New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-27
SuIzer Needed a New Hat.


Herrick cndeavored to strengthen the
evidence nv asking Conlan II he did not
tell Sulzcr when ne turned over the dr.
ferent contributions raised n the Man
haitian club that he could use them tn
any way he wanted to- but Conlan do
MED that story. and said he told Sulz"r
II was ito help him out during his cam
paign.'
Didn't you suggest TO him some cloth
ing" Hcrrlck asked
IF | did, 7 did It joknGly,' replied
Coalan. 81 said IL would do him 10 harm
before he went mp the state. or 70 get .
new hath substance, something Ike
that"
on the redirect examination by stanch-
field the witness was asked on what he
predicated his belief that "Suizer hadn
cent
"Wcll. his appearance and the manner
or living. habits and so on explained
Conlan. 81 did not believe he had saved
anything"
stancnhcld asked questions about sui
GERS personal attire, his hat and his style
Of dressing that produced considerable
laughter. until President Cullen reproved
him. and Conlan left the witness stand
after Senator Duhamel had asked MIN
whether Mrs. Sulzcr had been present
and seen the check contributions when ne
delivered them to Sulzer at the candI-
dates house. Conlan said she had.
Daniel VI. Brady, who contributed p
800 check. testified that he had-regarded
Sulzer as a poor man. and that his con-
tribution had been made freely. He de-
stroyed both the check and the STUB he
testified because he did lot want To get
mixed up in a fractional political row.
Brady was about to leave the stand
when Senator Bussey stopped him 10 ask
when he had destroyed the check and
stub. and Brady surprised the court with
the statement that he mad destroyed them
three or four weeks ago. after he had
read of the impeachment Of the Gov
ernor
John r. Doolihg. whose $1,000 check to
suzer was disclosed by the Frawley com.
mttee IN the exposure OF the Sulzcr ac-
count with Bower. Griswold Il Co, de-
scrbed the circumstances under which II
was given. lie had handed it over 10 Sui
ger himself IN Sulzer downtown office In
New York on October IL. and OH October
IS the same check went into the stock
account Of the Boyer & Griswold firm.
incidentally IT developed that immedi-
ately after Dooing had given him the
check Sulzer had II certified, apparently
as necessary preliminary TO using It In
the stock deal
Checks Traced to Brokers.
Philip, Boyer. Of the stock brokerage
firm which purchased the 200 shares Of
Big Four stock for Suffers account
through Colwcl,, testified TO the Circum,
stances OF that order from Cowell and
identified the checks. all Of which were
cited i'm the articles Of impeachment.
which. with 7i25 IN currency and Sui
GERS own check for $500 went to make
M the sl2.025 called for on the purchase
and commission.
G. A. Reynold. cashier for the same
firm. followed with evidence supplement
ing with detail the transaction described
by Boyer and clinched the Sulzcr 500
check. which was part OF IL. by testify
ing Ia his belief that the signature was
genuine Alexander Nj rray, the margin
clerk OF the firm. testified To having de-
livercd the stock 10 Frederick l.. Colweli
The interjection OF Henry Morgcnthau's
testimony came next, and with that dis
posed Of the prosecution put on ]. Tenn
ple GWathmey. He said that he was not
intimate with Sulzer but had sent him a
SlOO check for campaign purpos.s when