Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-01
Stock Broker Fuller Testifies Regarding Statement
 Made to Him by Suzer Last July
CLAIMED SECURITIES BELONGED TO HIS WIFE
Borrowed Money He Stated Take Up Mrs Sulzers Loan
 From Carnegie Trust Company-Broker's Account
 Shows Payment of $16,0OO Cover Margins-Books of
 Brokerage Firm Changed Two Days Before Inauguration

1t was not made on the date upon which it purported to be-" It was also brought out that in June 1913, after former Governor A. E. Spr1ggs of, Montana, an old time friend of MT Sulzer, had contributed check for $5,0OO to the account, there was another "cross entry" transaction, by which it appeared that the firm loaned the governor $35, 900. Tt was all simply a bookkeeping en- try, wasn't it?' asked Attorney Kres- el
 Tt was a cross entry paying off one loan and making another" explained the witness.
 1 To Influence Prices of Securities. l With Fuller on the stand, counsel for the assembly managers began today l to lay the foundation for proof of the 1 charges in the eighth article of i'm l peachment, that the governor had used his official position to affect the cur rent prices of seucurties listed on the 1 New York stock exchange, in which he was speculating." The article charges that he first urged the passage of cer- 1 tain legislation and then withdrew or l attempted to withdraw 1t. Did you appear before Governor | Sulzer early in this year with reference | to certain legislation which was pend l ing affecting the New York stock ex- changer asked Attorney KreseL
 T did" was the brokers reply.
 At that time Governor Sulzer's &C., count was still in your officer Tt waS"
 Fuller was not cross examined on ! this point
 Stock Exchange Reform Bills. l A complete record of all the stock l exchange reform billS'' introduced at l the regular session of the legislature 1 at the recommendation of Governor 1 Sulzer was thus placed in evidence. Especial emphasis was placed on the executives special message urging the passage of the bill designed to double the tax on transfers of stock. It was | shown that the measure was introduc- [ ed on Fezruary f by former Senator StillWell, now a prisoner fin Sing Stng, l and that it was not reported out of the committee on taxation and re- trenchment- The managers counsel stated they would show that the reason Che bflI was not reported was because the gov ernor had withdrawn his advocacy of it. They announced that fin tl4s con 1 nectton they would inquire closely into the public sta Rment made by the ex- ecutive on March 10 in announcing | that he had withdrawn the stock transfer tax bin" at that time the gov ] ernor said:
 Another Witness Barred.
 'Tt has aroused considerable opposi- tion from Sa gacious business people throughout the state, and I think
 much of this opposition is we'll founded and the bill goes too far in placing too great a burden of taxation on a single | industry.''
 The following day former Senator 1 Stilwel declared that Governor Sul- ger, in announcing that the bin would
 be withdrawn, without consulting the introducers, had treated the legislators l Hike rubber stamps"
 Attorney Stanchfield made an unsuc- | cessful attempt to introduce testimony of John c. Bndseye secretary of the | civil service commission, regarding the | installation of Louis A. Sarecky into the immigration service after his res | ignation as campaign secretary to the governor. Judge Cullen held that the testimony at present was not connpe- tent.
 More Campaign Contributions.
 MT. Stanchfleld said he expected to prove by Birdseye that the governor 1 induced the civil service commission to give Sarecl1y without examination position as an examiner of the alien insane at $4,000 year.
 More unreported campaign tTansac- tions were placed In evidence during the day Cornelius $. Pinl1ey, n New York lawyer, testified 10 having con tributed & check for S20o; Frank M | Patterson also a New York lawyer, to $500 in cash, and former Congress man Harvey c. Gsrber of Ohio to check for Stoo. Plnkey said the gov ernor had told him that he intended to make no account flor these kind of contr1butions.'' and had asked him to treat the check as a personal matter 1 between himself and myself" Platter l son said that he had placed in restrfc- ton upon the use of his contribution. Garber said that he had sent his check 1 within ten minutes after I had read l that the governor was nomlnateo.