New-York tribune., 1913-07-31
Senate inquiry Halted Pending
Punishment of Governors
Confidential Stenogra-
pher for Contempt.
SCHIFF CHECK IN EVIDENCE
Also Another from Elkus for
S500-Frawley Quoted by
Executive as Saying Muir
ply Intended to Have
Him Indicted.
lsy Telerrsph to The Tribune.

Albany, July 30-The investigation
Of the Frawley committee into Gov
ernor Suffers campaign funds was
brought to a halt this afternoon by
the refusal to answer questions Of
Louis a. SareCky, the Governors con-
fdential stenographer, who a week
ago was appointed Deportation Agent
Of the State Hospital Commission. at
a salary Of $4,000.
Chairman Frawley directed Eugene
Lamb Richards the committees Coun-
SCI to begin action to have Sarecky
arrested and punished for contempt
Of court. and SareCky was ordered to
remain in Albany, under subpoena.
within call of the committee. AS soon
as MIR Richards has the Papers pre-
pared he will apply for an order TO
the nearest Supreme Court Justice.
and II the recalcitrant witness still re-
fuses to answer It is the committees
intention TO place him in Jail until the
end OF the extra session.
Sarecky was in charge of the Gov
ernor's campaign contributions last
fall and the committee sought to have
him tell Of cheeks sent to the Govern
or for his campaign which did not ap-
pear on his sworn statement of cleo
ton expenses fled with the Secretary
Of State.
Schiff and Eikus Checks,
Checks aggregating $1,000. which, it
is alleged. were not acknowledged by
the Governor. We're produced at to-
days hearing. one for $500 was
from Jacob II. Schiff. and another for
500 from Abram I. Elkus. The Schiff
check was made out on Kuhn, Loeb
& Co. paper. and was made payable TO
Sarecky rather than the Governor, but
on the back Of 1t in Mr.. Schiff's hand
writing was the statement, Jacob II.
Schiffs contribution to William Sui
zer's campaign expenses" This was
deposited in the Mutual Alliance Trust
Company. NJ No. - Wall street New
York by Sarecky
The Elkus check was produced by
private secretary. who was called as a
witness. This check bore the indorse-
ment Of William Sulzer" and it was
deposited TO his personal account in
the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
panv. MI Richards. the committees
counsel. tried hard TO get Sarecky TO
identify the signature William Sui
ger" as that Of the Governor. but Sa-
recl,y persisted that he didn't know,
saving that he was not a handwriting
expert.
Prepared by subordnates.
Governor Sulzer. after the committee
had begun its hearing. issued a long
statement. in which he said he never
heard Of the Schiff check until he was
threatened with il last May" He
made no mention of the ElkJs check.
He said he was so busy campaigning
last fall that he knew little about con-
tributions and that men in his Office
prepared his official statement, which
he signed on their declaration that it
was accurate.
The Governor asserted that Frawley.
acting for his master Mr.. Murphy"
sent for a newspaper correspondent
yesterday afternoon, and held a secret
conference for more than an hour,
pledging the correspondent not 10
quote him nor Murphy. nor 10 use the
name Of either. but 10 write various
charges 10 appear in a few newspapers
published in New York City.
'Ar Frawley told this newspaper
Continued second page, fourth column.