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eral Of the leaders declared that tho
new articles would not be pushed to
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SULZER MAN WHO CHARGES
BRIBERY LANDED IN JAIL

SULZER MAN WHO CHARGES
BRIBERY LANDED IN JAIL
Albany, N. Y, Sept. 19.-Governor
Suffers personal friend and special
graft investigator, James c. Garrison.
slept last night in a cell of the Albany
county p~enitcntiary. He was remand
ed to that institution by the sergeant
at arms of the state assembly for re-
fuSing to answer questions put to him
by the speaker. following arrest on Il
charge of contempt. HI charge grew
out of his alleged statement several
their votes ON the resolution inipeach-
ing Governor Sulzer.
Plans by the Sulzer faction today
We're to obtain a writ of habeas corpus
from the supreme court for the release
of Garrison. Majority Leader Levy
said this morning, however, that such
action would not be possible. as the
assembly had "plepary owe to pun
ish for contempt"
The appellate court so held in a
similar case several Years ago. If the
courts should hold this view, Garrison
might be kept in prison until next
January. when a new legislature con-
venes. The alleged offense is unbail-
able, it is said.
Tammany Men Held.
The arrest of Garrison came as a
climax to a weary evening spent by
the assembly in an attempt to round
up the 76 votes necessary to pass adj
ditional articles of impeachment
against Governor Sulzer. The body
morning, after an impassioned plea
from Majority Leader Levy for q bet
ter attendance when the assembly on
vened at noon today. kilograms were
rushed to anti-Sulzer assemblymen
who are out of the city. urging them to
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lieutenants were ordered not to permit
a single man already In attendance to
leave.
The assemhlymen are. therefore. vir-
tually prisoners in the city.
Garrison's arrest was almost as
the legislature as 1T was to him.
Threats We're made several weeks ago
to arrest him. but nothing eve was
done and he made no attempt to evade
service. He has been around Albany
continuously since the impeachment
before his detention last night was
%strolling about the halls of the capitol.
Virtually Kidnapped.
Then out of curiosity to see what
the assembly was doing, he strolled
into the chamber. The doors swung
inward easily for him, but when he
i attempted to depart he found his way
blocked by the sergeant at arms. While
Majority Leader Levy was presenting
n resolution calling for the arrest Of
Garrison, he was held q prisoner in
La cloak room.
When called before the speaker, Car
rison was without counsel and he re-
fused to answer questions put to him.
Meantime numerous and widely
varying predictions Were made az to
what would be don with Garrison.
Again levy took the. initiative and
presented n resolution ~remanding the
prisoner to the p~enitentiary until the
close of the session, unless otherwise
ordered by the assembly.
The vote OF the resolution was So to
3. A short time later Garrison was
being rushed to the penitentiary. An
attache OF the institution today said
that the prisoner was shown no spe-
cial favors and that the prison aatllori-
ties had no order other than 70 hold
him as an ordinary prisoner.
Levy was obviously pleased by the
turn OF affairs in the Garrison case
and he declared that. unless Garrison
purged himself of contempt ne wot,iS
have 10 relnain in Jail unlii January
THE assembly has plena;y power t.
punish for contempt" he said. Car
rison also must go back to Jail pend
ing the courts decision on hrs APP
~p:ication for a writ. lie cannot be
recessed on bail
Garrison incurred the anr,ity OF
many of Suffers political opponents b5
his activities during the fientiing inn
parchment proceedings. lie was called
the governors press agent by many
A session OF the court of impeach.
meat was called for 10 o'cioc,S this
morning 10 adopt the rules os pro-
cedare. 1t was indicated before the
session opened that the usual proceed.
uTe of the state court of appeals would
be followed. There was little likeli.
hood of any testimony being heard TO.
day, as attorneys tor Governor Sui.
ger planned to fight out thor variou,
Legal objections before any other onsi
ness was done.