New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18
D. A. SULLIVAN,
BANK WRECKER,
GETS PAROLE
Model Prisoner. Board
Finds, but He'll Be Held
on New Charges.
FIVE WARRANTS LEFT
IN WARDEN'S HANDS
Depositors in Brooklyn Who
Lost Are Indignant and
Cry Outrage"

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p.-.6 A sullivan. Sing Sings 10y
.H,r" hank wrcckcr, is free. The
sat. Board Of Parole Yesterday de-
,;1.s that he had been z model pris-
,,sr and released him on parole. Five
variants alleging grand larceny are
jo6red against him in Warden os-
hon,'s Office and he will he held for
n, Brooklyn authorities.
Three Of the indictments on which
warrants were issued charge Sullivan
with sci7iuc the opportunity afforded
rim in the automobile trips, which The
Tribune exposed, to appropriate more
THE Union Renk dcpositorS' money.
Sulliyan's minimum term of impris-
,nment cNrircd on February 6. Two
Years and three months more would
have been his portion but for The &C
ron Of the Parole Board.
John r. Riley, Superintendent of
Prisons and chairman of the board,
,ros. yesterday for mis- companions,
eY.Judrc Henry J. McCann, OF Albany,
nm. ro-.-.,d eor,or set.
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"Wc voted unanimously to parole
him in the custody Of Warden Os-
borne" said Superintendent Riley. ut
IS customary TO let 4 man out when his
time Is up. Mn Sullivan has been a
mode! prisoner. As matter of fact,
his term expired on February s. There
was a delay in his case, you sec, of
moro than ten days. cntsiled by the
Iccessity Of scanning a great volume OF
documentary cYidcnce.'
Sullivzn'- was the last OF more than
tor,v cases considered h. the Parole
BOARD IT Sing Sing yesterday.
It's members set 10 work at lV''V'
and 1t was ailet oo'o'A ""'' ~.
~ h.a hoor rsroIcd sullivan
..lIod borore the
- - -, tho ,bird timc his case
.o..;sorod
-, ;ann,. lor rsu with
u',~...;oL rorn,or warden
g. - 90 ar+or,obil. SINCE
=" ''"e .onoorr,d
u5.5 -. ;atroc,;ors Of
- w.. s...;.,;no hr ,bo hoard =. least
P'1o- ,.,i,;,an ,,a. concerned MIR.
,,-' ;-,;.a,.d ,ha, Tho f,uI, Iav with
,,c,-'.-, 49, 49, .,,,,,t,r ,,ordor u.bom
.4'>0' -, ,,,.,,.,d ,,bo, Tho
as .ho ;o, rides
e. .on+ h;am. NJ Sullivan for
.,.y-,a;..d srncrirtondont RILEY.
% c,i,:-a, :. 30 r,oro ~ blame IN
III -. -, - nrison
'"'s' 'P'.0 ., oor,ri,tcd
.'-o'y "ou'u " - -. ;,.uod hc
IN Scooiosn''
"s'oeu oeO''N''
Held Blsmeless IN auto lrIps.
Rilsv's recollection as to whether
there had been any opposition TO the
release of Sullivan was somewhat
,svue. hut he was absolutely sure that
somc denosiiors OF the dcfunct Union
Bank Of BROOKLYN had asked that he
be psrolcd.
Opposition" he muscd; Eyes, / be
lieye there was. Some letters we're re-
c,ivcd bv the board. but | don't recall
Just whom they were from. District
I,,or,o,- cr,nsoyo M he did mot op-
pose H.
Some depositors III the Union BANK
asked that Mr.. Sullivan be released, as
a.. ..L, |. ,.o,1I bo 90 croa,
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assistance IN Strs'gntehlhe out tne a.
fairs OF the bank"
From tho statement made last night
hy n. r,t;. poLr.. .h..ir,,,,, oe tho
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Onion BANK pepositors' ASSOCIATION u
Is evident that Or. Rohrer Was not one
Of thos, who advised tbc hoard TO set
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The action OF the Board oI Parole
IS outrageous for many reasons" said
Dr. Rohrer "T, tho first plsce as The
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i'puhe fc'esieo' oV'llNSh WAS SuiI'y
Of gross misconduct while doing time
in Sing Sing.
auo o.;orod ,.ao,,o5 nr;.
~ '"'o!eo u"pi'e''e"''o PRIV
heges and comforts, and, as we believe
II will be proved, committed additional
crimes against N. bapk d.positors not
lo,o k.f... IL
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