South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-30

Broker Says Books Were Fixed
So as Not to Make it Appear
AS Speculative Account.

ALBANY, y. Y. Sept. 30.-Testi-
mony showing that Gov. William Sui
zer's Wall st .speculations extended
over period Of years was introduced
Tuesday before the court of impeach-
ment where the executive is on trial
charged with high crimes and misde-
meanoTs.
Melville Fuller. Of the brokerage
firm OF Harris and Fuller, where Sui
Zer carried margin accounts" testi-
ned that Mr.. Suffers dealings went
back 10 March, 1910. Mr. Fuller had
a truck load of books and papers TO
refer 20 during mis- testimony
In a nutshell these were the chief
points of the brokers' testimony:
In March, 1910. Sulzer bought 100
shares Of Big Four stock on margins
at so. Three months later Harris and
Fuller lent Sulzer $4,000 on a certif-
cate for 100 shares of Big Four. Sui
zer had bought the stock on 10 point
margin, but its decline continued I'm
til IL went 10 40. Fuller's firm ad-
vanced the governor $14.012-50 on the
stock and these advances coupled
with the dealings wiped out the ac-
count On July 26. last the governor
had a debit account OF $22,664 with
the firm, while his holdings then had
a market value of S2S,S0O.
while Chester G. Platt, suffers pri-
vate secretary. was called TO identify
a letter written TO the governor on
Sept. 5, 1913. 10 a 'Dr. Brown.
Just before Platt took the stand it
was learned that a summons had been
sent TO former state democratic chair
man w. j. (Fingy) Conners, in Buff
falO. TO appear before the court and
testify as to Suffers relations with
Hugh j. Reilly, the contractor who
did a great amount OF work for the
Cuban government while Sulzer was
in congress.
SluZer won a triple victory Monday
over his accusers
Presiding Judge Cullen of the high
court barred the Introduction of evi-
dence intended to prove that the gov
ernOr had made a corrupt political
bargain with Assemblyman Patrie OF
Greene county and held that the teS-
timOny brought forward 10 show that
ne had made similar bargains with
Assem- blymap Sweet of OswegO coun-
~ and Assemblyman Prime Of Essex,
was incompetent.
The legislation had to do in each
case with highway and bridge i'm
prOvements provided for in bills pass
ed BY the legislature TO which the as
sembymen were desirOus OF getting
the governors signature. IN the Pa
trie case however, no charges were
ment and on this ground Judge Cul-I
len threw the charge out.
The Sweet and Prime cases were
specified In article VII Of the i'm
peachment charging that the gov
ernor had vetoed one and signed the
other bill. One assemblyman had
failed 20 support the governors di-
rect primary bill and the other did
SO after consulting Sulzer. the man
ayers charged.
Asked About His Vote.
Assemblyman Sweet Monday testi-
fled that when he urged the governor
10 approve his bill he was asked
whether he had voted for the direct
primary bill. which had been defeated
in the regular session Of the legisla-
ture.
Il tcld him 1 voted against it, said
the witness.
The primary bill was TO come up
again at the extraordinary session in
July and the governor wanted 20
know how Sweet proposed to vote at
that time. Sweet said he replied, "ac-
cOrding 10 the sentiment and in the
interest Of my district"
To this. according TO Sweet, the
governor replied. with advice 20 see
his personal counsel. Valentine Tay-
Tor. "and smooth him the right way"
did YOU smooth him. asked At
tOrnev Bracket OF counsel for the
Il didn't have "a" replied the wit
ness who explained that Taylor had
sent him 10 John II. Delaney, chair
man of the department Of efficiency.
who prepared a favorable report on
his bill
What happened 10 your billE
asked Attorney Bracket
Bill Was Vetoed.
'It was vetoed, replied the witness.
How did YOU vote on the primary
bill at the regular session.
To this question the defense OBJ
jeCted
objection sustained" ruled Judge
Cullen. "Ie has already said he
voted against the bill and IL this wit
ness was already against the bill. il
showed ne did not receive the price OF
a corrupt bargain.
on practically the same grounds
Judge Cullen held that the charges In
connection with the Prime case were
likewise invalid. The difference was
at the regular session Of the legisla-
ture. Prime did not vote at all