The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-25
Each Contributor Testifies
That His Check Was
''for Any Use"
SHOCK FOR MANAGERS
Notation on $500 Schin
Check Made Only Two
Months Ago.
FULL STORY COMING OUT
Decision on Challenged Evi-
dence to Await End
Of the Trial.
RICHARDS OUTLINES CASE
Tho Governors Lawyers Are
Not Compelled to Disclose
Their Defence.
OUTLINES CASE

astonished the impeachment managers
and their counsel this afternoon by testi-
fying that the 32,50o check which he gave
William Suizer on October IS. 1912. was
not specifically a campaign contribution.
hut was intended for whatever use Mr..
Sulxer saw At to make OF II.
To a lesser degree they were surprised
by the statement OF Henry Morgenthau.
Ambassador to Turkey, that he didn't
intend to limit Mr.. Sulzer In anyway
when ne gave the candidate on October
a check for $1,000. In this case the sur
prise was mitigated by Nr. Morgenthau's
TO help Mr.. Sulzer "in his election and
canvesA"
The prosecution had contended that
both the Morgenthau and Schiff checks.
neither of which was mentioned in Mr.
Sulxer's sworn statement to the Secretary
Of State. were out and out campaign con
tributions
Across the face Of the Schifr check Mr.
Schin wrote two months ago. Mr.. Schiffs
contribution toward william Suizer's
campaign expsnsss."
sion and indication OF a good memory the
story OF how William Suzer came to him
on October lS and asked him to contrib
ute toward his campaign. He related hoy
Mr.. Sulser. dissatisfied with IA promise Of
$500. said. Cant you make it any
more" and was turned down.
shock for Prosecutors.
Thus far the prosecutors were obviously
pleased with their witness. But when
cross-examined by Louis Marshall for the
defence Mr.. SchiH quietly went on with
the part of the story that hadn't been told
before. He testified that in the conver-
| saton between Mr.. Sulzer and himself
nothing was said ss to the use to he
made OF the $500 check. He thought 1t
was "the general intent and purpose Of
the conversation that Mr. Sulzer could
use the $500 for whatever he would
please"
MFR. Sulzer." he said could have had
the $4,000 at any time and for any pur-
pose. and II had been careful ! proba bly,
would not have used the words campaign
expenses because ! really meant that he
should have free use OF it,.
Questioned again as to his intent by
the puzzled and persistent Mr.. Ercsel Of
the prosecutions counsel Mr.. Schiff said !:
Il intended to aid Gov Sulzer person.
ally by giving him this $4,000 for cam
paign expenses. in the first instance or
| otherwise. as he deemed Mt
witness for the Defence.
! NJ. Schlr's testimony so plainly ia
vored the Governor that at one point in
the examination Presiding Judge Edgar
NJ Cullen said to Mr.. Marshall Of the
! defence:
He is practically your witness on this
point"
| The effect on the men and women in the
high galleries of the Senate Chamber was
indicated by rapt silence as they listened
20 Mr.. Schin, broken now and then by
| murmured comment. William Sulzer had
| scored his first point in the trial to SUD.
port his denial Of September that [
used campaign contributions for personal
| use"
Mr Morgenthau described himself as
"foolishly generous in letting Mr.. SuIzer
| have 81 900 when the latter called on him
| at Democratic national headquarters on
| october S. Later he said the gift sprang
from generous impulse which occa-
sionally prompts me to do things"
| He acknowledged that Mr.. Sulaer ex-
pressed unwillingness to accept the check
AS Mr.. Morgenthau had already done so
much for the national campaign, and he
admitted that the check was given because