New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-09
RYAN TESTIMONY HELPS
KEEP SULZER OFF STAND

,v..-, star Correspondent Of The Tribunel
Albany. Oct. S.-Prosecuton ana oe-
,snce closed their testimony this after
,oon before the High Court OF I'M
peachment. Counsel for both sides VIII
snsh their arguments by Friday even
ing and the court will be ready to vote
Governor Sulzer TO be guilty or not
gu,ltv Of the "wilful and corrupt mis-
conduct in his office" and "high crimes
and misdemeanors." for which he was
,mpeached by the assembly on August
Il by a vote of 20 TO 40.
When Suffers lawyers announced
that they rested without putting nlm
on the witness stand it was a sudden
and unexpected finish Of a defence
which had become almost perfunct"ry
IN its presentation Of evidence.
The Governors lawyers said that he
declined to 90 on the stand because ne
did not wish to subject his wife TO the
ordeal of testifying for him and under
going a discrimination like that OF
louis A. Sarecky, and if he testified
she would have TO testify also. The
Governor had heard from friends ana
associates in the political world even
so far as from Washington VINO were
distinctly adverse to this, and So re-
mctantly he decided TO stay away
from the trial.
sulzer Decides Not to Testify
This decision was reached at the
final conference between the Governor
and his counsel last night. This IN
formation was given out with the ap-
thorization OF D. Cady Herrick. chiel
counsel 10 the Governor after II hao
been intimated that Sulzer had been
surprised at the abrupt closing OF the
ease.
sulzers long expected statement IN
answer TO the specific charges mace
against him will be given out for pup
lcation as soon as the verdict IN 'he
impeachment trial is returned iho
statemen, has been written and is no"
waiting in the office of his counsel
where it is kept in a private sdle' -
is understood that 1t is the same state
ment, in substance. which Sulzer pre-
pared for Theodore Roosevelt TO reao
at the Progressive state conference at
Rochester recently, but that Suizer mas
gone over il since that first preparation
and taken out some Of the items ieaS'
susceptible of proof.
II lis reported that this statement
which is about four thousand "ofoS
long will set forth Suffers own story
Of what he believes is giganuc poii'i-
cal conspiracy against him, fathered oy
Tammany Hall. as his punishment iof
opposing Boss Murphy.
News Of the closing of evidence III
the Impeachment trial reached oul|ei
while he was sitting in the library oi
the Executive Mansion going over the
final draft Of his statement
The Governor said tonight 10 MS
personal friends that he had the u'iiioe.
confidence that the result OF the 'ridi
would be favorable 10 him. his coui-
sci were pleased at his decision no' "
testify.
Suzer Eaeer~to Testify.
When was this decision reacheo'
his chief counsel, D. Cady HerrlcK' ""s
asked
we LAWYERS reached that decision
long ago." he replied. grimly' out '"e
Governor only very recently"
The Governor did not reach this oe
cision, 1t is said elsewhere. until aller
the testimony Of Allan A. Ryan thet
Sulzer had asked him TO send agehts
TO Senator Root and Charles F. Mlr-
ply. Of Tammany Hall, to get the"
help in having the impeachment He-
clared invalid Up 10 that time the
Governor, against the earnest protests
OF his counsel. had been planning 70
act on the advice Of an inner circle OF
political associates to go on the stand
and tell the story of his persecution by
Tammany
His counsel OF record had insisted
that the legal aspects Of the case were
IN his favor; that only three OF the ar
hcles OF Impeachment, those charging