Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-10-09
Evidence is Closed and Court
Will Make Decision on the
Point Raised.
SULZER Is NOT CALLED TO
THE STAND
Close Came as a SURPRISE
Court Not Prepared for the
Apparent Sudden Ending.
Special bu United Press Wire.


Albany, N. Y, Oct. 9:-The fate
of William Sulzer hinged today on a
new and novel ruling on certain
points of law. The high court of
impeachment with all the evidence
against the accused executive before
it, has yet to rule on its legality.
The final arguments began today.
Louis Marshall, constitutional lawyer
par excellence, handled the purely
legal side Of the governors case. His
contentious were met and answered
by Alton B. Parker, who, If he had
not LETT the bench with the hope of
attaining the presidency, would to-
day be presiding over this trial. Like
MarshalPs. his was a legal analysis.
The appeal will come tomorrow,
Following Mr.. Sarecky on the wit
ness stand, Hugh j. Reilly, a railroad
contractor with large interests In
Cuba; John A. Hennessy, the COVER
nor's special Investigator, and John N.
Carlisle of the state highways depart
ment were called, but gave no testi-
mony of great interest.
D-Cady Herrick then threw the court
into confusion by his sudden an
nouncement that the defense rested its
case. So great was the excitement
caused by this announcement that 1t
required several minutes for Chief
Judge Cullen to bring the court to Or
der
When the defense had rested the i'm
peachment managers offered In rebut-
tai several witnesses by whom they de
sired to prove that Mrs Sulzer had not
obtained any loans from the Carnegie
Trust company.
The testimony Of these witnesses
was not allowed, and the prosecution
then announced that 1t also rested It's
case. On motion OF Senator Robert f.
Wagner the court then went into ex-
ecutive session to determine when and
how long time would be given to
both sides tc sum up.
eareoky Stands by His Assertions.
The court decided not to go into ex-
ecutive session and it was agreed that
the summing up addresses would begin
today. The defense will be the first
" SuAu up. IlNO uouIS Is " ne III
lowed each side and two speakers will
be permitted to give their views of
the evidence for each side.
It was agreed that the determine
ton of the question of the validity of
articles Nos. one, two and six on the
will be left until after
the summing up speeches have been
made
Sarecky was called to the stand i'm
mediately upon the reconvening Of the
court Mr.. Stanchfield at
once started the strict cross examina-
ton which had been interrupted by
adjournment. He first sought to show
how Sarecky had been made deporta-
ton agent at salary of $4,000 year
at Governor Sulzers request and then
went into other matters. Sarecky ad-
mitted that the governor had asked
him II he was afraid to testify before
the Frawley committee and said he
had assured Mr.. Sulzer's that he was
not afraid. He told Of having refused
to testify at the advice of counsel and
steadily insisted that Mr.. Sulzer had
never told him not to testify He also
admitted having told Webb Floyd,
president Of the Mutual Alliance Trust
that employees of that in
might safely disregard the
Of the Frawley committee
Every effort to shake his testimony
failed.