Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-07
SuIZer Asked
 Root for Aid
ALSO SOUGHT THE INFLUENCE
 OF BARNES.
TO PREVENT HIS TRIAL
Testimony of Son of Thomas F. Ryan Is Ordered Stricken Out-suIzer Is Compared with the Apostle Paul.

Compared with the Apostle Paul.
 Albany, N. Y, Oct. Ex-Governor Will liam A. Sudzer attempted to obtain the influence of United States Senator Eli hu Root and of William Barnes, chair man of the republican state commit tee, to prevent the trial of his impeach- ment, according to testimony adduced at the trial today, although subse- quentIy stricken out by vote of the court
 Allan A. Ryan, son of Thomas F. Ryan, New York fnancier, gave the testimony. It was also brought out through the testimony of Ignatius " McGlone, secretary of the elder Ryan, that Governor Sulzer was the recip- tent of 8 $10,000 cash campaign con- tribution from the Ryans, which was not reported in the governors sworn campaign statement.
 "The Same Old Bill"
 Tell your father I am the same old Bill,' young MT. Ryan said the gov ernor said to him over the telephone, in asking for the contribution.
 Allan A. Ryan was called to the stand today after the attorneys for the impeachment managers had obtained permission to reopen their case, which they announced as complete when court adjourned last Thursday. The witness said that Just a week before the trial of impeachment began he had seen Governor Sulzer in the latter's office in New York
 He asked me" Ryan said, "to go to Washington and see Senator Root and heQuest him to see William Barnes get him to endeavor to have republi- can members of this body to vote that this court had no right to try and impeach him."
 SuIzer as Apostle Paul.
 The testimony preceded the opening of the case for the defense late in the afternoon by Harvey D. Hinman, who compared Governor Sulzer to the Apostle Paul. whose former friends, the attorney said, did not attempt to i'm peach him or his apostles because of what he had done while acting with them and while one of them.'
 When, In the 19 centuries, has voice been raised to condemn Paul or his apostles for his acts as Sau1f' asked Mir. Hinman. The question was he added whether Governor SuIzer was impeached for corrupt conduct in office or because of what he has refused to do since he took ofhce.' It was in the face of repeated objections by counsel for the defense, who several times halted him as he was about to answer that Mir. Ryan was permitted to tell of his conversations with the governor.
 Ryan's Testimony Stricken Out.
 Whether the governors attorneys had any previous knowledge of what MT. Ryan was about to say could not be learned, but as soon as the testi- money fell from his lips, counsel held a hurried conference and then AttOr- neyD- -Cady Herrick demanded that the testimony be stricken out on the ground that it was incompetent. By this time the whole courtroom was a buzz with conversation, and it was evil dent that the words of the witness had caused a sensation.
 The testimony is stricken out" said Presiding Judge Cullen
 Ruling is Sustained
 Thereupon Senator Elon R. Brown republican leader in the senate, jumped to his feet and demanded a vote on the ruling of the presiding judge.
 The question was then put to a roll call with the result that the ruling the presiding judge was sustained by a vote of S2 to 18
 !. John B. Stanchfie1d, attorney for the impeachment managers, attempted to obtain from MT. Ryan testimony as to another conversation he had with the governor, but was not permitted to pursue this line of questioning fur ther. MT. Ryan, after court had ad- Journed, said to newspaper men: T am unwilling to make any statement other than I made as q witness. ex- cept that I did not see or communi- cate with Senator Root upon the sub iect"
 Mfr. Ryans testimony was not the only parting shot that was fired by the impeachment managers before MT Htnman opened for the defense,
 Loaned Sulzer $1o,ooo.
 Edward r Meany. attorney for the New York Telephone company was placed on the stand and testified that he had loaned" the governor S1O.000 in cash within q, week or ten days after his nomination..
 Attorney Hinman stated early in his address that little or no evidence would be offered by the defense in answer to articles 3. 4, ,. and 8. They charg- ed bartering political influence, at tempting to influence the stock mar ket by legislation, the bribery of wit nesses and the suppression of evi- dence. The court already had ruled out testimony offered regarding the gov ernor's alleged attempts to barter his political influence, and the other arti- cles were touched only lightly by eVi- dence given by the board of man agers.
 In connection with this part of the testimony Hinman charged counsel for the board of managers with using un- insinuations throughout teh trial He referred specifically to the yelled charge that the books of Harris & Fuller had ben tempered with and that John Boyd Gray and Louis Sarecky had dOdged prOceS servers.