Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-26

was recalled To the sIaflu AL .oa4.S
for the prosecution at the outset or I'M
sessio, had made a desperate hgnt q
have tire marrow OF his Wednesday ties
tiDoDy stricken from the record ina
We and he repeated 1t In substance.
taat ne had not intended his Wow gu
for any particular purpose.
This was an admitted blow to the prose
cution.
Argues as to Intent.
Edgar T. Bracket. counsel for the I'M
parchment managers. argued that since
Mr. Sulzer had asked for the money &c
nelp his campaign, 1t made no difference
what the intent of Mr.. Schiff in the mat
ter had been. He raised the point that
the banker might have been giving ex-
preston to his feeling in regard TO the
gift at the present time rather than al
the time the gift was made. Judge Cuilen
agreed that the point was Wen taken, OUT
he reserved decision on the motion to
strike the testimony IN question from the
record.
Did the governor state to you any
reason why he wanted your check made
out 10 Louis A. Sarecky?" asked Mr..
Bracket. when Mr. Schif took the stano.
.'He did not" replied Mr.. Schiff.
WAS II given to him for the reason
that ne was a candidate for governor?
Would Have Given So, 500.
81 suppose if he had not been q candi-
date for governor that such a discussion
would not have come up at all. I think
II Gov. Sulzer had come to me at any
time for check for $3.50 1 would have
gwen ii to him.
jected to and Judge Cullen upheld the
objection.
Had you heard that he had suffered
any reverses or trouble except his NOM
ination?"
Il had not" replied the witness.
The attorney went at length into the
notation on the back of his check, Jacob
III. Schiff's contribution to Gov. William
Suffers campaign expenses"
Did YOU intend to put there truthfully
and correctly exactly the purpose for
which the check had been drawn" he
asked.
Reiterates His Purpose.
Mr.. Schiff reiterated that his sole pur-
pose in making the notation was to iden-
tify the check for purposes of record.
Why did you tell Mr.. Sulzer that you
wouldn't give him more?"
Il told him that i had given $1,000 for
the Strauss campaign, and as l prob
ably would not get that back l couldn',
give him any more.
Il would like to ask a question: In
terrupted Senator Fo.ey. II would like
to know, Mr. Schiff. il you have had any
this matter was disclosed in the last
two months?
II had not except that he invited me
to come to Albany and I declined. TIC
be correct, about four or five weeks age
his secretary invited me to come to Al
hon 20 Gro S,111 hn
have seen Gov. Sulzer only once since
he went into office"
Did anybody communicate with yot
in New York city in behalf Of Mr.. Sulzel
and discuss this matter of your contribu.
tion?"
Refused a Refund.
''Yes. Mr.. Frankenstein came to SET
me and told me that If 1 would accept it
Gov Sulzer would be very glad to refund
to me the 81. 500, to which / replied tha
l could not now. since the matter wal
under Investigation. permit the status tt
be changed
You refused to accept refund Of thu
81, JOO?' asked the senator
II didn't It was never rendered to me
The question was only asked as to whetn
er l would accept it, to which L sale
no. The exact words were so far as
remember: Gov. Sulzer would like t.
repay you this $500.
The name of Mrs Su.zer who, it is re-
ported. will be one of the star witnesses
for the defense. was frequently brought
veloped that she had a telephone com
munication with Ralph Trier. vice presi
dent of the Frank V. Strauss Company
in regard to a $1,000 check which he
had sent to the governor in behalf oil
Mr.. Strauss. who was abroad. Triel
hot Mrc Cni m
the telephone that the check he had SEN
was not in the envelope. Witness sait
he stopped payment on this check anc
sent a duplicate which Mrs. Suzer told
him nad been received. He added tina
Mrs. Sulzer and Mr.. Strauss were re
lated.
Gave Checks to Sulzer.
Judge Lewis ]. Conlan of New York, q
friend of the governor for more thar
thirty years. testified concerning tire,
checks given to the governor by him, a:
follows: Mark Potter. 500: Lyman II
Spalding, 500. and John Delehant. S11O
and his personal gift of 500.
Judge Conlan's first gift to the gov
ernor's campaign fund. the Potter checl
and the way 1t was passed into the gov
ernor,s hands, as told by Conlan, wa
thus:
vention l went down to his house In tn
morning about 10 o'clock. His wife wa
getting his breakfast, and l went to hi
room. We shook hands and talked owe
things generally, the campaign, the pos
sibilities Of success and the line of cam
paign he intended to undertake. He toll
me he was going to make a state-wid
campaign and going to make it as activ
as he could during the time he had. w
talked that way for some time. Then
told him / had brought him some none,
to assist him In his work. gave hin
a check for 500, signed by Mark Potter
payable to my order and indorsed to me
think"
Personally Gave 800.
Mr.. Conlan said he had other check
given one of them to Mr.. Sulzer. The
were made out to Mr.. Conlan's order. Hi
personal contribution was a hundred dol
lar bill MT. Conlan was Intercepted a
to how he came to collect the checks an
contribute himself and what he said I
Mr.. SulZer at his home.
Il think I mentioned that / believe
he was short of funds" he replied, cor
thought he was, and that l intended I
do what l could to collect some none
for him and that / hoped to get more
He thanked me for what / had done an
what ! expected to do"
What else. did you say to him as t
| the purpose for which you were collect
ing and giving him this money!
1t was to help him along in the nee
essary work of the campaign that h
was entering upon. I did not limit tn
use of 1t In any way nor did attempt I
direct what he should do with It."
Asked regarding a five-hundred-dolla
nlr I1hv mn, fn thA