Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-04
GOVERNOR SULzER
STILL INSISTS ON
GOING UPON STAND
Refuses to Listen to His Law
yers, Who Try to Dis
suade Him.
IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS
PREPARING GRILL FOR HIM
Executives Enemies Hope He
Will Launch Into Long
Story.

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. although
the opening OF the case of the de-
fense in the Sulzer Impeachment trial
is only two days away and the gov
ernor is as determined to take the
stand as ever, he has not yet con-
vinced his counsel that this is the
wise course. Some of them are said
still to entertain the hope that they
can convince the governor that If
he opens the way for cross eXamina-
ton by counsel for the board of man
ayers he will make big mistake.
Asked today at what's tage of the
proceedings the governor would be
introduced, d. Cady Herrick, his chief
counsel said: Il am not saying that
he will testify"
Counsel for the board of managers
are convinced. however, that all the
advice of his counsel can give, and all
their pleadings, will be futile now
that he has decided to testify. Sew
eral of them remained here from the
time court adjourned last Thursday
until today arranging their corss-
examination Their greatest hope is
that Sulzer will testify in the manner
he has suggested, telling all"
All Depends Upon Sulzer Himself.
So today the whole future of the
case depends ON the governors own
actions. If his counsel at the eleV-
enth hour can convince him it will be
best to tell only a little of his story,
or not take the stand at all, the trial
ought to end in a few days. If he
does not testify. counsel for the board
of managers will have little more tes-
timony to introduce. Practically all
their plans now centre on Sulzer him
self
Until O'Clock this morning Gov
ernor Sulzer was in conference at the
Peoples House" with D-Cady Her.
rick and Harvey d. Hinman.
Through the night the usual rumors
had been going round that Sulzer
might not take the stand and that
his strongest advisers were against
his giving testimony. This morning
both Mr. Herrick and Mr.. Hinman
were on-committal. They had an
nounced some days ago that there
was no question that the impeached
governor would be heard.
The day was not without its usual
crop of rumors growing out of the
case. One was that in rebuttal the
lawyers for the Assembly managers
would connect SulZer with a fund
raised while he was q candidate. by
the racing men. To this end it was
said, telegraph records at Watertown
had been subpoenaed.
The story was that men close to
racing interests had decided to raise
fund of $4,000 which was to be
given to SulZer personally. OF this
$780, 900 was expected to come from
one man. The man who was to con-
tribute this large amount individually
baked, however, saying that what
contribution he had to give would be
made to the Democratic State COM
mittee.
"Asi<ed Il. II. to Read Statement"
1t is said, however, that before this
reply was given about 100000 had been
raised and that of this $1,000 was
placed where Sulzer would get it il he
wanted it.
Still another report was that Sulzer
had prepared a $500 word statement
of his case which he wished Colonel
Roosevelt to read before the recent
Progressive convention at Rochester.
IT was the same statement that Sui
ger is said to have intended to give
out ON the Sunday preceding his I'M
peachment. II charged Charles f..
Murphy and certain persons in Wall
Street with entering into conspiracy
to accomplish his ruin.
The plot was to be carried out by
NlCllHliHiiS Mis- ouiNci' oio WslS tolu
that it would be a good thing to
buy Big Four stock with campaign
funds, to which she had ready access,
and by specializing wipe out her hus-
bands debts.
The statement is said to have been
sent to Colonel Roosevelt, who found
that ii would be inadvisable to read
1t. In some way Suffers counsel got
wind of it and finally came into pos
session of it. Following along the
same rumor it was said that there
had been. plan to print the state
ment should Colonel Roosevelt read
it, as paid advertisement in every
newspaper in the State