The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
WITNESS SAYS
STOCK ACCOUNT
WAS GOVERNORS
Broker Gray Testifies To What
Frederick l.. COlWeII
Told Him.
ACCOUNT
500 WITH SULZER
Stanchfield, Counsel For Man
ayers In Impeachment
Trial Makes Strong Ref
erence to Bribery.

erence to Bribery.
Albany, Oct. Direct connection be-
tween Account 5oO'' and Governor
Sulzer was established today, when J.
B. Gray, of the stock exchange firm of
Fuller & Gray, who handled the ac-
count, testified before the impeach-
ment court that Frederick L. Colwell
told him that the stock transactions in
the account were for the governor.
ColweII was Suffers alleged "dum-
my
purchase of 200 shares of Big -Four
which Gray said Co1wen had paid for
in cash. The first 100 shares he said
were bought for Colwell on October
%, 1912, and delivered to him in Brook
lyn on October 81. The second 100
was bought on November 4 and it was
not until the second purchase, accord
ing to Gray's testimony that Colwell
told him that the account was for the
governor.
Gray said Co1wel had requested that
the account be given a number and
that the stock be delivered to him be-
cause he did not wish it known he
was doing business with Gray's firm.
Colwell, who had acted in the capac-
ity of private secretary to Gray, for
merly was employed by the firm of
Harris & Fuller. Colweu did not want
Harris & Fuller to know. the witness
said, that he was bringing any b1si-
ness to Fuller & Gray.
One bond which Colwel1 purchased
from the firm was for woman, the
witness testified. Asked her name
Gray replied that he could not re-
member, although ColweT had reveal
ed her identity when the bond was de-
livered.
Gray was contributor through
Colwell,5 to the governors campaign,
\, ste
Gray was questioned regarding Col
wells present whereabouts, but he in
sisted he had not seen Or heard from
Colwen since he disappeared several
weeks ago.
: Gray was not subpoenaed by the
impeachment managers until yester-
day. owing to the inability Of process
servers to locate him. He said today
that he had been attending to busi-
ness in his various offices every day
that the process servers have been
searching for him.
At the opening of the morning ses-
sion, Melville B. Fuller, of the broker
age firm of Harris & Fuller, was
granted permission to make a personal
statement to the court.
Mr.. Fuller first referred to headlines
in various evening papers referring to
his testimony, yesterday, which he
said misrepresented his firm.
st have concealed nothing the wit
ness said. ''I testified frankly and
freely before the Frawley committee.
although understood
At this point, Attorney Stanchf1eld
interrupted, claiming that comment on
the Fraw1ey commission exceeded the
province Of a personal statement
Judge Cullen sustained the attorney
in his contention. The presiding judge
also cut short the statement by in
forming the witness that if he had
been misrepresented in any newspaper
he had recourse to the courts Judge
Cullen told the witness to confine him
self to a personal statement and not
comment on the court proceedings.
1.-THE books of my firm are absolute
ly correct" Mr.. Fuller said. mo bal
ances were forced. No items were
omitted or concealed in them to pro-
tect Su1zer or anyone else
Samuel M. Frank, a stenographer,
was called to verify certain testimony
given by Louis A. Sarecky, Governor
Sulzer's campaign secretary, before
the F7raw1ey investigation committee.
Sarecky, at the time, refused to an
swer any questions concerning the
governors campaign expenses unless
he could be represented by counsel
Counsel was denied him.
Mr. Stanchfield stated the position
of the Assem- bly, managers He said
they were to show by the testimo ohy
Sareclxy gave before the Fraw1ey /
committee that when the governor
appointed him deportation agent ''Sul-
zer knew the manifest, the palpable
unf1tness of Sarecky to occupy the po-
sition."
The testimony shows the intimacy
between Sulzer and Sarec11y from the
1atter's boyhood. 1t also shows the
difference in salary Sarecky received
as Suffers secretary and as state de-
portation agent, from $1,000 to $2,-l
500 in the former and $4,000 in the
latter.
'tThis testimony" Mr.. Stanchfie1d
continued, will present the strongest
possible circumstantia1 evidence of
bribery-and when I say bribery say
it adVisedIy. To be guilty of brib-
er does not mean that a person has i
to pass som ething to another so tan |
gibIe that the recipient may take it /
in his hand or put it in his pocket. |
Other kinds of bribery are more in |
sidious."
At this point Judge Werner inter
rupted to ask if Sarecky were to be |
called as a, witness.
Mr.. Hinman inforner him that Sar-
ecky was under subpoena from the
counsel. !
But" interrupted Mr.. Stanchfield, |
you need not understand from that
fact that the managers are going to
make him their witness
1--WE never thought you would" in
terjected Judge Herrick, the cover |
nor's chief counsel
Presiding Judge Cullen then ruled I
Sarecky testimony, must confine him
self to the parts in which Sareclzy re-
fused to answer the questions concern /
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