The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-18
Makes Pitiful Figure as
He Is Served With the
Custer Notice.
CULLEN REFUSES
TO CAST A VOTE
Senator Frawley Preserves Gold
Pen With Which Order Is
Written, and Souvenir Hunt
ers Grab Blotters and Other
Articles-Will Tell
Story to People.
Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch ]

Albany, y. Y, October 17.-Willia!u
6ulzcr was removed from Office shortly
before noon to-day by vote Of AZ to
i2, in the high court OF impeachment
Chief Judge Cullen and Senator Wen
der refrained from voting. Every
Judge OF the Court OF Appeals. save
Cullen, voted for removal. 1t was OK
actly 11:56 when Judge Cullen made the
declaration which ousted Sulzer from
his office. At noon the court adjourn
cd without day.
AT 3:45 Il. VI. Acting Governor Glynn
took the oath or Office administered
by Judge Cullen and a new govern
ment was established In the State of
New York.
At 900 p. NJ. suizer was served with
the order Of removal in the library Of
the Executive Mansion.
Mr.. Sulzer viii leave Albany per-
haps tomorrow for New York though
lis plans are not definitely made. Mr..
Glynn VIII not occupy the Executive
Mansion until November l.
Makes Pitirui Figure.
Cast out OF the great office he has SO
proudly held by court. from which
there is no appeal William Sulzer
made n pitiful figure he stood in
what he called the peoples house" and
bid good by 10 the newspaper men who
had come TO see his passing.
The vote OF the court had been a
crushing blow TO Sulzer Only twelve
men remained loyal 10 him AT the Lass,
Every judge OF the Court OF Appeals.
save Presiding Judge Cullen, voted
sternly for his removal, and Judge
Cullen, who had been the only sup
porter OF acquittal in the court. not
ouly denounced Suffers conduct. but
refused 10 vote TO retain him in Office
md cast no ballot Sulzer'a wartnest
friend, senator Wcnder. who has also
Expressed belief. in his guilt. followed
thc example or the chief Judge and
asked TO be excused from voting.
Tempered With Mercy.
At the conclusion Of the vote OF
removal. the court decided unanimous
~ TO temper its judgment with mercy
and to preserve 10 the respondent his
future right TO hold Office
On the last four counts in the in
dictinent, including Article 6, which
is a larceny charge, Sulzcr was ac-
quilted without dissent. This dis
posed finally OF any likelihood that
action would he taken looking 10 his
indictment.
The Order OF Removal.
Here is the order OF removal. read
soiemnly by Presiding Judge Cullen.
while the judges and Senators. realz-
ing that tragic political history was in
the making, listened with silent at
tention.
The respondent, william sulzer.
having been convicted by the vote Of
more than two thirds OF the members
of this court on the hrst, second and
fourth articles OF impca chment and the
court having resolved that for the
ofenses OF which he has been con
victed, the respondent be removed from
Office II is the judgment of the court,
and IL is now the duty of the Presi-
dent to declare that for these offenses
the said william Sulzer. Governor of
the state OF New York. be. and he is
hereby. removed from his said office
as Governor"
Official Notice Delayed.
1t was 1886 A. NJ, when the read
.ng Of this order ousted Sulzcr from
the Office that he had held for ten
months and half 1t was not till
nearly six hours later that he was
made officially aware of his removal.
Meantime. with his deeply troubled
wife. he had been taking an automo-
bile ride and trying to settle plans for
the immediate future.
After the adjournment OF court
which was without delay, the question
arose as to how Mr.. Sulzer was to be
removed physically as we'll as by court
order. p. T.. McCabe. clerk of the SEN
ate. upon whom the painful duty de-
volvcd, sought counsel of the chief
Judge, who suggested that warrant
OF custer should be drawn and served
Mr.. Sulzer in the Executive Man
sion.
Cullen Dictates Custer.
Mr.. McCabe's memory did not serve
him as to the proper form of n warrant
OF custer. Judge Cullen. thereupon
called n stenographcr and dictated the
following:
Court OF Impeachment,
state OF New York.
The Assembly of the State of New
York having heretofore to-wit. on the
twelfth day of August. nineteen hun
drcd and thirteen, presented to the
Senate OF said article of Impeachment
against William Sulzer. Governor Of
said State, and the president OF the
Senate having, in accordance with law,
summoned the Senators and the judges
OF the Court of Appeals Of said state.
TO meet as court for the trial of
impeachment on the eighteenth day of
September nineteen hundred and thir-
teen, and the said court having con-
vencd on said day and the said VIII
liam Sulzer, Governor OF said State,
having appeared thercat OF counsel
and having filed his answer to said ar
ticles of impeachment and the i'm
parchment having been tricd' and the
court by vote of the majority of
more than two thirds in number. con-
victed the said respondent of the
charges contained In the first, second
and fourth articles OF impeachment,
and the court having resolved that for
the offenses of which had been con-
victed. the said William E. -Sulzer be
removed from his office as Governor,
1T is hereby declared and adjudged
that the said William Sulzer be. and
he hereby Is. removed from the office
CONTINUED On Third Page.)