New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-25

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Albany. Sept 24.-Having adopted
President Cullen's suggestion that the
motion OF Suffers counsel 10 strike out
tbree of the articles Of impeachment be
denied for the present and decision re-
served until ell the testimony is hearu'
the High Court Of Impeachment began
this afternoon 10 take testimony
against Mr.. Sulzer. The articles on
which a decision was reserved are as
follows:
Article 1 charges that the Governor
filed with the Secretary OF State false
statement OF his receipts and other
monetary transactions involved in his
campaign for election in violation or
the corrupt practices act.
Article . charges that in swearing to
such false statement" the Governor
was guilty OF wilful and corrupt per-
jury"
Article charges that he committed
grand larceny in speculating on the
New York Stock Exchange with money
and checks contributed TO his cam
paign.
The courts adoption Of Judge Cul-
lens opinion was by a vote Of 40 to =.
Those voting no were Senators Duha-
mel. Independent Democrat. and Her
rick. Mcknight. O'Keefe. Peckham.
Seelev and Wheeler. Democrats.
schiff Did Not Limit Check.
Jacob II. Schiff, head Of the banking
firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co, taking the
witness stand, swore that William sui
zer after his nomination solicited
contribution from him. The
banker said he would give $500. and
Sulzer protested because il was not
more. A check Of the firm was drawn.
delivered by mail or in person TO Louis
A. Sarecky. Suffers secretary. and was
paid through the regular banking chan
nels.
Cross-examined by Louis Marshall
for the Sulzer defence. Mr.. Schifi said
he did not intend TO limit the use of the
gift i'm any way He really intended to
help Sulzer in any way he could.
Henry Morgenthau. now Ambassador
TO Turkey, swore that he personally
gave Sulzer a check for $1,000. The
candidate said he did not want 10 take
il because Morgenthau was doing So
much for the Democratic National
Committee. Mr.. Morgenthau also
swore that he placed no limitations on
the use Of this money. He said. how
ever. on redirect examination. that he
gave this money to Sulzer because he
WAS a candidate and would be under
cxpenses for the canvass. II Sulzer
had not been a candidate the check
would not have been given to him.
Thomas NJ. Goodwin. paying teller of
the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
many. where william Suffers personal
account was kept, identified indorse-
ments on the Morgenthau check and
one OF $500 drawn by Abram l. Elkus
as Mr.. Suffers. He also identified the
handwriting Of certain deposit slips as
Suffers.
He declined TO express his opinion
a bout the Endorsements on other checks
which had not passed through his in
stItution. after endeavoring to avoid
testifying as an expert, because the
counsel for his bank had told him not
10 testify about matters which did not
concern that institution. This brought
q rebuke from President Cullen, who
said the instructions of even the great
est corporations must go down before
the wishes of the High Court of I'm
peachment.
Alfred ]. Wolff. New York City no.
tary public and commissioner Of deeds,
who took Governor Sulzers affidavit
appended to his challenged statement
of campaign receipts and expenditures.
was examined by Harvey J. Hinman.
for the Sulzer side, in an endeavor TO
show that Wolf was not legally a COM
missioner OF deeds when he attested
that document. and that there was