Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-04
Board CtImpeachment Managers
Close Direct Testimony.
BORROWED TO AID WIFE
Broker Says Governor Told Him II Was
to Aid Her That He Borrowed From
Stock Exchange Firm.

parchment trial in Albany, y y.
Judge llerrick. oi counsel for Coy.
ernor Sulzer. then requested that the
court adjourn until Monday next. On
motion OF Senator Brown the court
went into executive session 10 decide
the question. After an executive ses.
sion II was decided 10 hear all tho pre-
liminary motions Of the defense ON
Friday.
Ia asking for the recess Judge Her.
rick, OF counsel for Sulzer. said the
announcement that the managers rest
ed their case came as a surprise to
the counsel Tor the respondent There
are a number of motions 10 be made.
he said. The opening statement is 10
be prepared. and there are numerous
consultations which we must have with
the respondent who, in our opinion.
should be entitled TO the benefit OF
his counsel
There We're persistent reports that
an agreement had been reached be
tween the executive and agents OF
Tammany Hall by which the governor
had agreed TO resign IL The impeach.
ment proceedings We're allowed TO
drop The report was pronounced ali
surd By Suffers counsel
Mrs William Sulzer had borrowed
money from the Carnegie Trust com
pany. OF New York, and It was to aid
her in her financial difficulties thai
the governor borrowed from the stock
exchange firm Of Harris 4 Fuller. This
was the explanation which Melville u.
Fuller, head OF the firm. who was un.
| der examination, said the governor
made to him.
Mr.. Fuller, who produced the firm 5
books. testified that cross entry"
! had been made in the governors ac
count under date OF Dee 80. 1912.
showing that the firm had loaned him
$4,000. or the debit balance against
the account on previous stock trans
actions These dated back to early in
1910. and there was put into evidence
letters showing that during that time
the firm had repeatedly called upon
the governor for more margin because
of the steady decline OF the stocks in
yolved in the account.
Some OF the securities Mr. Sulzer
had bought through the firm: others
he had deposited as margin against
those he had bought. and at the same
time had borrowed money on them.
His total borrowings. including the
$4,000 debited against him in the
cross entry" transaction. amounted
TO slS0.O00. according to the books.
The cross entry" was made. Fuller
testified. because his partner thought
iii would not be wise 10 have stock
floating around the street In Governor
Suffers name" Otherwise. as Is fire.
quently the case, the stock might find
its way into the collateral put up in
the firms transactions with banks.
Mr.. Kresel. attorney for the i'm
parchment managers. minated that
this cross entry was not made on
Dec. 80. 1912. but at a later date. The
books showed that on June IL. 1913,
another cross entry" had been made
after check for $4,000 given by Tor.
mer Governor a. L. Sprlggs, Of Mon.
tana, had been paid into the account,
and that, as In regular speculative
account. dividends ON the stock had
been credited and interest charged.
Fuller identified note written BY
Governor Sulzer 10 his partner in rela-
ton to the Sprlggs check II read
What Governor Spriggs says is agree
able 10 me.
Fuller said the Spriggs message re-
lated to closing the account and that
the outcome 81 the conference vas
that Lieutenant Commander l.. J. 10.
sephthal. Of the national militia. and a
member OF the governors stan. took
up the account on July l..
Did he present an order?' lie
did"
Kresel produced the order Fuller
said he never saw II until II was pro.
duced before the Frawley investi gating
committee and couldn't say whether II
was the same now as at the time il
was presented II was dated july IA,
1913. and read Please deliver 10 J.
NJ. Josephthal the securities held as
collateral Tor my loan on payment Of
debit balance due thereon" II was
signed WIN, Sulzer. for Mrs. Snlzer.
Did Mrs. Sulaer ever have anything
to do with this account No"
Did she at any time ever call at
your ofiice?" No
Did your firm ever have any com.
munication from Mrs. Sulzer?" No"
Did she ever pay any money to
your firm IN connection with this &C.
COUNT" NO"
Kresel brought out that Joseph,hal
paid $25.739 to lake up the account.
and that the net result OF the transac.
lions on july Is was a loss OF S7ili.
Lightning Kills Farmer.
One OF the heaviest electrical storms