Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-24
SChiff Will Be
 First Witness
TO TELL OF SULzER CAMPAIGN
 CONTRIBUTION
MAY BE HEARD TODAY
Court Has Yet to De-
 eide if Governor Will Have to Meet
 Charge of Misuse of Campaign Funds

Albany N. v. Sept. 23.--After a day spent in listening to lengthy argu- ments, the high court for the trial of the impeachment of Governor William SuIzer adjourned tonight without hay Ing decided whether the impeached executive will have to answer charges involving the misuse of the funds con trlDuted for his campaign last fall It IS: expected, however, that the court Will reach d decision shortly after re- converting tomorrow morning.
 Contributors Ready to Testify.
 In the event of the denial of the motion to strike out the three articles dealing with the campaign contribu- tlons, the guns of the impeached exec utive's legal battery will have been spiked, as far as the preliminaries are concerned, and the actual trial will be- gin.
 That counsel for the assembly mana gers are confident the court will not dismiss the three articles is evidenced by the fact that they announced that Jacob H. Schiff, Abram l. Elkus and Henry MOrganthau and others who contributed to the Sulze1' election fund would be on hand tomorrow ready to take the witness stand.
 MT. Schtf, the counsel announced would be the first witness for the prosecution on the contested facts MT SchiHs $2,500 contribution was not statement election expenses filed by the governor with the secretary of state after his election.
 6u!zer Bows to Will of Court.
 Governor SUlzer today submitted to the ruling of the high court that the assembly had the constitutional right to impeaCh him. This announcement was one of the features of the day'a proceedings At the opening of court ,o the motion of the governors counsel to dismiss the proceedings have been overruled lis now incumbent upon the respondent to answer
 Thereupon Judge D. Cady Herrick, chief counsel for the impeached execyl- tive, informed the court that the governor. will bow to the will of the court. and will exercise none of the prerogatiVes of his office pending the determination of the impeachmsnt charges" He added that prior to the formal decision there had been some doubt in the governors mind and in the minds of his legal advisers as to the legality of the proceedings"
 Suizer's Campaign ExRenses-
 Counsel for the assembly managers were busy tonight preparing to place their first witnesses on the stand. They plan to erect a foundation of presuma- bly, non-disputed facts before the CdAIy VILdI LGSLAIDOIy IS InCTOduCGQ. Formal proof of the nomination and election of the governor first will be adduced.
 Later the statement of campaign ex- penses and disbursements sworn to and filed with the secretary of state will be proved It is on this statement that the prosecution bases it's most serious charges The document shows that Sulzer received $5,640 in further ance of his election and that he ex- pended $7,724 The articles of irn- peachment charge him with having received at least S8,50O of which no mention Is made in the sworn state ment.
 Perjury, Fraud and LareeRy.7
 The preIiminaries disposed of, the managers are planning to center their fight upon the three articles-first, sec Ond and sixth-having to do with the governors campaign contributions and his alleged use of the funds in Wall street, if the court rules they may be considered. These charge perjury, fraud and larceny.