Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-09

A N I O. ing either Governor Sulzer or his wife to the witness stand, his counsel to- day rested their defense in the trial of his impeachment. According to D. CadN Herrick, chief of his attorneys, Governor Sulzer decided not to defend himself in person because he did not want to be placed in the position of shielding himself behind his wife for it was for Mrs. SuIzer, according to the testimony, that the governor had his Wall street dealings.
 Judge I5erriCk said tonight that the governor had heard from many quar- ters. including Washington, that "any man who would shield himself behind his wife ought to be removed"
 sugzer Pictured as Martyr.
 Tomorrow and Friday will be devoted to summing up the case by the op- posing counsel. Monday next being holiday, the court will probably ad- 5ourn from Saturday until Tuesday, when it is expected the governors guilt or innocence will be reached.
 Friends of the governor tonight pie tured him as a man who had mar Iyred himself for the sake of his wife. Judge lderrick pointed out that the testimony yesterday of Allan A. Ryan disclosed the reason why the governor had not taken the stand. This was the | conV VersatiOn which Ryan said he had with the impeached executive early in Septemb Der in relation to obtaining po- Utical influence to stop the trial.
 T suggested to MT. Sulzer,'' Ryan's testimony ran, now that certain charges had been made against him, that did not see that he could afford to put himself in a position in which he could not answer the charges. He said that the reason was that he did not want to drag hts wife into the sit nation. and put her on inc stand"
 Action of Defense a Surprise.
 The sudden announcement that the case for the defense was closed, which came late in the afternoon session, ere ated a profound sensation in the court room Many had confidently expected that both the accused executive and his wife would take the stand Only 9 few days after the trial began, Gov ernor Sul1sr told newspapermen that he would positively appear in his own behalf He said that at that time he would tell 'an astounding story that would force Charles F. Murphy to 4 take the stand in his defense also. Up until a few days ago it was learned from authoritative sources tonight the governor was still insistent that he be allowed to tell his story. but he fin ally yielded, it was saids to the advice of his attorneys.
 In preparing for this story as well as 4hat expected from Mrs. SuIzer, coun- gel for the impeachment managers had in reserve half a dozen more witnesses whom they had eA.j led to put on in rebuttaL Mrs. SuIzer. |. anticipated. would take the blame for the govern or's stock speculation in Wall street which the articles of impeachment charge he conducted with unreported campaign funds
 Mrs. SuIzer Had No Account
 Two of these witnesses were called before court adjourned today, but Judge Cullen excluded their testimony. They were George W. Egbert, a bank examiner, In charge of the books of pany, and James C. Miller, an official of the Fifth Avenue bank of New r ork- Egbert was ready to give evi- dence, Attorney Kretzel said, that would controvert the testimony that Mrs. Sulzer had an account in the Car negie Trust company or that the com pany had loaned the governor money on securities owned by her and de- posted in that institution
 By MT. Miller, Mir. Kretzel continued khe managers proposed to show that Mrs. Sulzer had an account in the Fifth Avenue bank during the cam psign of 1912" He learned later, out of court that Mrs. Sulzers bank ac- count in the Fifth Avenue institution sotaIled about $20o early in October, 1912, and that it had increased to more than s4.00o by the end of the succeed ing month.
 Graft Testimony Excluded.
 Judge Cullen held that the introduc- 6on of their testimony would inject new evidence and reopen the case"
 The closing of the taking of testi- H1ony by the defense which began only yesterday morning, was announced by Attornev HerTiClJ immediately after Presiding Judge Cullen had refused to admit into evidence a story of alleged graft involving Duncan W. Peck. su- pernteudent of public works, who tes- 4tF1ed early in the trial that Governor EulZer had asked him to deny under oath that he had made a. $500 cam ps ign contribution.
 This story, counsel announced. they proposed to prove through John A Hennessy. Governor Sulzers special in veshgatoT and personal friend, who was called to the stand. Hennessy's testimony would show two things, At torney Harvey D. Hinman said One was that Peck, knowing that if the governor remained in office he would be removed, had an ulterior motive in testifying against him the other that Ehe governor had faithfully discharged Ehe duties of his office
 The exclusion of this testimony practically placed the crux of the goternor's defence on the story of Louis A. Sarecky, the governors cam paign secretary, told yesterday, in which he assumed the blame for the governors failure to report his cam pa4gn contributions. ssrseky Destroyed Documentary Evi-
 derce
 Today John B. Stanchneld put 1 Sarec<y on tho stand and continued 1 Throughout the morning session and | part Of the afternoon searching | cross examination in attempt to i discredit hfs story. It a battle i of wits imperturbab1e and serenely 1 poised the governor 5 youthful sp ! bearing teotenant. parried tho attack ! of his inQulgItor thrust for thrust. i Many things he was unable to remem- ! ber. In addition to again insisting < that Governor Su1zor had khowl- edge that his cafnpa gn statement { NNas inaccurate, Eareohy testified that notwithstanding u general knowledge \ Of the laws described a strict account ing of campaign moneys he had des- troved all documentary evidence relat- ing thereto,
 The destroyed documents, he swefe included cancelled checks endorsed b himself cheek stubs, all memerand a from whleh ha had made out depas S+