Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-17


 William Sulzer was today found guilty by the high court of impeachment on three Of the articles preferred against him. They were 1. and 4. He was declared innocent on the charges con tained in article B.
 Tomorrow he will be removed from office, but not disqualified from holding office in this state in the future unless there is substantial change in the in formal vote reported to have been taken by the court on these questions in secret session today.
 For the same reason, it is expected he will be found not guilty on the other four articles still remaining to be voted upon when the court ad- journed tonight.
 A Bare Two Thirds Majority.
 Lieutenant Governor Martin H. Glynn, who has been acting governor since the impeachment of Sulzer, will become chief executive of the state He is an Albany newspaper owner Robert t'. Wagner, a New York attor- ney will become lieutenant governor He is the majority leader in the sen ate.
 The vote on articles and was 39 to IS. bare two thirds majority. The former article charges that the gover- nor falslfed his statement of campaign contributions the latter that he com mitted perjury in so doing.
 The vote on article g. which charges that the governor bribed witnesses to withhold testimony from the Frawley Investigating committee, was unani- nous in favor of the governor.
 Vote to Remove, 43 to IA.
 The vote on article 1 was 43 to 14, six members changing their votes on articles 1 and 2 from mot guilty" to guilty" and two from guilty to mot guilty" This article charges that the governor suppressed evidence by means of threats to keep witnesses from testifying before the FrawleY committee. Among these was Duncan w. Peck. state superintendent of pub- lie works. who testified at the trial that the governor had asked him to commit perjury.
 The secret informal vote to remove the governor was said to be 43 to IA, the same as oD article 4, and the vote not to disqualify him was said to be unanimous
 Article 6, which charges that the governor committed larceny in specu- lating with his campaign contribu tions, was said not to have been sus- tafned in the secret session by a vote of 50 declaring the governor not guilty to against him.
 Cullen Votes Mot Guilty" on All Articles,
 Article 5. which charges that he pre- vented a particular witness, Frederick L. Colweil, from attending the sessions of the Frawley committee: article {, that he threatened to use his office and influence to affect the vote or political action of certain assemblymen. and article S. that he corruptly used his in- fluence to affect the prices of securities on the stock market, were reported to have also been decided in favor of the | governor in the secret session by | practically unanimous vote. i'm TT1dCn TT1o-1T M ('lIIpn.
 who will shortly retire from the bench, | voted not guilty" on every article and rendered a long opinion in explaining his votes.
 Other Judges Divided.
 The other eight judges of the court | of appeals were divided On articles | and Judges Willard Bartlett En | ory A Chase and William F. Werner i voted for the governor, and against 1 him voted Judges Frederick Collin | William Fl. Cuddeback, John w. Hogan 1 Frank H. TIiScock and Nathan l.. Mill ! Ter, making 8 division among them of l five to four against the governor
 On article 1 Judges Bartlett Chase | and Werner changed their votes from | mot guilty to guilty" and Judges | Hiscock and Miller changed from 1 guilty" to mot guilty" making ] against him 8 division of six tC three Judge Cullen's Statement. 1 Tres 4GIn2 JuqGe Aullen U6itl tfldi Lut i offenses charged in articles 1 and ? ! were not impea chabe and that the | govern IF neither falsifie6 his statement l under the provisions of the election i law nor committed legal perjury 1 The rule here contended for, he ] said amounts in reality to an eX post i facto disqualification from of7ce for an 1 offense which had no such penalty ! when committed without affording an { opportunity to show either repentance ! or atonement. Men have committed 1 serious crimes. even felonies, and l subsequently, attained high public po-
 "rotally Unfit for Office 1 Practically every member of the | court explained his vote when the roll ! was called on article i, although those ! who voted in favor of the governor ] did not enter at length into a discuss ! sion of the merits of the case or of lhe ! matters of law and precedent involved i as did the others, including all the
 iudges The latter filed with the court ] lengthy opinions in support of their votes.
 l one of the judges. Nathaniel N l Miller who was designated to the | court of appeals bench by Sulzer de- 1 nounced him as totally unfit for of 1 ffce,''
 SuEzer Informed by Telephone. ', l Few of the members of the court | took any record of the vote. as each of 1 them. as a result of the deliberations 1 in the secret sessions and the informal l votes already taken, had a good idea 1 of how every other member felt in re- l gard to the governors guilt or inno- l eenee. In the spectator gallery, how ] eVeR and anhang the newspaper men | printed Poll calls We're checked off, and l when the deciding vote came there
 was a bustle iR the court room, A l wild seaPx'yihg to telegraph wires tt ] flash inc neWS Followed. while in the | galleries there was e buza 6f excited l comment
 Representatives ef the governor were among the spectators and kept hiA in- formed of the result of tho voting ever 1 the telephone to the executive naasien.
 Proceedings Sefemniy Fornsat.
 The procedure was conducted with the nest intense selemnity and formal | titN: To each member of the court. Presiding Judge Cullen his face set in stern lines, his voice deIiberate and penetrating. put this question Eor far il1d.reA bou- try,1g 5rs