The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-02
Counsel for Defense to Sub
nit Preliminary Mo-
tions Today
GOVERNOR AND WIFE
EXPECTED TO TESTIFY
Executive Will Defend Failure to Re-
port Campaign Contributions.
Mrs. Sulzer Expected to
Explain Loan

Albany, n. Y, October 1.-The assem-
case in the trial of the Impeachment o
Governor William Sulzer. The high cour
then adjourned until tomorrow afternoon
when counsel for the governor will sub
nit several preliminary motions for tn
court to decide before opening the cas-
for the defense. These disposed of. coun
sci probably will ask permission TO TAX
another adjournment before calling thei
first witness.
This witness, 1t is said, will be Louis A
Sarecky. the governors $ campaign secre
tary, whom counsel for the Impeachment
managers failed to put on the stand, al
though he was under subpoena SarecleA
indorsed many of the checks given t
Sulzer during his campaign which wer'
not reported in his sworn statement o
campaign contributions.
Sulzer to Take Stand
Both the governor and Mrs. Sulzer arr
expected to take the stand before thi
defense closes. The governor will de
fend his failure to report the numerous
contributions he received on the groun'
that they we're personal gifts, it is be
Eeved
Mrs. Sulzer, 1t Is said, will defend th'
governors alleged speculative transac
tons in Wall street with testimony t
show that they We're conducted for he
account. She is expected to tell the story
of the loan which she is said to have con
tracted with the Carnegie Trust compan!
and to seek to prove that for the sole pur
pose of paying the loan the governor Dor
rowed money from the stock exchang
firm of Harris & Fuller on securitie
owned by her and did not speculate witt
the firm.
When the long missing Fred l.. Cowell
the governors alleged agent in his Wa
street transactions, viii be called was
subject of much speculation tonight. Hi
Whereabouts have been known to tn
governors attorneys, bur they have dc
| elined to produce him unless II was stipu
lated that he would not be placed unde
arrest for refusing to obey a subpoen
of the F'rawley investigating committee
This, counsel for the impeachment mar
ayers said tonight, they were powerles
to prevent
Josephthal Expected
Lieutenant Commander l.. M. Joseph
thai. who paid debt of $26752 contracted
by the governor with Harris & Fuller, ac
cording to the testimony, is expected t
be another witness He reached Alban,
tonight from New York, where he ar
rived today from Europe. His testimony
1t is understood, will be highly favor
able to the governor.
Attorney Harvey d. Hinman will maxi
the address opening the governors case
1t was chiefly because Hinman, who hal
conducted most of the crosS-examination
had become exhausted that Judge ID. Cad,
Herrck, chief counsel for the defense
asked today that adjournment be taker
until Monday. This request was denied
by the court during an executive session
The close of the case of the assembly
managers today marked the elapse of two
weeks since the trial began and of sis
days consumed In taking testimony. Man,
witnesses under subpoena, including vii
liam j. Connors of Buffalo and Hugh
j. Reilly of New York. railroad builder
for the Cuban government, We're no
called. Both were subpoenaed to testify
as to contributions they are supposed
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