Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-18

Afaanv. N Y. Oct 17-Wnliam Sulzer ceased to be governor of the state or New York at noon today. He was removed from office by the high court oT impeachment by a vote of 4S to 1.-Two members not voting.
 Martin H. Glynn, lieutenant gover- ror. was sworn in as his successor, the frst in the history of the state to step into it's high office in this manner
 The verdict of the court was that SeIzer was guilty of falsihcation. per --ry and an attempt to suppress evil derce against him. Of all other rr- -res he was acquitted. the court today unanimously voting him not -aitE of the four remaining articles of tre impeachment no. passed upon when it adjourned last night
 Sglzer Receives Copy Of Verdict.
 E, virtually unanimous vote. also, Ire impeachment tribunal decided that SulZer should not be punished by dis qualification to hold office of honor and trust iu tlls state in the future. This would have been the extreme penalty under the law
 The busted executive was served v-ith a copy ot the verdict of the court st the executive mansion-christened
  few minutes before o'clock tonight.
 -tSood z thank y0u." he said to the scrEcar t-at-arms of the senate who delivered the document.
 Mir. Sulzer, private citizen. will leave the capital probably on Sunday-where he will go he has not disclosed. To- Eight he issued a statement.
 suizer's Statement.
 The SuIzer statement follows:
 ry-s-. q through slhe state. for some expression from me- I can only say. at this time, that J am glad my trial is over
 Ht virtue of power beyond the present control of our electorate, POW hand back to the people the com back to rhem-lnrarnish and unsul- Tef
 11F Eus have been sealed for weeks. 6sriuE which time ! have patiently submitted iu silence to abuse and villi- e arion-
 f-F5owever. after stating my case To my counsel and by their advice on furuzt 1lth, made the following statement
 Denial Of Charges.
 'I deny that ! used campaign con tr. buttons for personal use. |" T deny that I speculated in Wall street or used money contributed for campaign purposes to buy stocks eith- CT in my own name or otherwise.
 - ' never had an account with Full ter and Gray or Boyer and GrisWOld.s l never heard of these firms. do not know the members. and knew nothing about the transactions with these firms rcs-iEed ta before the Frawlev com -uit-ee uutu recently threatened with eT~oSure. and the alleged transa ctiOns were brought ro my attention by the 1raVvley committee
 
 Fuller was not a speculative account but "a loan account made upon stocks ae collateral which stocks had been acquired and paid for years before my nom nation for the office of govern CT and from other sources than Harris and Fuller
 Relied or Campaign Managers.
 -re-iein checks given 10 me during -he eampa ign were deposited to my personal account and thereafter I paid the amount of said checks 10 the cam patrn committees
 T~ ding my statement of receipts and disbursements with the secretary cf state relied upon information furnished me hv rhe persons in i'm mediate charge of my campaign and tu whom 7 had and still have. implicit confidence and J believe the statement T1rrtet hv them to me a1 the time r~ no accurate and true.
 ,-0 legal evidence was adduced on 5se 'ral Vhich disTroved that state
 A Subsequent Statement.
 -SurErarert ou September 1tth. ! -sve out another statement as fol- Jews Tho stories That ! am going io rrsIEr arc false and malicious The ru-pcSo En circulating them must be evident To anyone ? am not going to rr--u am going to stand trial
 said hard tN;--~-t- about some of tho senators and they have said some hard things about me. hut This is trial. not a political fight
 They arc both judges and jurors and ? believe most of them are large enough and honest enough. to rise above any personal feeling they may entertain toward me because of what have said about them. and do me jus -rhose are the only statements or interviews I have made or given out since the assembly by the orders of -the boss passed the resolution of i'm peschment-
 Political Lynching.
 My trial. from beginning to end-so far as the Tammanv ized part of the court was concerned twas a farce-a political 1vnchinE- consumation of deep-isid political conspiracy to oust me from office. I am glad it is EaN fNa t-. elaa AlA rtl Ol UF4AlE AuLllIll- Rted. tired of being hunted and tired of trying to do my duty and be- fnE traduced.
 -TThe court ruled fn everything against me and ruled out everything sn ny favor. The well-settIed rules of evidence were thrown 10 the winds A horse thief in frontier days would have Received g sUuarer deal
 Mir. Murphy controlled the assembly bud ordered the Impeachment. He romtrolied most of the members of the rourt and dictated it's procedure and k-rafe th- jadEment He was the judge hnd the i1ry ths prosecutor and the kailln
 ~MurphY's High Court of infsn1y" They called it the high court of RrupeachmenL but history will call 1t R2i urphE s high court of infamy.' The trial was a human shambles; a lfbe Au law, faSrant. abuse of constitu- bonsl rights a disgrace to our civili- kafion, and the verdict overturned the asfo-usrdS of liberty and the preCe- acufr of three centuries. The iudE- nenf grin not stand inc test of time. The future history will do me justice,