The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-27
WITNESSES SiY HE ASKED THEM TO PERJURE THEM.
 SELVES IN TESTIMONY.
SAID FORGET YOUR OATH
His Attorneys Are Nonplussed by Startling Evidence Given by Prom inent Contributors to His Cam. paign Fund.

Albany N Yo Sept. 2G.-Wlnam SIlzer tried 10 persuade contributors 10 his campaign fund not to testify against him, according to evidence adduced at his impeashment trial to- cay
 He asked Duncan W. Peck. state superintendent of public works. who gave $500 to the fund, to violate his oath on the witness stand in event he should be called to testify before the Frawley Investigating committee, Peck swore.
 The governor, Peck asserted had told him that he too, would deny having received contributions This conversation he said was held in the governors office at the capitol The witness was examined by John R. Stanthfield as to the precise words used by the governor.
 What did he say?"
 He said no you as l shall do, deny it.
 What else was said, if anything ?"
 T said. I suppose | shall be under oath.
 'He said, That is nothing, forge. it."
 Attorney Hinman, cross-examining for tine defense asked Peck if it were possible that he could be mis- taken about a single word that had passed between him and the gov ernor.
 Not a word" Peck replied em. phaatiealiy
 Peck d. the time of his contribu- ton held his present position, but told the governor, he said, that there were mo strings to the gift and he did not feel that the governor was obliga.ed to reappoint him. Peck was reappointed
 The governor asked Henry w.. Morganthau. ambassador to Turkey who contributed Sl GOO, to be easy on him and treat the affair be- tween us as personal in the event that he should be called to testify I his Mir, Morgau.hau swore to when rs alled to the stand today.
 He said the request was made by
  telephone on September last
 The governors attorneys gave in- dications of being completely con founded by the testimony of these two witnesses. None of them had the falntest inkling that such accu- sa ions were to be brought by the attorneys for the assembly man. agers
 1t was further brought out that Richard Croker Jr., son ot the for mer leader or Tammany Hall, had contributed 5000 check payable, at the request Of Sulzcr 10 the order of Cash" and that the ~chec6 was tashed in by r. L. Colwell, alleged to have been the governors agent m his Wall street transactions. Croker testified that the governor wanted the cheek in convenient form to cash it immediately because he was in hurry to start on his campaign trip.
 This was on October l6, but it was developed that Colwell did not cash the check until October 3l
 The latter testimony was given by Wm. B. Houghton, paying teller or branch of the Equitable Trust com panv of New York who said that Col well was his Sunday school teacher, Demand for Colwells production to- day brought out a statement from the governors attorneys that they expacted to get in communication wi.h him tonight or tomorrow lie has heen missing several weeks.
 The (roker check was one of seY- eral lnreported campaign contrlDu tiCns which were the subject ot tes- timony today. John w. Cox, Thomas Ready. D. w. Geathmay Luithoid Mendelbam and Judge Lewis J. Conlan. all of New York, testliied that they had contributed cheeks or cash ranging from $lO0 70 $looo' none of which was mentioned in the eoyamors sworn statement ol cam paign contributions.
 Counsel for the defense tou9l' desperately to gain from each WlI- ness testimony that he had made the gif. not for the purpose ot helplHs the governor in his political contest hut to aid him personally
 Didn't you give this check oe' cause you knew that the governor was in an impecunious condition!
 Didn't you know the governor was hard up?'
 Didn't you give this to nm help him out of the difficulty
 These were the questions by Whlcl Judge Herrick sought to obtain iron the witnesses an admission that the' had placed no restrictions on thel contributions.
 The questions twice precipitateu