Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-10-09
PARTING Shot
SUFFERS Il; ENEMIES.
WITNESS SAYS THAT GovERNo On
souGHT5A1D OF ROOT AND
0 BARNES. ~ 5Es
TESTIMONY is 5sTRlC KEN OUT
Damaging Evidence 10 Held lncomps
tent-counsel Refers to Man
s% Behind Impeachment Bar 40 ri
% "Apostle Paul" 5aI

Albany, Oct. S.-Governor William
e. Sulzer attempted to obtain the in
f1uence Of United States Senator Elih,
Root and of William Barnes, chair
man Of the Republican, state commit
tee, to prevent the trial of his inn
parchment, according to testimony ad
duced at the trial, although subse
Quently stricken out by vote Of the
court. &,t2+ ~. In s5.,f
Allan A. Ryan, son of Thomas F.
Ryan, New, York hnancier, gave the
testimony It was also brought out
through the testimony of Ignatiua
McGlone, secretary of the elder Ryan
that Governor Sulzer was the recipi
ent of a. $4,000 cash contribution
from the Ryans which was not re-
ported in the governors sworn cam.
paign statement. &s.
"Same Old BILL III
Tell your father l am the same old
Bill" young Mr.. Ryan said the gov.
ernor said to him over the telephone
in asking for the contribution. &
Mr.. Ryan was called to the stand
after the attorneys for the impeach.
ment managers had obtained permits.
sion to reopen their case, which they
announced as complete when court
adjourned last Thursday.
The witness said that just a week
before the trial of Impeachment be-
gan he had seen Governor Sulzer in
the latter's office in New York. r..
HE asked me-" testified the finan.
cier's son, ito go to Washington and
see Senator Root and request him. to
see Mr.. Barnes, get him to endeavor
to have the Republican members Of
this body to vote that this court had
no right to try him and impeach him. -
Likens Governor to Paul.
The testimony preceded the opening
of the case for the defense by Har-
vey D. Hinman, who compared Gov.
ernor Sulzer to the Apostle Paul
whose former friends, the attorney
said, did not attempt to impeach him
or his epistles because Of what he
had done while acting with them and
while one of them ~ >eN<5f5@ ;
When, in the nineteenth century,
has voice been raised to condemn
Paul or his. apostles for his acts as
Saul?" asked Mr.. Human. =
The question was, he added, wheth.
or Governor Sulzer was impeached
for corrupt conduct in Office or "be-
cause of what he has refused to do
since he took Office" >H..g -
Repeated Objections Made. !
1t was in the face of repeated oh.
jections by counsel for the defense
who several times halted him as he
was about to answer that Mr.. Ryan
was permitted to- tell of his transac.
tons with the governor. Judge Gull.
len withheld final ruling on their oh.
jections. AS soon as the testimony
fell from his lips, counsel for Cover
nor Sulzer conferred and Attorney D,
Cady Herrick demanded that the tes-
timony be stricken out on the grounds
that it was incompetent. The court
room was soon a-buzz with converse
ton and it was evident that the words
Of the witness had caused a sensation.
"The testimony is stricken out"
said Presiding Judge Cullen. Nt."
John B. Stanchfeld, attorney for the
Impeachment managers, attempted to
obtain from Mr. Ryan testimony as
to another conversation he had with
the governor, but was not permitted
to pursue this line Of questioning fur
Their. ~. J:
/ Mr.. Ryan, after court had ad.
Iourned, said to newspaper men:
Il am unwilling to make any state
ment other than made as witness,
except that I did not see or communi.
cate with Senator Root upon the sub.
ject." .f;..,#@ II u 81 3. Il. .,% .s5s# 1
New Loan 10 Brought Out.
Edward P.MeanE, attorney for the
New York Telephone company, testi.
fed that he had loaned" the COVER
nor $4,000 in cash within week or
10 days after his nomination. Meany
said he had paid the contribution in
cash because he did not wish It
known, for the gift might be mis-.
construed &:5 IS IN e #$ Il
H He added that the governor had
promised to pay it back to him when.
ever he could. a letter which the
governor had written supposedly ID
connection with the gift and not Al.