Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-16
sULzER ON TRIAL.
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oednre adopted, today, called fer dis
cussiou of the impeaehability OF the
offences in connection with this vote.
Each member, ii was understood, VIII
be given the privilege of changing his
informal vote at the public session. to-
morrow afternoon.
The question as to whether Article
4 of the Impeachment charge should
be amended to include the testimony
Of Duncan w. Peck and Henry /. Nor
genthau. or whether the Assembly
should be asked to bring an addi-
tional article covering the offences al
legged in this testimony. was decided.
today, when the court voted TO admit
the Peck testimony into the article as
il now stands.
The decision was announced at
brief public session held in the after
noon, after the court had deliberated
FIVE hours. 1t was rumored that the
discussion was reached by vote OF Al
to 1e Previous TO that there had been
a long discussion, it was said, on the
motion to send The testimony 10 the
Assembly. This motion. it was said.
was defeated by a vote of Is to H.
According to the announcement made
by Presiding Judge Cullen, the court
had decided that Article was 'brosd
enough to permit consideration OF the
Peck incident as basis of shbstah-
tive charge
In opposing the inclusion of this and
the Mergenthau testimony in Article
4, Yesterday, counsel for the defence
held that the desire of counsel for the
board of managers was to lncluee II
in order to bolster up weak cause.
The declared that il would be equiv
aient 10 bringing a new charge against
the Governor.
No light was thrown by the presiding
Judge on why the Morgenthan testi-
mony was not included under the ar
ticie, hut il was reported that The ma
iarity held that in view of the tact
that the alleged offences which it COW
cred were committed after tie I'M
naachment. they should not apply with
Article 4. which had to do with the
suppression of evidence before the
Frawley Investigating Commission
There was no public announcement OF
the legal ground ON which the Peek tes-
tinony was held to be relevent TO Arti-
4.
ent to record the deliberations, the argu-
ments for and against persisted with
their utteranee insofar as the public
was concerned.
Only newspaper men were admitted TO
the brief public session that was held
when the result of the conference on
the Peck testimony was announced. They
were excluded again within few min
fnfss.
Despite the fact that it was announced
no spectators would be permitted in the
galleries the hall outside the court
room was thronged throughout the day
with men and women who hoped that
final verdict might be reached and they
would be fortunate enough TO get
glimpse OF the closing scenes of the trial.
Prominent among the throng We're a
score of more holders of state positions,
whose places would be affected in one
ways or another by the decision OF the
court Among them We're Major Scher-
merhorn, the Governors military secre-
tary, and several employees of the ex-
ecutive office
During the long delay in the morning
session the hopes of friends of the Gov
eriior were buoyed up greatly. They
professed to believe that deadlock had
resulted and that the enemies of the
Governor were experiencing DIFFICULTY in
establishing their contentious before the
court The rumored result of the ballot
ing seemed to discourage the Sulzer lol-
lowing, however.
The cour, will convene, at 1915 O'Clock
tomorrow morning