New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-18
READY FOR SULzER
TRIAL TO OPEN
Albany Fills to Overlooking
with Legislators and Pollti-
clans on Eve of ImpeaCh-
ment Courts Assembling.
DEFENCE ON LAW POINTS
Failing to Win on These, Wife
of Defendant Will Take
Stand and Admit She Was
Stock Dabbler, 1t
Is Said.

Stock Dabbler, 1t
Is Said.
lFrom a STAFF CorresrondeEt OF The Tribune
Albany. Sept. 17.-While highly vo-
ciferous mass meeting engineered by
Sulzer Democrats and the Progressives
of this city was denouncing treason"
and summoning citizens ION guard"
William Suzer was busy tonight with
his counsel at the Peoples House"
framing his defence for the impeach-
ment trial which will begin at noon to-
morrow. He had been laboring with
the lawyers all day, going exhaustive
Iy into details with them as If he per-
sonally were to conduct the defence.
The utmost secrecy is being observed
by everybody connected with the Gov
ernor's side of this trial. 1t is the
studious effort of his counsel to keep
him quiet and to prevent any mixing
Of their defence from coming to the
knowledge os the board OF impeach-
ment managers. II was learned TO-
night that the Suzer fight will be
made, so far as it can be made, on
points Of law alone. 1t does not ap-
appear to be the intention OF his law
yers TO meet the testimony }Siins
his alleged improper acts unti:'after
they have exhausted every possibility
OF proving that these acts do not vio-
late specific statutes and are not sum-
cient ground for removal from Office
even If they were committed.
Behind this. It is said, there Will oe
a subsidiary line of defence for the
Sulzer forces. This will rest on the
testimony OF Mrs. Sulzer if she finally
is called to the stand. and the testi-
mony of Colwell. the Sulzer stock
broker whom the Impeachment man
ayers accuse the Governor OF keeping
in hiding. Mrs. Sulzer was in close
touch with the lawyers to-day, and
seems to be taking about as much IN
terest in the technical details OF the
case as the accused man himself.
Mrs, SuIzer to Take Blame.
Her testimony would be that she, not
the Governor. was the daoDler IN
stocks. according 10 the story spread
by Senator Palmer after his talk with
her the night the Governor was im-
peached. Colwell would have TO cor
roborate this testimony if il had much
value. Mrs. Sulzer has recovered from
the illness into which she sank when
her name was first mentioned IN con-
nection with the campaign checks 10
her husband which found their way
into Wall Street.
Preparations are all completed for the
beginning of the trial The procedure
of the first day was mapped out IN con-
situations to-day between senator
Wagner, temporary president OF the
Senate. and Assemblyman Levy, chair
man Of the board of impeachment man.
ayers. and Senator Wagner and Chief
Judge Cullen Of the Court OF Appeals
who will preside over the trial TWO
points. technical in themselves but or
much interest 10 the participants IN the
impeachment, were settled subject 10
the approval Of the court of impeacn-
ment. which is practically a law unto
itself.
One was that unless strong obJec-
ton is raised the three associate judges
of the Court OF Appeals, Hiscock,
Chase and Miller should sit as MEM
hers of the court. This will make the
full membership Of the court fifty-nine
forty mine Senators and ten members
Of the Court Of Appeals.
The second was that the final rollcaI
should be taken alphabetically without
regard to the position Of the members
of the court. This will scatter the
Judges in among the Senators, and Will
prevent any weakened Senator from
following the Court Of Appeals, as
would have been possible If the judges
had voted first. as had been suggested
frequently.
Gavel to Fall at Noon.
The Senate will meet al noon to-mor-
row. Ii will be called 10 order by
Wagner, and a resolution adopted to
send a committee 10 notify the Court OF
Appeals that the Senate is in session TO
begin the trial of the impeachment