The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-15
ROOM IN CAPITOL
CLOSELY GUARDED
Armed Men Permit No One
to Enter Executive
Chamber.
COUP FEARED BY sULzER
Takes No Chances of Finding
Himself Disposscssed This
Morning.
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

Albany, y. Y. August 14-Four
armed guards took possession OF the
executive chamber at the Capitol to-
night and refused to permit even the
jantors to enter. This action was
taken because OF Governor Suffers
fear that an attempt would be made to
enter during the night and debar him
on his arrival from the executive man
sion tomorrow.
Two other armed men patrolled the
corridor and refused admission to the
night watchman. whose duty 1t has
been to pass through the rooms once
an hour.
Each OF the guards was equipped
with brace Of siX-Shooters when he
went on duty. Those within the ex-
ecutive chamber We're ordered particu-
larly TO guard suffers private papers.
For the first time lock was put on
the panel door connecting the private
offices with the big outer chamber.
To add to the chaos OF the situation
arising from the fact that William Sui
zer and Martin H. Clynn both claim to
be the legal Governor, suffers attor-
neys announced tonight that they
hoped to indict Charles Francis Muir
ply. Speaker Smith. Majority Leader
Mann and the members OF the board OF
Impeachment OF the Assembly
Incidents of Struggle.
Incidents of the struggle to-day
were as follows:
|. AIr. Cilyun. after n consultation
with the State leaders announced that
he means tomorrow to make soule
attempt 10 enforce his right TO admin
lister State business
>. Mr.. Sulzcr, advised by his law
yers that his impeachment case prob
ably will never be brought TO trial
because of demurrer they intend to
nle. privately announced that nothing
short Of violence would drive him from
the Capitol
). Public Service Commissioner Nc
Call. after a conference with SulZer,
laid before Charles +. Murphy a plan
to have the courts pass on stipula-
tion of fact as to the impeachment.
and promised that Sulzer would get
out II the court so ordered. This plan
has not been agreed to by Glynn, but
his lawyers viii consult with Sulzer's
attorneys about il Tomorrow
I. Sulzer was formally served with
the articles OF Impeachment by Patrick
u McCabe, clerk Of the Senate Sui
zers only comment was. "An right"
.. After conference with his attor-
neYs, Glynn said: II have formulated
no definite plans. OF course. there is
and can be but one Governor. To-
morrow we shall take some action TO
demonstrate this. / shall take anv
action that Is incumbent on ME to
N''"N 40 'pNcinoT. ou may De assured
of that"
Mrs SuIzcr Seriously III.
In many respects the illness OF Nrs
william Sulzer to-day o:ershadow.d
the tight raging over her husbands
office as Governor. Her condition is
serious. She having suffered a complete
breakdown following her confession
,hat she signed the Governors narn,, to
campaign contribution checks At mid
night Mrs. Suffers condition was not
favorable and she was said to be worse
than at any time since the breakdown.
Professor Robert Abrams a specialist
IN nervous diseases. who was summon
cd from New York, was Joined late to-
day by Drs. jacob and Mcdonald. who
were also summoned from New York
Mrs. Sulzer is delirious." said DR.
Abrams late tonight. and her tenn
perature Is l04 do not however. ex-
pect any more serious complications"
When Governor Sulzer left the Capt
tol at $50 +. NJ. and went to the exc
cutive mansion, he hurried to his wife's
room He plainly showed his worry
over her condition during the day, and
his alarm was heightened by the fact
that DR.. Abrams had ordered all friends
barred from the patient,
Only her husband, the nurse and the
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