Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-09-19
Suffers Friend is
in Prison for
Contempt
MAKE FIGHT ON
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Special by United Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Albany, Sept, 19:-The defense OF
William Sulzer suffered a body blow
today. Chief Counsel Herrick, for
Sulzer, demanded that Senators
Frawley, Wagner, Ramsperger and
Sanner be not permitted to sit as
members of the court because they
had admittedly pre-judged the case
The high court unanimously refused
to receive the challengers. In over
ruling this, the first contention OF
defense, prior to the vote of the court
being taken as individuals, Chief
Judge Cullen, in positive language,
declared he did not believe there was
the slightest basis for the challenges.
1t was indicated at the outset that
the general defense of Sulzer rests
mainly on legal technicality. AS
soon as the challengers interposed on
his behalf had been overruIed and
the articles of impeachment read, the
lawyers challenged the regularity of
the impeachment. The Sulzer law
ceedings be dropped because the
assembly had no right to act.
Arguments on this point were ex-
pected to consume all of the re-
mainder of today's session and to go
over until Mondays session, but it
was generally believed that on this
point, as on his first contention,
Sulzer would be overruled.
The report that he would file his
resignation with the state before the
trial finally got down to the taking
Of testimony, became again current
in the capitol lobby. But this was
again denied by his attorney, who
insisted that he would stand or fall
by the decision of the court.
Meanwhile no move had been
rGade to secure the release from jail
of James B. Garrison, friend of Sui
zer, imprisoned by the assembly for
contempt. His lawyer, Valentine
Taylor, said he might apply for a
writ of habeas corpus, but this was
to be decided after he had fully ex-
amined the laws defining the power
Of the assembly. Garrison, himself,
was in no way put out.
A futile attempt was made by the
assembly last night to amend the
impeachment article, charging Sulzer
with usurping the powers Of his
office by pardoning Robin. Adjourn
ment was finally taken at o'clock
this morning without obtaining the
necessary votes to make the change.
The assembly will reconvene this af-
ternoon in the hope that enough
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cure the passage of the amended
complaint.
James B. Garrison, intimate friend
Of Sulzer, was Imprisoned this morn
ing under a resolution declaring him
in contempt of the assembly for re-
fusing to make good the charges
made by him that four members who
voted for the original impeachment
were perJured. 1t is understood that
an attempt to secure the release of
Garrison on writ of habeas corpus
will be made some time today His
lawyers will go before either Judge
Chester of Rugg and apply for the
writ. There seemed, however, to be
considerable doubt whether the court
had the power to act. The malice
of the entire proceedings is evident
from the following taken from the
statement of Senator Bracket:
1.-The world hates a liar, but it is
not for lying that the conviction of
Sulzer is asked. He is charged with
having filed a false certificate of con-
tributions made by him. In doing
so he violated the law and committed
a crime"
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