The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-04
kilograms Will Show
He Got $4,000 From
Track Gamblers.
WIFE IS FIRM IN
HER CONFIDENCE
When Counsel for Defense In
quire If Governor Has Secret
in His Past, She Replies So
Emphatically That She Is
Ruled Out-He May :
Not Be Called.
Especial to The Times-DIspatch.

lSpeClal 10 1ne Inn eS- DlSpatCn.
Albany, y. Y. October 3.-Two tele-
grams which passed between William
Sulzer ana an agent OF the race track
interests We're subpoenaed by the I'M
parchment managers to-day. and Will
form the basis for rcbuttal evidence
that Sulzer received az a campaign
contribution SIT, 900 from the race track
gamblers of the state
\ feature of this sorry is that Au-
gust Belmont was asked to give $50
600 TO bring the total up to $4,000.
but refused. He is said TO have de-
| clared that Sulzer could not aid the
race track interests. and that any con-
tribution he would make would be to
the Democratic state Committee The
records OF the Secretary OF State show
that Belmont did give $4,000 to the
state committee on October %
Belmont is not under subpoena. II
is practically assured that he Will not
be called.
Gives Sulzer sI..DOO, Keeps $4,000.
The agent who. IL is said, gave tho
$1,000 10 Sulzer personally Is under
subpoena The kilograms subpocnacd
were taken from the Watertown. "
y. office of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. one is directed TO
pointnent. The other is the reply OF
Sulzer. making an appointment in
Syracuse on the following day
1t Is said that on the appointed day
Sulzer stopped off for an hour between
trains In Syracuse At the time he
was on an upstate campaign tour.
from which he returned to New York
on October IS.
1t is claimed that the amount coll
leCted ION h,.
the agent o. the race track was S20.-
| 600. OF this it charged he kept $4,000
for himself and gave $4,000 to the
candidate for Governor. In addition
to this contribution the impeachment
managers claim TO have records of
three other gifts amounting to s35.-
600. which will be offered az evidence
in rebuttal.
Friends of Sulzer fatty deny that
any such contributions were ever re-
ceived. They declare that tho stories
are made public at this time for the
purpose OF frightening Sulzer and
keeping him from the witness stand.
Friends Cause Governor Worry.
Sulzer is much exercised over the
story that two well-known upstate
politicians who are his friends are Mt
tempting TO influence members of the
impeachment court. Secretary Platte
said he would advise counsel of the de-
the court rcconvenes on Monday and
ask that the court direct an invcsti-
cation OF the facts so that Sulzer may
be cleared OF responsibility for tho acts
OF these friends
Talk that the defense may rest
without putting in any evidence on
Monday and call for n dismissal OF the
charges on the ground they have not
been proven was revived to-day In
event such a thing is done, the i'm
peachment managers will petition the
court TO be permitted to reopen their
case and submit supplemental test-
mony the evidence they have been saw
ing for rebuttal.
D. Cady Herrick. Harvey d. Hinman
and Roger =. Clarke were in counsel
with SulZer at the Executive Mansion
until o'clock this morning. The con-
ference began at 10 o'clock last night.
Mrs. Snlzer Firm I'm Faith.
AT that consultation the attorneys
once more demanded to know whether
there was any truth in the disquieting
stories that arc being circulated about
the evidence the managers have saved
FOR use in cross and rebuttal; they
made another serious demand upon the
impeached Governor to know whether
there is any secret of his past which
cannot safely he revealed
Mrs. Sulzer was present when this
question was ask ed.
IF you knew William Sulzer as we'll
AS / do" she Informed the attorneys
you would not ask such question.
You would know that he is incapable
of doing any wrong. Whatever has
been done / have done"
Mrs. Sulzcr was finally ruled out of
the conference. and the answers Sulzer
made to his counsels insistent demands
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