Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-26
EVIDENCE FURNISHES
JOLT FOR DEFENSE
Forget It." Alleged Advice of
Impeached Executive TO
Superintendent of Public
Works.
ANOTHER CONTRIBUTOR
ASKED TO go EASY
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BN Leased Wire tu i'scuiug Herald.
Albany y. v. sept 2G-D duncan
W Peck, state superintendent of pub
lic works testified al Governor sui
zer's Impeachment trial this afternoon
that thn governor had asked him t.
deny under oath that he had made
"A $500 contribution to Sulzor. Peck
snid that hc had made the coutribu-
ton shortly after the governors clcc
tion ana that last July he has shown
Mr. Sulzcr In the executive chnmbrr
copy of letter from tho Fr1wiey
&C. inmittoc asking hin. to tcstifi
- said tn the governor" mh Mr..
Peck, "whnt shall 40 about a."
"Ilo said. 10 as I am going to do,
deny g.
"t s1ld hut shall be placed un-
der oath.'
"iio said. Forget IT."
After this declaration there was
hurried conference OF Governor sui.
zors counsel Harvey u Uinmnn
took up The accommodation
Richard Croker. Jr.. testified this
afternoon TINT he puvo % chcJk for
e. O0O to Governor Sulgcr raGN rut
F r. CplwCll was introduced ln c,i-
dcnce.
Air PECK said there were Sc, oral
persons about when he gave the $500
contribution to Sul2cr. lie said ho
had given the conversation. which
took place lu ihc executive chamber
word for word
90 could not ho mistaken about q
unglo word. ho said. There WAS no
more qurstlouius
At tho auUot of his examination,
Peck told of handing Sul1or the $500
at % Democratic reform meeting az
Troy. N.
Il said tu him thai there were no
strings ON it aud that he need not
feel under obligation Co re-appoiut
me-" ho testified
Th, viucs. said that since then he
had confidential conversation WIN
tho governor
"Nlun I give it'' he asked.
"Ycs." ruled the prosiding Judge.
Th, WItup# then Enid hc had ihr
Conversation with the governor iu Ju-
IA in the ,Xocuuyc chamber.
croker. who is son at the former
Tammuuv h1il leader testified that
lac rayc the governor the check on
october 49, lal2.
why did you make u payable q"
cash" he WAS asked
MIR. sulzcr said he was about To
leave for 90 trip through the state ana
would like it in cash.
rho check bore the endorsement "F,
l.. Colwcu" II was not cashcd un-
ti Drtuhcg 1.
tWus your understanding from the
talk ot ,ho people or from Sulzer him-
SELF that Sulzer was impecunious ~
arkcd Judge llcrtick.
II felt that hc depended "n the sal
nry he received from the public office
he was holding at the tim'" was the
reply.
Mr.. Croker said hia father and Sui
zor had been intimate frirnds.'
when / talked with the governor
on October 49," the witness contin
ued. ~ remarked that he probably
was under heavy personal expense.
lie said he was then told him
would IKE To help him out 90 the cX-
tent of 81 900. one thing I romcm-
her distinctly is that ! told him
wished he would consider the giving
of the money personal and confi-
dental matter
with your political ancestry be
hind you" asked Attorney Stanch-
field. "you realized that when q cam
didatc entered on a campaign q occa-
stoned expense. is that so2"
Yes" was the reply.
~ wanted to relieve him Of ans
personal eNiensos incurred In con-
f ncction viii the campaign or what
ever cXpepsc might come up" the
witness volunteered.
"You dil have In mind expenses IN
certain With campaign, didn't you|
was n~Nod
rYos. and anything else"
would YOU have contributed 4,