The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-10-02
SULzER BEGGED
FOR PROTECTION
Morqenthau Says Governor
Asked That He Be Shielded.
AMBASSADOR GAVE $1,000
Superintendent Of Public Works Con-
tributed $500 to Campaign Fund
and Gives Damaging Testimony
At impeachment Trial.

albany, N. Y, Sept. Ex-Governor
Sulzer tried to persuade contributors
to his campaign fund not to testify
against him, according to evidence
adduced at hts impeachment trial Fri
day.
He asked Duncan w. Peck, state SUI
perintendent 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.
Peck at the time of his contribution
held his present position, but told the
governor, he said, that there were mo
strings" to the gift, and that he did not
feel that he was obliged to reappoint
him. Peck was reappointed
The governor asked Henry w. Nor
genthau, ambassador to Turkey, who
contributed $1,000, to be easy on him,
and to treat the affair between us as
personal" in the event that he should
be called to testify. This Mr.. Nor
genthau swore to when recalled to the
stand He said the request was made
by the governor over the long distance
telephone on September last.
1t was further brought out that Ricn-
ard Croker, Jr., son of the former lead
er of Tammany, had contributed w
400 check payable. at the request OF
Sulzer, to the order Of Cash and
that the check was cashed by Fred
erick l.. Cowell, alleged to have been
the governors agent in his Wall street
transactions.
Croker testified that the governor
wanted the check in a convenient form
to cash 1t Immediately because he was
in hurry to start on his campaign
trip through the state.
This was on October 16, but it devel-
oped that Colwell did not cash the
check until October 81.
The latter testimony was given by
William B. Houghton, paying teller
of the Equitable Trust company OF
New York, who said that Colwell was
his Sunday school teacher. Demand
for Colwell's production brought out
a statement from the governors attor-
neys that they expected to get In COM
munication with him tonight or tomor-
row.
John W. Cox, Thomas w. Brady,
John T. Dooling. ]. Temple Gwathmey.
Luitpold Mendelbaum and Judge Lewis
J. Conlan, all of New York, testified
that they had contributed checks or
cash from $10O to 1000 none of which
was mentioned in the governors
sworn statement of campaign contri-
buttons.
Many developments marked the inn
parchment trial of Governor Sulzer
Thursday. They were as follows:
Jacob H. Schiff, New York banker.
testified that he was recently asked by
Samuel |. Frankenstein, a former law
partner of Governor SulZer. If he
would accept the return of the alleged
$4,000 campaign contribution which
the banker on Wednesday said he gave
20 the governor without restriction as
70 its use. Mr.. Schiff said he had re-
piled negatively.
The high court, by unanimous vote,
decided to admit all testimony per
tanning to campaign contributions
made to the governor even though
they were not specified in the articles
of impeachment.
This ruling paved the way for the
introduction of evidence intended to
show the governor had solicited and
received large contributions from
Srewing interests.