Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07
GAVE
SULzER $4,000
Gen. Meany, Formerly of New
ark, Tells Impeachment
Court of Loan.
MADE NO RECORD OF IT, AS
1T WAS ACT OF FRIENDSHIP
Saws He Did Not Want Others
to Know a Friends
Business.


New York lawyer. residing in Con-
vent, N. j., featured the impeachment
trial of Governor Sulzer at Albany
late yesterday afternoon
General Meany, who was the last
witness for the prosecution, told of a
1000 cash loan he had made to the
governor as a friend
General Edward p. Meany severed
his connections as an active member
of the New Jersey National Guard on
February s, of this year At that
time, at his own request, having
served twenty years as a commits
stoned officer, he was placed upon the
retired list On February II, General
Meapy. who had been judge advocate
general, with the rank of brigadier-
general, was nominated by Governor
Wilson under the act of March %,
1872, to the brevet rank of major
general. the Senate confirming the
nomination.
Before taking up his home at Con-
vent General Meany resided at zoos
Broad street, corner of Kinney street.
General Menny's Testimony.
General Meany, who represents the
American Telephone Company and
other corporations, said he had known
Mr.. Sulzer fully twenty years.
Did you have an interview with
MIR. Sulzer shortly after his nomina-
tom" asked Mr.. Stanchfield.
within week or ten days after
his nomination" the witness replied,
Mr.. Sulzer called upon me at my
office. He told me he needed financial
assistance and asked me II l would
loan him some money. L told him
would He said: Let me have what
Lat /
said: I will loan you $4,000. If you
will call tomorrow or the next day,
will give it to you. ~
General Meany testified that Mr..
Sulzer saw him day or two after
ward at his office.
How did you give him the money!
asked Mr.. Stanchfield.
II gave it to him in cash" said
General Meany. 1T was in bills of
$500 or $1,000 denomination"
Did you take any note from himF
II did not"
Did you take any written acknowl-
edgement of any sort?'
81 did not"
your books?"
"I did not"
Did you take anything in the way
of collateral
IT did not"
O,-Have you had any correepon-
dence with Governor Sulzer since?
Ayes, sir
The witness produced a letter which
bore the letterhead of the executive
chamber Louis Marshall, after look
ing at the letter. objected to its intro
auction in evidence. Judge Cullen,
after glancing at 1t, said he did not
see its relevancy. He said the mem
bers of the court could look at 1t Tor
themselves, but Senator wagner
moved that the presiding Judge De
sustained in his ruling: ms was
done unanimously by viva voce vote
There was no cross examination,
but Senator Pollock, of New YORK.
further questioned the witness.
WAS it your own money you gave
Mr.. Sulzer?" he asked.
II Was His own Money.
absolutely, sir" the witness re-
piled. - -, :,
why did you give him cash in
stead of a check?'
because he preferred to have u
in cash. and l preferred TO give IL
to him in cash"
WAS there any reason why you
preferred to give 1t to him IN cash
"Nost assuredly. I did not care
IN have 1t generally known that L
had loaned my friend, Mr.. Sulzer;
money at that time. for fear IL woul 2;
be misunderstood and misconstrueo.
can you tell us from what nao, source
this money came-tnis $lo,ooo
Yes sir. A check drawn on the
papkers'7 trust Comply of New York
nv Mr, William S. James. one OF my
In, nv office.
O-On his own account? A.-Mr.
IaT,es cashed a check payable to his
order. .oaa,,,+ .
No sir. 1t was a check upon my
account, payable to the order OF Mr..
William s. James.
Q.-Signed by you? A.-Signed oy
O.-Bv Senator Simpson: What, If
ANYTHING, was said upon the sup1ect
of the duration of this loan, Mr..
Meany? Ale said that ne Woulo
nav If as soon as he could, and ne
bonad To do 1t in very short time.
O.-Have you ever requested this
loan to be paid back to you? Al
have not.
O.-What. if anything, was said as
To the rate of interest to be paid on
this loan? A.-There was nothing
said as to the rate of interest.
Might BE discontinued.
"Will YOU explain what you meant
when YOU said, in answer to Senator
Pollock's question, that your action
in loaning him money might pc mis-
construed or misunderstood Sena-
for Thompson, of Niagara, asked.
IT mean that In lending money to a
friend I do not generally want 1t
known that 1 have loaned money to
a friend" said General Meany. Il
did not care particularly for my bank
to know that 1 was loaning money to
friend"
Are you in the habit of loaning
money!"
witness.
"Did you ever loan the governor
anv money before?"
II think I have before, sir"
Did you get 1t back?"
Yves. sir"
LAS an attorney, have you any
practise at Albany?" asked the SEN
ator.
ness.
This ended the examination. 1t
was learned that the letter which
was not admitted had to do with
certain alleged efforts on the part
of Mr.. Sulzer to interest the admin
istration at Washington In the aspi-
rations of General Meany to fill a
post as an ambassador of the United
States to one of the European ma