Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-02

today after few motions made by
counsel for the defense had been dis
posed of.
ALBANY, n. y, Oct. 2.-There was
no morning session of the Sulzer i'm
peachment trial today and this gave
everybody connected with the case,
except the governors attorneys, a
chance to discuss and speculate on his
probable defense
The final plans of the Sulzer attor-
neys We're drawn in long conference
with the governor at the Peoples
House this morning. Following out
their rule-which they have stood by
hrmly-they made no statements.
1t was believed that their first step
would be to ask for a ruling from the
court on two things-the constitution.
ailty OF articles one, two and six, and
whether the application to private
uses of funds given without restric-
tion constitute larceny
If the court ruled fayorably to the
defense on the first of these questions,
1T was generally admitted the case
practically would be at an end
Most of the board of managers case
was built on these three articles. The
question of larceny also was a big
one, for. with a few exceptions, con-
tributors whose gifts were not ac-
counted for in the governors cam
paign statement testified that they
had not specified what use the gov
ernor should make of the money they
gave him.
The sudden closing of the case of
the board of managers yesterday came
a c n c11y- 10 ho Jnfn n Il
them unprepared for opening their
case. Senator Harvey d. Hinman,
who had been selected to open the
case for the governor. had not COM
pleted his opening statement this
morning and he did not know when
he would be able to finish it. Doubt
was expressed If the governors side of
the case would get under way until
next week. AT all events. it was
planned to ask for an adjournment
until Monday.
What effect the belated arrival of
Idhutenant Commander l.. NJ. Joseph
thai would have on the case on the
defense was subject of much spec
ulation. Immediately on reaching
here he went into conference with
the governor at the executive man
sion. Josephthal refused to discuss
what the nature of his testimony
would be, but reiterated his state
ment that it would be favorable to
the defendant.
At midnight last night Governor
Sulzer made up his mind to go
on the witness stand at the inn
parchment trial and make full
and complete statement. To use his
own words, he will go down the
middle of the road and spare nobody,
not even myself" This decision was
reached after his lawyers in eleventh.
hour conference had warned him that
the prosecution intends to subject
him to whitening ross-examination
and his testimony will open the gates
for the introduction of a mass Of new
testimony against him The Gov
ernor was told that among the un-
exploded shells in the prosecution 8
lockers is evidence that one man in
high finance contributed $4,000 to his
campaign. and that he will be asked
about additional corporation gifts
totaling 25.000. To this the Governor
replied that, come what may, he in
tends to talk to attack, if he is per-
mitted to, not only Charles f. Muir
ply, but members of the very court
that will try him, and insist that his
own case, good and bad. be presented
to the court and to the people from
his own lips
Up to the time the Governor made
this announcement his lawyers had
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