Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-02
First Witness in the Governors
Defense to Be Campaign
Secretary.
MRS. sULzER IS TO TESTIFY
Governor to Defend Not Re.
porting Contributions on
Ground of Their Being y
Personal Gifts.

Albany, N. Y, Oct 1.-The Assembly
board of managers to-day rested thedp
case in the trial of the impeachrn en%
Of Governor William Sulzer. The high
court then adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon when counsel for the Gov
ernor will submit several preliminary
motions for the court to decide before
opening the case for the iefenee
These disposed of, counsel will prob
ably ask permission to take another
adjournment before calling their Art
witness This witness, It is said, will
be Louis A. Sarecky, the Governors
campaign secretary, whom counsel for
the Impeachment managers failed 70
put on the stand although he was un-
der subpoena. Sarecky endorsed many
of the checks given to Sulzer during
his campaign which were not reported
In his sworn statement Of campaign
contributions
Both the Governor and Mrs. Sulzer
are expected to take the stand before
the defense closes. The Governor will
defend his failure to report the num-
erous contributions he received on the
ground that they were personal gifts.
il Is believed. Mrs. Sulzer, II is said.
Will defend his alleged speculative
transactions in Wall Street with testi
mony to show that they were conduct
ed for her account. She is expected To
tell the story of the loan which she Is
said to have contracted with the Car
negle Trust company, and to seek TO
prove that for the sole purpose of pay
ing the loan, the Governor borrowed
money from the stock exchange firm
OF Harris & Fuller on securities own
ed by her and did not speculate with
the firm.
Whether the long missing Frederick
l.. Colwell, the Governors alleged
agent in his Wall Street transactions
VIII also be called. was subject Of
much speculation at the capitol to-
night. His whereabouts has been
known to the Governors attorneys, but
they have declined to produce him un-
less 1t was stipulated that he would
not be placed under arrest for refusing
TO obey subpoena of the FrawIey
investigating committee. This. counsel
Tor the impeachment managers said to-
nlght' they were powerless to prevent.
JOSEPHTHAL Is IN ALBANY.
Lieut.. Commander L. NJ. Josephthal,
VINO paid a debt of $2s.752 contracted
by the Governor with Harris & Fuller,
according to the testimony. Is expected
TO be another witness. He reached AL
bany tonight from New York, where
ne arrived to-day from Europe His
testimony. it is understood, will he
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Attorney Harvey D. Hinman has
been chosen to make the address open-
Ing the Governors side of the case. It
was chiefly because Mr.. Hinman, who
has conducted most of the cross ex
animation. had become exhausted that
Judge DCady Herrick, chief counsel
for the defense, asked to-day that ad
journment be taken until Monday. This
request was denied by the court dur
ing an executive session.
The close of the case Of the Assauhlv
managers to-day marked the eIanse OF
TWO weeks since the trial begun and
OF six days consumed In the actual TAX
Ing of testimony. Many witnesses under
subpoena Including William ]. Conners
OF Buffalo. and Hugh j. Reilly of New
York, railroad builder for the Cuban
government, were not called Both were
subpoenaed to testify as 10 contributions
they are supposed to have made To
Governor Sulzer. They may be placed on
the stand in rebuttal. number OF
other witnesses have been reserved. 1.
is understood. for the same purpose
BROKER GRAY LAST WITNESS.
The final shot OF the managers be-
fore resting was the testimony of John
Gray member OF the brokerage firm
" Fuller & Gray which handled the
famous Account No. 500" Of Frederick
/. Colwell, Gray testified that Colwell
rad told him that this account was Gov
'rnor Suffers. Gray also said that he
,ad contributed through Colwell TO the
Governors campaign fund upon a rep.
'esentation that il would bring him
business and that at one time C. we'll
'aid bond he purchased was for
woman. The broker declared that he
'ould not recall the name of the woman.
NO testimony was adduced from the
witness to show that the Governor
lad anything to do with the designation
II the account as mo. 500"
Attorneys for the managers expressed
themselves tonight as well pleased Now
hat the direct testimony is all in. At
orney lsidor j. Kresel said that no
nrther effort would be made to locate
he mysterious woman" in the case. She
$ Miss Bessie Cowell, relative OF
frederick l.. Colwell. The board Of man
gers wanted her chiefly to testify re-
arding the whereabouts of Colwell but
hey also intended to question her as to
er knowledge Of his stock deals for the
Governor
Counsel for the board is satisfied"
aid Kresel. I'VE feel that we have
hown almost everything we promised
ONE ground which still is to be covered
Ill be gone over on redirect examna.
on
why did We not call Sarecky? He was
hostile witness to our side OF the case.
1hen he is called by the defense II hs
yer is, We shall question him We shall
so interrogate Colwell at lengu, IL he IL
cd