The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-07
EX-GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
BLAMEs TAMMANY CHIEF
DENIES ALL CHARGES
SAYS MURPHY WROTE VERDICT
High Court Of Impeachment by Vote
Of 80 to II Removes Executive
Refuses to Bar Him From Holding
Future Offices.

New YORK. twenty MINUTES dilSi II
had been served with notice OF his re-
moval, he gave TO the public a state
ment in which he denounced his trial
a lynchfng and declared that
Charles F. Murphy was Judge, jury
and bailiff. and had written the YER
dict of the court.
Had | but served the boss with
the zeal / did the state. William Sui
ger would never have been i'm
peached," was the keynote OF the
statement
Sulzer asserts:
That Murphy began war on him
when he refused to call off the inves-
tigation of graft by which the state
had lost millions of dollars.
That he did not appropriate cam
paign contributions to his own use.
That he paid to campaign commit
tees all of the money he collected.
That he is poorer today than he
ever was in his life.
That he was in debt 10000 when
he became a candidate for governor.
That Duncan w. Pee and Allen A.
Ryan falsely testified against him.
That the proceedings of the court
were held In secret.
That he was lynched by an assem-
bly, and a senate controlled by Charles
F. Murphy. whom he charged with
writing the ultimate verdict.
The former governor also declares
his purpose to go on the lecture plat
form.
At the time of the actual judgment
Martin II. Glynn became governor by
virtue of succession from the office
of lieutenant-governor n Robert II.
Wagner, president of the senate. be-
came Acknowledgements.
Speculation as to what revelations.
IL any, William Sulzer will make when
out of office took the place of the Inn
| parchment in the minds Of the politi-
cal workers.
viii Take No Further Action.
The indication was that no further
action would be taken against the for
mer governor unless he made such
charges against Tammany workers
as demanded a war of determination
The conviction on the charge OF per
jury left an in%dictable offense fully
sustained by the court Of last resort
and made the way easy for indict
ment II one were to be pressed.
The court voted unanimously not tt
disqualify the governor from future
Offices of trust.
The respondent having been con
victed." said Chief Judge Cullen. 20
the first. second and fourth articles o
the impeachment. it now becomes nee
essary that the court should deter
mine what the judgment that SHOULD
be passed upon such conviction. Un
der the rules the first question is:
Shall the respondent be remove'
from office?
"If there Is no objection made tn
vote on that proposition will be takel
in the same name as the precedini
votes, but, gentlemen. instead of say
ing yes or no. you will please sa
whether you vote for removal fror
office or not.
NOt oQtity vi -
The court voted Governor Sulze
unanimously not guilty on article
The article charged him with havin
prevented Frederick l.. Colwell fror
testifying.
Then article 6 was read and ENC
guilty" voted in short order. Tn
larceny charge had received it's frs
blow at the very beginning Of th
courts work when Chief Judge Gu
len stopped evidence bearing upon tn
question of larceny long enough I
point out the legal shortcomings {
the article.
Articles Z and s. charging that th
governor used the authority and il
fiuence of his Office to effect legisl
ton on his direct primary bill an
other bills and with attempting to i
fiuence the prices of stocks on til
New York stock exchange. were pl
through the same rapid-ire system
dismissal.
The senator's voted Not guilt,
just as fast as they could be Gale
The respondent under the vote
announced by the clerk is acquittt
as charged in the article" was II
formal announcement Of Chief Judt
Cullen. after the 81 votes were
each roll call reported by Clerk Pa
, rick E. McCabe as Not guilty"
Governor William Sulzer was CO
? victed by the high court OF impeac
ment on three counts. The final vo
was SO to Is.
The court. consisting of the sta
r senate and the judges OF the court
< appeals. found the New York exec
i tive guilty of making a false campai,
statement TO the secretary OF state.
converting campaign funds TO his ov
use and of using his office to preve
the truth being brought out at the
vestigation-
The governor vas found not gull
of stock speculation.