The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-24
COURTOUSTSSULzER
EX-GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
BLAMES TAMMANY CHIEF
DENIES ALL CHARGES
SAYS MURPHY WROTE VERDICT
High Court Of impeachment by Vote
OF 43 to II Removes Executive
Refuses to Bar Him From Holding
Future Offices.

moved from the Office OF governor or
New York. Twenty minutes after he
had been served with notice of his re-
moval, he gave to the public a state
ment in which he denounced his trial
as a lynching and declared that
Charles F. Murphy was Judge, jury
and bailiff. and had written the YER
dict of the court.
Had | but served the boss with
the zeal / did the state, William Sui
ger would never have been inn
peached," was the keynote Of the
statement
Sulzer asserts:
That Murphy began war on him
when he refused to call off the inves-
tigation of graft by which the state
had lost millions of dollars.
That he did not appropriate cam
paign contributions to his own use.
That he paid to campaign commit
tees all of the money he collected.
That he is poorer todav than he
ever was in his life.
That he was in debt $4,000 when
he became a candidate for governor.
That Duncan W. Peck and Allen A
Ryan falsely testified against him.
That the proceedings OF the court
we're held In secret.
That he was lynched by an assem-
bly, and senate controlled by Charles
F. Murphy. whom he charged with
writing the ultimate verdict.
The former governor also declares
his purpose to go on the lecture plat
form.
At the time of the actual judgment
Martin II. Glynn became governor by
virtue Of succession from the office
of lieutenant-governor and Robert G..
Wagner, president of the senate. be-
came lieutenant-governor.
Speculation as to what revelations.
II any. William Sulzer will make when
out of Office took the place Of the i'm
parchment in the minds Of the politi-
cal workers.
Will Take No Further Action.
The indication was that no further
action would be taken against the for
mer governor unless he made such
charges against Tammany workers
as demanded a war of determination.
The conviction on the charge Of per-
fury left an indictable offense fully
sustained by the court Of last resort
and made the way easy for indict-
ment II one were to be pressed.
The court voted unanimously not to
disqualify the governor from future
Offices of trust
The respondent having been con
victed." said Chief Judge Cullen. "oi
the first. second and fourth articles OF
the impeachment. 1t now becomes nee
essary that the court should deter
mine what the Judgment that should
be passed upon such conviction. I'm
der the rules the first question is:
Shall the respondent be removed
from office?
IF there is no objection made the
vote on that proposition will be taken
in the same manner as the preceding
votes, but, gentlemen. instead of say
| ing yes or no. you will please say
whether you vote for removal from
office or not.
Not Guilty on-ArticIe S.
The court voted Governor Sulzel
unanimously not guilty on article
| The article charged him with havins
prevented Frederick L. Colwell from
testifying
Then article was read and NO
guilty" voted in short order. The
larceny charge had received it's frs
blow at the very beginning of tn.
courts work when Chief Judge Cul
len stopped evidence bearing upon ths
question of larceny long enough t.
point out the legal shortcomings O
the article.
governor used the authority and In
fuence of his office to effect legisia
ton on his direct primary bill ant
other bills and with attempting to in
fluence the prices of stocks on tn,
New York stock exchange. were pu
through the same rapid-fire system O
dismissal
The senators voted Not guilty
just as fast as they could be called
The respondent under the vote a
announced by the clerk is acquitte,
as charged in the article" was tn
formal announcement of Chief Judg
Cullen. after the 81 votes were a
each roll call reported by Clerk Pa,
rick E. McCabe as Not guilty"
] Governor William Sulzer was cor
victed by the high court of impeact
ment on three counts. The faai vot
was 80 TO is.
The court, consisting of the stat
senate and the judges of the court O
appeals, found the New York execr
tive guilty of making false campaig
statement TO the secretary OF state. @
converting campaign funds to his ow
use and of using his Office to proven
the truth being brought out at the IL
vestigation.
The governor was found not guilt
of stock speculation.
Rob Postofice Of $4,000.
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