Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-29
MORE SUBPOENAS
SERVED BY BOTH
SULzER AND FOES
lmpeachers Say Court Will Not
Let Governor Tell Human
Interest Story.
ALLEGED PLOT EVIDENCE
NOT ADMISSIBLE, is CLAIM
colwelI, Long-Missing Witness,
in Sanitarium-Asks Inn
munity to Testify.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 29.-While
members of the court of Impeachment
that is trying Governor Sulzer were
arriving in town today for the regu-
lar halliday Monday session, doz-
en- detectives were busy serving sub
poenas for both prosecution and de-
fense.
A score of legislators and-politicians
were sought by the board of mana
gers, while fifty persons were being
called for the governor.
Frederick L. Colwell, long missing
witness in tile impeachment trial of
Governor Sulzer, is i'll in a sani-
tarium, but is ready to come to
court and testify as a witness for
the governor, providing he is not
placed under arrest by the board of
managers for having previously re-
fused to testify.
Judge Herrick announced this at
the opening of court today.
The testimony today of Melville ].
Fuller and ]. B. Grey, New York
brokers, regarding the governor s
stock deals. was expected to clear the
decks for the introduction of testl-
mony tomorrow regarding Suffers al
legged bartering of political influence.
Friends of James C. Garrison, who Is
held at the Albany penitentiary for
contempt of the Assembly, have
abandoned hope OF obtaining his free
dom before October 6.
On that date the Assembly will re-
convene, and Garrisons friends hope
that the assemblymen will relent and
free him.
He is said to be eager to make
peace with the members.
Counsel for the Assembly impeach-
ment managers declare that the court
of Impeachment will not permit Gov
ernor Sulzer to recite on the witness
stand the human interest story he is
preparing.
This outlines an alleged conspiracy
on the part of Charles F. Murphy and
local Democratic leaders throughout
the State to get rid of the Governor
With a view leading up to such a
recital on the part of Governor Sulzer
it has been learned that the Sulzer
j forces would subpoena every member
of the Democratic State Committee
who accepts the Murphy State leader
ship.
The idea is to show that these local
Democratic leaders throughout the
State lahored with their local Assem-
blymen at the behest of the leader OF
Tammany hall to get them to vote
for Sulzer impeachment.
Say Evidence Is Not Admissible.
Counsel for the managers declare
that this evidence is not admissible,
even If 1t could be proved that Sui
zer's impeachment was brought about
: through the connivance of the Demo-
cratic leaders. They say that the
question thus raised by Governor Sui
zer and his friends is no part of the
issue before the Court of Impeach-
ment.
Friends of the governor insist that
he never advised State Superintendent
of Public Works Duncan w. Peck to
lie under oath regarding Mr.. Peck's
5000 cash contribution. They declare
Mr.. Peck would be recalled for cross
examination by counsel for the de-
fense. It was pointed out that the
questions to be asked Peck were based
,pon report filed with Governor Sui
zer by John A. Hennessy month be-
fore Sulzer was impeached. This re-
port was utilized by Governor Sulzer
to keep Peck under his political
thumb
Governor Sulzer enjoyed his usual
automobile ride yesterday His friends
marvel at his good physical condition
and his unceasing declaration that the
High Court of Impeachment will not
convict him. The governor was In
conference for a long time yesterday
with his counsel
1t is expected that testimony for the
prosecution will be all in by Wednes-
day or Thursday. 1t is thought that
all the evidence may be in by the end
of two weeks and decision by the
court reached by the middle of Octi-