The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-30

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count Of Gov. 0ulser. carried with the
Arm Of Harris = Fuller, from March
IS. 1910, down 10 June -, 1e13. was
exploited at great length before the
Impeachment court to6oy. with Mel
Vile b. Fuller on the stand. the at-
torneys for the Impeachment man
ayers presented Q bewildering set OF
figures. showihg that the governor.
40 . SPECTATOR. was extremely I'M.
fortupate. His purchase Of securities
Of any sort seemed to operate IA .
the stock crumbled In value.
A goodly portion Of Fullsr's testi-
mony covered, the periods prior to
Sulser assuming the governorship.
The committee emphasized, through
the witness and it, counsel. the fact
that for years the governor had spec
ulatsd. This was intended to OFFSET
any claim to be made by the governor
or his witnesses that his speculation
was entirely In the nature Of invest
ment buying pure and simple.
Suiser's original purchases Of Big
Four stock. made In March, 1910,
showed drop Of II points share by
the end OF that year. In fact, the &C
count became 20 bad from the Sulxer
standpoint. that he was compelled to
withdraw 200 shares Of Big Four and
substitute therefor 200 Of American
Shelters to prevent his securities be-
ing sold because OF lack ut margin.
On Jan. 1. 1912. Sulxer. then . men,
Der of congress, owed the Harris q
Fuller frm $4S.669.38. and on that
date was carrying on their books 500
shares Of Big Four. 200 Of American
Shelters, and 100 Of Southern Pacific.
Out Of the maze Of figures II was
developed for the record that after
being elected governor. sulser paid
TO the flrm $1,000. The first pay.
ment came on Nov. Is, 1912. right A.
ter election, and consisted Of $4,000
In cash. But even these payments
did not help because the securities
continued to crumble In value. In
Juno. 1919, according to the witness,
the Sulxer account was in a bad way.
The governor had failed to respond
to calls for additional margins. June
IL. 1918. Lieut.. Com. Louis NJ. Jo-
sephthal. Of Gov SulIer's stan, him.
self . broker. took over the account.
paying e26.739.21 to Harris 4 Fuller,
and receiving the securities that were
then on deposit.
Despite the fact that Judge Cullen
endeavored to hurry things along, the
Identification Of market records,
checks and the recital Of the details
Of the stock transactions dragged.
Attorneys 0tanchfield and Bracket
said 1t noon today that they hoped to
be able to complete their side Of me
case by tonight. When told this,
Marshall and Herrick, of the gov
ernor's legal stan, said they would not
require more than four or i've days
to put In their defense. They are
very hopeful that the court will dis
miss certain Of the articles OF Inn
peachment on motion, but this hope
fulness brings NO apparent response
on the part of members Of the court,
nearly every one Of which seemed to
believe, there will be q vote Of either
guilty or innocence on each specific
charge.
When the trial was resumed, the
attorneys for the managers were
hopeful that they could conclude
their direct case today II they do.
II II very probable that Governor
Sulser himself will 60 on the stand
tomorrow 10 his own chief witness.
The statement that Sulxer would
testify and that he expected to open
the door to q wide review Of his
charge that the present proceedings
are q part Of q plot against him,
caused . change In plans. The pros
Vcution attorneys do not know how
far the court will permit the accused
to 60 In his allegations. So they
have decided to await his complete
story and then call witnesses to take
issue with his allegations.
II 10 the plan Of the attorneys for
the defense to move for q dismissal
of the various charges az soon as the
prosecution rest. There 10 q chance
that the decision on this point may
give 4 lineup Of the members Of
the court.
Subpoena servers In the employ Of
the prosecution. were sent to Buff
falo, early today. It II understood
that they will subpoena former Stste
Chairman William ]. Corners. to tell
of an alleged Contribution he made to
Governor Sulxer. last fall. In ad-
dition, It 10 said that q number Of
other prominent Erie county Demo
Gratis will be asked about contribu-
lions they are alleged to have made.
PHILADELPHIA GIANT
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