Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-18
SuLzE:R TRIAL IS
STARTED
today
FIRST SESSION IS HElD. IMpEACH.
MENT COURT IS ORGANIZED AND
ADJOURNMENT IS THEN TAKEN
UNTIL TOMORROW
PLENTY OF LEGAL
TALENT ON BOTH SIDES

Albany, n. y. sept. lS.--lne nlSi
court for the trial Of the impeacll
ment of VIM. Sulzer, governor of New
York state, held its first session today
organization was perfected and ad
iournment was taken until tomorrow
morning in order to draft the pro
cedure for the trial.
AS has been expected, counsel fo
the impeached executive objected tt
| the senator's who served on the Fraw
~ committee, which nnearthed mucl
Of the evidence resulting in the i'm
peachment, sitting in judgment on the
governor. They also objected to Sen
ator Wagner, acting lieutenant gov
ernor becoming a member of the
court. notwithstanding these objec
| tions. the senators were sworn in
Chief Judge Cullen announcing the
points raised would be considered
later.
It was also determined that Judge
Miller, Chase and Hiscock, three ap
pointed members of the court of ap
peals, would be permitted to serve or
| the high court along with the elected
| Judges an dten members Of the senate
| Governor Sulzer was not in the cour,
room. When he was called to answer
! the charges preferred by the assembly
Judge d, Cady Herrick, his chief coun
sci. announced that it was the COVER
nor's desire not to appear In person
! but to be represented by his attor
neys.
/ Owing to the small seating capacity
OF the senate galleries, most of the
would be spectators We're doomed tc
isappointment. Not more than SOC
seats were available, of which 80 were
reserved for newspaper men.
Arrayed against the governor as
counsel for the assembly board ol
managers today, were Alton B. Parker
former chief Judge Of the court of ap
peals: John B. Stanchfield, Edgar T
Rrackett. Eugene Lamb Richards
Isidor ]. Kressel and Hiram c. Todd
Attorneys for the defense included
d c. Herrick, Irving G.. Vann, form
er Judge of the court of appeals; Aus
ten G. Fox, Harvey D. Hinman, Louis
Marshall and Roger P Clark.
Acting Lieutenant Governor Robert
r. Wagner called the senate to order
ment at 11:55. Counsel for both sides
took their seats in the semi-circula"
space between the dais and the sena-
tors chairs.
Behind the dais, where Chief Judge
Cullen, of the court of appeals, sat as
presiding officer of the court, there
hung today great velvet tapestry OF
maroon and gold. In its center was
worked the coat of arms of the state
OF New York and its motto Excel
sior.' At each upper corner hung the
shield of the United States.
On the raised front of the chief
judges desk symbolic scales showed
III relief over the word Justice"
All but one of the senators-John c.
FitzGerald, of New York-answered
to their names, as the roll was called
by Senate Clerk Patrick +. McCabe.
Senator FitZGerold is i'll. The seia.
tors appointed committee of two to-
notify the court of appeals thar the
Senator Fitzgerald is ILL., The sena-
in completing the court for the trial
for the impeachment of William Sui
zer."
There was two minute silent wait
Then at 1902 o'clock the doors open
ed and the judges, nine in number.
clad in their sombre judicial robes.
filed solemnly into the chamber.
Senators and spectators rose and re-
mained standing while the acting lieu
tenant governor welcomed the court.
Judge Cullen was escorted to the dais
and presented with the gavel, which
he brought down solemnly, declaring
the court convened.
Judge Cullen announced that the
first business of the court would be to
call the roll to determine if there was
a majority present. Judge Gray, who
is abroad, was the only one who did
not respond to his name.
The oath of office was then ad.
ministered by Clerk McCabe to the
presiding chief Judge.
After the roll call, Judge Cullen de-
clared the court duly constituted. He
announced that the question had been
raised as to the right of Judge His
cock, Chase and Miller, designated
members of the court of appeals, to
sit as members of the high court. He
said. in his opinion, the designated
judges should be permitted to sit.
Counsel for both sides assented.
The right of Senator Frawley, chair.
man of the committee which brought
out the evidence against Governor
Sulzer, and other senators on the COM
mittee to sit as members of the court
was challenged by the defense. but
they were permitted to take the oath
OF office.
After the oaths had been admin
jstered the clerk called the name of
VIM. Sulzer. Judge Herrick announc.
ed that Governor SulZer desired to an.