Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-10
JLZER LASHED
NERC|LESSLY
BY PARKER
,,t Shred of Defense of Accused
Executive Gone, Jurist Declares
to Impeachment Court.

albany, n. Y, Oct. 1o.-Judge
ron 3. Parker dashed Governor Sui
sr numerically to-day, the last of
5s great impeachment trial.
Even justice must see through its
were eye something pathetic in this
& a,eudant's frantic efforts to cover
F., the nakedness OF his wrong
solng," he began, declaring Suizer
nv stands naked before this court.
tlthout a rag Of his attempted vindi-
alton eiins1ng to his defOrmed aud
Initiated manhood"
D CaAy HerTick followed ngP the
dense claiming the court has no
over TO convict for offenses PRIOR to
ulsers taking Office.
E. T. Bracket closed for the pros
cution.
Judge Parker said of Sulzer:
4 Defiance, justification, provoca-
lon, denunciation Of his accusers,
s:tempts to suppress and falsify tes-
mony and efforts to cast the blame
lsewhere each in turn has been
stripped from his quaking flesh until
4 now stands naked before this
curt without a rag of his attempted
indication clinging to his deformed
/ nd mutilated manhood.
Must Protect State.
with this court alone rests the
uty of delivering this State from the
menace that, like the sword of Da-
hocleS hangs over 1t as long as this
han remains in office. The purpose
h this impeachment is to protect the
State.
The question Is not William Sui
sers punishment. 1t is, rs this man
Iuilty and q menace to the State :?
sFhether there ever was a day when
William Sulzer was At for public
Service we need not inquire. We shut
but his past"
Judge Parker then recapitulated
she charges and the testimony d.
seloped by the prosecution.
Judge Herrick appealed to the
fourt in behalf Of Governor Sulzer
Declaring the court without power 10
konviCt for offenses committed prior
10 the time that an accused official
look office. he said this is the po-
ktion the prosecution had taken.
Judge Herrick attacked the argu-
|nents made by Judge Parker, say
ing:
1T necessarily follows from Judge
Parker's arguments that a man can
Be impeached not only for any Of
Tense, but also for no offense that
Is for any reason, political or other
Fise, II is determined that a public
official is no longer At for office be-
Eause he believes or does not believe
N direct primaries or some other po-
|ihcal issue, then he may be i'm
bsached."
The chief figure in this tragedy
flept late Sulzer-for two months a
prisoner in the Executive Mansion in
the confines of the worlds greatest
stats-had chafed under the slow
moving hours of the night. He moved
festlessly about the house, hollow
syed, pale and detected. The fight
hat he had showed when he thought
hat he might go before the court and
talk was gone.
It will not be known before
hight just what will be the final
Procedure. There was a dispo-
lition among some Of the judges Of
lhe Court OF Appeals to vote to-mor-
row on the Issues. A few of them
Wish to write opinions on the case.
Many Of the Senators want to do
likewise, All of them want something
70 say in the executive session at
which the real fight Of the trial will
be made.
In addition, showing the trend of
The times, there are many holders of
reserved seats for the Saturday base
ball game between the Giants and
Athletics, and the holdings of seats
Is factor in the solemn proceed
ngs, where the political life Of a high
oticial is at stake.
The plan chiefly favored was ad-
iournment until Monday, although
some Of the Senators wanted to OBJ
serve Columbus Day Cat $3.50 PERI.