Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-08
TELLS OF HIS FLIGHT

Philadelphia the day after the murder, and
how he was in hiding on an island I'm the
middle of the Delaware River, between
Pennsylvania and New Jersey until he was
located there last Saturday.
According TO his testimony he boarded
train for Buffalo at West Philadelphia
station. He left the train at Scranton and
registered at the Hotel Jermyn under the
name OF Max L. Soloman." He remained
for three or four days and while frantic
efforts were being made to locate him he
was attending przehghts in Scranton.
He left Scranton and went 70 Delaware
Water Gap and stopped at the Delaware
House for a week, still under the name
Max +. Soloman."
All of last week he said, he camped on
the island near the Water Gap, where he
lived in a tent with another man he
worked without pay in a lumber camp on
the New Jersey shore ito keep his mind on
that mess" he explained
On Thursday OF last week he had written
10 Frank w. Richards one of the Phila-
delphia managers for the Val O'Farrel
agency The District Attorneys office saw
the letter, and last Saturday night Rich
ards, with Assistant District Attorney
James Gay Gordon, Jr., and District Attor-
ney's Detective McClain found him on the
island and placed him under arrest TheS
took him to Easton for the night ana then
brought him to Philadelphia YESTERDAY
morning. The trip rs made by autOmonue.
Upon his arrival here he was immedlateH
taken before District Attorney Rotan.
Sullitan's second adopted name, Jere
Solinger under which he lived on the Island
and his address, Delaware water Gap
< Pa. were signed backward in the letter
TO Richards. They read as follows;
EREJ . REGNILOs.
Erawaled Retaw Pag. Ap
SULLIVAN IDENTIFIED 'GUNMEN
sullivan was taken across the courtroom
10 see the gunner and Identified several OF
them AS he mentioned Whitley" Burkhar'
he smiled broadly In greeting him Previ'
GUS to this. while counsel for the defenst
were examining his letter to Richards. he
smiled proudly At Burkhart and Costello
who leaned forward in their seats and re
turned his pleasantly with similar smiles.
g. Immediately after he returned to the wit
ness stand from the identification OF th'
gunner, Mr. Gordon asked him to pick ou
Lieutenant Bennett and he did so. Mex
he was asked to pick out Deutsch, who wa
seated just back of counsel. Mayor Smiti
and William e. Finley. He said:
"He is the man back OF the man will
the green tie" The man with the greer
tie was Finley, who smiled
This testimony remained substantially tn
same in spite of extensive cross-eNamina
tion. Sullivan said he was twenty year
old and that he was formerly chauffeu
a manager of a Bronx saloon and car
and finally chauffeur and operator In tn
Val O'Farrell Detective Agency.
ITO WORK FOR DEUTsCH"
In the cross-examination he specified thu
when Maloney sent him for the gunner
was told they were to work for M
Deutsch."
While Pittsburgh is famous Tor it's smolS
Sullivan said. In answer to questions as
why he was arrested there. II was arrestt
for breathing" He said in defining whi
he meant that he had been arrested as
suspicious character.
Sullivan was dressed In a well-httiT
brown ~ with round-cornered stin CO
lar brown tie and held a dark brow
velour fedora hat In his hand througho
the time he on the stand. At no tin
did he seem nervous worried about h
fate I'm connection with the case.
was on the stand more than two hours.
Under cross-examination, Sullivan sa
that he sent telegram from Scranton
his wife in Philadelphia, telling her tn
he was leaving that city for Scranton. III
Was a "blind." he explained.
He spent most of the time the we
after election on the Delaware River
tween the two States. He rented can
by the week and spent his time canoe
and fishing.
He spent last night at the Bellevue-str;
ford Attorney Connor made him adr
that he has not been handcnffed since
was arrested
None OF the defendants has" Judge G
don remarked. A recess of an hour "
taken at / O'Clock.
During the intermisson Attorney G'
erai Francis Skunk Brown appeared
the sixth floor Of City Hall-the courtro
floor. Asked II he were interested In
proceedings he said; II am not interes
N the hearing or In the Fifth Ward.
getting all OF the information ] want
of the newspapers"
Attorney General Brown before the he
ing had been mentioned as Mayor Stn
counsel and II Is he to whom Senator V
declared he would appeal to take cha
OF the Investigation II immunity Is PR
ised 70 such principals In the hearing
Samuel @. Maloney and others, whom
accused OF being tools" in giga
sffame-up. against his faction
Another visitor shortly before court
convened for the afternoon session
RenresentatiVe Ware When he stepped
the elevat0r IN the southeast corridor
Cits Hall he was asked whether or not
was going upstRirs to attend the hearin
no. no. no J" replied Representative
ard stepped out o. the elevator.
aUNMEN's PRICE $50 EACH
mike" sullivan. returning TO the wit
Stand this Afternoon. asserted that the !
nrfssd upon BY the alleged eonSpirator
pay ths Funmsn WAS sac each far
1sss
When sullivan left the witness stan
20 o'clock this afternoon, after being q
||enra and cross-examihed for more ,
I.aI| honfa District Attorney Rotan a
|hat ne BE- held Ia bail, as he is sccues
toqspIfacy 70 commit assault ana ba
and murder
Iud4e Brown hxed bail At 5000
1.|1 euIlisan for a hearing next We
..I morning This hearing win take
~ ne same court room where Mayor
a0t ne other deisndenss are belnl
I4Id
3n|||ran was taken to the District
|.IE4~. Office where be telephoned 4
an .IuI| 90 obtain hail
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