New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
Direct Violation of Election
Laws, Carrying Penalties of
Fine or Imprisonment, Is
Now Alleged by the
Investigators.
BROKERS BALK AT QUERIES
Refuse to Answer Vital Questions.
as to the Accused officials Deal
ings with Them Since Can
didacy-May Be Forced 4
to Explain.

the Board OF Estimate room at the
City Hall yesterday. put up 10 Gov
ernor Sulzer by question and inference
as well as by documentary evidence
the practical accusation that he had
used f. fund of almost $4,000 given
TO him as campaign contributions for
Wall Street speculation and to swell
his private bank account.
In the trend OF the inquiry those
who have followed this Tammany at
tack on Sulzer found that the legis-
lators who are probing into both h.s
private and public activities are now
pointing toward indictment rather than
impeachment.
The connecting links Of the evidence
are still to he supplied. but Eugene
Lamb Richards, counsel TO the commit
tee, said last night that the gaps in
the story would be filed up shortly, and
that the committee would show that,
sulzer's heavy personal bank deposits,
as we'll as a speculation fund of S11.-
500 were made up Of money con-
trlbuted TO him for campaign purposes.
Sulzers account with the stocks
brokerage firm Of Fuller &, Gray was
carried under the blind name" Of 40
count No. 900"
Arthur L. Fuller. Melville E. Fuller
and F. W. Colwell, witnesses wanted
l. -, foo 70
on the Governors market trsnsactiona
under the ledger designation OF "Ac-
count No. 500" delayed the proceed
ings somewhat by refusing 10 answor
vital questions aimed TO establish
finally the Sulzer connection. They
were held under subpoena, and Senator
Frawley informed them that Mr..
Richards would take the matter be-
fore court to convince them that they
must either answer or be cited for
contempt
These broker witnesses were especial-
ly emphatic in their refusals TO an
swer questions designed to show that
some of them had gone 10 Albany to
confer with Governor Suzer as soon
as they were subp9naed, and they
were determined to protect Sulzer az
every possible step.
His Bank Accounts Compared.
The bank account history Of the
Sulzer campaign for the Governorships
however. was easily and quickly put
upon the record OF the inquiry. 10
summed up, briefly. in this fashion:
William SuIzers account in the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company;
September (, 1912 ............$i,112 3d.
January I. 1913 ..............U U,521 ~
William SuIzer's account Of campaign.
fund in Mutual Alliance Trust Com
pany, in name of Louis A.. sarecky, HE
private secretary:
October I, 1912 ............... $3.50 05
November IL, 1912 12,405 90
In connection with this latter account
Mr.. Richards read into the record the
following letter from Sulzer to the
Mutual Alliance Trust Company, dated
October %. 1912:
This "a to inform you that have
authorized my private secretary, Mr..
Louis 4. Sarecky. TO indorse my name
TO any checks donated to my campaign
fund and TO deposit same 10 his credit.
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM SULZER"
The Frawley Investigators, who were
first credited with the aim OF impeach-
ing the Governor. have come TO the
point. because Of the developments Of
the last few days. where they believe
that they can infict him for a violation
Of the election laws.
Section 546 of the election laws prc-
vides that within twenty days after
election A candidate shall file state-
ment setting forth "all the receipts. ex-
penditures. disbursements and liabili-
ties" and that "in each case IL shall in
clude the amount received. the name OK
the person or committee from whom
received, the date Of its receipt, the
amount of every expenditure or dis
hursement exceeding IS. the name OF
the persons or comntttee TO wnom u
was made. and the date thereof"
Violation of this statute Is misde.
meanor. punishable by years impris-
onment. or a 81, 600 fine, or both.
Mr.. Richards. for the committee said
last night that there we're several OK
Suffers campaign contributions In gu
rope at present. but he expected to ses
their stories into the record before long.
He also expects 70 disclose other brok.
erage accounts.
A Loser in Market.
The one brought out yesterday SHOWS
that Account No. 500" which Wa