The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26

OU cOntr1DutlOn to the gOVor-- ' and Abram I. Elkus, both of whom testified that they had made their contributions to the governor without any restrictions as to their use but had not expressly so stated to him.
 MT. Elkus was to be recalled as a later witness for examination in this connection, it was announced.
 Judge Conlan then said that he had talked with Potter about helping the governor and the latter told him per sonal1y that he wanted to help him.
 Didn't you tell hin?'' asked Judge Herrick, that he needed a new suit of clothes and new hat for his cam pa1gn up the sta.te?'' "Yes, said something like that. As said, yes terday, I didn't place any restrictions on the use of the money"
 Judge Herrick ehcited the state ment from Judge Conlan that he be- Iieved "Suizer didn't have a cent about the time he was entering on his campaign"
 On redirect examination by MT. Stanchfield, Judge Conlan was asked:
 Did you know that Sulzer had $4O,OOO or $5O,o0O in the New York banks?"
 MT. Marshall objected that this question was insulting and undigni- fled in this presence" A heated con- troversy between MT. Stanchfie1d and MT. Marshall was closed by the ad- monition of the presiding judge to cease this argument, gentlemen, and proceed to the business of the court
 Judge Conlan disclaimed any knowl- edge of Sulzer's financial resources.
 Daniel M. Brady, the next witness, testified that after the governors &Sl- peachment, he destroyed both the check and stub which he had contrib uted to Sulzer because he realized the entire matter was a fight between two factions
 John T. DoI1ing; a New York lawyer and a friend of the governor for 20 years, was the next witness.
 DoIling told of meeting SuIzer in his New York office and handing him a s1, 900 check for which Sulzer thanked him. He knew Sulzer was a candf- date for governor. This was about three weeks after the witness had had a conference with Hugh J. Reilly, a wealthy railroad contractor for the Cuban government.
 Philip Boyer, member of the brok- craze firm of Boyer, Griswold 6 Com pany, in October, 1911, testified he had known Frederick L. ColwelI for sev- Der 16, 1912, had given him an order to buy 20 shares of "Big Four'' rail- road stock flor cash delivery"
 The order was executed the same day, said the witness, and CoIwell paid for it in checks and cash-a total, counting commission, of $12,O25. The checks, $4,90O in all, were handed to the witness, who identified them One of the checks was Sulzer's for $9OO.
 Charles A Reynolds, cashier for Boyer, Griswo1d & Company, testified that Su1zer's psrsonaI check was drawn on the Farmers Loan Trust Company, where Gov, Sulzer had an account.
 Harvey D. Hinman, for the defense, said there will be issue on the question of the purchase of the stock, but there will be some details that will become important.
 Henry Morgenthau, who contributed 1000 to Gov. Sulzer's campaign, last fall, was recalled. He said he had End. Immediately afterward Gov. SuIzer had called him on the long distance telephone at the home of his daughter in Port Chester
 After congratulating me on my safe return the witness said, ''he him I could not as I was planning to go to Washington in relation to the federal position to which had been appointed. He requested me, in the event Of my being called as a witness, to be easy with him. told him would state the facts. '
 Was there anything said concern ing your check-your contribution" ''He asked me to treat that affair IS personal between us.''
 What did you say?'' That I would not"
 There was no cross examination.
 James Temple Gwathney, New York cotton merchant, testified to having seen Gov. Su1zer in November, 1912, endorsing a check for one hum dred dollars which he requested be handed to whoever had charge of the governors personal campaign.
 ''I wish this money to be devoted to that cause a1one,' the letter stated.
 The governors reply as read ex- pressed appreciation but it made no mention of the contribution. The check, already in evidence, bore the of William Sulzer and Louis A. Sarecky.