The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-08
Sarecky Shouldered Respon-
sibility for Suffers I'm
reported Contributions
ALSO CONFESSED TO
WRITING SULZER NAME
A. A. Ryan Testified Sulzer
Tried to Call Off"
Murphy

Albany, N. Y, Oct s.-The cross-ex-
animation of Louis A. Sarecky, Gov.
Suffers campaign secretary, was re-
sumed at the Impeachment trial to-day.
The circumstances surrounding Sa-
recky's promotion from the governors
secretary at $4,000 per year to posi-
ton at the deportation bureau at $4,000
was particularly inquired into by At
torney Stanchfield for the impeachment
managers. His appointment, the Inn
peachment managers alleged, was given
| him by the governor as bribe tor retus-
ing to testify before the Frawley inyes-
tigating committee.
| Sarecky, under cross examination to-
dav, declared he asked the governor for
a better position early. in June, before
he knew the Frawley committees power
was extended to investigate the govern
or's campaign contributions.
Sarecky, a youth of 27, shouldered
! the blame for the omission Of unreport-
| ed contributions from the governors
campaign statement, confessed he had
initiated the governors signature to de-
ceive bank, and admitted that he, an
alien, born in Russia and never natural
lied, had been promoted from the posi-
tion Of the governors stenographer to
the head of the deportation bureau Of
the state hospital commission.
Sarecky, much heralded as the gov
ernor's star witness, took the stand amid
craning Of necks and a buzz of in
terest. He spoke in high, piping voice
and his answers came, almost uniform
ly, without hesitation. He was led by
Attorney Harvey ID. Hinman, of counsel
for the defense, through the details of
his associations with the governor and
the duties of his position as campaign
secretary and thence TO his declaration
absolying the governor from responsi
biity in not reporting his campaign con
tributions.
Sarecky was preceded on the stand by
Lieut. Commander L. NJ. Josephtlal, q
New York banker, who told of how he
came to take over the Sulzer account OF
about $25 900 from the brokerage firm
of Harris & Fuller.
Declined to Hear Mrs. Sulzer
He said that last July, while he was
attending the battle of Gettysburg cele
bration in his capacity of naval aide on
Governor Suffers staff, he had had
talk with the governors wife.
Mrs. Sulzer informed me- he said
chat she owed certain stocks on which
her husband had borrowed money and
interrupted her and stated that | would
rather discuss this matter with her hus-
band. Thereupon that same evening
William Sulzer requested me to take up
the account p
Objection by counsel for the manag
ers brought Senator Duhamel, Sulzer
supporter, to his feet, with plea for
a liberal ruling"
'Wc have heard a great many charges
from the. prosecution here he said.
There has been a great deal said about
Mrs. Sulzer and / am one who would |
like to ask for a liberal ruling in this
matter"
After Presiding Judge Cullen had held
that the testimony was admissible, Mr.. |
Joseplsthal continued:
William Sulzer requested me to take
up an account at Harris g. FIIller's. He |
said the stocks We're owned by his wife |
and he had borrowed money on them. |
then asked him the name of the securi- |
ties. He informed me there Were 500 |
shares of Big Four common and 200 |
shares of Smelters common. asked |
him how much he owed on the account, |
He stated about $27 600. / figured an
equity of $1,000 in that account and |
afterwards took il over"
Josephthal testified that mot cent" |
Of the money he advanced for the Sui |
zer account had been repaid.
The witness said he did not remember |
-, r. s4N a.
he received it from Harris g. Fuller.
Would you remember if any of it |
was in the name of Mrs. Sulzer when |
you went to get it?' asked Senator
Thompson.
"Yes," was the reply.
WAS any of it in her name?'
"No."
Rev George Chalmers Richmond. a
Philadelphia minister, who last Sunday
fayed the enemies of Sulzer in a ser
mon, yesterday was subpenaed as wit
ness for the board of managers. He
will be asked to justify his charges that
the proceedings are the result of a con-
spiracy. He is in Albany and yester.
day he appeared somewhat exercised at
being called.
Ryan's Story.
Ryan's story of the governors alleged
effort to make peace with the leader of l
Tammany Hall was his second recital of I
an attempt on the part of the governor
to obtain political influence to stop the
trial. Ryan testified Monday that Sal
ger had asked him to persuade United
States Senator Elihu Root to get the
New York Republican state chairman.