Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-06
SULZER DEFENSE
IS BEGUN TODAY
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me he did not want that kind Of
money.
whatever Governor Sulzer may
have done in the past has been
atoned for by his record since he be-
came Governor. The solemnity of his
oath of office and the sanctity of the
four walls of the executive chamber
hung with the portraits of great men
who had gone before, made the Gov
ernor a changed man. 1t gave him
new ideas and consecrated him to
new purpose in life
These remarkable statements were
made last night by Louis A. Sarecky
the former secretary of William
Sulzer.
Sarecky, whose life for fifteen years
has been closely linked with that Of
Sulzer, is fighting to keep his friend
and mentor from the witness stand.
He fears the effect Of cross-examina-
ton.
II hope the Governor will not take
the stand" said Sarecky. There is
no reason why he should. They have
not proven anything against him. My
testimony and that of others will ac-
count for every dollar that was not a
personal gift, They claim that SOC, 900
was collected in the campaign. All
ceived that much money during a
given period. They have no right to
assume that it was all received in
connection with the campaign They
certainly have not proved that. AS [
said before $21 900 of that amount had
not the remotest connection with the
campaign.
Not a single charge in the articles
of impeachment has been proved.
The testimony of Duncan W. Peck,
that the Governor told him ito not
admit that he had given $500 is false
and it will be a simple thing to dis
credit that story by showing Pecks
motive.
1.-The story of Cornelius S. Pinckney,
Evho swore he gave 500, and that the
Governor told him not to mention it,
because he did not intend to account
for it. is as ridiculous as it is false.
Pinckney swore there was no one in
the room when he saw the Governor.
1 was there and can tell just what
took place.
"Pmckney took two cheeks out of
his pocket and standing up at the
side of the rolltop desk, started to
write. The Governor said: Make
the check out to Sarecky. He handles
all those things for me-.
'Pinckney then tore UP the first
check and made out another and
handed it to me. l had given him a
pen and was standing beside him.
Wouldn't a man be a fool, if he did
intend TO be crooked, to say to a
stranger, Don't mention this, as l do
not intend to account for it?
THE charge that the Governor
bribed me with a job not to testify
before the Frawley committee is ut
terly false too. I was earning $4,000
a year in New York and came up here
to take $500 job. l had additional
experience. and told Mr.. Hennessy
that I could not afford to stay here
at that salary. I did not want to
annoy the Governor at the time. Mr.
Hennessy pointed out that there was
going to be a vacancy in the office I
now hold and told me to go to the
Governor and ask for 1t.
'All these things will be explained
on the stand, and there will be no
need for the Governor to testify. If
the court is fair, he cannot be con-
victed on that evidence"
I,ieutenant- Commander L. NJ. Jo-
sephthal, member of the Governors
staff and a Wall Street broker, will
testify that he simply transferred
Suffers account from the firm of
Harris & Fuller, paying the loan of
s26, O00 and that he Is carrying the
loan in the name of Mrs. Sulzer with
the stock he took from Harris & Full
ler as secretary.
Frederick l.. Colwell, il called, will
support the general line of defense.
1t is doubtful. however, If he will
come into the State to testify. He is
in a sanitarium, suffering from a ner-
vous breakdown. He fears arrest for
contempt of the Frawley commission
and has refused to come 10 Albany to
testify unless guaranteed immunity
Counsel for the Assembly managers
have declined to give the guarantee.