New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-14

alleged Intermediary. or as the famous
Account No. 5O0". These accounts
were with Harris & Fuller. Fuller e.
| Gray and Boyer, Griswold * Co, which
has since dissolved.
At the office of Harris & Fuller. only
the statement that the firm would
/ stand on its explanatory statement Of
/ the Sulzer account could be obtained.
| In the explanation, after Governor Sui
ger had denied having a speculative &C
count. the firm described the transact
! ton as that of a loan, with stock
| pledged as collateral.
Nothing Further to Say.
I'VE have nothing to say beyond our
explanations Of our dealings with the
| Governor" It was said yesterday. The
! explanation told that Governor Sulzer
\ Rad been called upon for additional
/ collateral, and letters to him from the
/ firm were introduced at the Frawley
/ hearing.
At the office Of Fuller & Gray less in
| formation was obtained in regard 10
/ the possibility that Mrs. Sulzer had
authorized the stock purchases for "Ac-
count No. 800"
we stand on our testimony 10 the
| committee" was the response TO ques
lions.
Philip Boyer. OF Boyer. Griswold &
Co. repeated yesterday his denial that
he knew Governor Sulzer or had bust
ness relations with him.
80 far as | know" he said the ac-
count was for Frederick 4. Colwell.
and the checks were given TO us by
him. Neither did I ever meet or know
| Mrs. Sulzer.
1T was not necessary for our cashier
| 10 know or be familiar with Governor
| Suffers Endorsement. The checks pre-
sented TO us in payment were drawn
on various banks by different persons.
and were certified by the banks on
which they were drawn before we got
| them. We never questioned the in
dorscment. but Endorsed each check in
turn and turned IT over to our bank.
the Bank Of the Manhattan Company.
| for our account"
One Check Drawn by Sulzer.
only one OF the checks given TO
Boyer. .Griswold & Co. in payment FOR
a debit OF Sl2,O25 was drawn by Will
lam Suzer-a check for $500. signed
with his name. on the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company, where his personal
account was carried. IL was stated In
| Albany on Tuesday that Governor Sui
ger gave Mrs. Sulzer $500 for Tex
| penses" about the time this check was
drawn, and the incident was consid-
cred by some as an explanation for the
payment Of the brokerage account with
| this check
other checks Endorsed by William
| Sulzer and turned over TO Boyer. Girls
void & Co. were: BY Theodore w.
Myers. $1,000; John Lynn, $500: Ly-
man A. Spalding. 500: Edward r.
ODwyer 500: John w Cox. $500:
Frank V. Strauss Company. 81 600, and
John T. Dooling. $1,000.
with the Mutual Alliance Trust Com
pany was deposited Suffers campaign
account, in the name OF Louis Sarecky,
whom Sulzer named rs having power
| 10 draw and deposit checks.
| Mrs. Suzer had no such power IL
was stated at that institution yester-
| day
This bank has no relations. and has
| had none, with Mrs. Sulzer." was the
statement. IF she had had power OF
attorney to indorse or sign Mr.. Suffers
name we would. OF course, have had re-
lations with her"
At the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company where Suffers personal ac-
count was kept. no statement would
be made regarding Mrs Suffers right
to sign her husbands name.
One Reference to Mrs. SuIrsr.
| One reference and one only was made
10 Mrs. Sulzer in the testimony before
the F'rawley committee. Richard NJ.
| v.
Strauss Company, who appeared be-
| fore the committee last Friday, was
asked by Eugene Lamb Richards,
counsel for the committee. II he had
| found among Mr.. Strauss cancelled
checks a check payable to Mrs. Sulzer.
! Huber was questioned as follows:
Have you been subpenaed to pro-
duce a check OF the Frank V. Strauss
Company for $l.00O?"
Yes"
ITO the order OF William Sulzer, or
any one for him."
Yes. SIR"
Have you made search for such
| check?"
Yes, SIR"
| Have you found such a check?"
mo, SIR