New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-20
ASSEMBLY BA[.KS AT
NEW SULZER CHARGES
Members Kept Prisoners Four
Hours in Chamber, but No
Action Is Taken.
ESQUlROL REFUSES TO VOTE
Levy Then Announces That Ad-
ditional Impeachment Arti-
cles Will Be Preferred
on Thursday.

from s:an Correspondent OF Tho Tribune !
Albany, Sept 19.-After keeping the
members OF the Assembly imprisoned in
tho Assembly chamber for four hours this
afternoon the board Of impeachment man
ayers failed in the attempt to pass addi-
tional impeachment articles against Gov
cruor Sulzcr. The lower House met at
noon and took a recess until O'clock
IN the mean time the managers counted
noses. and in the belief that they had the
necessary seycuty-six votes 10 adopt the
additional articles ordered close call OF
the House when the session reconvcned.
Guards were placed at the front and rear
doors to prevent any members from es-
Gaping. but to tho chagrin OF Speaker
smith and Aaron J. Levy chairman Of the
board Of managers. one OF the supposed
faithful ones was found to be missing.
An hour went by while the sergeant-at-
arms and door tenders secured the city
for tho missing member. The Assembly
men began To got impatient They begged
the Speaker and Levy 60 dispose OF the
business before them. and threats were
made To rush tho guards from the doors,
80 that they could get out 10 take evening
trains for their homes. The Assembly
men had become thoroughly disguised
and did not seem 10 care whether Sulzer
was impeached or not.
l.
this matter will soon be disposed Of"
pleaded Speaker Smith "Thc fact that ono
man left this chamber without permission
Is causing the delay"
4 little while later Asscmblyman Jo-
scph II. EsquIrol. of Kings County, the
missing man. appeared In the chamber.
Speaker Smith and Chairman Levy took
him In hand. but after n long argument
with him were apparently unable 10 per-
parchment articles
a meeting of the board OF managers
was then called. and at It's conclusion
Levy announced that it had been decided
10 defer action on the additional articles
If impeachment until Thursday, the AS
sembly having concurred in Senate
resolution TO take "A recess until that
time.
II was learned from Mr.. Levy after
the session that one of the additional
articles OF impeachment involved hand
writing on stock certificates which. the
Governor said. were purchased by Mrs.
Sulzer
"In the investigation by tho board OF
managers in New York of various feat
ures of this case said Mr. Levy. there
has developed an extremely important
fact regarding handwriting which has n
strong bearing on the alleged defence that
Mrs. Sulzer purchased stock"
The other proposed articles. II is said.
viii charge usurpation OF office in that
Mr. SUlzer continued not TO recognize
Lieutenant Governor Glynn as the acting
Governor. although he had been declared
10 occupy that position by "A Supreme
Court decision that he made a pre-elec-
ton promise to make DR. Broder. of New
York. state Commissioner Of Health: that
he had used intlammatory language
against members of the Legislature in his
direct primary campaign speeches. and
that he failed to- account for the contri-
buttons made for that campaign.
II is understood that an effort will also
he made to add an article charging that
the Governor was instrumental In the
disappearance OF Frederick l.. Colwell
and Louis A. Sarecky. wanted by the
board of managers as witnesses.
A story went the rounds late tonight
that Mrs. Sulzcr had baked at going on
the witness stand and had departed from
the Executive Mansion This was denied
at the Governors home. where. II was
said, he and Mrs. Sulzcr had spent the
day as usual in working on their defence.