New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
offers to Make Clean
Breast" of Bank Deals
He Manipulated.
MAY SOLVE PRISON
AUTO MYSTERY
New Indictments Scare
Wrecker-May Trade
for Mercy.

T,;hupe's exposure, David A. Snllivar
-.,,srdav dropped his cloak of affected
'0d;serence ana announced that he wat
...av N make "a clean breast of every
n;,sp and 10 throw himself on the
m.,ev Of the Kings County courts.
FROM an official and unquestionablJ
..N.ble source The Tribune learned
l,., night that the ex-president anc
Latter Of the Union Bank of Brooklyn
!. no, only willing but feverishly
,,riOus to make restitution of such OF
,hs stolen securities as he has hidden
away in the hope that his punishment
will be lightened as result.
To Solve Auto Mystery.
Not only is Sullivan willing TO ex'
plain everything connected with his
mismsnagement Of the affairs of the
hank. il is asserted, but his confession
will clear up once and for all the
mystery of the ownership Of the prison
car. the medium that brought the ava
lsnchs crashing down on the former
banker and ex-Warden Mccormick.
Rumors we're thick last night that
men hitherto unnamed will find them
selves deeply involved when Sullivan
tells his story TO the District Attorney
ofKings.
That Srhlivsn's belated disclosures
will aid him materially in escaping
Justice is doubted by those close TO
the Kings County authorities. The
possibility Of confession by the con-
Wet has been considered from the first
by District Attorney Cropsey;; and it
has been understood that the attitude
Of the District Attorneys Office is far
from one Of compromise.
Z: 1ss ses<issss %. wsiri sSa,lixsn
night be able to lay his hands at pres
snt constitute "a drop in the bucket"
il vas said, and the banker must show
his willingness and ability to make
complete restitution to the depositors
before the District Attorney will dis
euss even partial immunity with him.
The four old and three new indict-
nents pending against the convict
charge the larceny Of nearly 100000.
Not even the return of this amount
would satisfy Kings County, as suf-
heient evidence exists against Sullivan,
y Is said, to obtain countless fresh in
dlctnents, the populations under which
would run into millions.
Bank Looter in Panic.
According 70 information from Sing
S'rg Prison yesterday, Sullivan has
Hen considering the sdvisability of a
Confession for some time. Determined
nat all overtures should come from
ne banker, Assistant District Attor-
'sy Goidstein, on recent visits TO the
Fson, has steadfastly refrsined from
a<ng to see the banker. Prior to
lhe Iribune's exposure conferences
0e'Ssen Goldstein and Sullivan were
Of frequent occurrence.
a confession by Sullivan, it is said,
aa contain little that the Kings
Veniy authorities have not suspect
" OF known for some time. Nearly
"eT move made by the banker for
''ur years is known to the District
@s''Fnsy, with the possible exception
y tae bankers actions on mis- two
%'ps abroad, made in 1911 and 1912.
"ssiosures regarding the prison car
go information as to whether the
'S'Le' disposed Of or hid any stolen
'seurities in Europe are the two dark
POINTS that the Sullivan confession is
'1peeted 70 clarity.
partial line on whether the con-
.'s' already has arranged with Dis
Nes Attorney Cropsey to turn states
','oenee will be gained tomorrow,
.aen Sullivan will be brought to
s'eokiyn TO plead TO the three new
sediments returned against him.
y is not believed that the former
-.Assr is at present prepared to enter
"sas OF guilty. These will be sub
''''ated later, it is said, after Sulli-
~ mas bsrgained for the best pos
'''s Terms. Failing 10 obtain terms
= any kind, and knowing that any
--@oer Of indictments is liable TO fol
~ the present ones, the banker, it
asserted, will plead guilty and
sssrt.
wit of hsbeas corpus, obtained
y = Lewis Z. Birdseye, chief clerk Of
D'''riet Attorney Cropsey's Office. was
= as'ed yesterday by Justice Kelly in
- supreme Court, ordering that Sui
1, y De produced before Judge Hylan,
ran ! Of the County Court, st 10
s.,yek .s,k Monday morning.
- ne writ which IL the only method
= shich The District Attorney can get
PRISONER out Of Jail for srraignment.
directed 70 the warden Of Sing
IN ard was mailed % him at once.
'nsan viii be brought 20 Brooklyn
me custody o. the warden or
- o. his deputies. lie 0ill plead
s1sy or no. guilty. give his pedigree
!, =. then be taken back 20 Sing Sing
Long Term Threatened.
.atptndent Of the question of a
,'s1hi.s.ssion, y II IL a. yet undecided
''hsf sullivan Will be tried on the
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