Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10

Iattempt OF the governor to dfssuade
Henry Morgenthau from testifying In
regard to his thousand-dollar cam
paign contribution.
Scores Suffers Request.
THE damning character of the de-
PENDANTS request is apparent at a
] glance" continued Mr.. Bracket. He
4 wanted Mr.. Morgenthau to perjure
himself to save him, the defendant
from the result of his previous, crime
I in not reporting the Morgenthau con-
1 tribution made to him during the cam
paign and thereby brought himslf pre-
| cisely within the section of the code
| and precisely within the article.
| DO criminals find IL necessary to So
hcit witnesses to tell the TRUTH Is
| it not presumed that they will do So
| What was there In the high character
Of Mr. Morgenthau that led the de-
| PENDANT TO believe that he would tes-
tify to anything other than the truth
| II was not the truth he was seeking to
| have adduced."
The alleged request of the governor
| to Duncan W. Peck, superintendent OF
public works. that he deny his con
Brackett placed in the same category
The testimony Of Allan Ryan is still
TO be considered" he continued 1T
stands here without contradiction of any
Aue 0ciSuQdul asked MIN TO see
senator Root and have members of this
court solicited to vote in his interest to
DISMISS these proceedings; failing that to
see Mr.. Murphy for the same purpose.
saying he would do whatever was right
ne could be freed from the impeach-
ment proceedings.
This Is the black evidence convicting
MIN under article f.
The thing urged by the defendant
stands out in all its detestable lines. He
n IrSv~up ~
urged Peck to perjure himself. and de-
ciared his intention Of doing SO, and he
urged Ryan to tamper with this court
TO the end that he might be acquitted.
Charges Foulest Crime.
And through and over 1t ali runs the
foulest Of crimes connected with the adj
minfstration OF justice, subornation of
perjury and an intention OF the defendant
himself to commit perjury. God in heaven
can more be required to convict this de-
PENDANT and remove him from his high
place. ana forever disQualify him from
ASSOCIATION with law-abiding men,
L knowing full we'll. appreciatine to the
utmost the disgrace and DEGRADATION that
must come upon this most unhappy man
oy your verdict of guilty. / sun beg
you not to think you win mitigate his
punishment by Judgment of acquittal
eaoSS hCtC pfONtQ. II VIII moi
be your action that will render him
infamous for all the future That future
- already his before you speak. II ne
takes the wings Of the morning and flies
70 the uttermost parts Of the earth the
record OF his disgrace IL there before
him to meet and greet and abide with
him.
Plea for Conviction.
II this last and best attempt at self
government under which we have rested
IN security IN all the century and a third
OF our national life. under which the
state has been the leader OF all the SIS
terhood that compose the republicIf this
shall fall at the point that we may not
remove from high office men confessedly
guilty OF crime, then. indeed, are We of
All men the most miserable.
You alone can deliver us from the
body Of this death-wretched men that
we are-you alone can deliver us from
the body of this death
And SO we leave this case with all its
vast interests to the interests Of all who
honor and good fame In your hands;
leave it with all that il means to the
people and the future. Words fail me
In the contemplation Of all that your de-
cision means. If 1t ever pleases the Fa-
Their Of us all to guide with His own
hand those engaged in the performance
OF the great public duty, may that guild
ance be yours this day. and may the de-
ctsion here rendered bear sure impress
that 1t comes from a wisdom that maketh
judgments far above the twilight jude-
ments Of this world"
Says sulzer swore Falsely.
Judge Parker occupied more than two
hours yesterday afternoon and dealt only
with articles !. 2 and 6, the money
articles" Of the impeachment charges
That the governor swore falsely to
campaign statement there was no doubt,
the attorney said. in speaking of article l.
He also 6ayed the defense for its alleged
attempt to shift the blame to the shoul-
ders OF Louis A. Sarecly. and termed
him worthless character"
He read into the record the first COM
plete statement of Sulzer's financial
transactions during the campaign. 1t
follows: Contributions not reported, $4O-
100; cash paid to brokers. $40. 462. so; con-
cash deposited by Sulzer in bank. $1i. 100;
checks Endorsed by Sulxer, s., 200.
The purpose for which each contribu-
ton was made was set forth, as nearly
as possible The statement showed that
$34jO Of the unreported contributions had
been designated for use in his campaign.
INC Answer to Facts"
The evidence is all in." declared Judge
Parker at the outset. the case closed
and there Is no answer to any Of the ma
terial facts which have been presented
on the part Of the managers. Not a word
II there Is any question whatever that
can be made as to any fact, none has
appeared to present it."
In his discussion OF the first article
Judge Parker said he was amazed at the
eloquence which Attorney Marshall dis
played In attempting to uphold as alb
soluteiy worthless a character as Sar-
ecky. He said one task placed upon the
shoulders OF Sarecky was to persuade
the court that Sulzer honestly signed this
statement; that he had nothing to do
with its preparation.
Now he testifies that he came in with
this statement, showed 1t to the governor
and that the governor looked 1t over. and
then the governor said: rs II all right?
Well he said. 1t Is just as near right
as / can make II with the data / have.
and then the governor said All right and
signed It.
Sarecky and Sulzer.
We'll. your honors, when William
Sulser glanced over these figures and
these contributors he must have been
very proud. indeed. Of the talent Of his
pupil. for he took sarecky from the high
school, and all the education that he had
| t.