The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-23

no recollection sbout the case. Sulzer
says Judge I.acombe charged the jury
very strongly in his favor. My recollec-
ton IL that the charge was very i'm
partial. Sulzer SAYS that Judge l.acombe
was surprised when the verdict went
against him. | don't believe Judge La
cOnbe ever expressed himself that way
To anybody In the world. nor that he ever
said the verdict ought to he set aside
because IL was against the weight OF
evidence. Because no motion WAS ever
before him for that purpose.
"Mr. James fought his case on exactly
the same ground that | had taken and he
was alike successful lie did not ever, to
my knowledge. retain Mr.. Sulzer. and
don't believe Mr.. Sulzer ever had any
thinx TO do with that case.
MIR. Sulzer said ! wrote a scurrilOus
letter about him to Joseph Pulitzer.
never wrote a letter to that gentleman In
my whole NE. He also IL dead. Mr.
Suffers object OF Introducing that into his
narrative Is to make the surviving sons OF
Mr.. Pulitzer hts friends.
Il don't believe Sulzer ever had a con.
yersation with Joseph Pulitzer in his life
Perhaps he did bu, certainly I never
wrote any letter about him.
DiAnr Try to Sell Papers.
1T is an atroc!ous falsehood that last
fall tried to sell this fabrication. as
he terms 1t. in the campaign.
Il have shown how | came to render
UP this documentary proof and how
first endeavored to keep out Of the matter
entirely. Let Mr Sulzer produce evidence
that the petition and the letter--which
his o~u witness. Frank Pumley. has
identihed-let Mr. Sulzer produce any
documents or evidence that the petition
and letter are a fabrication.
II wish to call attention to the state
ment OF Sulzer that ne was asked to ap-
point my son "a Supreme Court Justice
and that he laughed about IL. This fabri-
cation in absurd and shows. 1t seems to
me. that while pursuing his political avo-
cation MIR. Sulzer has neglected the law.
MY son ts a resident OF the Second district,
the Second Judicial district, In which
there has been no vacancy since Mr.
SuiEer's Inauguration and how an applica- :
ton to he appointed 20 a place not vacant
can be considered 10 beyond my compre-
hension.
Never spoke TO Marphy.
In regard to Mr.. Murphy I don't b..
lieve I ever spoke TO that gentleman In
my life. ] would not know him were I
TO see him on the street. because I am told
all his pictures are caricatures
In regard to Gov. Pingree's letter.
herewith present one of an earlier date
from that distinguished gentleman and
leave the public to declare which letter
merits the more constderation-the one
written to me or the one written to Mr.
Suizer. He says that my story-thst IT,
the letter and petitions a fake and a
forgery. His own witness. Mr.. Plumley
SAYS that he received the petition and hs
sent a copy OF Il to Mr.. Stickney.
Il ask no favor OF Mr.. Sulxer. II I. In
presenting papers which are conceded "a
he genuine. have been guilty OF an offence
I am perfectly willing to meet the re-
sponsibility. l only hope the press In its
| impartial spirit will give me the same
opportunity to refute the untrue and
iibellous statements OF the Governor that
they have extended TO him In putting
them In circulation"