The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-19
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK AN SWERS NOT GUILTY TO IM-
 PARCHMENT CHARGES.
DEFENDANT IS CONFIDENT
Declares His Only Crime Is Failure to Crafty Whims of Political Bosses-lmposing Array of
 Counsel for Both Sides.

 state of New York, is being held in the ornate senate chamber. Sulzer is charged by the assembly with Thigh crimes and misdemeanors." His judges are the judges of the court of appeals and the members of the sen ate. It requires two-thirds vote of the joint assemblage to convict.
 Senator Wagner, as acting lieuten- ant-governor, called the court of i'm peachment to order.
 The charges, to which a plea of not guilty was interposed, are as fol lows:
 That William Sulzer filed with the secretary of state false statement of his campaign receipts, expendi- lures, disbursements and liabilities.
 That he was guilty of perjury in stating. under oath, that his state ment of his campaign receipts, ex- penditures disbursements and liabili- ties was correct.
 That he was guilty of bribing wit nesses to withhold testimony from the legislative committee which in vestigated his campaign expenditures and receipts
 That he was guilty of suppressing evidence in using threats to keep wit nesses from testifying before the legislative committee.
 That he was guilty of preventing and dissuading a witness, Frederick l.. Colwell, from attending, under subpoena, the sessions of the legisla- tive committee.
 That he used money and checks contributed to his prediction cam paign to speculate in stocks and that he was thereby guilty of larceny.
 That, as governor, he threatened to use his office and influence for the purpose of affecting the vote, or po- litical action, of certain officers.
 That, while governor, he corruptly used his authority or influence to af- feet the current prices of securities listed and selling on the New York stock exchange, in some of which se- curities he was at the time interested.
 Both Sides Confident.
 At the opening of the trial both sides professed the utmost confi- dence. Aaron J. Levy, chairman of the board of managers for the assem- ply, who has charge of the prosecu- tion, said:
 'We have the proof of guilt Will liam Sulzer will be impeached and removed from office"
 Sulzer. smiling and apparently very happy, said:
 q believe l will get a fair trial If I do, then I must he acquitted The time has gone by when the whim of a political boss will be gratified through the removal from office of a man whose only crime has been that he has served the people well and faith fully"
 But the men who have been follow ing the progress of events are admit tedly puzzled. A month ago, when the original charges were filed, it seemed almost certain that Sulzer would be removed. The votes were then against him. But as the result of the statewide campaign that has been made on his behalf there has been a change in sentiment Today it is certain that the result would be very close
 The array of counsel Is probably the greatest that has ever fought case in the history of the state of New York
 Legal Lights in Counsel.
 On the side of Gov. Sulzer there is former Judge D. Cady Herriek as chief counsel. He is assisted by Irving c. Yam of Syracuse, for many years a judge of the court of appeals; Louis Marshall of New York, Judge James Gay Gordon of Philadelphia, Austin G. Fox of New York and for mer State Senator Harvey D. Hin- man of Binghamton.
 The board of managers of the as- sembly, which has charge of the case, was represented by Alton B. Parker, former chief judge of the court of ap- peals, as chief counsel; former State Senator Edgar Truman Bracket of Saratoga, Eugene Lamb Richards of New York, counsel to the Frawley legislative Investigating committee; Hiram c. Todd of Albany, John J. Stanchfield and Isidore J. Kresel of New York
 It has been decided that hereafter the court will sit from 10 to 1 and from ? until daily By direction of