New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
SULLIVAN T0TTERS
FROM PRISON
Confined from page /

Sullivan kept his head sunk down. He
looked weakly at the camera. The pho
torraphcrs kept on relentlessly snap
ping him. ~.
"6h, haven't you got enough" he
murmured. YEARLY.
When the party reached the top OF
H.. long wooden steps that make
short cut TO the depot a stlf blast Oh
wind swept oil the Hudson. sullivan
shook in the wind and Roddy and his
son had 10 hold him up. V men ne
neared The depot he said he felt SO
faint that Roddy stopped at n hotel.
All the others had luncheon except Sui
livan, who drank a cup Of coffee and
toYed with some chicken.
When the train leaving Osslning at
1904 p. m. arrived Sullivan, his son and
Roddy boarded the smoking car. The
train stopped at every station, but Sui
livan appeared TO be apathetic whether
the train was a local or an express. lie
talked for while and said:
1--WE not slept more than two hours
a night for eight months. The doctor
had TO give me codeine tablets. I'm
n vously upset. I'm unstrung. | don't
know if | could stand another trial"
Some one offered him piece OF
chocolate.
mo. thanks" he said; 81 can't eat
sweets or potatoes, or even bread. !
emf been able TO eat any for two
years"
Then he talked about his home, and
said his wife was fiat on her back and
that her condition had been aggravated
by his own trouble.
Would Help Depositors.
81 have been offered n job" he went
on. "but | don't know what I'll do. The
first thing | need is a rest. OF course,
this is, if things go right for me. Then
I'd like TO buckle down and straighteb
out the matters for the depositors.
There was only one depositor who held
more than ten shares who opposed my
parole. and hundreds of letters were
sent TO the board in my behalf.
I'm a poor man." he continued.
"They can find that out if they want to.
don't even know If Mr.. Manton will
represent me. He's been working for
nothing. When they made the first bail
it was $4,000. | had house at l79
Le1ox Road then. I've had TO part with
il since"
Sullivan said he had never heard that
he was unpopular with the prisoners in
Sing Sing.
why, many Of them have come TO me
for advice and counsel" he said. 81
have written letters and helped in legal
cases. | made quite a study OF the
penal laws while in prison. Last night
| wrote a letter q man wants TO send
III Governor. | didn't sleep more than
an hour last night, anyway"
Father Cashin, the chaplain ut Sing
Sing, came into the smoking car and
talked for few minutes with the bank
wrecker. When Father Cashin sat down
in another seat Sullivan began talking
about Warden Osborne and praised the
warden's work very highly.
Things have changed" he said. cts
wonderful now. hardly see any use 70
lock the gates. don't believe the men
woula rn away. They believe IN him
II he asked me TO 60 TO the village OF
TO drive an automobile for him I'd dc
1t. And that was all there was 10 that
other matter, too. | never bought any
automobile"
The paroled banker told one Of hi.
friends that Miss Burkhardt, his secre
tary, never went to Sing Sing to see
him on business, and that she hac
nothing to hide in the way Of his finan
cial transactions.
Central Sullivan walked to the subway
with his son and the plainclothes man
At me entrance TO the subway younl
Sullivan ran ahead TO buy the ticket:
and left his father with Roddy. All a.
once Sullivan began to crumple up
His legs sagged at the knees, and il
Roddy had not caught hold of the mar
he would have sunk TO kneelinl
posture. He was shaking all over
Near Collapse In Subway.
The detective called a porter anC
sent for q chair. so Sullivan could SIT
down FOR a moment. Sullivan gulpet
once. twice and then Strengthened him.
self. and Roddy let go the grip he had
on Sullivan's two arms. Then he said
he felt he'd rather go ahead TO Brook
lyn than 70 stop.
The subway express took the party
straight 70 the Courthouse In Brook
Iyn. II was only a step from the sub
way 10 the door of the building, but
the sidewalk was well filled. No one
however, seemed 10 recognize Sullivan
and even when he walked down the
corridor Of the Courthouse hardly d
head was turned as he passed. No one
seemet 70 know that this man with
the Qliy stubble on his face and