The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-19
Accused Is One Figure
Lacking to Complete
the Picture.
JUDGE
STOPS BUBBLES
In Businesslike Manner Clears
Away Tangles of Technicali-
ties and Admits Justices and
Senators Favorable and
Unfavorablc to
Accused.
Especial TO The Ttmes-Dispatch.


Albany. y. Y. September lS.-Wil-
liam Sulzer himself was the one fig
ure lacking 10 complete the picture
when the high court OF impeachment
which Is to determine his guilt or in
noccncc OF charges of high crimes and
misdemeanors, assembled at noon to-
day 10 begin the most important trial
in the history OF New York. Solemn
proceedings were BRIEF and business
like
Within an hour. more than half Of
which was devoted to the swearing in
OF the members OF the court. presid-
ing Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen had ordered
the seating of the three designated
justices OF the Court OF Appeals, vic
tory for Sutherland had permitted the
swearing in OF Senator'S Frawley, Wag
ner Sanner and Ramsperger-a vic
tory for the prosecution.
Governor In Called.
Then, turning to Clerk McCabe, the
justice said quietly:
mir. Clerk. call the Governor"
The Governors attorney responded
for him with the announcement that
they appeared only to protest against
the impeachment. AS no further bust
ness could be transacted in any event
were adopted. a committee consisting
Of Senators Wagner and Brown and
Justice Willard Bartlett was appointed
to draw the rules. and the court ad-
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow,
having been in session exactly fifty
eight minutes
No Quibblcs or Delays.
In his businesslike clearing away of
the first tangle OF technicalities that
must be disposed OF, Presiding Judge
Cullen made 1T apparent that this is
not to be trial of bubbles and delays
The decision to admit the three de-
s.gnated justices to the court is OF
value 10 Sulzer. because IT makes one
vote more necessary to a conviction.
Whether this nccdful number will be
'hirty- eight or thirty-nine hangs on
the admission s justices of Judge John
Bartlett and Senator Fitzgerald, of
New York, the only absentees. The
take the oath and act after Justice
Bartlett returns from abroad and Mr..
Fitzgerald RECEIVERS from his illness
The admission of the Senate leader
and the Senator'S on the Frawley COM
mittee is OF value 10 the prosecution.
because it enables the court to pro-
ceed forthwith with its work. Had
these men been barred, 1t might have
been impossible for the court TO or
ganize.
In the first ruling, Judge Cullen
merely expressed his own opinion.
which was corcurred in by attorneys
on both sides and by the court. The
second ruling was arbitrary. and was
accepted without question.
SulEer Sits In Study.
While the most important event in
his political life was in it's beginning
Governor Sulzer sat in retirement in
his study at the Executive Mansion
half a mile away. moodily for the most
part. but Frightening now and then
as he got half-hourly telephone re
ports from Chester C. Platt his faith
full secretary. who occupied gallery
seat at the trial.
While Mr.. Sulzer sat at the Execu-
tive Mansion. n witness OF scarcely less
Importance to the defense. Louis A
Sarecky. his campaign manager. was
speeding in an automobile through
turn or not is n question that is troub-
ling the Governor fully as much as II
is the prosecution.
Aside from the trial itself, the most
important incidents of the day were
the consideration by the board OF as
sembly managers of fresh charges to
add to the bill of impeachment. and
the adoption Of rules for the court by
the committee appointed for that pur-
pose.
Tomorrow the counsel for the de-
fense will attack first the regularity
of the impeachment, second the right
of Frawley, Wagner, Sanner and Rams
perger to sit in the court. and third,
the articles of impeachment one by
one.
Three Abscntees.
Forty-eight Senators were in the
chamber when President Wagner
called the Senate to order little be-
fore noon. OF the three lacking to
make up the full quota, Roosevelt is
serving the government In Washing
ton. Fitzgerald is i'll and Stllwell is
in the penitentiary
Without waste OF words. Senator
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