New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-18
Another Legal Fight.


That question. the experts in the
/ states legal department say. will I'M
doubtedly have TO be threshed out in a
proceeding in whatever state Thaw
may be when he is apprehended. and
tho proceeding will be virtually a repe-
tition Of the recent case in White
Plains.
Or. James V. May. formerly head Of
the Matteawan institution. said to-day
that there was precedent establishing
the states right Ia bring back into the
state an escaped inmate from an insti-
tuition for the criminal insane. Al
though he could not recall the name or
time OF the precedent. Dr. May was
certain that woman inmate Of Mat
teawan. who escaped into Connecticut
several years ago. was brought back
on ordinary requisition papers.
DR. Kieb. the present superintendent
Of the Matteawan institution. was APP
pointed by Superintendent Riley on
June q OF this year. shortly after
Riley's own appointment was made by
Sulzer. Or Kieb had been for three
years previously the first assistant in
charge Of the Dannemora state Hos
pital
Governor Sulzer did not go 70 church
as usual. but spent most OF the day at
the bedside OF his stricken wife. He
. - -.
Guiding Mrs. Suffers sisters, for the
first time since the impeachment pro-
ceedings were instituted 4 few
friends and advisers called during the
day.
The meeting Of the Trustees of Pub
lie Buildings tomorrow morning is
going 10 give Glynn chance TO assert
his "Governorship," as the other two
r. Wagner and Speaker Alfred +.
Smith. are ready TO go ahead with its
business under Glynns leadership.
Tuesday the meeting Of the Canal
Board will add another item 20 Gyms
credit. because ne will send Senator
Wagner. as acting Lieutenant Gov
crnor. 10 sit on that board. and Wag-
ner will be acceptable 10 the Attorney
General or his representative. and to
John 4. Bensel. State Engineer.
There is some speculation as 10 how
Mr.. Glynn will solve the problem OF
personal executive staff. such as mes
sengers and military secretary. There
has so far been no indication that any
Of the men occupying such positions
are ready 10 break from Sulzer.
Lawyers who have studied carefully
the text OF Governor Suffers final let
ter 10 Mr. Glynn express the opinion
that IT foreshadows an attempt by
Sulzer alone TO bring into the courts
the question as 10 whether he or
Glynn is the lawful chief executive OF
the state pending the decision OF the
court Of impeachment. The old report
is revived that this will be done
through the medium OF pardon. 1t is
said that Governor Sulzer may pardon
some convict at Sing Sing whose term
has nearly expired. and that by
mutual understanding Warden Clancy.
one OF his appointees. Will decline TO
recognize the pardon. thus opening the
door TO court action 10y means Of man
damus or habeas corpus proceedings.
A statement by William Barnes.
chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee. commencing the course of Har-
old j. Human. minority leader of the
Assembly. in opposing the impeach-
ment resolution, has caused consider
able speculation. Some Of the Glynn
partisans construe the Barnes state
ment to be tantamount 20 serving no
tice that political opinions are not eX-
pected TO sway in any degree the atti-
tude OF the Republican Senators in the
trial.
There are seventeen Republican Sen
ators. and only nineteen votes In favor
NJ the Governor would prevent i'm
peachment. assuming that all the JUS
tees OF the Court Of Appeals and all
the Senators take part in the trial.
No Surprise to Murphy.
The plans of the Sulzer defence, as
indicated i'm the inspired story this
morning in The Knickerbocker Press"
the Sulzer organ here. were not a sur
prise to the Glynn supporters and the
Tammany ring, which the article de-
nounced.
Since the publication and dramatic
circulation in the Assembly chamber
al . o'clock on Wednesday morning,
lust before Sulzer was impeached, OF
the Horgan story IN the same paper
Tammany has known that the feature
of the defence would be an attempt TO
bolster up the story that Mrs. Sulzer
took the Governors campaign fund
checks TO Wall Street under the per-
suasion Of Matthew T. Horgan. who is
now secretary to the Frawley com
mittee.
Tammany men here expressed sur
prise over only one feature of the Sui
ger story, and that was the indication
contained therein that in spite OF the
Governors previous protestations TO
the contrary, Mrs. SulZer was To be
called as a witness in the Impeachment
trial in desperate effort TO save her