New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-26
SCHIFF ASKED IF HE WOULD
TAKE BACK HIS $500 GlF |

invitation This was an invitation Il
visit Mrs Sulzcr. VINO was III.
Did ANYBODY communicate with yo'
! in New York City on behalf Of Mr.. sui
ger and discuss this matter with you
! persisted Foley
yes. this gentleman. Mr.. F'rsnken
| stein" answered Schif. pointing out th'
| Governors former partner, who sat Wit
the Sulzer counsel. came i'm TO see me
and said that II would accep; II Gov
| ernor sulzer would be very glad to rc'
| fund 70 me this s.. no 70 which ! replied
that ! could not now. since the matter
was under investigation, permit tr'
status 10 be changed"
you refused to accept a refund Of the
$500"
Il didn't
| ''I say. YOU refused To accept a refund
| Of the S2.jJDc' repeated Foley.
1T was never rendered 10 me. The
! question was only asked whether I would
! accept it. to which said no. answered
Schlff
Il understood the offer was made you
10 refund IT,
Il cannot say such a definite offer was
made. 7 was asked whether ! would &C
cept It in exact words so far as | re-
member. they We're: Governor Sulzer
would Ike to repay YOU this $500 and
10 that l answered I could not accept 1t
since the matter was under investisa-
don"
did YOU talk to anybody else connect
I'd with the defence OF Governor Sulzer?
NO"
Il would like 10 ask the witness. Who is
Mr.. Frankonstein?" queried Senator
Thompson.
II had never seen Mr. Frankenstein
before" Mr. SChiff said. and when he
came TO my Office ] asked him the very
same question--whst relation he had 10
/ Governor Sutherland he said 10 me ne
/ was his former law partner"
Was for Mr.. Strauss Election.
Were these contributions for the pur-
pose Of establishing a more intimate re-
lationship between yourself and the per-
sons to whom they were contributed!
dema nded Thompson.
When Mr. Straus was nominated IT
was my hope that he would be elected.
eral weeks. Governor sulzer was nomi-
mated, my hopes changed. l felt the
Governor Sulzer vas, so far as felt con
cerned. better entitled to election, anu
my hopes were that he would be elected
Morris Tekulsky. the Tsmmany saloon
keeper, was the afternoons first witness.
| lie said he gave Sulzer a check FOR Soy
I AT Tammany Hall on the evening OF &c
! tober IS when the candidate finished max
! ing a speech AZ the general ratihcaton
| meeting. saving II was small contriou-
| ton. and | hope it'll do you good.
! Then followed Mr.. Goodwin. the paying
| teller at the Farmers Loan and Trust
| Company. who read into the record
transcript Of the Sulzer account there from
| September 3. 1917. to September o., 1919
| The balance al the former date was
NIl25s; the balance on November J was
| SIS. 7o4 Is
Patrick Mccormack clerk in the ohics
OF the City Of New York, was called 10
prove that Alfred j. Wolf, the Commits
| sioner OF Deeds before whom Governor
| elect Sulzer swore 10 his statement OF
! campaign receipts and expenditures, held
/ that Office when he took the Governor :
/ affidavit Thereupon the Sulzer counsel
who put Wolf through hard cross-eN-
animation IN an apparent endeavor 10
prove that he did not, conceded the fact
and had e entered on the records that
| they raised no issue about II.
! Charles A. Stadler. president OF the
American Mailing Company, told no"
| Sulzer sought his good Offices with Tam
many Hall TO get the nomination for
! Governor.
Mr. Suffer-" he said requested me
| TO 20 to 1ith street and intercede Tor
! him there promised him would and |
did | went 20 18th street, saw the parties
| in power, talked the matter over there
! and recommended Mr. Suffers nomma-
ton and promised II they gave him their
support ] would do all ! could for hin
| ard all that my friends could do. ana
| then subsequently, reported back TO MI.
| suzer what | had done, and he thanked
me"
Sulzer Sent Him to 18th Street.
Before YOU went TO 18th street, as you
described. did Mr.. Sulzer expressly re-
, quest YOU to go TO 1ith street, He
did" said Stadler.
Il.