Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-10

words of Ie-saI argumeut-scathing de- uunciutiOu of Governor William Sulzer on the one side and of his accUsers on The orheI-1eiivered today by opposing counsel brought a verdict ln the trial of the imqeached executive one day nearer.
 Another day will be similarly occ,I pied ar the end of which the hi. court VIII go into executive session f is expected 10 determine procedure in deciding the guut or innocence of he accusd- The court probably will then adjourn until Tuesday. TheI. is some talk tonight, however. of taking a vote Saturday
 Constitutional Questions to Be Decided
 The procedure to be adopted will in clude the manner Of deciding several constitutional questions, determination or which was reserved until the end of Lle t--aL These include the impeach- ability Of acts committed by the gov e-uor before he took office and the question as 10 whether the use of cam EalEn contributions given without re- strl-tion constitutes larceny.
 These matters it is likely will be decided either Saturday or Tuesday, in executive session. after which the doors will be thrown open and the pub lic admitted Jo hear the vote on the verdict Each 0f the articles of i'm ueachmeut Will be voted upon separ- stely. it is expected, and there now be- ing 51 members Of the court In attend suce. 2S ayes will be the necessary two thirds majority to convict In the event of conviction a vote will prOba- h.l be taken as 10 whether the gov ernCr should be removed from office and another as 10 whether he should be disc laIiIed from holding office in Tlls stale hereafter
 Arguments by Marshall and Parker.
 Louis Marshall for the defense and Alton B. Parker for the assembly 1~f, court to1aE. the one Lmpeaching the meuFes of those who brought the chzrses against r1e governor as based on passion and caprice" the other 6eEou-cluE tle governor as one whom The GrlD-tr5 lCt@1 proofs which have been spread upon this record" showed was no longer fit to be the chief ex- eCGuye uf this state.7 and that il was ] absolutely impossible to regain the l confidence or the people
 The governor knew. Judge Parker l sad. that when he signed the state | Ue1t of campaign contributions l placed before him by his secretary. l 4-c-ls A. Sarec0y. that the statement ] was untrle-
 @sulzer Knew It Was a Lie"
 The man who read that list and ex- l Emined f-." said the attorney. knew it l was not true IL does not help him for the boy Sarecky to say he did the best he could His master William Sul1er kIew it was a lie"
 Louis Marshall devoted several saaJhlns pages of his address to the testimony Of Duncan W. Peck, super ! tn-erdent of public works Q witness for the assembly managers, who swOTe l that Governor Sulzer had asked him to deny under oath that he had given him a 5000 contribution Marshall declared l that his story was a ''b~azen counter 4esr and accused him of having a strong motive for so testifying because John A- EeulessZ, the governors $ Sre- i cal investigator had unearrhcd fir reEular|rie of a serious nature" in ! Fech's leuartment- He said that Peck's , testimony -- 0ulG enable him 10 aid in | t-e 1estr-rtl9u ot the man who had l sat i- mottou Inc investigation which ! -lrea--i-~a not only the office which he {. hold bug his very liberty"
 Pe-a Denies Narshzlrs Charges.
 This evoked a statement from Peck 1 tCri-ht .- which he said
 MT 1iarslalIs references 10 me are ! Absolutely false, unjust and inexcusa- !
 -No invest Eation has been made of l tlis department by Hennessy or any " .@1 -H charges have ever been . made agaiust me personally or as su- Er-trrenceur of public works
 Judge Parker did moi nnish his ad- : dress -adsl. He occupied more than | two hours this afternoon and dealt 1
 
 none, articles" of the impeachment ] chs~eeE ie will address the court ! sEaI~ tomorrow morning
 That -ha governor swore falsely to csmraign statement there was no d-l1- the attorney said. in spea king of article T. He also fayed thp de- feuse frr their alleged attempt 10 shift tle blame Go the shoulders of Louis A- Sarecsy and termed him a "wortb- less lhara efrt-'
 suizsr's Financial Transactions.
 He read into the record the first complete statement of SuIzer's finau- cal transactions during the campaign lt follows
 Contributions not reported S40.400.
 E4Sl paid to brokers 4s.tf2.50.
 Contributions delivered To Sulzer .ssa deposited by salzer in bank.
 Cheeks endorsed by suizer. $3.200.
 The purpose for which each contri- ! o9rion was made was set forth, as Ue4~ir as possible. The statement showed That S2s450 of the unreported contributions had been designated for Use iu his campaigH-
 The -tidence is all i'm" declared Judge Parker at the outset. The ease t> closed. and there is no answer to sn2 ol tEe material facts which have been presented on the part of the 1rsuaEers- Not a word. If there is any question whatever that can be made a- tp any fact. none has appear [ el to rraseut jt"
 l- t.su a-ssu a discussion of the fr TT .r..-.-
 Sa--1sy Worthless Character.
 'i l-.-aeI ta SIT AaTsnalis ruleeg of Sat-a he said and was a -t.,--.rI flr --l.4ueHov Sl5gu Mar ai4lu e.u display In attempting to mp ii''-t @f a.s'tluteiS Wurtillr O. char hrfar a. ~arrrbY deIuons fratcd himself Ca. ..,- stlllr .u the witness stand.
 llrr are a number of things about sGf ees- testimony that ] should like ; Go present to this court but l shall ! not take tune to do it. but , wonder hoe m Trend Marshall gets over the fart fr if vas deulonstrated here { that re testified before the F'rsWlev c-rsr9iffee trat Afr Marshall vas his craHe and that he was acting bt his adNies WaLe here, but testified that he l {