New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-09
EXPECTED
FOR D. A. SULLIVAN
State Board Incliued to Set
the Brooklyn Bank
WreCker Free.

Prom 8 star Correspondent ot Inc iluuH''I
Albany. Feb. 8.-David A. Sullivan,
the Brooklyn bank wrecker, will De free
within two weeks, it is believed by
those conversant with the feeling OF
the Board Of Parole, in whose power
Sullivsn's fate lies.
The members OF the board, which WIZ
meet in Sing Sing on Wednesday feo-
ruary II, are John B. Riley, Superih-
tendent OF Prisons; Henry J. McCanh,
Of Albany, and William Townsend OF
Utica. On that date they will probably
act on Sullivans plea for parole
Tbev have already held one hearing on
Tbe members do not believe the Joy
,ides of Sullivan in Westchester County
ond in New York City should oe counted
against him. They believe that II any
one was al fault it was Warden MGCor
mick. who was removed as result oi
/ The Tribune's exposure OF the unusuai
privileges accorded by him TO SULLIVAN.
Sullivan was sentenced TO not less
than two years and not more thah loul
years and six months two years aso
! his month. Under the law governing
| the parole of prisoners serving
! terminate sentences he might nave peeiI
! rarolsd on Saturday, when ne nau
/ served the minimum OF ms sehlenne
When Sullivan is paroled II WIN ov
! in the custody OF Dlstrict 49,
J Cropsey Of Kings County, VINO hoius "
bench warrant for his arrest on lnuic'
ments found after the exposure VI i"''
| November. II, 40 ,,ben il
meets" said Superintendent hlie!k
/ cannot say. But in the matlei u
| livan's parole there are three tn.nss 81 ~
must consider: First. has he serNeu sne
minimum Of his sentence! Secohd, has
J his conduct while prisoner peen su
Third. will he be able to take car ~
himself when paroled! we nate 'aHu"
.nst;n,ony in his case and hnd ms con
/ 49, .s prisoner has been good, ana
No one doubts he is able TO take care
/ ~ himself if freed. But, OF course,
met anticipate what the boaru WIN
do As 10 his automobile rides, IL any
enc ia 10 be blamed for that IL IS lhe
man who was then warden. ,.l
MI RI otber members of the board
,tassrs NcCsnn and Townsend, are saIu
80 he of the same mind-that SULLIVAN
ia orIv what any convict would nave
1 Saro under the same clrcumstahces'
Sullivan. president of the Cn'oH
Rank. Brooklyn, for the "reeAlns VI
which he was sent 70 Sing S,n3' h"s
/ ;,a;c,ed on three counts on DecemOeI
Las 4 last for further thefts of the bank
lsss rhi,e he was serving his sen.
.oncs Two of the indictments chargeu
b;n, with being second offender ne ne
r,ax;mum combined sentences OF inc
! ,bree counts would mean hfty years il"
pThe first indictment charged sullivan
~ s,.aliny. November 3, 1913, pohd
and mortgage made by Simon fler 20
parnet and Max Cohen for s2,oVo' 1t .,
,,h;ch 81 100 remained TO be PAID. IL u
was brought out that sullivan th.ous =
/ his agents, collected the lnteress aiu -.
mart Of the principal while ne Nas Ttn "a
| The RAYMOND Street jail, brookiyh. Ine
: charge was grand larceny aS u ,bs
The second indictment charged .he
s.ssIine of s65 rs, March 80, 1914, whlch
..ss the interest on a mortgage sup
rosed 20 have been hypt thecated from
1 iLa Union Bank assets. The tnlrd IN
S;c,ment charged the theft OF So9 o.
/ nth of these charges were second ue
d. d. grand larceny. These, thefts, II
Sas alleged. we're committed while he he
was supposedly at hard labor IN sing
| Sing. ox,osrre ~
the 10y rides that Warden McCormiek
sI,oged sullivan to take in his auto
mobile that the indictments were
found. Evidence showed that II was
on these rides that the last two al
| lsged thefts we're compitted. --