South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
# Impeachment Court Decides
to Include Charges of Mis-
use of Campaign Money,
Trial viii Begin at Once.
J. W. SCHIFF WILL BE
THE FIRST WITNESS
Expected to Tell of His COntri-
button of $500 Which
Was Not Mentioned in List
of Expenses Filed.

ALBANY. y. ". sept 24.-After a
day spent in listening to lengthy argu-
ments. the nigh court for the trial OF
the impeachment Of Gov. William
Sulzer adjourned Tuesday night with
out having decided whether the inn
peached executive viii have 10 answer
charges involving .he misuse OF the
funds contributed for his campaign
last fall 1t is expected however that
court viii reach decision early Wed
nesday.
In event Of the denial Of the motion
TO strike out the three articles dealing
with the campaign contributions. the
guns Of the impeached executives le-
gal battery will have been spiked as
far as the preliminaries are concerned
and the actual trial viii begin
That counsel for the assembly man
ayers are confident the court viii not
dismiss the three articles is evidenced
by the fact that they announced that
Jacob II. Schiff. Abram I. Elkus.
Henry Norganthau and others who
contributed to the Sulzer election
fund, would be on hand Wednesday
70 testify.
Schin First Witness.
Jacob H. Schiff the counsel an
nounced. would be the first witness for
the prosecution on the contested facts.
His $4,000 contribution was not mem
toned in the sworn statement OF cleo
ton expenses filed by the governor.
Gov. Sulzer Tuesday submitted %
the ruling OF the high court that the
assembly had the constitutional right
TO impeach him. This announcement
was made at the opening Of court
by Judge T. Cadv Herrick. chief
who declared that the governor viii
bow 10 the viii of the court and viii
exercise none Of the prerogatives Of
mis- office pending the determination OF
the Impeachment charges found"
Counsel for the assembly managers
were busy Tuesday night preparing
10 place their early witnesses on the
stand. They plan 10 erect a founda-
ton of practically non-disputcd facts
before the really vital testimony IS in
PRODUCED. Formal proof OF the nomi-
nation and election Of the governor
first viii be adduced
Later the governors statement ~
campaign expenses and disburse-
ments. sworn 20 and filed With tho
secretary of state viii be proved. le
is ON this statement that the prOsccu-
tion bases its most serious charges
The document shows that SulZer re-
ceived $3.50 in furtherance Of MS
election and that he expended sI,T-f-
The articles Of Impeachment charge
him with having received at least
$500. Of which no mention is maze
in the sworn statement
Fight on Three Articles
The preliminaries disposed Of, the
managers are planning 20 center their
fight upon the three art.Cles-first.
second and siNth-having TO go with
the governors campaign contributions
Wall ST. if the court rules they may
be considered. These charge perjury,
fraud and larceny.
The managers expect TO prove all
three bv the testimony ot The same
witnesses. Each OF them list me
names of II contributors not mem
toned i'm the governors campaign
statement all OF whom viii Doe called.
Bankers brokers and their employees
viii be asked Co tell what they know
OF the executives alleged dealings ou
the stock exchange. d. VIII prOba bly
boz a week before this line OF proof
is completed
Louis a. Sarecly. who was the gov
eruOr's campaign secretary and hand
Jed much of the fund. has not set
been SuDpoenaed. the assembly man
ayers counsel announced Tuesday
night Sareckr refused 10 testify be-
fore the FraWley committee when u
was uneaTrhin4 the testimony ou
which tha Hmpes chment was based.
Tie called up GOV Sulzer sunday
night bun since then the managers
process servers say they have been
unable u locate him
Arguments Heard.
Tuesdays session OF The Do Eh court
was about equally divided between
efforts OF the governors counsel tD
convince the judges that the articles
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