Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-11
Scores Suffers Request.

regard to his thousand dollar cam
paign contribution.
Scores Suffers Request.
THE damning character of the de-
PENDANTS request is apparent at a
glance" continued Mr.. Bracket. He
| wanted Mr.. Morgenthau to perjure
himself TO save him. the defendant.
from the result Of his previous crime
in not reporting the Morgenthau con-
tribution made to him during the cam
paign and thereby brought himslf pre-
cisely within the section of the code
and precisely within the article.
DO criminals find II necessary to So
licit witnesses to tell the truth? Is
1t not presumed that they viii do SO?
What was there In the high character
of Mr.. Morgenthau that led the de-
PENDANT to believe that he would tes-
tify to anything other than the truth ?
1t was not the truth he was seeking to
have adduced.'
TO Duncan w. Peck. superintendent of
public works, that he DENY his con-
tribution of $500 under oath. Mr.
brackett placed in the same category
The testimony Of Allan Ryan is still
to be considered he continued. 1T
stands here without contradiction of any
kind The defendant asked him to see
Senator Root and have members of this
Sourt solicited to vote in his interest to
dismiss these proceedings: failing that to
see Mr.. Murphy for the same purpose.
saving he would do whatever was right
II ne could be freed from the impeach-
ment proceedings.
This Is tie black evidence coovictins
him under article 4.
The thing urged by the defendant
stands out in all it's detestable lines He
urged Morgenthau to perjure himself he
urged Peck to perjure himself, and de-
hfc ty,fA
urged Ryan to tamper with this court
to the end that he might be acquitted.
Charges Foulest Crime.
And through and over it all runs the
foulest OF crimes connected with the adj
ministration Of justice, subornation of
perjury and an intention Of the defendant
himself to commit. perjury. God in heaven,
can more be required to convict this de-
fendant and remove him from his high
place. and forever disqualify him from
association with 1aw-abiding men.
knowing full well. approaching to the
must come upon this most unhappy man
by your verdict of guilty, l still beg
you not to think you will mitigate his
punishment by a judgment of acquittal
be your action that will render him
infamous for all the future. That future
is already his before you speak. II he
takes the wings Of the morning and flies
10 the uttermost parts of the earth the
record OF his disgrace is there before
him to meet and greet and abide with
him.
Plea for Conviction.
III this last and best attempt at self
government. under which we have rested
In security i'm all the century and third
OF our national life, under which the
state has been the leader of all the Sis
terhood that compose the republic-if this
shall fail at the point that we may not
remove from high Office men confessedly
guilty OF crime. then, indeed, are we Of
all men the most miserable
You alone can deliver US from the
body of this death-wretched men that
We are--yOu alone can deliver us from
the body of this DEATH
And so We leave this case with all its
vast interests to the interests of all who
love the state and are jealous for its
honor and good fame in your hands;
leave it. with all that it means to the
people and the future. Words fail me
in the contemplation Of all that your de-
cision means. If it ever pleases the Fa-
.ther of us all to guide with His own
hand those engaged in the performance
Of the great public duty, may that guild
ance be yours this day. and may the de-
ctSiOn mere rendered Dear sure impress
that 1t comes from wisdom that maketh
judgments far above the twilight judg-
ments OF this world
Says Sulzer Swore Falsely.
Judge Parker occupied more than two
hours yesterday afternoon and dealt only
with articles ], and 9, the money
articles of the impeachment charges.
That the governor swore falsely to a
campaign statement there was no doubt,
the attorney said, in speaking Of article l.
He also fiayed the defense for its alleged
attempt to shift the blame to the Shout
ders of Louis A. Sarecky, and termed
him worthless character"
He read into the record the first conf
piete statement of Suffers financial
transactions during the campaign. 1t
400; cash paid to brokers, $40. 49, 80; con-
tributions delivered to Sulzer, $.9. go;
cash deposited by Sulzer in bank, $14, 400;
checks Endorsed by Sulzer, $500
The purpose for which each contribu-
ton was made was set forth. as nearly
as possible. The statement showed that
$3.4o OF the unreported contributions had
been designated for use in his campaign
"Nc Answer to Facts
THE evidence is all in" declared Judge
Parker at the outset 1.-The case closed
and there is no answer to any of the ma
terial facts which have been presented
on the part of the managers Not a word
IL there Is any question whatever that
can be made as to any fact none has
appeared to present it,
In his discussion of the first article
Judge Parker said he was amazed at the
eloquence which Attorney Marshall dis
played in attempting to uphold as alb
soiutely worthless character as Sar-
ecky. He said one task placed upon the
shoulders of Sarecky was to persuade
the court that Sulzer honestly signed this
statement; that he had nothing to do
with its preparation.
Now he testifies that he came in with
this statement, showed 1t to the governor
and that the governor looked it over and
then the governor said: rs il all right?'
We'll. he said. 1T is just as near right
as / can make II with the data / have
and then the governor said All right and
signed it.
Sarecky and Sulger.
We'll, your honors. when William
sulzer glanced over these figures and
these contributors he must have been
very proud, indeed, of the talent Of his
pupil. for he took Sarecky from the high
school, and all the education that he had
in practical affairs he had acouired I'm