The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-22
Following Denial From At
torney Quoted Judge Curtis
Gives Out Copy
lMCLOSkEY NEVER
KNEW MUNCHAUSEN
Anything That Man Says
Against Me Is a Lie, He Tells .
Joseph Choate While
Being Examined

NEW YORK. June Ala denial
from Frank Plumley that ne was
ever petitioned to secure the punish
ment of Governor Sulzer. of New
York, on a charge Of perjury, brought
out the copy of the petition, now in
the hands of ex-Judge George Mil
ton Curtis, today. With It Judge Cur
tbs showed a letter from MIR. Plum
ley to w. c. Stickney. of Bethel. YER
mont. enclosing the copy. Governor
Sulver, confronted with the petition
called Judge Curtis a liar and said
the best evidence of this is shown in
Curtis record from his Impeachment
down to the present day. Judge Cur
It's answered that he had never been
impeached, that an attempt to re-
move him as judge of the Marine
court, now the city court, made in
1871, failed. The judge insisted that
there was no personal feeling in its
disclosures and said:
Wishes Suizer No Harm.
'If l wanted to harm Governor
made public these facts last fail while
he was running for governor? Don't
YOU suppose / would have made them
public before. I've been sitting on
the lid of this thing for years
One Of the striking points Of the
day was the letter of Mr.. Plumley.
given out by Judge Curtis. which
seemed 10 show that the original pc
tition for Governor Suffers punish
ment disappeared from file later than
1896.
The Sun wired to Mr.. Plumley Judge
Curtis statement that Vermont jury
asked Mr.. Piuu1iey, then, N 1890,
United States district attorney. that
Mr.. Sulzer and Felix McCloskey. OF
Brooklyn, be punished for perjury.
and received this answer this morn
ing.
Montpelier Vermont, June 21st.
ITO the Editor of the Sun.--W hiie
United States district attorney | was
familiar with the case to which George
M. Curtis refers me. He is mistaken.
No jury ever made presentment to
me- as prosecutor that Sulzer be pro-
secuted for perjury.
FRANK PLuMLEY."
Makes Copy Public.
When Judge Curtis read the tele-
gram he said: I'm view of that shall
make public the copy of the petition
and also letter written by Mr.. Plum
counsel for Mrs. Watson in the Sulzer
suit for $4,000 legal fees
Then the Judge fished out and
showed his copy OF the petition. 1t
was typewriter on paper a little yell
loed by age except for the bold sigma
ture Frank Piumley'' under the
words "A true copy. attest"
The petition read:
"Bethel.> VT. August H. 1890.
Hon. Frank Plumley. United States
attorney for the district of Vermont:
''Sir,-We are convinced that VIII
liam Sulzer and Felix McCioskey com
m.tted perjury on the trial OF the &C
ton William Sulser VS.. May Maud
Watson, which began on the goth day
of May, 1890, at Windsor. in the
United States Circuit court for the dis
trict OF Vermont. before Judge La
combe and Wheeler and jury. We
therefore respectfully request that
YOU will institute proceedings on be-
half of the United States to bring
them to Justice. Mr.. Stickney will
furnish you with list of the witnesses
and full particulars of the crime.
Respectfully. c. A. pronty. l.. r.
Hartshorn foreman of jury), A. p.
Hunton. w. b. Stlckney
True copy, attest:
FRANK PLUMLEY."
Then Judge Curtis showed Mr..
Plumley's letter.
The wording OF the petition. and
this letter were at once wired to Mr..
Plumley, now a congressman. but the
Sun had not heard from HIM late to-
night.
Suixer's Friend Calls.
Just then a friend of Governor Sui
ger, whose name Judge Curtis refused
to tell. telephoned, asking the Judge
not to go farther In the matter. The
judge replied that Plumley had de-
MED the petition. and that he must
show his copy to make good hts own
statement. and hung up. The imme
date charge OF Sulzer's friends that
Mr.. Curtis was helping Tammany
Hall. with ammunition against the
governor brought the judge to his
feet. and he stayed on them. He said;
II never met Mr. MErFshy In rnNe lfs.
and never saw him so far as know.
I am an oid-fashioned Democrat. and
you know that I did not enter this
controversy OF my own will. have
nothing 20 do with the Bablylonian al
liances OF these Machiavellian politi-
clans
'In the course Of Sulzers suit for
81, 900 counsel fees, IRE continued,
from Mrs. Watson. Sulzer swore he
made a contract with Mrs. Watson.
She swore she never talked with him
in her life. and never, made any con-
tract with him. = Mrs. Watson is a
saint. I know her well. 1t was
tHIou6H Hci uVe WdAeAHS ~ So SUI :
ger into trouble that the petition OF
the foreman OF the jury and the coun-
sellers was never acted upon"
little more details about Felix
McCloskey cropped out In the course OF
the day, McCfoskey might have been
present when he was in Vermont with
Sulzer In 1890. He Is now dead, 1t is
said. He was a follower OF Hugh
Mclaughlin, the Brooklyn political
bosa, and Judge Curtis said that Nc
Clos key WIRE noted ana frequent W.T.
ness as to acts OF uead men He was
not overeducated. said fudge Curtis,
and when Joseph H. Choate in cross
Is true that you are known favorably
or unfavorably IA the modern Mum
chausen"? McCloskey waved his arms
and shouted. NO, don't know that
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