New-York tribune., 1913-10-02

Both the Governor and Mrs. Sulzer
are expected TO take the stand before
the defence closes. The Governor Will
defend his failure TO report the numer-
Gus contributions he received on the
ground that they were personal gifts,
it is believed Mrs. Sulzer. it is said,
will defend his alleged speculative
transactions in Wal Street with tes-
timony 10 show that they were con-
Quoted for her account.
She is expected 10 tell the story Of
the loan which she is said TO have
contracted with the Carnegie Trust
Company and to seek to prove that
for the sole purpose Of paying the loan
the Governor borrowed money from
the Stock Exchange firm Of Harris &
Fuller on securities owned by her. ana
did not speculate with the firm.
Mystery Woman Named.
Lieutenant Commander L. VI. Jo-
sephthal. who paid a debt Of S26I'2
contracted by the Governor with Har-
ris & Fuller, according TO the testi-
monv. is expected TO be another VII
ness. He reached Albany tonight
from New York, whore he arrived To-
day from Europe His testimony II
is understood. will be highly favorable
10 the Governor.
Now that the direct testimony IS an
In. Isidor J. Kresel said that no iurther
effort would be made To find the mEs-
terious woman" in the case. she Is
Miss Bessie Colwell, a relative Of Fred
erick /. Colwell. The board OF man
ogers wanted her chiefly TO TESTIFY re-
gardine the whereabouts OF ColwelI'
l,,t thev also intended to question her
&C ,o her knowledge Of his stock deals
for the Governor.
Many witnesses under subpoena, IN
Guiding William J. CFingy') Connors'
Of Buffalo. asd Hugh J. Reilly OF New
York. a railroad builder for the cuban
government. were not called. Both
wore subppnaed to testify as 10 con-
tributions they are supposed to have
made TO Governor SulZer. They may
no nlaced on the stand in rebuttaL
Several other witnesses were served,
II is understood for the same purpose.
Account Was Suffers.
The managers rested to-day with the
testimony OF John b. Gray, member oi
the brokerage firm OF Fuller Gray
which handled the famous Account NO.
600 of Colwells. Gray testified that COL
well had told him that this account was
Governor Sulzers Gray also said that he
had contributed through Colwell TO the
Governors campaign fund upon a repre-
sentation that it would bring him busl-
ness and that at one time Colwel said a
bond he purchased was for a woman.
THE broker said that he could not recall
the name OF the woman. No testimony
was adduced from the witness TO show
that the Governor had anything TO DO
with the designation OF the account as
NO. 500"
The prosecution put on record through
the medium Of the stenographer for the
Frawley committee all the committee 8
dealings Win oditthA. iiio '''NN''N -
John Il. Stanchield announced, was put
in by the managers in support OF the fifth
article OF impeachment. which has 10 do
with the suppression Of testimony.
Supplementing the evidence concerning
| Sarecky's refusal to answer questions. the
managers put on John G. Birdseye, secre-
| ,arv OF the State Civil Service Commis-
/ .ion asking him about the moves by
which Sarecky was installed in his berth
as Law member OF the deportation bureau
of the state Hospital Commission.
! Stanchfeld contended that the promo
| ton OF Sarecky 10 his job at $4,000 a
wear from his previous position as an eX-
| ecutive stenographer or clerk at about
| e. 900 was corroborative evidence In sup
mort of Article ". which charged Sulzer
| with bribery.
| Robert G. Cumming. OF the bill drafting
department Of the Legislature, was ex-
| amined as to conversations he had with
the Governor concerning the Governor 8
| stock exchange legislation, and as final
witness for the prosecution the managers
| mt on Colonel Henry &. Barthman. the
| teveller. who commands the i7th Regi-
, ment. Barthman testified 10 $50 con-
tribution TO Suffers campaign fund. and