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BLOCKS EVIDENCE
OF SULzER DEALS
Political Bargaining Not Included
in Impeachment
MISSING WITNESS FOUND
Frederick CoIweIl, ILL.,, But Will Tes
tify If Not Arrested by the Prose.
cution.

Try IT Not NrISSteo ny ehS T'oSS
cution.
Albany, N. Y, Sept. 30.-Counsel fol
Governor Sulzer won a victory at his
impeachment trial when Presiding
Judge Cullen ruled out all evidence il
connection with allegations that the
governor bargained with Assembly
man Patrie, of Greene county, for the
passage of certain highway legisla
ton Judge Cullen took the ground
that the charges were not specified in
the articles of impeachment.
Frederick L. Colwell, long missing
witness in the Impeachment trial, is
ill in a sanitarium, but is ready tc
core to court and testify as witness
for the governor, providing he is not
placed under arrest by the board oil
managers for having previously re
fused to testify. Judge Herrick an
nounced this.
'One of counsel for the respondent,
said Judge Herrick, has seen Colwell
He is in a sanitarium and is outside
the jurisdiction of this court. He is
under the impression that warrant
has been issued for his arrest. He will
come here and testify, provided guar
antee is given that he will not be ar
rested or molested. If counsel will
give assurance of this, we will guar
antee to place him on the stand as a
witness"
Attorney Bracket, of the prosecu
ton, said that counsel for the manag
ers would take the question under ad
visement before giving final answer
John S. Sorenson gave his business
as coffee importer and general ex.
porter He testified to handing $500
to the governor in October of last
year. The money was in twenty-five
500 bills, he said
The, witness said Mr.. Crossman died
in January, 1913. He was not cross
examined.
Edward F. Dwyer, judge of the city
court of New York, was the next wit
ness. He testified to having given a
check for $1OO to Sulzer on Oct. 10,
1872 The check was Endorsed by
Boyer, Griswold & Co., brokers.
John F. O'Brien, of New York, told
of sending Sulzer a check for $50.
Attorney Kresel, of the prosecution,
then switched to the governors alleg-
ed Wall street transactions, calling
Arthur l.. Fuller, head of the New
York stock exchange firm of Fuller &
Gray Sulzer is alleged to have invest
ed campaign contributions with both
of these firms.
Fuller produced the ledger of his
firm and turned to account 500." 1t
was opened, he said, Oct. 81, 1912, and
showed. purchase of 100 shares of
Big Four" on that date. No margin
was deposited for the stock.
Il asked my partner if we were to
carry this stock without margin said
the witness He said, No; it's to be
paid for 81 --=@=---------
Reading further from the account,
the witness said that 100 more shares
of big Four" were bought on Oct. %,
and that two payments, one of $500
and one of $1,000 were made on the
same day On Oct. % there was paid
$500, and on Oct. 81, $8825 more, this,
with the exception of $14.25 interest,
balancing the account. On Nov. A, 100
more shares of big Four" were pur-
chased, for which s5512.50 was paid on
Nov. 6.
All the payments, the witness said,
were in cash and amounted to ST.
$3.50.
Fuller was succeeded by bingham
e. Sutton, manager of the Brooklyn
office of the firm.
do you know whose the account
500 was?" asked Attorney Kresel.
civilian Sulzer's," replied Sutton
before Judge Herrick had time-to en-
ter an objection.
The answer was, however, stricken
out by Presiding Judge Cullen, on the
ground that the witness did not have
personal knowledge.