The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-10-09
Gov, SULzER
! RESTS HIS CASE
Prosecution Introduces TeSti-
mony in RebuttaL
Wife NOT CALLED TO STAND
Former Secretary Sarecky Admits He
Destroyed Memoranda Connected
With Campaign Contributions.

Former Secretary Sarecky Admits He
Destroyed Memoranda Connected
With Campaign Contributions.
Albany, n. Y, Oct. 9.-Louis A. Sa
rocky, formerly Governor Suler's cam
paign secretary, under cross-examina-
ton at the Impeachment trial. told how
he had destroyed practically all OF the
check books. check stubs and memo
randa in connection with contributions
to the governors campaign fund that
were in his possession.
He also admitted emitting the con.
tributions of prominent brewers from
the campaign statement which he said
he had prepared, and which the gov.
ernor swore to and filed with the sec
rotary of state.
The defense rested without calling
Governor Sulzer or his wife. Counsel
for the board of managers then began
to introduce testimony in rebuttal.
Sarecky was closely questioned
about the details of his connection with
the impeached executive and of his
handling of the Sulzer campaign funds.
Sarecky testified previously that he
initiated Suffers signature to letter
post checks in the Mutual Alliance
Trust account, and did it with the in
tent to make the trust company people
believe the candidate had written and
signed the letter of authorization.
He also said he made out the state
ment of campaign receipts and eX-
penses without consulting the COVER
nor-elect about what was to go in it,
and that he knew it was not complete,
as he did not have all the records;
furthermore that the governor-elect
signed it and swore to it without read
ing it.
Counsel for the board of managers
action against Sarecky for his tech
nical forgery of the governors name.
But Sulzer never has objected to Sa-
rocky signing checks on the account.
and as he, if anybody, was the loser
by Sarecky's transactions, friends of
the former secretary make light of the
yelled threat of counsel for the board.
Sarecky would have to originate with
Sulzer.
You asked the governor to give you
a better position than the one you held
as confidential stenographer to the
governor" 81 told the governor was
losing money on $4,000 year; that l
had two homes to keep up"
Sarecky declared he had no bank &C
count in which he placed campaign
contributions except that in the Mu-
tual Alliance Trust company in New
York
Did you have a check book to draw
on that account during the campaign"
asked Stanchfield for the assembly
managers II did" he answered.
where is that check book" 81 de-
stroyed it."
did you destroy the check stubs?"
Eyes"
What became of the cancelled
checks?" 81 threw the checks away,
too"
did you also destroy whatever
memorandum you may have had in
connection with the amounts received
end deposited and expended?' Yes"
What reason will you give us now
Tor destroying all the evidence of the
campaign contributions The simple
reason that l had no use for them"
Sarecky answered.
Dot id,,'t To-
gal regulations safeguarding the re-
ceipt and expenditure of campaign
contributions" I'm a general way l
did
When questioning turned to the
omission in the campaign statement of
contributions by certain brewers. Sa-
rocky read in chronological order part
of the list of contributors contained in
the statement. With the exception of
several contributions made by brewers
and persons identified with the liquor
interests the list compared exactly
with the deposit slips made out by Sa-
rocky and furnished the assembly man.
ayers by the Mutual Alliance Trust
company.
now 10 you ACCOUNT lOT the ldCI
that this particular class of contribu-
ton is omitted?" questioned Stanch-
field. Il suppoes their omission was ac-
cidental," Sarecky replied. when l
made up that statement 1 thought had
all the memoranda of contributions
before me, but probably several sheets
had been mislaid or lost"
"And you will say you had no con-
ference with Governor Sulzer concern
ing the propriety of emitting certain
names?" Il do"
Questioned about the omission of
Jacob H. Schiff's check for s25O0, Sa,
rocky said that he couldn't think of
single reason why I omitted it,
"And this was by far the largest
contribution that was received?" quer-
led Stanchfield. And you knew that
schiff would be classed in political cir
cles as representing Wall street and
the interests" mo; 1 regarded him
more as a philanthropist," parted Sa-
rocky.
Mr.. Stanchfield then had the witness
identify Governor Suffers signature
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