The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-11

y~arication. denunciation of his &C.
cuses. attempts To suppress and fal-
stfy testimony AND efforts to cast
blame elsewhere-each IN turn" de-
clared the attorney. has been strip
ped from his Quaking flesh until he
stands now naked before his court
without a rag OF his attempted yindi.
cation clinging to his deformed and
mutilated manhood"
Able Defense.
To Judge D.-Cary Herrfck, chief
counsel for the defense. fell the task
cused executive. His remarks stood
out in strange contrast TO the vitr-
olio attack OF Judge Parker. The
governor was pictured by Herrick as
an honest but eccentric man to whom
even the thought OF committing a
crime was a thing apart. Tho attor.
ney did not seek TO excuse the COVER
nor's method In obtaining campaign
funds and admitted that Sulzer had
low ethical standards. but argued that
no criminal intent had been shown.
and. Therefore. the charges had not
beer sustained.
Some members OF this court he
said. have known him for years:
have known his lack of business hab-
Its and business methods: of his care
lessness IN money matters: OF his
overweaning ambitions: known Of HRS
egotism: known OF his proneness TO
consider those things which are the
creatures of his imagination as actual
facts; but none OF you IN the past
ever has regarded him as a dishonest
man. a perjurer or q thief-and that
Is what these charges come down to-"
Justified Attempt
Judge Herrtck sought TO Justify the
Governors attempt TO seek the polite
al Influence OF Charles r. Murphy and
Republican State Chairman William
Barnes 10 sop his trial. as testified TO
by Allan A. Ryan. The truth OF this
testimony. which counsel for the Gov.
ernor allowed to go into the record
without attempting to disprove. Judge
Herrick appeared to concede.
To a determination to shield HIS
wife. b Governors failure to take the
witness stand was attributed by the
attorney. who declared also that the
same motive promped MI. Sulzer
when he sought the aid OF Murphy and
Barnes.
But II remained for Attorney Brack.
EFT. who breaches occasionally, In
closing the cas- for the board of man
ayers. &c bring down on the head of
the Governor he most w castiga-
ton OF the entire trial. The climax
o; his address was reached when he
declared hat former Senator Stilwell,
now an inmate OF Sing Sing prison.
who. while ne was on trial. was ad.
vtsed by Governor Sulzer 20 resign
and confess. might have learned crime
from Sulzer.
Comparison WIKI Saul.
BRACKETS address was filled with
biblical reference" and taking for
HIS cue n comparison made a few days
ago BY Senator Hinman between Gov.
ernor Sulzer And Saul OF Tarsus. he
said: Can you Imagine Paul tele
phoning 70 Gamaliel that he was the
same old Saul. and can't you make
IL more than $1,000"
BY this he referred 70 a converse.
ton Governor Sulzer had with Allan
X. Ryan, a son OF Thomas ? Ryan. a
New York f~nancier. ~ which IL was
testified Sulzer said:
Tell your father I am the came old
Bill"
Before a~djourning court for the over.
Sunday recess. Presiding Judge Cullen
a~dmonished the members not 70 dis.
cuss the Ease with any parties. nor a..
low themselves 10 be approached"