The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-17
SULzER ASKED
AID Of MURPHY
A. A. Ryan TeStifies Governor
Sought Relief.
WOULD do WHATS RIGHT"
Impeached Executive Attempted 70
Make Terms With His Arch Ere
my to Avert Trial. is Story
Told to Court
WOULD do WHATS RIGHT

Albany, y. Y, Oct. s.-Governor Sui
ger attempted TO win the influence OF
Charles f. Murphy to stop the trial or
his impeachment and IN return there
for said he was willing TO do what
ever was right" according 10 the tes-
timony of Allan A. Ryan at the trial-
The testimony was given after the
court by a secret vote OF Al to IA de-
cided to admit in the record Ryans
testimony This was hat that Suizer
asked him TO see Senator Root and
request him to induce State Chairman
William Barnes TO influence the Re-
publican votes OF the members or me
court to declare the impeachment pro-
ceedings illegal because they were
brought during an extraordinary SEES
sion of the legislature.
SOUGHT Peace With Tammany.
The admission of this testimony.
stricken from the record, opened the
doors to Ryan's story of the governors
alleged attempt TO make peace with
Tammany on the eve OF his impeach-
ment.
Ryan said that Sulzer asked him TO
see Delaney Nicoll, his fathers attor-
ney, and to request him to see Murphy.
He wanted me-" said the witness
ito have Mr.. Nicoll sway Mr.. Murphy
to call off this inquiry by getting his
following to vote that the assembly
had no right to impeach him. He said
Mr.. Nicoll could be the go-between and
he (Sulzer) was ready to do whatever
was right"
Went Out and Forgot About II
What did you do In regard TO see
ing Delaney Nicoll?" asked Attorney
Stanchfield of counsel for the impeach-
ment managers.
81 told the governor" replied he
witness. that | would see what ! could
forgot about It,"
Previous to this Ryan said, In re-
Spouse to the governors request that
be get Senator Root TO see Barnes, ne
had promised to sound Republican
sentiment" in the court OF impeacn-
ment himself, and with that purpose
in view he saw a friend" whose name
ne OlQ uOl ulSCiO5c. 1hAo hiShN' ~
cording to Ryan, dictated a statement
to him, on the situation, which he said
he showed to Governor Sulzer.
The statement, placed in evidence
said in part:
1.-The Republican organization. as
such. will do nothing; 1t will give nc
advice and no order, and will leave
every Republican senator to do as ne
sees fit. The chairman says distinctly
he will not permit anyone high or Low
TO speak to him on the subject"
Bars Story of Refusal Of Gift.
The defense then opened its case
calling Samuel A. Beardsley of Utica
Mr.. Herrick said he intended TO show
through the witness that Beardsley OF
fered to contribute $3.50 0 "for a eli
ent" to Sulzer and that the contribu
ton was declined. The court by
vote of 20 to "a then decided not Z
receive any testimony tending to SHOW
contributions were refused. Beardsle
( is said to have been an attorney TO
t the late Anthony n. Brady.
Herbert II. Lehman OF New Yorl
treasurer of Suffers campaign funC
testified he gave Sulzer $4,000 in cas-
/ September 25, 1912. without reservi
ton. The governors attorneys d.
clared they would show that this wa
, a part of the money the governor use
> in Wall street.