The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-23
SULzER AND WIFE WILL
TAKE WITNESS STAND
Both Will Testify in Impeach-
ment Trial.
MAY CALL CHAS. MURPHY.
After Governor Tells His Story 1t
is Said Tammany Leader
Must Testify.

short OF death can prevent Governor
SulZer and his wife from testifying
in his impeachment trial If the con-
stitutional objection of his attorneys
to the proceedings are overruled.
This statement came tonight from an
unquestionable source. 1t followed
weeks of speculation.
Many friends Of the governor have
insisted that he ignore the proceed
ings entirely in so far as being pres
ent himself was concerned. Others
have insistped that even IL the COVER
nor decided to testify he should not
permit Mrs. SulZer 70 tell her story.
But the governor has maintained
from the start that he will tell the
story of the alleged conspiracy which
he insists brought about his i'm
peachment.
Mrs. Suffers testimony has been
considered to be too vital to the case
OF the defense to permit her to re-
extensive preparations for the pre-
sentation of hs testimony. 1t will
take the form of a narrative from
the time, soon after his election,
when he AYERS, Tammany hail and
others began to bring pressure upon
him to do their bidding.
He hopes to show, it is understood,
that gradually he incurred the emnity
of many of the men back OF the pres
ent proceedings and the final break
came only when he proved hopeless
as a tool.
From that point he will narratc
incidents that he believes will show
the gradual crystalization of the i'm
parchment proceedings, it is said.
Amazing revelations, which will
involve a score or more of widely
known De nocratic politicians, are
predicted.
MAY CALL MURPHY.
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many hall, whom Governor Sulzer
acusses of having instigated his i'm
peachment, will be forced to take the
witness stand virtually in his own dc
fense before the impeachment trial
is over, is the opinion tonight of the
governors close friends.
They say the governor will take
the stand and that his story will COM
pei attorneys for the impeachment
managers to call the Tammany
leader.
The governors friends profess to
know that no influence can prevent
him from testifying in event the con-
stitutional objections raised by his
attorneys to prevent the case from
coming to trial are overruled. The
governors counsel tonight would not
discuss the possibility of Mr.. Murphy
or anyone else being called as wit
ness. 1t, however, was recalled that
after the governors so-called break
with Murphy last June the governor
publicly charged that the Tammany
leader was behind a conspiracy to
blacken my character because / re-
n do his Kidding
CONFIDENCE IS FELT.
A growing spirit OF confidence is
manifest among the Sulzer adherents
The fact that the board OF managers
is attempting to pass additional arti-
cles OF Impeachment is asserted by
the governors followers TO be an ad-
mission that they fear they have not
established a case. The board OF
managers laugh at this assertion.
When the court reconvenes tomor-
row the governors attorneys Will con-
tinue their fight started Friday by
AttorD sy Louis Marshall on three OBJ
iections raised against the legality OF
the Impeachment charges.
Should the court rule adversely tC
the defense on these points the gov
ernor's attorneys will then move t.
strike out three of the articles of i'm
parchment which have 20 40 with the
receipt and expenditures OF moneys
by the governor.
The taking of evidence for the
prosecution, in the event all techni'
calitfes are overruled. is expected tc
begin Wednesday, The initial testi
mony probably will be perfunctory
in character.