Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
SULzER TRIAL
Is UkutR WAY
HMrt O3feTS Decision on L.
gdilty Of "MOl3y Articles"
FIRST l,ITAE SEES HEARD
Unwise. Says the Presiding Judge, ito
Try TINS Case Piecemesi'-Defense
Enters General Denial.

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Enters General Denial
William sulzer must go 90 trial in
Albany y. j.. on tie merits Of the in
pcaeAmeui charges made against him
Later on ihe court will decide whether
y aas right d tr$ him
Reduced No plain Enslish. that is the
meaning OF an astounding ruling made
bs tile court u i0ok the breath from
even those who voted Tor b. The i'm
porlaaee 90 tine decision is that had
the court ruled IN favor Of Sulzer on
his demurrer TO The three money ar
ticlcs oi The impeachment certain
cy dence of alleged misconduct in OF.
tce eouli not have been placed before
The court
Now Ae must lace trial Later on ii
mas be decided that the court had no
right TO try him for acts Committed
prior 20 his taking Office Bu the
damaging evidence will have been
placed before the tribunal
No one had an inkling of what was
to come Austen G Fox. the last OF
Sulzef string of attorneys. had closed
powerful argument against bringing
Sulzer 70 frial tor acts precedent 10
his office holding tle had shown that
IN the oonsfitn ions of twenyfnur
states Impeachment IN such charges
is peciically barred ilc had aligned
precedent after precedent in support
of his position Il is TOO much 20 say
his position would have been support
"a By vote. But the division would
have beer on more even terms than in
preceding votes. Il was assumed that
vote would be ordered Then Judge
Cullen gave his opinion, advising hat
the decision on the indictments in
question be deferred until the final
issue OF the guilt or Innocence OF the
accused official be reached
When he ordered a vote foriy-nine
members OF the court voted TO defer
decision on the objections 10 the three
articles OF the bill OF impeachment
until The final vote is taken upon Gov.
ernor suffers gull or innocence OF
the charges made against him Seven
voted against this in spite OF Cullen 5
powerful statement from the bench
and the fact that be was supported by
every member 81 the court Of appeals,
which SIT with the senate Immediate.
ly afterwa the respondents answer
was read in which h. entered formal
denial Of The charges Then Eugene
Lamb Richards. counsel for TIE man
ayers of the impeachment proceedings.
opened the case FOR the state
Secretary OF State Mitchell May was
then called 70 the stand As the first
witness in the Impeachment trial
he vas called 70 testify that Cover
nor Suzer was nominated elected and
sworn into Office as governor
We will conccde. said Louis Mar
shall for the governor. chat be was
duly nominated. elected AMI indicted
into office
no YOU admit that he has no, re-
sisned9" asked lsdore krcstl. for the
prosecution we do replied the gov
ernors counsel and that he has no
intention 81 res gning
After tes'ityIue that he hal admin
nor Nlr May was excused
George Il VanNamee. clerk OF the
assembly. the next witness. produced
the report of the Ffawley Investigate
Ing committee. presented to the as
semhly on Aue II ana testified that
Il had been adopted He produced also
The Impeachment resolutions adopted
by the assembl, the same day
NauNamee was excused 10 Obtain
documents he had neglected to D ing.
ana Nlr May was recalled 10 produce
the original statement OF Governor
suffers campaign contributions He
produced also the campaign statement
OF the William Snzer Progressive
League Tel- showed reports Of si50l
and expenditure b Sf1i
Patrick McCabe clerk OF the senate
and of The court was then called II,
testified 10 the presentation OF the ar
ticles Of Impeachment 10 the senate
and Of The service Of the articles upon
the governor
Albert Mot ot NeW York. testif "a
10 having taken Governor Sulzer |
oath 10 his campaign affidavit on Nov.
49,
Jacob II Sehin Of Kuhn. Loeb &
co. hankess. who on oct 10. 1912. |
gave Sulzor n chetk for S25ea. was
called lie said be- gave Sulzer the
money tor evpens and be- could use
IL any way he chose
Henry Moreauthau amb ador q
Turkey test fled ihat he gave Su'2e |
$1,000 because he was the nominee %
the Democratic parry and 10 help him
in his canvass.