The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-01
BROKER GRAY IS A
RELUCTANT WITNESS
Admits that Colwelps Account Was
Part Of Sulzer's Stock Trans
actions Of Governors Wife
Figure in Testimony
Telegram by United Press

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Albany. Oct. 1.-The prosecution in
the sulzer impeachment trial today
resumed their efforts TO prove the
charge that the governor used patron
age to seal the lips OF witnesses.
The most prominent case cited wss
that OF Louis A. sarecky.
Through letters sent by Snlzer TO
the civil service commission. asking
prefermenf for sarecky and his ap
pointment as deportation agent Of the
state hospital commission. the man
ayers hoped 10 substantiate two Of the
impeachment articles.
The prosecution claims that sarecks
was promised q four thousand dollar
Job for refusal 10 testify before the
Erawley committee.
A recess until Saturday is possible
because tomorrow is the Jewish New
Year.
John Boyd Gray. Of the firm OF Full
or 4 Gray. brokers. reluctantly ad-
mitted that Frederick colwelfs ac-
count. No. 500. was part Of suffers
account tie admitted that coiweil
told him that the transactions IN sig
Four stock werS .or the governor.
coiwell Is missing The managers
allege that the stock was purchased
with campaign contributions. Gray
said the account Included bond pur
chase for a woman. He insisted that
be did not remember the womans
name.
Evidence that Suffers stock trans
actions with the New York brokerage
firm OF Harris and Fuller we're for
the account OF Mrs. SuIzer was ais
closed yesterday The articles Of I'M
peachment charged that the governor
personally made use OF some Of his
reported campaign contributions.
Melville b. Fuller head Of the firm,
said that the governor had told him
that Mrs. sulaer had loan with the
now defunct Carnegie Trust company
OF New York and that in order to take
up the loan. for which he had given
his note. he had deposited securities
belonging to Mrs. sulzer with Harris
and Fuller and borrowed money there
on 10 pay the note.
Fuller said the governor had told
him this in the executive mansion in
Albany on July so. last. when he had
called there at Mr.. suffers request
after receiving subpoena TO appear
before the Frswley investigating com
mitfee.
@well,' said the governor" testi-
fled the witness. these securities be-
longed to Mrs sulzer when | brought
them to you.
She had loan with the Carnegie
Trust company They required me 70
give note every three months and It
was very annoying so took the secur-
tiles down to you and borrowed the
money from YOU
4 said to Gov. SuIzer, that may be
true. There is no evidence Of any
thing OF that kind on my books and
cannot be proven BY me. II it is true
you'll have no trouble in proving it as
the books OF the Carnegie Trust com
pany raust he matter Of record.
With Fuller on the stand. counsel
for the assembly managers also be
gan to lay the foundation for proof OF
the charges In the eighth article OF i'm
peachmenl. that the governor used his
official power to affect the present
prices Of securities listed on the New
York stock exchange. in which he
was specializing The article charges
that he first urged the passage Of Ger
tain legislation and then withdrew OF
attempted 10 Withdraw 1t.
Did you appear before Gov Sulzel
early in this year with reference .ts
certain legislation which was pendinl
affecting the New York stock ex
changer" asked Attorney Kresel
4 did. was the broker's-reply.
AT that time Gov. sulzer's accoan