New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
BLAME SUlzER FOR
ABSENCE Of WITNESS
Counsel for AcCuSerS Say +. L,
CoIWeII Fled After Being
Subpenaed.
KNEW OF WALL ST. PLUNGE
DR.. Broder Charges State Ex'
ecutive" Made Prediction
Promise TO Name Him
Health Commissioner.

Health Commissioner.
Frederick L. Colwseli. who is believed 10
know all the facts regarding Governor
Suffers plunges In Wall Street. cannot
be found by subpoena servers for the AS
scmbly board of managers for the i'm
parchment of Sulzer. Counsel for the
managers, headed by ex-Judge Alton b.
Parker. announced last night they had
information which led them TO believe
Governor Sulzer was responsible for Col
wells disappearance.
The counsel declare that since Colwell
was served with a subpoena, on August s.
to show cause why ne shouldn't be pun
ished for contempt in refusin6 TO give
testimony before the Frawley committee
he has hidden himself. and that a search,
including visits TO Canada and 10 the
Pacific Coast. has failed to reveal his
whereab bouts.
The statement OF counsel with regard
10 Colwelrs disappearance in part fol-
lows:
1T will be recalled that the testimony
before the Frawley committee showed
that Colwel was the man who bought 2O
shares of stock from the brokerage house
Of Boyer. Griswold & Co. with eight
checks which had been given to the Gov
ernor as campaign contributions and with
a personal check Of the Governors for
900 and currency amounting to Tl21.
Information in the possession of the
counsel to the managers would Indicate
that Colwel is absenting himself from
the Jurisdiction of the court in this state
at the direct instlgation OF the Governor
for the purpose of avoiding testifyinS
against the Governor
1T is known that on the very day that
Colwell was to appear before the .F'rawIey
committee he was in communication by
long distance telephone with the Gov
ernor. and following his talk with the
Governor ii is known that he asked those
at his home, in Yonkers, to have his bags
packed and TO meet him at a northbound
train at the Yonkers station which was
done.
Counsel TO the managers are anxious
10 locate Mr.. Colwell There are nrm-
Der OF pertinent questions about his rela-
tions with the Governor Whicn thu man
ayers would like to put n Mr.. Colwcil
lie can shed much light upon these trans
actions. This is well known to Governor
Sulzer. Where is Coiwell? VIII Governor
Sulzer aid in accomplishing his return?
Assemblyman Aaron J. Le~y. chairman
Of the board of managers, who sa ]
certain lawyer visited him on Saturday
and asked him II the impeachment PFC
ceedings would be dropped II Su!ker le-
signed. wrote a letter to d. Cady Herrick,
counsel for Sulzer, yesterday. Mr.. Her
rick had said that Levy had either been
duped or was lying, and demanded that
Levy make the name of his visitor pubic.
In his letter 10 Mr.. Herrick, Levy said:
you know me long and well enough TO
know that do not falsify,' and then he
told I'm detail OF his unsuccessful efforts
to get the mysterious visitor TO release
him from the pledge Of confidence imposed
upon him.
Isldor Kresel Of counsel to the board Of
managers. last night gave out state
ment of Or. Julius Broder. who organized
the Jewish Citizens Sulzer League last
fall
The statement, containing three thou
sand words, told of how Sulzer according
10 Broder. made prediction promise
TO make Broder State Health Commits
sioner I'm return for the East Side physl-
clans electioneering Broder mournfully
tells how he spent about 500 or 500 Of his
own money on the strength of the alleged
foNl,. ~
him 10 the $3.50 job ana appointed MIN
instead 10 the post Of State Commissioner
TO the Pure MIX Congress. The reason
Broder wasn't satisfied with this job was
because II did not pay any salary and
lasted only Ave days.
Broder then recites how as a result ot
his milk congress experience he had bill
drafted 10 create a milk commission. and
how Governor Sulzer told him he would
be the milk commissioner when the bill
became a law. The bill died in the com
mittee.
Copies Of four letters from sulzer 70
Broder were attached TO the statement.
These letters did not back up Broders |
story. They contained such expressions
as Thanks for your letter" and hoping
TO see you soon, am, your sincere
friend"
Hugh ]. Reilly. the holder Of many con-
cessions in Cuba. and an old acquaintance
Of Governor Sulzer, was witness at a
private session OF the board OF managers
Yesterday. He was asked for information
as 10 what he knew OF Suffers alleged in
terests In Cuban contracts while Sulzer
was in Congress. He will be a witness
again to-day