New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18
SULzER IMPEACHMENT
OVER IN TWO MONTHS
Ordered by the State Assembly
on August 13, After a Long
and Bitter Fight.
TRIAL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 10
Story of the Case from Start to
Finish-Witnesses and Their
Acknowledgements
of Counsel.

The impeachment OF boNeTnoF Niioih
sulzer by the Legislature was ordered In
the early hours of August 49, after long
and hitter fight in the Assembly
1.-THE Governor who fought the boss"
did not at the time put In defence
against Tammany's assault. The major
itv leader. Aaron J. Levy, made the
final argument on his resolution to i'm
neach and centred his whole attack on
the documentary evidence of checks con-
tributed TO Suffers campaign fund and
by him to other channels. 1t
was after o'clock In the morning that
the final vote OF 70 for impeachment to 80
against was taken.
William Sulzer was the forty-second
Governor Of New York and the first to be
impeached. After his impeachment he
made every effort to retain his office pend
ing his trial. and declared that he would
do so even after the trial, regardless OF
the verde
Mr.. Glynn declared that he did not in
tend to enter into any physical contest
with Sulzer over. the office. The law was
supreme and there would be no circus
he said. II was said, on the other nand,
that Sulzer would go so far as to summon
military protection against any invasion
by Glynn. The night following his I'M
parchment Sulzer held conference IN the
executive chamber and took the precau-
ton 10 have armed guards outside.
Summons Served on Sulzer.
e.,,,,o- MO, sorved IN August Is with a
summons to appear before the Court OF
Impeachment on September 10. Inc sum
mons was presented by Patrick r. NC
Cabe, clerk of the Senate, whose patron
age Sulzer had seriously interfered WITH
Martin II. Glynn served final notice on
Mr.. sulzer on August 10 that he would
No, thrash out in court the question
"Who is Governor of the State OF New
york; Sulzer proposed an appeal pul
Glynn declared that he could not ques-
ton the functions already imposed on
him by the constitution, and he forna4ly
demanded the office. Sulzer promptly re-
fused 10 give way, and each man conun-
nod m exercise such OF the duties OF the
Chief Executive as came within his reach
In the time between the Impeachment
~ sulzer and his trial there was talk Oh
,,,orv things. II was said that Sulzer
would take the stump and tell the peo-
ple that his impeachment was oroereu
only when he could not be called on
suIzer declared that he was told just De-
fora The final vote in the Assembly thal
81 oo,ld remain In office II he would drop
the graft inquiry.
On August "a the board Of managers Oh
the Assembly having charge Oh INC 'l'1
peachment proceedings against suizer TO
tanned Judge Alton B. Parker 10 proso
cute the Governor About TINS utle gu
var grew tlmid and armed men were
nlaced IN the streets In the Vicinity VI
,ha Executive Mansion TO guard MN
ooaipst the alleged danger or attack he
would leave the Capitol by private door'
Counsel Charges Conspiracy
nudge Lynn ]. Arnold. Of Albany, IN q
.neoch before the Assembly Judlcia'y
Committee in the New York CITY nan o''
tvo,,s, o. declared that Charles r. MUIR
~, lanes ]. Frawley and Aaron J. Levy
should be indicted for conspiracy IN con-
raction with the impeachment OF Sulzer'
About the same time stephen j. SUI
,,au former state Senator, VINO Is IN
rr,son for bribery, wrote a letter in whicn
10 declared that there had been frafne
nm, 10 impeach Sulzer. The letter was
brought TO the attention OF Distrlct AT
,ornev Whitman by Judge Arnold. But
Judge d. Cady Herrick, OF counsel LOT
sulzer. declared that he would have noun
ING 70 do with criminal proceedings
against Murphy, Levy and Frawley.
Sulzer made daring move on Septem-
her . when he pardoned Joseph G. Robin
the convicted president OF the Northern
Bank. who then had two months 10 serve
in prison. BY this move Sulzer hoped 70
block the trial of impeachment. The par
don. however, was not recognized by the
authorities.
Mr. Sulzer went to trial In the Senate
chamber I'm the State Capitol at Albany
AT noon on September IS The court OF
impeachment was made up Of the judges
OF the Court OF Appeals. OF which Edgar
NJ. Cullen was chief judge. and the mem
bers of the state Senate.
The first day Of the trial II was de-
clared that two OF the most important
witnesses-Louis A. Sarecky, who was
Suffers secretary, and Frederick Colwell,
the broker with whom Sulzer had had
dealings in Wall Street-could not be
found. Warrants were issued for their
arrest, but they appeared within few
DAYS. No testimony was taken the first
day.
SuIzer Loses Opening Skirmish.
SuIzer lost the opening skirmish when
the court decided that Senators Frawley.
Sannar, Wagner and Transporter should
not be barred from sitting Argument was
begun on the constitutionality Of the i'm
peachment. This was not finally decided
until the night of September 2, when
the court upheld the proceeding by vote
of 81 to |. The vote was taken In execu-
tive session, following a bitter argument
by the Sulzer defence.
Mr.. Sulzer and his lawyers were much
encouraged on the first day that testi-
mony was taken because Jacob II. Schiff.
banker, and Henry Morgenthau testified
that they had placed no limit on their
contributions of $500 and $1,000, respect
lively, to Sulzer at the time of his candi-
dacy for Governor. Mr.. Schiff said that
he did not intend to limit Sulzer in any
wav and had intended to help him in any
way that he could.
Al the opening Of the trial Eugene
Lamb Richards. one Of the prosecuting
LAWYERS. told the court that 1t would be
shown that Suffers chief desire previous
IN the campaign was cash and that he