Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
SULzER STEPS down
Commission Returned URtafnlShed
he Says
SUBMITS IN DIGRIFIED SILENCE

SUBMITS IN DlGNIFIED SILENCE
The Trial the CONTAMINATION Of q
Deep Laid Conspiracy According to
the Declaration Of New Hork's I'm
peaehed Exsoutive-WiIl Tell the
People Face to Face the Real Facts
In the Matter.
Albany, N. Y, Oct. 17.-Wi!liam Sui
zer ceased to be governor of the state
Of New York at noon today. He was
removed from office by the high court
Of impeachment by vote Of 43 to IL,
two members not voting.
= Martin H. Glynn, lieutenant govern
or, was sworn in as his successor, the
first In the history of the state to step
into its highest office in this manner.
The verdict Of the court was that
Sulzer was guilty Of falsification. per-
jury and an attempt to suppress evi-
dence against him. OF all other charges
he was acquitted, the court today unan-
imously voting him not guilty of the
four remaining articles Of the i'm
parchment. 49,
Not Disqualified.
BY virtually unanimous vote also,
the Impeachment tribunal decided that
Sulser should not be punished by dis
qualification to hold office of honor and
trust in this state in the future. This
would have been the extreme penalty
under the law.
The ousted executive was served
with copy of the courts verdict at
the Executive mansion-christened by
himself, "The Peoples House"-a few
minutes before 6 o'clock tonight.
Mr.. Sulzer, private citizen. will leave
the capital probably on Sunday
where he will go he has not disclosed.
The incoming governor issued a
statement in which he, said his en-
deavor would be ito give the people OF
the state an honest, peaceful, progress
sive and wise conduct Of public af-
fairs"
The outgoing executive issued a
statement in which he denounced the
tribunal which had removed him as
'Murphy's high court Of infamy."
s4.. countroIlsd by Murphy.
Murphy controlled the assembly
and ordered the impeachment" he
said. HE controlled most Of the men,
bers Of the court and dictated proce-
durc and wrote the judgment. He was
the Judge and the jury; the prosecutor
and the bailiff."
"a horse thief In frontier days." he
said, would have received squarer
deal"
He characterized the secret sessions
of the court as "star chamber proceed
ings, where the enemies Of the state
could work for my conviction undis-
covered"
He asserted he had not taken the
stand in his own defense because he
realized that his story attacking the
Tammany leader would be ruled out.
He entered a general denial Of all the
charges in the impeachment articles.
At today's session of the court, which
lasted little more than an hour, most
Of the members recorded their votes
without explanation. Presiding Judge
Cullen, who voted mot guilty" on ev-
cry article of Impeachment, stuck to
his convictions to the last. He asked
to be excused from voting on the re-
moval or disqualification Of the gov
ernor, on the vote for disqualification
Dramatic Feature Of Day.
Probably the most dramatic feature
Of the day was the serving Of the copy
of the courts order of removal on the
ousted governor.
It was a few minutes before o'clock
tonight when Thomas c. Nolan. SER
geant- at arms of the senate, and Geo.
A. Mustard, process server, arrived at
the executive mansion. They were ad-
mitted Immediately and escorted to the
study.
Sulzer and Chester c. Platt, his Sec
retary, were seated at table. Nolan
handed the document to Sulzer.
He took the paper, crumpled 1t In
his hands, paled slightly, threw the
document on the table without read
ing 1t and said:
Good, thank you, sergeant"
In the meantime a score Of news
paper men waited on the veranda out
side. Nolan passed out and the news
paper men were admitted. A moment
later Platt appeared with copies Of
Suffers statement
1.-THE governor will see you in a min
ute," he said.
Not Nervous Wreck.
Suddenly, from out Of darkened
room to the right, Sulzer stepped into
the circle. II he is the nervous wreck
that some have reported him to be. he
did not show it. He was pale but
smiling
II have nothing more to say than
my statement contains" he said.
when are you going away?" he
was asked.
Il cannot tell that nor where I am
going" he replied. But am going
to get out of Albany as quickly as I
can"
From authoritative sources 1t was
learned that Sulzer intends to leave
Albany Sunday, but his destination is
a secret.
Says Trial Was Farce.
Sulzer remained silent regarding the
action Of the court until late today
when he issued a statement character
izing his trial as a farce" and reiter-
ating his former denials Of the charges
against him. He said:
I'm response to requests from friends
throughout the state for some express
sion from me, 1 can only say at this
time that am glad my trial Is over.
by virtue of a power, beyond the
present control of our electorate, now
hand hack IN the people the commits