Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
PROSECUTOR CLOSES CASE
WITH vITRoLIc ADDRESS
Declares Former Senator stiIlweii, Who
Was Asked BY SuIzer to Resign,
Miaht Have Sat at Governors Feet,
and Learned Crime-Def sndant Un-
mereifuIly Scored by Attorney.

by former State Senator E. 7. Bracket.
who closed the case for the board OF
impeachment managers with vitrolic
speech. In the course Of it he asserted
that former State Senator Stephen
James T. Stillwell. who Is now serving
term in Sing Sing prison as bar
terer Of his legislative vote and influ-
ence might have sat at the foot Of
Governor Sulzer and learned crime"
''And this is the Pharisee." he said.
"who, pointing to the width OF his
phyla ctery, in proof Of his own virtue.
demanded that Stillwell resign-Still-
well who. II all charges against him
were true and mere. could stM! have
sat at the feet Of this man and learned
crime even as Saul sat at the feet OF
Gamaliel and learned all the wisdom
Of the ancient Jews"
From the beginning Of the impeach-
ment proceedings, Mr.. Bracket de-
clared, there had been persistent ana
studied attempts to terro-.ze the mem
bers Of the court and every person
associated with the prosecution.
Every means known to the demagos
has been attempted to accomplish 1t.
he said.
Threaten Political Extinction.
political extinction has been threat
ened to those bold enough to urge that
it might be well to have an orderly In
vestigation Of the matters charged
against this man. Counsel have
been warned that their appear
ance for the people here would result
in savage attacks upon them. We have
witnessed that indecency-for I think
it can be called nothing c.se--of public
meetings called to overawe our 1udg-
ment and to give you instructions how
to decide this case before single word
of the testimony had been given you.
In season and out it had been preached
that justice would not be done here
when justice was the last thing desired.
$50 to all those who have professed
doubts whether justice would here
dominate. who have sought to discredit
in advance by which patient fairness
has been conserved, to all right rever-
ends and wrong reverends. everywhere.
protesting to find there not the solemn
performance Of q duty laid on you by
the law, but only an opportunity to
strike q political enemy. I send greet
ings and. inviting them to, learn from
the great apostle moderation of speech.
ask them to come and see how un-
der the strictest form of law. divesting
themselves of evry unworthy motive or
thought, the representatives of free
people come together and give judg-
ment."
Sought Freedom Thru Perjury.
Mr.. Brackett launched into discus
sion of the evidence supporting the ac-
cusation in the fourth of the articles.
charging that Governor Sulzer sought
to prevent testimony before the Fraw-
ley committee. The attorney held that
the article was broad enough to include
the alleged attempt Of the governor to
dissuade Henry Morganthau from tes-
tifying in regard to his 1000 campaign
contribution.
'"The dominating character of the
defendants request is apparent at a
glance" continued Mr. Brackett. HE
wanted Mr.. Morganthau to perjure
himself to save him. the defendant,
from the result Of his previous crime
in not reporting the Morganthau con-
tribution made to him during the cam
paign and thereby brought himself pre-
cisely within the section of the code
and precisely within the article.
"Do criminals find 1t necessary to
solicit witnesses to tell the truth? It
Is not presumed that they will do So
What was there in the high character
of Mr.. Morganthau that led the de-
fendant to believe that he would tes-
fifty to anything other than the truth.
It was not the truth he was seeking
to have adduced."
The alleged request Of the governor
to Duncan w. Peck, superintendent Of
public works. that he deny his con-