The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-30
JUDGE OF HIGH COURT RULES OUT TESTIMONY OF COR
 RUTED LEGISLATION,
HIS POLITICAL BARGAINS
Are Held to be Incompetent Test. mony in lmpeachment-Clai He Used Veto Power to Secure Votes for Primary Bill.

Albany, N. Y.. Sept. Ex-Governor Salzer today won triple victory oy. CT his accusers at the Trial of his impeachment.
 Presiding Judge Cullen of the high court, barred the introduction of evi. dence Intended to prove that the governor had made a corrup: politi- cal bargain with Assemblyman Pa tlle, of Greene county and held that the testimony brought forward to show that he had made similar bar gains with Assemblyman Swee., of Oswego county, and Assemblyman Prime of Essex, was incompetent
 The Legislation had to do in each case with highway and bridge i'm. proyements provided for in bills passed by the legislature to which the assemblymen were desirious of getting the governors signature. In the Patrie case, however no charges were brought in the articles of i'm peachmont and on this ground Judge Cullen threw the charge out.
 The Sweet and Prime cases were
 
 mont, charging that the governor had vetoed one and signed the other bill. One assemblyman had failed to sup port the governors direct primary bill and the o.her did so after con sdlting Sulzer, the managers charged. Assemblyman Sweet today testi- fled that when he urged the governor to approve his bill he was asked whether he had voted for he direct primary biH, which had been de leated in the regular session of the legislature.
 'l told him voted against it." said the witness.
 The primary bill was to come up again a. the extraordinary session in July and the governor wanted to know how Sweet proposed to vote at that time Sweet said he replied: According to the sentiment and in the interest of my district
 What happened to your bill? asked Attorney Bracket.
 Tt was vetoed replied the wit ness.
 How did you vote on the primary
 
 To this question The defense ob- jected
 "ODjet ton sustained ruled Judge Cullen. He has already said he voted against the bill and if this witness was already against the bill it showed he did no. receive the price of corrupt bargain
 On practically the same grounds Judge Cullen held that the charges in connection with the Prime case were likewise invalid
 The difference was that at The r1S ular session of the legislature Prime did not vote at ail.
 With the introduction of evidence of three more campaign contributions not mentioned in the governor sworn statement of campaign re ceipts and of more evidence concern ing the governors alleged Wall street speculations, the assembly managers drew near the end of their case to day. 1t was announced that with the calling of possibly two more contrib utors and one or two other witnesses tomorrow the case against the goVer nor probably would be completed.
 The long missing Frederick l. Colwell the governors alleged dun my in Wall street transactions IS IT sanitarium, according to counse Ter the governor but will consent .' testify as the governors witness uh der stipulation that he not be placed under arrest for refusing 70 oOel the suDpoenaes of the Frawley inVes llgating committee. Counsel TOT uu' managers had not decided tohlBh whether to agree to this stlpuIatlon If a subpoena can be proved oi him ]. E. Gray of the stock eXchAnS' firm of Fuller and Gray, where .ii' governor Is alleged to have specuid' ed with some of his campaign NoD tributions he will be witness IoliloL row. Thus far counsel have peer unable to locate him. His partner Arthur L. Fuller, who was on tn stand today. said Mir. Gray had Deer making no effort to eVade SGT iOe'
 Fuller and his employees gave teSV est, mony today tending to show that GU ~, well had purchased 300 shares ol pl Four stock through Fuller ana ","' for which was paid $l7OOO Ill caSii'
 Melville E. F'hller a Dro,heI .i,,o' v the witness, and who also Iesli..e, ,.,'o produced a transcript of GoVerno Ge[InI Sulzers account with his firm ,fia ia ris and Fuller) as brought out os .n .,, Frswley committee. Counsel TOT n II impeachment managers nidue a,;or A fort to prove the stocN %ad bee shown in the account as .hu a done in the case of M. D. fulio' % con animation before the Frawley, 0S ~, mittee. They merely prous"'