Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-26
BE EASY" BEGGED
GOV. SULZER, SAYS
Mr.. MORGENTHAU
Testifies Executive Requested
That ST, 900 Contribution Be
Treated as Personal.
AMBASSADOR SAYS HE
DECLINED TO COMPLY
Other Witnesses Declare Their
Contributions Were for
Campaign Purposes.

ALBANY, y. n. Sept. zS.-DuucrH
W Peck. State superintendent Of
public works. testified AT Governor
suffers impeachment trial this after
noon that the Governor had asked
him TO deny, under oath. that he haa
made $500 contribution 10 the sulzer
campaign fund.
Peek said that he had made the
contribution shortly after the gov
erBor's election and that last July he
had shown Mr.. Sulzer ip the exeeu-
tive chamber copy of letter from
the FrnwIey committee asking him
TO testify.
II said 10 the Governor said Mr..
Peck, What shall do about ffr
He said. Do as I am going to dot
deny IT.
~ said. @but shall be placed un-
der oath.
'.He said; Forget IT."
NEW YORK. sept. 28.--Chariex r..
Murphy, leader of Tammany Han, said
this nfternoons a1f they want me 20
testify at Albany there IL NO neees-
sity of subpoena being issued for
me. Let them call me up ON the teEe-
phone and III answer right away.
will be willing and ready TO CO..
ALBANY. N. Y. Sept 2s.-Gover-
nor Sulzer asked Henry L. Morgen-
than. ambassador to Turkey. to be
easy with him" In case he was called
4 to the witness stand at the COVER
nar-ss i,7,raa ot,,,,.,>t ..;,i nr
genthau. who contributed 81 900 to the
governors campaign fund. so testi
| fed When recalled as witness to-
dav. He added that the governor had
asked him to treat the relations be-
tween them as personal affair.
Crowds fioelzed to the capitol today
to listen to the testimony of two w.t.
nesses long sought by the board Of
managers in the Impeachment trial Of
Governor .sulzer-Louis A Sarocky
and Frederick L. CoiweFi
! d. Cady Herrick. counsel for Cow
ernor sulzer. today denied that the
| defense has subpoenaed Charles p.
Murphy, leader of Tammany Hail.
4 He would not discuss the matter
further
Sarec1y, who formerly was the
governors campaign secretary, was
served with a subpoena yesterday
and promised that he would be on
hand this morning In his capacity
as secretary he handled much of the
money contributed for the governors
| campaign Process servers found
sarecky here yesterday after a long
search.
During the twenty-one days they
sought him, he called several times
at the executive mansion
The Governors Dummy.
has been termed the governors
| dummy" in his Wall street deals.
Attorneys for the defense yesterday
| declared that they would produce
| him today and permit him to testi-
! fy. The hunt for him was even more
1 determined than was that for
| Sarecky. and Colwell was more suc-
cessful in concealing his wherea bouts.
! No report OF his whereabouts ever
was obtained after the day following
the revelations regarding the gov
I a
that time Colwell disappeared from
his home.
At the opening of todays session
Attorney Kresel introduced IN evil
/ dence letters written last fall by Sui
zer to William J. Elias and William
4 Hoffman brewers. who contributed
/ TO the fund turned over to Sulzer ny
! former Senator Stadler
The governor th3nked Hoffman for
! all you have done in my behalf
I The letter to Elias expressed sppre-
citation for your letters and en-
closure
Judge ConIon Testffies.
Judge Lewis J. Conlon, of New.
| York city. the first witness, told of
Daniel NJ. Brady.
What kind OF contribution was
it?r asked John B. Stanchfield ~
counsel for the impeachment man
ayers.
'tIt wes a contribution TO help him
along in his campaign, said Judge
| Conlon.
The witness said he had received
acknowledgment of the receipt of the
money from Sarecky.
in the usual rubber stamp form ?"
asked the attorney.
"It was an acknowledgment" re-
piled Judge Conlon with some as
perity.
In the cross s-examination Judge ID.
Cady Herriek questioned him as to
a conversation he had with Mark NJ
PoSer, who, the witness testified
yesterday had given him check for
Sulzer.
Did YOU have any conversation
concerning Mr.. Suffers financial
| condition."
staachheid Objects.
Objection TO this question--thaf II
was not competent-was entered by
/ Mr.. Stanchfield and was overruled
4 by Presiding Judge Cullen, who gave
| a lengthy opinion on the admissibiiity
of testimony tending to show whether
II was the intention of contributors
! that the money could be used for
private purposes or only TO meet cant
| paign expenses.
The members OF the court voted
4s 10 . to sustain the ruling Of
| Judge Cullen.
Tells of Talk with Potter
! Jndge Conan then continued hin
testimony He said he had talked
with Potter about helping out the
Didn't you tell him. asked Judge
/ fIerrick. that he ought to have =
new suit OF ciothes2'
ssvVal1 n l did II Wae IN 4 4o1rn.@