District Attorneys
ofice were busy yesterday getting
lines on several unwilling witnesses,
whom they have been unable TO serve
with subpGnas yet
Another witness expected to-day IS
James VI. Clancy, former Warden or
Sing Sing. He has expressed his will
ingneSs to appear He may give tes-
t!mony pointing 70 laXity or dlshon-
esty on the part of prison officials
which permitted other prisoners be
sides Sullivan TO enjoy improper lib
critics.
4 conference of Union Bank depos-
itors has been called for tonight 70
draw up formal charges against Super
intendent Of Prisons John 'B. Riley,
who attempted TO hush up the charges
against Mccormick when ordered by
Governor Glynn to make an investiga-
ton.
DR.. Rorher said the wording of the
chelges would be left to the meeting
He said he did not believe Governor
Glynn. if he ordered probe of Riley
conduct. would place il in the hands
Of Stephen c. Baldwin, against whom
there was SO much objection.