Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-30
SUFFERS DEFENSE 4
TO Be HEARD SOON
Managers of Impeachment Ex-
peCted to Finish Their
Case Tomorrow.
BOOKS OF HIS BROKERS
CHANGED, SAYS WITNESS
Alleged to Have Been Attempt to
Cover Up Wall Street
Speculations.

SPNN0AotAOAo.
ALBANY. " Y. September 3o.-The
end OF testimony OF witnesses for the
board of managers I'm the Impeachment
trial of Gov. Sulzer was in sight today.
Another day and the last OF the witnesses
will have been heard, the managers at
torneys said. And so by Thursday. IL
appears. the court will begin to hear wit
nesses in the governors behalf
Despite the prosecutions statement
that no testimony on new features Is
likely. counsel for the board may be
able to spring surprise at the last min
ute 1t is known that detectives have
been working on a new angle of the case.
but as yet they have not obtained the
evidence they want. IL they fail, more
testimony on the money charges will
wind up the direct evidence Of the board
The charge that the governor misused
campaign funds and failed to report them
Is the one on which the board of man.
ayers case now appears to rest. Testi-
mony regarding this will be driven home
with all possible force.
Brokers' Books Changed.
The books of the stock exchange firm
dealt with for three years, were changed
VITO days before his Inauguration. SO that
1t appeared that instead of his account
being a speculative one. the firm had
merely loaned the governor money, ac-
cording to evidence adduced at his i'm
peachment trial today.
Melville B. Fuller, head of the firm.
who produced the books testified that
a cross entry" had been made in the
ROvarnnrS Int ~ no-
cember 30, 1912. showing that the firm
had loaned him $4,000. or the debit
balance against the account on pre-
vious stock transactions. These dated
back to early in 1910. and there were
put into evidence letters showing that
during that time the firm had repeat
edly called upon the governor for
more margin because of the steady de-
cline of the stocks involved in the a6-
count.
Explains Cross Entry.
Some of the securities Mr.. Sulzer had
Sought through the firm, others he had
deposited margin against those he had
bought and at the same time borrowed
money on them. His total borrowings.
including the $4,000 debited against him
in the "cross entry transaction. amount
ed to $3.50, CO., according to the books.
The 'cross entry" was made, Fuller tes-
titled. because his partner thought 1t
would not be wise TO have stock floating
around the street in Gov. Suffers name.
Otherwise. as is frequently the case in
margin accounts, the stock might find its
way into the collateral put up in the
firms transactions with banks Attorney
kresel for the impeachment managers in
timated that this "cross entry" was not
made December 30, 1912. but at later
date. The books showed that June ID.
1913, another ''cross entry mad been
fry civ NN
former Gov. A. E. Spriggs of Montana.
had been paid into the account
Money Deals to Front.
Up to today almost all Of the testimony
which the court permitted in the record
touched on the governor money deals.
Those were named in articles ,. 3 and D.
Article I. charging that the governor
bartered his political influence, collapsed
Yesterday when Presiding Judge Cullen
refused to admit the testimony.
Accusations on which no testimony bad
been offered up to today were included
in articles 4, and s. The hrst OF
these accuses the governor of 'practicing
deceit, fraud and using threats and men
aces. and being guilty of misdemeanor'
I'm concealing papers and documents
wanted by the Frawley investigating COM
mittee.
Article ) accuses him of dissuading
Frederick l.. Colwell, his alleged Wall
street dummy" from testifying. Article
8 alleges that the governor used ms
office and influence corruptly TO affect
the current prices of securities in which
he was or had been Interested.
Sulzer Counsel Happy.
The testimony of Louis A. Sarecky. the
governors former campaign secretary.
and Frederick l.. Colwell. was expected
to touch on articles and d Sarecky was
subpoenaed several days ago, and Colwell
promised yesterday to testify ii guaran-
teed freedom from arrest for refusing 10
testify before the Frawley committee
While the prosecution is finishing Its
presentation of testimony Coy. Suffers
attorneys are preparing for the introduc-
ton of their witnesses. They We're nap
nv today over the turn Of affairs in their
favor yesterday.
Their heaviest burden I'm the case
thus far is the fact that the governor
never has unburdened himself fully TO
them. His attorneys do not believe
that he has wflfully misled them or
concealed anything, but they have
been confronted by surprises day after
day in the courtroom because angles
Of the case OF which they never had
heard We're DrOuEnt OUT. EVERY Va.
the governor recalls details of his side
Of the case that he should have told
his counsel months ago. A poor mem
ory is blamed by the governors coun-
sci for his oversights. If his memory
had been better, assuming that to be
the cause of his failure to tell com
plete story from the start. the attor-
news think they would not have burned
half so much midnight oil with him.
Stock Deals Under Scrutiny.
At the opening of the morning session
Melville B. Fuller of the brokerage firm
OF Harris & Fuller was recalled TO the
stand He opened the firms ledger at
the page bearing the account of William
Sulzer. The account was opened, he
said. March IS, 1910. The first entry
was the sale of 100 shares of Big Four.
Another sale of 100 shares followed May
IL TEen the account was closed.
The account was reopened again June
n. 1910 according to Fuller when the
firm bought 100 shares Of Big Four at 81
and 100 shares at 81, on which the tirm
s'loaned Mr.. SulZer" as the witness ex-
pressed II. 5000.
July z. 1910. Big Four had dropped TO
72, wiping out the governors margin.
The firm then called on Mr.. SulEer to
make deposit. Their letter to Sulzsr
July said:
"Your account has been in bad shaps
for the past week. and you have not -
uponded to our requests Tor margin. "A
the closing prices today your account l
Nas Gh0Et 900 Qf the inquired amount