Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-09-19
THE IMPEACHMENT COURT SWORN IN Governor Sulzer Called Up- on to Answer for Eight
 Alleged Crimes
FRAWLEY ACCEPTED
After Preliminarics Court Adjourned
 Until 10 u. m. Friday.-Accused Statesman Absent.

against Governor Sulzer by the As sembly are. ill substances:
 That he filed with the secretary 0
 state false statement of his receipts
 and other monetary transactions dur
 ing his gubernatorial campaign. | That he committed perjury in the
 statement.
 That he bribed witnesses to with
 hold testimony from the legislative committee which investigated his campaign account
 That he suppressed evidence My | means of threats to keep witnesses from tcstifying before the committee. That he dissuaded a witness, Fred erick L. Caldwell, from attending, under subpoenea, the committee ses- sion
 That he committed larceny in speculating in stock with money and checks contributed for his campaign.
 That as governor he threatened to use his office and influence to affect the vote of certain public officers.
 That while governor he corruptly used his authority to affect prices of securities on the stock exchange m some of which securities he was at the time interested.
 
 Albany, N. Y., Sept. 1S.-The case of William Sulzer, first governor of New York to be impeached was call ed for trial today at the bar of the court of impeachment the Senate and the judges of the, Court of Ap- peals, for alleged "high crimes and misdemeanOrs'
 Noon was the hour, appointed for converting of the court, but several thousand persons thronged the capi- tol building and grounds before 9 o'clock. hoping to gain admittance to the Senate chamber, the scene of the trial. There was no indication that any testimony would ge taken today Owing to the small seating capacity of the Senate galleries most of the crowd was doomed to disappointment Not more than 300 seats were avail able. of which 50 were reserved for | newspaper men.
 Police and Sergent-at-Arms Forestalliag possibility of an at tempt to rush the chamber, the Senate sergeant-at-a and his staff were reinforced by heavy platoon of city police. ..,..as -,4.,. Rooming house owners reaped a small harvest from the crowd that poured into the city last night and today. Long before the night trans came in from New York hearing scores of politicians and sightseers every available room had been taken. at downtown hotels, and those with ou. reser iations were forced to go to private houses to finC accommods- tions.
 Arrayed against the governor as counsel for tho assembly board of managers today were Alton B. Parker former chief judge of the Court of Appeals; John B. Stanchfie Id, Edgar B. Bracket. Eugene lamb Richards, right of any one to use the habeas corpus writ
 l.. T. Marechal. for the immigration department. Contended Thaw had not been produced for the following req sons:
 That the original of the writ had not been served on the lmmigratlon authorities connected with the case, only copies, which was irregular; that each writ served should have borne the original signature of the judge who served them; that being a crim inal matter. Judges Cervais and Cros- set. sitting in chambers, had no right to issue the writ. which should have come up before judge i'll district in which the prisoner was held; that be- ing a criminal matter, no civil tribu- nal had jurisdiction; that the. immi- grafton department under the act had supreme powers in such matter and that it's decision could not be review ed or quashed by any court unless the party affected was a Canadian Of
 .H l. a Canadian Lomiciled.
 Judge Archambault, president ot the court. asked II the immigration de partment contender thats@tse legal connected with-writ could be put aside by legislation, ,.|
 Mr, Aiafeqhal $asd ie could in ah iii- stanJeA like thaa of Thaws who was not "a Canadian or domiciled in Can ada. ss.
 Judge sGervais. . member of the court, expressed the opinion that