The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-25
Jacob H. Schif Tells
Court Circumstances
of Contribution.
ALSO NO LIMIT
ON MORGANTHAU1S
Chairman of National Democratic
Finance Committee Made His
Personal and Considered Him
self "Foolishly Generous"
Governors Lawyers
Are Much Elated.

! Albany, y. Y, September 24.-Gover-
nor Sulzer was free to use the $4,000
! check given him by Jacob Fl. Schff, 4
! New York banker. in any way he chose
| The banker SO declared to-day OH the
| witness stand at the impeachment
! trial of the Governor. The designation
OF the check across its back q con-
| tribution to the Governors campaign
| fund did not restrict It's use to that
purpose. Mr.. Schin said.
Henry Morganthau. ambassador to
! Turkey, formerly chairman of the
| finance committee of the National
| Democratic Committee testified that
! when he gave the Governor the check
| for Sl.Oo0--a personal contribution--he
| had placed no limitations on it's use.
He said. however, that he had made
! the gift to help the Governor in his
campaign, and had been "foolishly gen
erous."
t Docs Not Constitute Larceny.
| These are two OF the alleged cam
paign contributions which the articles
of Impeachment against the Governor
charge that he misused.
1T possibly will not make any diff
ference in this case, but If l were sit
ting in criminal prosecution" said
Judge Edgar NJ Cullen. president of
the court, Il should have to charge the
| petit jury that If the owner consented
! TO the use in any manner of the money
| or check given by the party to whom
it was delivered, such use would not
constitute larceny"
Court Sweeps Away Obstacles.
| This testimony and the ruling of the
presiding judge thereon, marked the
opening of the actual trial of the i'm
| peached executive, which. up until
noon to- day, had been delayed by argu-
ments OF objections of counsel for the
| defense.
At that hour all obstacles to the
fol- Inn T,f 4.tt.
! by the vote OF the court, thereby per-
mitting Eugene Lamb Richards. of
| counsel for the managers OF the i'm
| parchment. to outline evidence against
the Governor. This opened the case
| Governor Sulzer was buster getting
money than getting votes during his
campaign for election" declared Mr.
Richards.
After outlining the provisions of the
election law relating to the reporting
OF campaign contribution the attorney
continued:
With these provisions in force
what did Mr. Sulser do: He was
nominated October =, 1912, and almost
Immediately he began to solicit and
obtain large sums of money for cam
paign purposes. He went at his cam
paisn for money with system. cool
deliberation and cunning schemes to
conceal what he got.
Five days after he was nominated,
he made public announcement that
he would have no campaign collectors
or financial managers and yet. ut that
moment his private secretary was al-
ready running "a secret campaign ac-
count. and he himself had collectors
working for him, securing the city
and State for checks and cash.
Prefers the Cash.
He preferred first currency, which
has no earmarks. next checks TO bearer
or cash. next, checks to the order OF
some one other than himself. and. If
this were impossible, he was. willing
TO take TAX che, ehHcks Ks to to his own order,
OF his requests that checks should be
made to the order. of some one other
checks. and that when some OF his
collectors came In with checks, he ask
ed them in the future to cash the
checks and bring him the cash.
Furthcrs Stock Speculation.
"He did more than collect and hold
the checks He intended to keep them.
surplus to the contributors. for it will
clearly appear that he used and in
tended to use their contributions TO buy
stocks and TO supply margin for stock
I'VE shall show that the respondent
continued to speculate in stocks after
caused to be introduced in the Lcgis
laturo and advocated the adoption of
Legislation vitality affecting the rise and
fall of securities OF said exchange, and
we shall leave it to this court To say
whether his act as Governor In father
ing such legislation was not Influenced
by his personal interest in the fluctua-
ions Of securities affected by that very
The motion of the defense to uuash
the three articles of the impeachment
dealing with the Governor, ,;l,ig alleged
was disposed of to-day in this manner:
Motion Overruied without Prejudice.
Presiding Judge Cullen overruled the
motion without pre- judice u it's merits.
and recommended that decision be re-
served until the testimony was all in.
This rec4mmendati1n sntn " vas aaoGte" to The b
negative votes were all cast by DEM
Ccratic Senators.
for the prosecution, with lsidor J;
Krezel as chief examincr had called
on Secretary Of state Mitchell May ana
scmbly to prove that Governor Sul%or
had been duly nominated elected.
sworn into oflce aitaeni, and impeached fna, ,,
known the Governor for many years;
that he had written him a letter con.
that on October Is, 1912. the Governor
had called on him at his office in New
York.
governor SulZer came into my Of
fee" said Mr. Schiff. "and I asked him
whether there was anything special I
could do for him. and he said:
"'Are you going to contribute to my
'''ti II said; said: Yes, shall be willing to do
:.TIe said How much will you con-
tribute?'
at said: $4,000,
He. replied, Can you make 1T any
moreT
II then said to him, NO, that is about
as much as care to give YOU
Then he said. All right, please make