New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-31
Sullivan Defiant at Quiz.

A dramatic incident in the invest ga-
ton OF the charges against Mccormick
occurred at yesterday mornings SEES
sion when Sullivan was brought from
inside the prison 20 the room in the
basement of the Wardens Office, where
the inquiry was held. For a full min
ute he stood with his arms folded
across his chest, gazing defantly out
Of window.
Seated al the right of Commissioner
Baldwin was District Attorney Cropsey
of Kings County and his assistant,
Louis GOidstein, whose combined ef-
forts brought about Sulli5an's convic-
tiOn and Imprisonment for his part n
the Union Bank smash. At the other
end of the room were half dozen wit
nesses from Ionkers, including Mayor
Lennon, Coroner Dunn and others. who
testified to having seen Sullivan in the
Wdrden's car. II was TO enable them
80 say positively whether they ever saw
the former banker Oh the road tina. he
was produced IN the court
Except for a slight pa,lOr Sullivan
seemed 10 be in good health. His Tn ok,
gray hair was neatly par.e in the MD
die. He wore the gray prison trousers,
but was without top coat or collar His
shirt was of good quality, striped with
black, while silver cuff links gleamc d
at the cuffs. His shoes shonc brightly,
while his hands were unsOilel.
After the sturdy banker vas permit
ted TO leave the room witnesses took
the stand and related incidents in
which Sullivan figured out side of the
prison. George A. Ford, detective at
tached TO the Yonkers police force told
of the convict ban6cf in a picturesq lie
role. thai of drinking zee cream soda in
a Yonkers drug store at = o'clock at
night. With him on tia. occasion was
Warden McCOrmick's s5n-in-law, his
wife and Ford, the sleuth.
Another witness who saw Sullivan
wandering about Yonkers late the same
night said he was dressed in. gray
suit, wore a hat of the same shade
and beneath the coat heavy gray
/ swe9ter.
"At first thought he was some
Prize fighter out for little eXer-
Use.' was the way the witness de-
scribed the convict.
An effort 10 determine the actual
source of the money with which Nc
| Cormick bought the automobile was
made at the afternoon session. Rep
resentatives of the Cadillac automo-
/ bile agency in this city, where the car
was purchased, were called to testify;
80 were William j. Watson, McCOr-
mick's secretary, and Michael Lally,
I the Ionkers hotelkeeper who assert
cd he lent Mccormick $4,000 on a note.
I Wide discrepancies in the testimony
Of the last two men, as compared with
each other and that offered by Warden
Mccormick, were noticeable.
Owing 20 the scant time IN which
Commissioner Baldwin had to investi-
gate and make a report TO the Governor
last night, it was impossible to press
the witnesses.
District Attorney Cropsey of Kings
County, who will continue his inves-
tigation as to Sullivan's business al
fairs during his jail period, prompted
Commissioner Baldwin al times during
the course of the examination. At one
time a clash between the two attor-
reys seemed evident. when Baldwin
turned TO Cropsey and exclaimed:
Help me if you can, Mr.. Cropsey,
but please do not testify"
Michael J. Walsh, Deputy State Con-
troller and Tammany leader Of West
chester County, was the nrst witness
Of the day He was examined first, to
permit him to return to Albany. where
he said his presence was required.
Walsh said he knew sullivan and
admitted riding in an automobile with
him on the night OF September rs,
primary night. He was invited into
the car by the warden, he said, and
they visited three or four polling
places. At one stop, at least, Walsh
said, Sullivan was left in the car
alone. while he and Mccormick went
inside of the voting places.
Coroner James Z. Dunn. of YonkerJ,