| Show OF 0 J BARGAINING IS I'S i EXCLUDED Triple Victory Scored by Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Sulzer Over His Accusers ers in Trial Before High Court of oJ Impeachment i CHARGES OF OF CORRUPT I i DEALS THROWN OUT OUTI f 1 I Prosecution Draws Near End l' l of Its Cas Colwell WillI Will If Granted Immunity Testify I t Froth From l Ch Char Charge rg e of Contempt A A TJ X X Sept SepU 29 Go er Gover- Gover r 1 n zer won on h. h ti triple c victory K today over ocr O his his' accusers rs al at llin flir trial of or J 11 s i f J l c Cull Cullen n. n ii of the of-the the high big court barred tl tile e int introduction u 1 of evi cd- intended dence-intended c l ht pro c. the tho governor gov- gov hn J a a fa J. J corrupt O political ral bargain A As Patric Patrie of Gr arid that thai the test testimony tes- tes t hr brought f r ard tor that ha he had rua annular fu- fu w with th S Assembly s Wail i it t Sweet Cr ti Oswego county und and semb ml of I Ks Esex cx w l v d' d The lr a to do du in each ca case e with IJ highway S' S and bridge improvements im im- r r for in hills bills t pas passed e d by hy the I hr 4 t n tot h to J idl tiLe the assemblymen w were re desirous t si ou of 61 t getting L t the hc gO t S' S sig signature 1 In hi n th the Patrie atrie cue l' l no were F. F lir h lit tt l fl nu f. f 1111 t tt l Pg jL S the chu charge c Ol 1 t. t Vi ITh Sweet and l I t. t to t ment charging that gOv governor F Had vetoed one and signed the other billOne bill lOne One assemblyman had failed to support the governors governor's direct primary bill biB an and li j the other did so after consulting Sulzer the thc managers charged f j How He lie Would Vote Yute J t Assemblyman Sweet testified today Lodar that when he lie urged the thc governor to approve c his bill h. h hc IQ was as asked whether hether he hc had voted fo for tho the direct primary Continued on Page 7 7 i. Column 4 SULZER SCORES TRIPLE VICTOR Evidence of Alleged Corrupt Political Bargains Ex Excluded Ex- Ex lud d by Court Continued Col from Page Pago 1 bill which had been defeated in the regular session of ot the legislature I r told him I voted against It said sald the witness The primary bill was to como come up again at the extraordinary session In July and tho the governor wanted to know how Sweet Swoot proposed t to vote voto at that time Sweet S' said he replied According to the sentiment and In Inthe Inthe inthe the interest of ot my district To this according to Sweet tho the governor governor gov gov- ernOl replied with advice to see his p personal e n al counsel el Valentino o T Taylor and an smooth him the th right wa way Did you smooth him asked AttorneY Attorney Attorney At At- torney Brackett of ot couns counsel l for tor tho Impeachment Impeachment Impeachment Im Im- Im- Im managers manaJ rs I 1 didn't have to to replied the witness witness witness wit wit- ness who l that Taylor laylor had sent him to John H lL Delanoy DelandY chairman of the department of oC efficiency who prepared a favorable report on his bill 1115 Hill Dill Vetoed What happened to your our bill asked Attorney Brackett It was vas vetoed replied the witness How did you vote oto on the primary bill n at t the regular session Z To this question the defense objected Objection sustained d ruled Judge Cullen He has already already- said he voted against th the bill bIU a and d If this witness waa already alread against the bill bUl It showed d he did not receive the price of ot a a. corrupt bargain a. a On practically the same samo grounds Judge Cullen held that the charges in connection with the Prime case likewise were invalid The difference was that at tho the regular session of oC the legislature legisla ture turo It was said that thit Prime did not vote at all With the Introduction of ot evidence of ot three more moro campaign contributions not reported In the tho governors governor's sworn statement of or campaign receipts on and of ot more evidence concerning tho the governors governor's governors governor's governors governor's gover gover- nors nor's alleged Wall Wail street speculations tho the assembly managers drew near the ond end of or their case se today It was announced announced an an- d that with the tho calling of or possibly possibly pos pos- sibly two more contributors and one or two other witnesses tomorrow tho the case against the governor probably would be bo completed ColTrell Colwell Willing to Appear The long missing Frederick L L. Colwell the tho governors governor's alleged dummy In Wall all street transactions transaction Is In a sanitarium according to counsel for tho the governor but will consent to testify as the governors governor's witness under stipulation that ho not bo be placed under arrest for tor refusing to obey oboy the tho sub- sub pena perra of the Frawley Investigating In committee Counsel for the managers had not decided tonight whether to agree to this stipulation If Ir a 0 can cnn bo be served upon him J. J B. B Gray of ot the tho stock exchange e firm of or Fuller Gra Gray where the I governor IB is alleged to have speculated with somo some of oC hit his campaign contributions contributions contributions will win be a witness tomorrow Thus far tar counsel have been unable to locate him lm His partner Arthur L. L Fuller who ho was on the stand toda today said Mr lr Gray Grav had been making an on effort to evade service Well Wall Street Account Prod Produced need Fuller and ond hi his employees gave testimony testimony mony toda today tending to show that Colwell had purchased shares of oC Big Dig Four stock through Fuller Gray for which was paid In cash Melville B. B Fuller n tt brother of or the witness who also testified produced a transcript of ot Governor GO Sulzer's account with his firm Harris Fuller Fullor a abrought aa as brought out h by tho the Frawley committee Counsel for tho the Impeachment managers made mado no effort to prove provo tho the stock transactions transactions trans trans- trans trans- actions shown In the account as UK had been done In the tho case caso of ot M. M B. B Fullers Fuller's examination before beCore the tho Frawley com corn The They merely morely brought out that during November and December of ot 1912 Governor Sulzer paid into the ac account account ac ac- count In cash eash Ju Just Juet t at tho the close chose of ot th the session to today ny the managers Introduced Into evidence a a. bank account of ot Hugh J T ReillY a contractor and ond railroad bull builder er for the Cuban government who recent recent- recently 1 lv ly announced that ho he had loaned Governor Gov Go In cash Roilly had hod relations with Sulzer when hen the tho latter was chairman of or the foreign af affairs affairs af af- fairs committee in Congress He lie ma may maybe maybe be he a 11 witness tomorrow |
