Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-19
]. c. GARRISON
Jailed FOR
CONTEMPT
GOVERNOR SUFFERS Chief GRAFT
INVESTIGATOR sent TO JAIL BY
ASSEMBLY or NEW YORK STATE
UNTIL END OF SESSION
ASSEMBLY MAY PASS
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES


/ Garrison, Governor Suffers chief graft
investigator, who was sent to Jail by
the assembly at an early hour this
morning for alleged contempt Of that
body in refusing to answer questions
engaged counsel today to bring action
| looking to his release. His lawyers
will confer tonight and make some
move in court tomorrow.
f! Garrison declared in Jail today that
| he would hold every member of the
assembly responsible in the courts fo1
his illegal Incarceration" The as
sembly, which adjourned early this
morning until noon, had not been call
ed to order at . O'Clock. 1t seemed al
most impossible to secure the neces
sary quorum for the passage of the
additional articles of impeachment
against Sulzer and several of the
| leaders declared that the new articles
would be pushed to vote
Governor Suffers personal friend
and special graft Investigator, James
! c. Garrison, slept last night in a cell
of the Albany court penitentiary. He
was remanded to that institution by
| the sergeant at arms of the state as
sembly for refusing to answer ques-
tions put to him by the speaker fol-
/ lowing arrest on charge of contempt.
| The charge grew out Of his alleged
statement several weeks ago that four
| legislators sold their votes on the reso-
| luton impeaching Governor Sulzer
Plans by the Sulzer faction today
were to obtain writ of habeas cor
pus from the supreme court for the re-
lease of Garrison. Majority Leader
Levy said this morning, that such ac-
ton would be impossible as the as
sembly had 'plenary power to punish
for contempt"
The appellate court so held in SINH
lar case several years ago. If the
courts should hold this view, Garrison
might be kept in prison until next Jan
llary. when u new legislature convenes
The alleged offense is unbailable it
is said.
The arrest of Garrison came as a
climax to weary evening spent by
the assembly in an attempt to round
up the seventysiX votes necessary to
pass additional articles Of impeach-
ment against Governor Sulzer.
The body finally adjourned at 2:33
o'clock this morning after an i'm
passioned plea from Majority Leader
Levy for better attendance when the
assembly convened at noon today.
Garrison's arrest was almost as
great surprise to many members of
the legislature as it was to him.
Threats were made several weeks ago
to arrest him but nothing ever. was
done and he made no attempt to evade
service. He has been around Albany
continuously since the impeachment
proceedings began and few minutes
before his detention last night was
stroling about the halls of the capitol.
Then out of curiosity to see what
the assembly was doing, he strolled
into the chamber The doors swung
inward easily for him but when he at
tempted to depart he found himself
blocked by the sergeant-atarms. While
Majority Leader Levy was presenting
resolution calling for the arrest Of
Garrison, he was held a prisoner in a
cloak room.
When called before the speaker,
Garrison was without counsel and he
refused to answer questions put to
him. Meantime numerous and varying
predictions were made as to what
would be done with Garrison.
Again Levy took the initiative and
presented a resolution remanding the
prisoner to the penitentiary until the
close of the session unless otherwise
ordered by the assembly. The vote
for the resolution was SO to g.