Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-26

$4,000 and s,125 IN currency. He read
off the list of checks which included +;
William Sulzer. personal check 5000;
Theodore W. Meyers, $1,000; John
Lynn, $500; Lyman A. Speulding, 500;
Edward F. O'Dwyer, 500; John W.
Cox. $500; the Frank v. strauss Com
pany $1,000; John T. Dooling, $1,000.
Mr.. Colwell. said the witness, re-
marked that he was purchasing this
stock for himself.
Two other employees OF the broker
age firm were called to the stand TO
tell about the Colwell purchase. They
were cross-examined rigidly by Har-
vey ID. Human, of the Sulzer counsel.
There will be no issue on the ques-
ton of the purchase of the stock, -
said the attorney, but there will be
some details that will become impor-
tant."
Henry Morgenthau, who contributed
81, 900 to Governor Sulzer last fall, was
recalled. He said that about Septem-
Der Governor Sulzer called him on
the long-distance telephone. He re-
quested me-" said the witness, in the
event of my being called as a witness
to be easy with him. / told him l
would state the facts"
Asks Him to Treat 1t as Personal.
WAS there anything said concern
ing your contributions"
HE asked me to treat that affair
as personal between us"
What did you say?"
THAT l would not
James Temple Gwathny, New
York cotton merchant, was next
called. He told of having sent Gov
ernor Sulzer a check for 800, which
he requested should be used for the
governors personal campaign.
"I wish this money to be devoted
to that cause alone" the letter
stated.
George w. Neville, another New
York cotton merchant, told OF collect
ing a campaign fund among the
merchants in his line of business.
He could not remember the total
amount collected. This fund, he
stated, was divided among several
different candidates who were run
ming for office last fall who were
friendly to the contributors and
was ito defray campaign expenses
Mr. Sulzer received 5000 Of this
fund.- the witness said.
Mr.. Frankenstein told me that If l
would accept, Governor Sulzer would
be glad to return my $4,000 contribu-
ton. Jacob FL. Schiff.
Governor Sulzer asked me II l
got any more checks to be kind
enough to have them cashed. -
Charles Deresch, who helped collect
81. 400 for Sulzer from the brewers.
The foregoing statements were the
most striking portions of the flood of
adverse testimony which poured in on
Governor Sulzer yesterday when pre-
siding Judge Cullen opened the gates
by a decision that the evidence need
not be confined solely to acts charged
in the articles of impeachment. The
decision was sustained by a unani-
nous vote of the court.
Here are the chief points scored
against the Governor in the veritable
war to the death begun against him
following the court ruling:
By Mr.. Schiff, recalled to the stand:
That Mr.. Frankenstein, Governor
Suffers former law partner, came to
him after the Schiff check was made
public and offered to make restitu-
ton, in the name of the Governor.
That the Governor a few weeks ago
invited Mr. Schiff to come to Albany
and talk with him and Mrs. Sul3er,
who was i'll. Mr.. Schiff refused. In
cidentally, Mr.. Schiff in a heckling by
Senators Foley and Thompson, adj
mitted having given $1,000 to the
Straus campaign before he knew that
Sulzer would be nominated.
By Charles Dersch and former
Senator Charles A. Stadler-That
they had collected s1.400 from brew
cries and allied interests for SulZer,
and Sulzer had asked them to get
the cash on the checks he collected.
Dersch at first insisted that he had
given the money he brought in on
one occasion to Mrs. Sulzer, but when
tripped up by Senator Wagner, ad-
mitted that the Governor was pres
emit Stadler said Sulzer also asked
him before the Syracuse convention