The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-10
SULzER ASKED
AID Of MURPHY
A. A. Ryan TeStifieS Governor
Sought Relief.
WOULD DO WHAT'S RIGHT"
Impeached Executive Attempted to
Make Terms With His Arch Enc
my to Avert Trial, 10 Story
Told to Court
WOULD do WHAT'S RIGHT"

Albany, N. Y, Oct. S.5Governor Sui
ger attempted to win the influence OF
Charles F. Murphy to stop the trial OF
his Impeachment and in return there
for said he was willing TO do what
ever was right" according 10 tho tes-
timony of Allan A. Ryan at the trial
The testimony wa.s given after the
court by a secret vote OF IL to IA de-
cided to admit in the record Ryan's
testimony. This was that that Sulzer
asked him to see Senator Root and
request him to induce State Chairman
William Barnes to influence the Re
publican votes OF the members OF the
court to declare the impeachment pro-
ceedings illegal because they were
brought during ar extraordinary ses-
sion of the legislature.
Sought Peace With Tammany.
The admission Of this testimony,
stricken from the record. opened the
doors to Ryan's story Of the governors
alleged attempt to make peace with
Tammany on the eve OF his impeach-
ment.
Ryan said that Sulzer asked him to
see Delaney Nicoll, his fathers attor-
ney, and to request him to see Murphy.
He wanted me-" said the witness.
Ito have MI. Nicoll sway Mr.. Murphy
to call off this inquiry by getting his
following to vote that the assembly
had no right to impeach him. He said
Mr.. Nicoll could be the go-between and
he (Sulzer) was ready to do whatever
was right"
Went Out and Forgot About Il.
What did o do IN regard to see
ing Delaney Nicoll?" asked Attorney
Stanchfeld OF counsel for the impeach-
ment managers.
Il told the governor" replied h
witness, that l would see what l could
do, and went out into the country and
forgot about It."
Previous tt this Ryan said, in re-
Spouse to the governors request that
he get Senator Root to see Barnes, he
had promised to sound Republican
sentiment" in the court of impeach-
ment himself, and with that purpose
in view he saw a friend" whose name
he did not disclose. This friend, &C.
cording to Ryan. dictated a statement
to him, on the situation, which he said
he showed to Governor Sulzer.
The statement. placed in evidence,
said in part:
THE Republican organization, as
such, will do nothing; 1t will give no
advice and no order, and will leave
every Republican senator to do as he
sees fit. The chairman says distinctly
he will not permit anyone high or low
to speak to him on the subject"
Bars Story Of Refusal of Gift.
The defense then opened its case,
calling Samuel A. Beardsley of Utica.
Mr.. Herrick said he intended to show
through the witness that Beardsley of
fered to contribute s25, 900 for a eli
ent" to Sulzer and that the contribu-
ton was declined. The court by a
vote of 20 to "a then decided not to
receive any testimony tending to show
contributions were refused. Beardsley
is said to have been an attorney for
the late Anthony N. Brady.
Herbert H. Lehman of New York.
treasurer of Suffers campaign fund,
testified he gave Sulzer $4,000 in cash
September 25, 1912, without reserva-
ton. The governors attorneys de-
clared they would show that this was
a part of the money the governor used