Show i iN ARRAIGNMENT H Of SULZER IS ISI I TERRIfiC ONE I f f jl j Lawyer BracKett Fiercely I Denounces Governor in in IJ 1 Closing Argument COULD HAVE TAUGHT A t BRIBER STILWELL CRIME If SpeaKer Charges Persistent ti Attempt to Terrorize Ij Impeachment Co Court rL f I I ALBANY N. N Y Oct 10 The The trial of or William Sulzer tho impeached governor governor gov gov- I error of or New York was brought brought up to tot t the stage of ot the balloting of tho judges today by former State Senator Edgar r I iI T. T Brackett who closed the case caa for forthe forthe forthe the board of ot impeachment managers 0 with a vitriolic speech In the coursel course COUnie l of It he ho 3 asserted that former State Senator Sen I ator Stephen J. J Stilwell who is now serving a term in Sing Sing prison asa as asI asa I I a a. barterer of his legislative vote and r influence might have sat at the feet of Governor Sulzer and learned crime i 1 II And this is IB the tho Pharisee ho said J who pointing to the width of his I f 1 i phylactery in proof of his own virtue I demanded that Stilwell resign resign Stilwell Stilwell i who if all charges a against him worn were I still have sat atthe at atthe I i true and more could I the feet of this man and learned crime even ven as Saul sat at the feet of Gamaliel and learned all tho the wisdom of 01 the ancient ancient an- an l dent Jews From the beginning o of the impeach impeach- I ment tent proc proceedings Mr Ir Brackett declared there had been a persistent and ana studied attempt to terrorize the members of the Impeachment court and every peron person pert per per- t son on associated with the prosecution I Every Even means known to the demagogue I Las has been bc n attempted to accomplish it ho lio said P Political Extinction Threatened II Political extinction has been threatened threatened threat threat- ened to those bold enough to urge that it might be well to have an orderly y hiv in ill investigation v of the matters charged against this man Counsel have ha been warned that their appearance for the peo people hero would wO result in savage attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks upon them We e a have witnessed tho indecency for indecency for I think it can be called nothing less less of of public meetings called to overawe your judgment and to to t you ou instructions how bow ow to decide M this case before a single ingle word of the s forn sworn testimony has been g given cn to you vou Tn season and out it has lias been prea preached hed that justice would not be done hero here when justice was as the last thing desired by the preachers So So to all those who ha have hae e professed doubts doubts' doubts as to tc whether justice would here dominate who have sou sought ht to discredit it itin in advance the patient fairness by br which every right of the defendant hast has t been conserved cd through the days das to all allright rj right ht reverends re and ami wrong rc eren reverends s everywhere c professing to find hero not the solemn performance of a duty laid on you rou by the law but anI only anIan an opportunity opportunity to strike a political enemy I send scud greetings and inviting them toJ to learn from the great apostle moderation J of speech ask them to come and see sec how under r the strictest form of law divesting themselves o of at unworthy t i motive or thought the representatives o of a a. a free people come together and andI I I glee give Ive judgment j Discusses Suppression of Testimony 1 Mr Ir Brackett launched into a n discussion discus discus- sion siou of the evidence supporting the tho accusations accusations ac ac- in the fourth of the articles of impeachment ment charging that Governor Sulzer sought to prevent pre testimony before be fore foro tho the committee The attorney at at- torso torney held that tho the article was as br broad ad enough to include the alleged attempt of the governor to dissuade Henry Mor- Mor from testifying in in iu r regard ard to his 1000 campaign contribution The The dominated character of the defendants defendants defendant's de dc rc request in is apparent at a lance glance lance continued Mr Brackett flUe He wanted Mr Mor to perjure himself him hini- self to save pave him the defendant from the tho result of his previous crime in not reporting the contribution made to him during the campaign and ancl i thereby brou brought bt himself precisely within with I in tho section of the code and precisely precisely- J v wit within hin tho the article Do Do criminals find fine it i necessary to 50 so solicit licit witnesses to tell the tho truthS truth truth It i ii is i 4 not presumed that they thoy will ilo do hOe ro M What was 85 there in ill tho the hi high h character of Mr Nr l that led tho defendant toa to a believe that he would testify to anything anything anything any any- thing other than the tho truth 1 It wits was not the he truth ruth he heas was as seeking soaking to have hao adduced f Asked Peck to Deny Contribution The alleged request of tho the governor to lo Duncan W. W Peck superintendent of or orI I public wor works 8 that ho lie den deny Ilia liia contribution contribution contri contri- t of ot under oath Mr Joh Bracket Brack Brack- Brackett et ctt ett l in the tho same samo Tho testimony of Allan Ryan is still to lo bo be considered ho cO continued continual II It It stands hors here without contradiction of an kind The defendant asked him to toc sec cc c Senator Rout Hoot and anel have o members or orI orthis orthis this court solicited to in vote ote his hi in in in- I terest st st. to dismiss tho the proceedings failing failing fail fail- in ing that to see sec Mr Murphy for Tor the same purpose saying iD lie would do 10 whatever what what- over ever was right it ho could bo ho freed fro from from tho impeachment proceedings proceeding This This in is tho black evidence convicting convicting convict convict- in ing him under u article four The Tho thin thing ur urged cd by the defendant now stands out in all its Ih detestable d tc tahle lines Jines Ho urged lor to perjure himself h ho urged Peck to tn perjure himself and an declared his intention of doing BO so and and ho urged Ryan to tamper with tho the court to the end that ho might be bo acquitted It And And through and over it nil all runs tho the foulest foul st st. of crimes crime connected with the administration of justice subornation of perjury perjury- and nn an intention of the tho defendant defendant defend defend- ant mt himself to commit p perjury God in heaven cnn can more be required to con can convict vict this defendant nn and l remove him from his hiA hi high h place and forever disqualify disqualify dis dis- qualify him from front association with law abiding men men Pleads for tor Verdict of Guilty Knowing full fall well weH appreciating to tho the utmost tho disgrace and and that must como upon this most unhappy man by br your our verdict ct of guilty guilt I still elm b beg you O 1 not to think you 1 0 will mitigate his punishment b by a judgment of 01 acquittal ac ae of the char charges es here proved It will not be bo your our action that will render him infamous for nil all the tho future That future is already his before you on speak If he takes the tho thein wings in s of tho morning and flies flics to tho tiro uttermost parts of tho the earth the record of his disgrace race is there thero b him him to meet and greet and abide with him CI If If this last and best attempt at self clr government under which bich we have havo rested iu in security in all the century and a third Qt of our natural life under which tho the state has been the leader leAdor of all tho the sisterhood that compose tho the republic re re- re public if public if this shall fail a at the point that wo we O may mf not remove from high office office office of of- fice men co confessed guilty of crime crime then ind indeed ed are afe wo we of all all all' allmen men the most miserable II You You alone alon can deliver r us from the bod body of this death wretched death wretched d men that wo we are you alone can deliver us from the body of this death Leaves Case to Court And so 50 we leave this case caso with all its vast interests to the tho interests of all who love the state and arc are jealous for its honor and good frame in in your Jour bands hands leave it with all that it means mOns to the people copte and the future f Words fail me in to tho ho contemplation of all that your decision means If it ever over pleases tho the Father of ofIS us IS all to guide with his own hand band those er engage ng-ed ng in the performance per of the great public duty may that guidance he be yours yours ours this day dav an and l may the decision here rendered bear sure impress that it comes from a n wisdom wisdom wis wis- dom that judgments far above the twilight judgments of this world |