Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01

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yes. He asked me in my Yonkers Of.
ece To get a quotation on Big Four.
ono,ed N and he gave me an order To
6uy 100 shares He made two payments
against the stock when 1t was delivered
IN the Yonkers Office, one or S1.oOo ano
one of $1,000 They We're ooth paio 70
Grav then was questioned concerning
whether or not Colwell had ever re-
ceived a salary from has firm. he re-
ttara "a that Colwell mad never been SO
WAS there never any salary of $50 a
week paid to him!
on, Wen" replied Gray; .. .fo. ti fos
he acted oa "a h mn s.. se'sa' Week.
Grev said that October Is $500 more
was paid for the stock and OCTOBER 81
the balance. ss.S25. was paid. all In cur
rancv An but the latter amount was
raId he said by Colwell TO the witness
personally The SS.S25 was paid 10 ms
emnlove Frederick A. Coe, who delivered
the stock to Colweil
the payments were made in cash and had
not asked where the cash had come from,
Why Sarecky Got Job.
Most of the morning session was de-
voted 10 an effort by the managers to
show how and why Gov. Sulzer re-
warded his campaign secretary, Louis
=
thou a nd dollar job in the state imIni-
they evidently did not wish to call
Sarecky as "A witness unless FORCED 20
10 50, and endeavored to establish their
MONT BY reading excerpts from the pro-
eeedings OF the FTawley Investigating
committee. before whom Sarecky repeat
ediv refused ties timony.
Counsel for the governor objected to
this line OF evidence. Judge Werner
asked Mr. Stanchfeid Of the prosecution
he. Had nc a
witness. one OF the Sulzer lawyers In
formed him that Sarecky was under sub
noena from the managers counsel:
s.Tut" interrupted Mr.. Stanchheld, you
need not understand from that fact that
the managers are going TO make MIN their
we never thought you would" inter
Scted Judge Herrick. the governors chief
counsel.
Presiding Judge Cullen then ruled that
Mr. Stanchfield. In reading the Sarecky
testimony. must confine himself to the
parts IN which Sarecky refused TO answer
~. Questions concerning the campaign
contributions.
John c. Birdseye, secretary of the civil
service commission testified that the COM
mission suspended its rules at Suffers re-
quest In order that Sarecky might. be APP
pointed deportation agent at salary OF
- go This was on the ground that
aarecky was master OF five languages,
and was peculiarly equipped for the po-
sttion by reason of his knowledge Of the
iargon OF the races which largely consti
tute our state insane hospital population
Claimed Wife Owned Stock.
Evidence that Gov. Suffers stock
transactions with the New York bro
herage firm OF Harris & Fuller were
for the account OF Mrs. Sulzer was
disclosed. yesterday. The articles OF
impeachment charge that the governor
made use of some OF his unreported
campaign contributions In these trans
actions.
Melville B. Fuller, head of the firm.
said that the governor had told him
that Mrs. Sulzer had loan with the
now defunct Carnegie Trust Company
Of New York and that in order to take
up the loan. for which he had given
his note. he had deposited securities
belonging to Mrs. Sulzer with Harris
& Fuller and borrowed money thereon
to pay the note.
Fuller said the governor had told him
this in the executive mansion In AL
bany July 80 last. when he had called
there at Mr.. Suffers request after re-
ceivtng subpoena TO appear before
the Frawley investigating committee.
Mr. Fuller. you know that these Sc
curities were Mrs. Suffers, don't your"
the governor asked him, according to
the witness.
The broker said he replied in the neg
alive.
W eli Sdi0 the governor, -1leSe Sc
curities belonged to Mrs. Sulzer when I
brought them to you,' Fuller testified.
She had loan with the Carnegie
Trust Company. They required me to
give a note every three months, and IT
was very annoying, so l took the Sc
curities down 10 you and borrowed the
money from you.
II said 10 Gov Sufxer.e That. may all
be true. There is no evidence of any
thing OF that kind on my books and can
not be proven by me. II 1t is true you'll
have no trouble in proving 1t. as the
books of the Carnegie Trust Company
must be matter OF record
Stock Exchange Bills Presented.
complete record Of all the stock
exchange reform bills introduced atsthe
regular session OF the legislature at the
recommendation of Gov. Sulzer was
placed IN evidence. Especial emphasis
was placed upon the executives special
message urging the bill designed to dou-
BILE the tax on transfers of stock. This
measure was introduced February by
former Senator Stillwell, now a prisoner
in Sing Sing, and was not reported out
Of committee
The managers counsel stated they
would show that the reason the bill
governor had Withdrawn his advocacy
OF IT, They announced that in this
connection they would inquire closely
into the public statement made by the
executive March 10 in announcing
that he had withdrawn the stock
transfer tax bill" At that time the
governor said.
1t has aroused considerable oppo-
sItion from sagacious business people
throughout the state and l think
much OF this opposition Is well
founded. and that the bill goes too far
Ia placing too great a burden Of tax
alton on single industry"
Attorney Stanchheld made an unsuc-
eessful attempt to introduce testimony
regarding the installation of Louis A
Saff cky into the immigration service
Ate: his resignation as campaign Sec
rotary TO the governor. Judge Cullen
held that the testimony was not COM
2etent at this time. but might be in
troduced later.
Good Job for Secretary.
In outlining what he expected to
prove Mr.. Stanchfield said the governor
induced the civil service commission to
give Sarecky. without examination. a
position as an examiner OF the alien
insane at $4,000 a year. whereas Sa-
rocky received between $1,000 and
900 az secretary
AF or this was preliminary, however,
70 an attempt TO prove the charge that
me governor Induced Sarecky to refuse
70 testify before the Frawley committee
more unreported campaign contribu-
lions were placed in evidence during the
1f,Iy