The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-08
Asked Young Ryan to.
Intercede With Both
Political Bosses.
BOY SECRETARY
ASSUMES BLAME
Sarecky Says He Signed Gov
errors Name Without His
knowledge, and Made Up
Report of Contributions,
Which Latter Signed
Without Looking At.
Especial to The rimesDispatch. ]


Albany y. y. October Louis y.
sarecky, frankly admitting that he had
initiated tn" signature OF William sui
yer for ten years. To-day took upon
hlmseif the burden Of the Sravest
charges on which the Governor was
!mpeached.
He declared the Sulzcr letter 10 the
Mutual Alliance Trust Company. dated
en- route" in which Sarecky was given
authority TO indorse checks. was signed
by him without suffers knowledge
lie also sworc Sulzcr knew nothing
OF the money that went into that ac-
count.
This boy-secretary and campaign
agent did not even vince when John
i. Stanchheld on examination. charac-
terized his acts as forgeries.
Sarecky is TO be the inainstay of the
'efense. His story is strikngly SINH
lar TO the so-called confession OF Mrs.
Sulzer first related by Senator Palmer
and later confirmed bY SulZcr himself
Appeals to Powers Through Ryan.
oNershadowing even this sensational
defense We're the revelations of Allan
y. Ryan. recalled TO the stand when
the Impeachment court reversed its
ruling yesterday and decided To hear
the complete story OF Suffers attempts
20 influence the action OF the court
Throuchout this testimony, given
with the greatest reluctance by yount:
Ryan. there doomed the dual political
mastery OF Thomas Fortune Ryan.
When the secrets OF two conferences
tetween Ryan and Sulzer were told the
impeached Governor was revealed APP
rcalng for aid.
First to "Rcpublican Boss Barnes
through Senator Elihu Root, the per-
sonal Republican attorney OF Thomas
i. Ryan.
Second. TO "rammany Boss" Murpny,
ri Ilal I
attorney or the elder Ryan
Young Ryan Sidcsteps.
Alan Ryan declined to communicate
to Senator Root Suffers request that
Barnes direct the Republican members
of the court tn vote for Sulgcr He
OF Impeachment judges through another
channel
From sulzcr's Office at 1l3 Broadway
he telephoncd to a friend unnamed in
the testimony This friend communi-
Gated with Republican State Chairman
William Barnes. Jr, and later the same
day reported:
The chairman says distinctly that
he Will not pei-nit anybody. high or
low, 10 speak TO him on the subject
Democratic Proposition.
suffers democratic proposition to
Ryan was that he have Delaney NicoIl
see Murphy and toll him that if he
would have his following in the i'm :
parchment court vote that the inn
spcachment AT an extraordinary Sos
sion Of the Assembly was Illegal the
Governor would bc willing To make
peace and do whatever is right"
Su!zer wanted. To have Nicoll as a go
between"
Il promised TO see what l could do
and then went OF into tho country and
forgot about it," explained Ryan.
Fix Root and NicoI.
In order ;hat there might be no mis-
take as To the stand OF Senator Root
and Delaney Nlcoll. John f. Stanch-
field put this tcstimoncy on the record :
q. IT is a fact, is il not, that Senator
Root has long been your fathers per-
sonal counsel?
a. Yes. sir.
@. And Mi Nicorl has also been one
OF your fathers counsel"
y. Yes. sir.
Court ErvcrseS Itself.
Ryan was recalled TO stand because
the Republicans were incensed over
his statement. stricken from the record
on Monday, that Sulzer had asked Ryan
to see Root and have him get Barnes
to give orders to Republican members
of the court.
When court convened to-day Elan r.
Brown. Republican leader OF the SEN
ate. moved for a private consultation
The subject was discussed for more
than an hour. and then. in secret. the
court. by vote OF IL to H. decided
: 10 reverse itself
Defense Witnesses.
/ Samuel y. Beardsiey. Democratic
leader OF Utica and practicing attor-
ney in New York City. was the first
witness for the defense.
i Beardsley was the personal counsel
OF Anthony y. Brady. who died abroad
! recently. The defense sought TO prove
/ that Reardsley had offered SulZer Il
/ contribution of $4,000. which was re
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