South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-26
Witness Recalled by the Prose-
Cution Says He Refused to
Take $500 ReiterateS
Wednesdays Statement.
COURT DECIDES NOT
TO LIMIT TESTIMONY
Charles DerSCh Says He DeIiV-
cred Collections to SuIzer
Home and Thought Mrs.
SuIzer Accepted the Money.

ALBANY. y Y. Sept. 26.-These
ten developments Thursday marked
the impeachment trial Of Gov Sulzer.
Jacob II. Schiff. a New York bank
er. testified that he was recently asked
by Samuel 1. Frankenstein. a former
law partner OF Gov. Sulzer, if ne
would accept the return of the al
legged S2.5O0 campaign contribution
which the banker Thursday said he
gave to the governor without restric-
ton as to its use. Mr.. Schiff said he
had replied negatively.
The high court. by an unanimous
vote. decided TO admit all testimony
pertaining to campaign contributions
made to the governor even though
they were not specified i'm the articles
OF impeachment.
This ruling paved the way for the
Introduction OF evidence intended to
show the governor had solicited and
received large contributions from
brewing Interests
The governor asked, according to
the testimony, that these contributions
be given in cash instead of checks.
Counsel for the impeachment man
ayers said they were prepared 10
provo the governor received campaign
contributions vastly in excess" of the
total mentioned in the articles of inn
parchment. There were more than
100 not accounted for. counsel as
serted.
New Names Introduced
The names of a large number Of
these contributors. other than those
of the brewing interests. were
brought into evidence. These includ-
ed 50 persons mentioned as drawers
of Sulzer checks in the account of
Louis a. Sarecky. the governors cam
paign secretary, in the Mutual ALI
ance Trust company This account
showed with checks and cash, that
deposits of $14,4O0 had been made be
tween Sept. 10, 1912. and the date Of
the governors inauguration.
Decision on the question as to
whether Suffers alleged misuse Of
checks given the governor without re-
strictiOn as TO their use constituted
larceny was reserved to give the court
an opportunity to investigate the
authorities
Sarecky. regarded by the prOsecu-
ton as one of the most important
witnesses and whom they said they
had been unable TO locate. was dis
covered by process servers in Albany.
and served with subpoena.
Judge Lewis J. COnlan, OF Albany.
life long friend of the governor, tes-
titled that he had raised money for
the governors campaign, but had Civ
en- it without restriction TO its use
Sulzer called personally upon Chas.
~ Stadler. president of the American
Mating company. Stadler said, and
requested his aid in obtaining the sup
port OF Tammany hall. He said he OBJ
tanned the support and later solicited
campaign funds for Sulzer.
No Additional Charges.
The assembly members decided on
Thursday night 10 bring no more i'm
peachment charges against the gov
ernor.
Mr. stadler subsequently, told of
having collected about S1,40O from
persons representing liquor interests.
His personal contribution of S1O0 was
added TO the total turned over 10 the
governor.
81 think the total amounted to
about $1,000" ne declared Yet L
may be in errors il might be perhaps
only Sl.500; 1 don't think it over
$1.4OO"
WAS there any occasion. asked
Judge Cullen "On which VIM. SulZer
spoke TO YOU about the subject of cash
instead of checks or anything OF a
similar kind or nature -
Not 90 me. as I remember" was
the reply. But I heard him say To
Charles persch. one OF my employees
who accompanied me when 1 turned
over the money I had collected, that
he preferred cash 20 checks"
Mr.. Stadler also testified that he
made a trip through the state" for
Sulzer.
"Sulzcr thanked me- he Continued I
and said that everything else / could
do for him. / should not leave un-
done"
Delivered Collections.
Charles Dersch. who followed Stad-
Ter on the stand. testified that he had
delivered some OF Stadler's collections
at Suffers new home He was asked
whether he had delivered them 10 Mr. /
or Mrs. Sulzer.
II don't remember. but I know they
took the cash L brought up TO the
house he answered. "I Chink that
Airs. Sulzer took il and put il in a
desk"
Lengthy questioning was necessary /
before the witness could 0e persuaded
10 make a different statement con-
corning what ne told. either Mr.. or
Mrs. SulZer the money was fOr3
II said for campaign purposes. IL I
was for campaign purposes, he IL
nally said.
Dersch said Sulzer requested that II
he got any more checks. Ito be kind
enough 10 have them Cashed.
Simon Chlman. head of the Henckel
Brewing company OF Albany testified
that he had made out check for S3O0
20 the order OF Louis y. SareCky
told the governor that / would
contribute 20 his campaign fund"
said the witness
LIQUOR Man Tc~tificS.
AMorrls Tekulsky. president OF the
New York Liquor Dealers association.
AMI member Of the local committee