Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-08
Il think he was going through some

said This is as accurate as / could get
it and he signed it,"
Did he read any part of the state
ment or examine it,"
He could not have read it carefully,
because he did not hold it over a
minute or two at the most-just long
enough for him to sign his name
Was anything said to you by Will
liam Sllzer or intimated by him at
any time that donations or gifts re-
ceived by brewers should not appear
in connection with this campaign
statement or that their names should
be kept secret?''
81 never discussed with Mr.. Sulzer
the making up of the statement at all,
that is, as to what could go in or what
should be fept cut"
Did you know at the time you made
the statement that it didn't contain a
statement of all the moneys that you
ha6 deposited in the BANK"
Il did"
Why did you leave out any mon
eys?''
Because / did not have any record
before me at the time made up the
ted. | used part of the money that l
deposited in the Mutual Alliance Co.
to my own account i'm settling a suit
ont West that had been brought
against Mr.. Sulzer, during the cam
piagn."
Where was Sulzer when you did
that"
Il cannot recollect just where he
was.
Did you confer with him before you
did that
Il did not"
For what other purpose had mon
eys deposited by you in this bank ac-
count been used, moneys which do not
appear in this campaign statement?
Il cannot recollect now just fol-
what purpose / did use them, but l
know / used some for purposes which
were not campaign purposes. | think
also paid for postage on a number
of books that went out of the state,
that is to the best of my recollection.
Sarecky testified that Alfred J.
Wolfe, the commissioner of deeds.
who had acknowledged the Sulzer sig
nature, had not read the oath to the
Governor or even seen him sign II.
When Wolfe was a witness for the
Assembly managers he testified he had
read the subscribers oath to Sulzer
and had personally witnessed the Gov
ernor's signature.
Attorney Human questioned Sarec-
ky concerning letter signed by VIII
liam Sulzer, who was sent to the pres
ident of the Mutual Alliance Trust
Co., where Sareeky had his account
The letter purported to authorize Sa-
rocky to sign Suffers checks and per-
nit their deposit in Sarecky's ac
count
The witness admitted he signed the
letter while Sulzer was up state on a
campaign tour
The communication was passed
among members of the court, and, at
the request of one of the senators, Sa
rocky signed William Suffers name
several times. These signatures also
We're inspected by the members of the
court.
This subject was the first taken up
by Attorney Stanchfield on cross
examination.
Initiated Sulzer Writing.
You had tried for years to initiate
the handwriting of Gov. Sulzer and
had succeeded pretty well, had you
not?'
Il had"
Now when you received word from
the Mutual Alliance Trust Co, that
they wanted some authority from Con-
gresham Sulzer for you to endorse
his name did you communicate with
Gov. Sulzer?''
NO sir, did not"
THE signature William Sulzer' is
your signature?''
at is"
Judge Cullen summed up the situa-
ton by this question:
Did You not give this letter to this
bank official with the intention of de-
ceiving him so that he would think
that was the personal letter of the re-
spondent here authorizing you to act?"
That was my intention. when / gave
II to him. was Sarecky's reply.
Seracky's testimony that he had been
promoted to his position in the depor-
tafion bureau of the State Hospital
Commission was elected by Attorney
s.anchfield in support Of the charge
by the prosecution that the Governor
obtained the promotion as a bride to
Sarecky to prevent him from testify
ing before the Frawley Commission.
L. M. Josephthal.
Sarecky was preceded on the stand
by Leut.-Com. l.. NJ. Josephthal. a
New York banker, who told of how he
came to take over the Sulzer account
OF about $4,000 from the brokerage
firm of Harris & Fuller.
He said that last July while he was
attending the Battle of Gettysburg
celebration in his capacity of naval
aid on Gov. suffers staff. he had a
talk with the Governors wife.
Mrs. Sul2er informed me-" he said,
that she owned certain stocks on
which her husband had borrowed mon
ey and l interrupted her and statee
that would rather discuss this mat
ter with her husband.
'Thereupon, that same, evening. vii
(, liam Sulzer requested me to take up a,
! account at Harris & Fuller's. He sal,
| the stocks were owned by his wife an,
he had borrowed money on them. l thel