New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26
Will Have Nothing to Do with
Proposed Criminal Proceed
ings, Says D. Cady HerrIck.
WHITMAN EXPECTED TO ACT
Governors Friends Believe
They Have Enough Evidence
to Secure Indictments
Within 4S Hours.
rRv Telegraph to The Tribune.l

Albany. Aug. ga possible breach in
tho ranks Of Governor Suffers supporters
was indicated by the statement to-day OF
ex-Judge d. Cady Herrick, who leads the
Governors legal forces in the impeach-
ment matter. that counsel for Governor
Sulzer have nothing to do with any al
legged criminal proceedings against
Charles F.. Murphy. Senator Frawley or
Assemblyman Levy. and are not pursuing
any investigation Of a criminal character
against any one"
on the other hand. Judge Lynn J. Ar
mold. i'm New York. and others I'm Albany
in the confidence Of Governor Sulzer re-
iterated the declaration that steps TO pro
cure indictments already have been taken
both In New York and Albany counties.
Governor Suffers friends for some time
have been endeavoring 10 get District At
torney Whitman Of New York and Dis
trtct Attorney Sanford Of this city 10
bring a grand jury investigation into the
toItuft OF GflldAbl JdIl'H INV
chairman OF the legislative investigating
committee. and Assemblyman Aaron j.
Levy. chairman Of the Assembly board
Of managers. which is preparing the i'm
parchment charges against the Governor
whom Garrison also names as agencies In
the alleged Murphy plot against the Gov
ernor.
Sulzer Would Go Before Grand Jury.
Governor Suzer himself" said Gar
rison. will offer to go before the grand
jury In New York. II it requires his pres
ence He has no objection 10 telling all
he knows OF the facts. but great many
Of these facts will be given TO the grand
Jury in the next few days by witnesses
Of high reputation.
THE Governors friends are so thor
oughly convinced that they have the
goods that they would not be astonished
II indictments were returned within
forty-eight hours Some OF the proofs
We're presented to District Attorney Whit
man last week. and he was deeply I'M
pressed by them. Further proofs have
been laid before NJ. whitman and he is
going ahead with the grand jury
The report that Senator Stilwell, who is
now serving sentence for bribery at
Sing Sing prison. had confessed to Gov
ernor Sulzer. involving number OF Tam
many men and legislators. was again
spread about Albany this afternoon. The
Governor said that he knew nothing
about H. Some Of his friends. however.
are taking IL seriously. expressing the
opinion that Stilweli Will lgure IN the In
yestigation being conducted by John A.
Honucssy.
The Governors friends say that the
feeling throughout the state IN his favor
and against Charles r Murphy IS indi-
Gated By the failure OF many Assembly
men who voted 10 impeach Sulzer 10 get
re-deslgnations by their party committees
for election this fall. Among these mem
beers they mention T. X Smith. Repub-
lican. 81 OnOndaga. Huffman. Democrat,
OF Hrrkimer Schnirel. Republican. OF on
tario. Butts. Democrat. OF Otsego. Yale.
Republican OF Putnam. and Norton. Re
publican. OF Washington The following
Assembymeu who voted for impeaCh-
ment they say. are among those who
cannot be re-des guated. Cole. Democrat.
OF Orleans McCullum. Democrat. OF
Niagara. Patrick J. Kelley. Democrat. 81
Onondaga. and Thomas Is. Maloney.
IDaporrat ~ Noecan