The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-09
SULzER DEFENSE
ENDS ABRUPTLY
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declined to take the stand he is prepar-
ing a complete statement of defense. This
is to be read before the court by Senator
Duhamel, one of his supporters.
The Governors statement il aJJO words
long, and is locked in the safe of ID.
Cady Herrick. II is a modification Of
the statement Sulzer sent to Roosevelt
to be read at the Progressive convention
in Rochester
d. Cady Herrick let it be known this
evening that Sulzer personally decided
the matter Of closing the defense at
conference in the Executive Mansion last
night.
Asked why the Governor had stayed
away, Mr. Herrick replied gravely:
Doesn't the evidence OF Allan Ryan
answer that for you? When Mr.. Ryan
suggested tothe Governor that he should
answer the charges against him his reply
was that he could not bring the name
Of Mrs. Sulzer into the matter.
From the night Mr.. Sulzer was i'm
peached b. the Assembly, when the
story OF Mrs. Suffers connection with
his affairs was made public, We heard
from every side condemnation of a man
who would hide behind a woman's skirts.
Mr.. Sulzer did not take the stand be-
cause he would not put himself in the
category Of that class Of men,"
SRrecky CrOss-EXamincd.
The feature OF the last day of the
defense was the placid narrative of
Louis a. Sarecky, confidential secretary
Of the Governor under the fire of Mr..
Stanchfiel'. This keen-witted man sat
for five hours on the stand, telling with
the utmost nOnChalance how he destroyed
check stubs vouchers from the bank and
daily account sheets. all OF which had
to do with the campaign contributions
unaccounted for in the Governors sworn
statement.
Sarecky. never wavering in his evil
dence, shOuldered, as upon his direct
testimony OF yesterday. the whole re-
sponsibility for everything amiss in the
Governors campaign fund affairs.
When Mr.. Stanchheld was through with
Sarecky, the fact stood out. confessed by
the witness, that he had received $1,000
for the Governors fund, and had ac-
counted in the statement for only 5000
leaving 5000 for which no accounting
was attempted. As to the 5000. Sarecky
merely explained that the check book,
stubs and tally sheets had been mislaid,
and without them he could undertake
no accounting.
After Sarecky left the stand Mr.. Hin
man called John A. Hennessey. whom the
Governor set to work to investigate evil
denCe Of graft among Tammany State
officials
But Judge Cullen pulled this prop from
the defense when he ruled that Hennes-
sey's investigation OF graft had no bear
ing upon the Impeachment OF the Cover
nor.
Reilly Tells of Loans.
You may show hostility or personal
animosity in this trial IL you have the
witnesses to do it," observed the
judge.
So Hennessey, without having ut
tered a word. gave way to John n.
Carlisle, State Superintendent OF High
ways, who identified a report he had
made to the Governor on the advisa-
biIity of signing a bill for $75O.OOO road
improvement
Mr.. Human brought in this evidence
to disprove one of the articles OF i'm
parchment. charging the Governor
with coercion of Legislators to pass
the road bill, the Governor being &C
cused of having bartered direct pri-
mary votes for support OF the road
measure.
Hugh J. Reilly. a witness before the
Frawley committee, told the lmpeach-
ment Court that he had loaned Sulzer
S26. 800, in various chunks from Au-
gust S TO November s 1912. without
asking any securities.
Samuel Bell Thomas, one of the ad-
visers of the impeaChed Governor. to- !
night said that SulZer had absolutely no |
idea of resigninG, and that he expects
a verdict in his favor as result Of the
testimony of Sarecky and others for the
defense.