The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-31
.COURTOUSTSSULZER.
EX-GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
BIAMES TAMMANY CHIEF
DENIES ALL CHARGES.
SAYS MURPHY WROTE VERDICT
HIoh Court Of impeachment by Vote
Of 20 to II Removes Executive
Refuses to Bar Him From Holding
Future Offices

- L
ger, by a vote of 43 TO IL. was re-
moved from the Office OF governor or
New York. Twenty minutes after he
had been served with notice OF his re-
moval, he gave to the public state
ment In which he denounced his trial
as a lynching and declared that
Charles F. Murphy was judge, jury
and bailiff, and had written the YER
dict of the court.
Had | but served the boss with
the zeal / did the state. William Sui
ger would never have been i'm
peached." was the keynote of the
statement
Sulzer asserts:
That Murphy began war on him
when he refused to call OF the inves-
tigation of graft by which the state
had lost millions of dollars.
That he did not appropriate cam
paign contributions to his own use.
That he paid to campaign commit
tees all of the money he collected.
That he is poorer today than he
ever was in his life.
That he was in debt $4,000 when
he became a candidate for governor.
That Duncan W. Peck and Allen A.
Ryan falsely testified against him.
That the proceedings of the court
were held in secret.
That he was lynched by an assem-
bly, and a senate controlled by Charles
F. Murphy, whom he charged with
writing the ultimate verdict
The former governor also declares
his purpose to go on the lecture plat
form.
At the time of the actual judgment
| Martin II. Glynn became governor by
virtue of succession from the office
| of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Robert u
Wagner. president of the senate. be
came Acknowledgements.
| Speculation as to what revelations
If any, William Sulzer will make whel
out of office took the place Of the i'm
parchment in the minds Of the politl
cal workers.
Will Take No Further Action.
The indication was that no furthe
action would be taken against the fol
mer governor unless he made sue
charges against Tammany worker
as demanded a war of DETERMINATION
The conviction on the charge of PEI
jury left an indictable offense full
sustained by the court Of last resoI
and made the way easy for indie
ment IL one were to be pressed.
The court voted unanimously not
disqualify the governor from futur
Offices Of trust
THE respondent having been col
victed," said Chief Judge Cullen. e
the first, second and fourth articles {
the impeachment. 1t now becomes ne
essary that the court should dete
mine what the Judgment that shoul
be passed upon such conviction u
der the rules the first question is:
Shall the respondent be remove
from office?
eff there Is no objection made II
vote on that proposition will be take
in the same manner as the precedlr
votes, but. gentlemen. instead of sa
ing yes or no, you will please S:
whether you vote for removal fro
office or not.
Not Guilty on Article S.
The court voted Governor Sulz
unanimously not guilty on article
!, The article charged him with havil
prevented Frederick L. Colwell fro
testifying.
Then article s was read and IN
[ guilty" voted in short order. T
D larceny charge had received it's fiji
blow at the very beginning OF t
courts work when Chief Judge c.
q len stopped evidence bearing upon t
r question of larceny long enough
y point out the legal shortcomings
the article.
Articles and s. charging that t
Il governor used the authority and
a fuence of his office to effect legis
!. ton on his direct primary bill a
other bills and with attempting to
fluence the prices of stocks on
g New York stock exchange. were !
70 through the same rapid-fire system
q dismissal
The senators voted Not guilt
lust as fast as they could be call
T. The respondent under the vote
ID announced by the clerk is acquit'
1t as charged in the article" was
formal announcement Of Chief JUG
Cullen. after the 81 votes were
n each roll call reported by Clerk
re rick E. McCabe as Not guilty"
az Governor William Sulzer was c
sr victed by the high court OF impea
ment on three counts. The final V
was 80 TO IS.
n The court. consisting of the st
n senate and the judges of the court
,k appeals. found the New York exc
ID tive guilty of making false campo
statement 10 the secretary Of state
converting campaign funds TO his c
n. use and of using his Office to prev
60 the truth being brought out at the
m. vestigation.
The governor was found not gu
of stock speculation.