The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-09
II Counsel Announces No
More Evidence to be Pre-
sented and Rests Case
Summing Up Begins Today
MARSHALL N HERRICk
TO MAKE FINAL PLEA
Argument Will Consume
Thursday and Friday---Case
Goes to the Court Tomorrow
and Verdict May be in By
Saturday Noon

ALBANY, n. Y. oct s.-The Sui.
ger defence rested abruptly at 2:20
O'Clock this afternoon. Neither the
governor nor his wife were a witness.
The defiant story Of persecution
wrongdoing and repentance which
Mr.. Suizer has been rehearsing day
and night Ia the Peoples house res
mains untold.
The reason for his silence according
to chief counsel. Judge Herricck, was
the sarne that william Sulzer ave
Allan Ryan for not wanting TO go to
trial at al1-unwillingness to depict
Mrs. Sut2er as responsible for stock
speculation with campaign money. a
crime set forth In h Impeachment
articles rs theft.
Summing up will consume Thurs
day and Friday, Louis Marshall and
Judge Herrick will present the final
plea for the governor and Alton B.
Parker and Edgar Truman Bracket,
the Of the prosecution. On
Friday night the fate of William Sui
ger Will lie in the hands Of the high
court,
May Ga-9vrr to Monday.
LAWYERS for both sides think the
vote will be announced by Saturday
noo But many member Of the court
Will demand an opportunity for medi-
tation over Sunday. AS Monday Is a
legal holiday there can he no verdict
until Tuesday If the court takes I
recess.
From the moment of publication
OF Allan Ryan's testimony that the
governor l. him he wanted the trial
EturpFt ny Mr. fsErueS Hnf VT. MUIR
ply Judge Herrick said to puzzled
correspondents who gathered around
ID H4 &C., 49, R1I~- AxI ~
testimony. the governor has been
hearing from his friends here, Wash
!. ington. and evcryN here. They told
him that a man who would shield
himself behind his wife deserved to be
removed from office"
when did you decide not to put
him on the stand?' Judge Herrick
VAS asked.
we decided some time ago. our
). client only recently replied the law
yer as he turned away.
When word came to Governor Sui
or at his home this .~afternoon h a
his counsel had rested their case, no
r was thuuderstruck.
why. what do you mean" he said
, tn wten4erttf~Ht To the close friend
/ who gave him the news. My case
:. isn't ended
/, He was assured that II was, that
/, Judge Herrick and his associates had
given notice to the court that they
had no more evidence to present.
II do not see how tnat is" he said
then. II had expected to go on the
stand tomorrow morning. and tell
my story"
The governors friends say that he
expected all along TO go on the
stand. and that he had been working
continuously on the statement he ex-
pected to make as a witness. NOW
il is probable that all this matter will
he put in the form OF a public declara-
ton to be given out as soon as the
verdict Of the court is announced.
Sarecky on stand
Ionfs A. Sarecky's ~cross-examina-
l ton by John Il, Stanchfield was re-
sumed at the opening of court. Mr..
Stanchield plunged right at the poiu,
he was after. TO have Sarecky con-
, tradict himself IN his direct.
| MIR. Stanchieid took up the history
of getting the State hospital appoints
ment.
"You had asked Governor Sulzer te
S give YOU a better place h private
stenographcr, hadn't you?" asked Mr.
iStanchicld.
Yes"
.sWas his place OF lay deputy IN
the bureau of deportation created ioi
s you?" ..
an 0HItLilNA was ShACs AAsAS'- -
= reckv said that he first asked Sulzei
= for a eraate-place in the early pari
Of June and he went on to tell or TINS
( conversation he had with the gov
ernor when he asked for the place
= in the deportation bureau. Nothins
:. of especial interest was elected ano
4 Mr.. Stanchfeld sought to get from ING
r witness the conversation he had WIFI
e Governor Sulzer after he had beer
n summoned before the Frawley com
S mittee. Witness said; III
r 'sMr. Hennessey and | went 10 tne
r executive chamber and then Went y
4 the private room. ! don't remember
exactly. what was said. The gov
ernor asked me II ! was nervous
about my testimony before the com
n mittee,
s "Mr. Sarecky was asked about Z
I visit ne paid to l.. s. Marshall
suffers counsel, at Saranac lake
There was a lot sparring mere as MI
q Stanchield tried to get in the recore
a statement from Sarecky that II wa
d Mr.. rharshaii's advice he was IoifoW'
d ing when he refused 10 ans"r. peAu.
e me Frawley committee. rms ~
1t finally succeeded in getting the WIZ
a suddenly Mr.. stanchAeld turnct
hack again TO the Mutual Alliance
Trust and asked; ~.
a Ibid you call on Wene tioyu. "
q nresident OF the Mutual Aiiianc
~ Trust late in july ana asl
him II any empioyc of he compa
had been summoned by the fraWida
COMMITTEE.
l. YES said Sareeky.
a s.Did you ask them not to obey Ia
subpoena
IL Il think I did" !.
.Did Governor Snlzer ask YOU q
make itg', asked Mr.. Stanchheld
X RI did not" stoutiy denied -
z racky. who denied that ne aaid AnN
Mutual Alliance truss subpoenaA