A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > Albany http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=680 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=45684 Submitted by: SongofJoy57 Article Title: The Highlander Article Date: September 27 1913 Article Description: The Charges Against Governor Sulzer Article Text: The charges against Governor Sulzer of New York, who is being tried before a court of impeachment, are as follows: That William Sulzer filed with the Secretary of State a false statement of his campaign receipts, expenditures and disbursements and liabilities. That he was guilty of perjury in stating under oath that his statement of his campaign receipts, expenditures and disbursements and liabilities was correct. That he was bribing witnesses to withhold testimony from the legislative committee which investigated his campaign expenditures and receipts. That he was guilty of supressing evidence in using threats to keep witnesses from testifying before the legislative committee. That he was guilty of preventing and dissuading a witness-- Frederick L. Colwell-- from attending under subpoena the sessions of the legisltive committee. That he used money and checks contributed to his pre-election campaign to speculate in stocks, and that he was thereby guilty of larceny. That, as Governor, he threatened to use his office and influence for the purpose of affecting the vote or political action of certain public officers. That, while Governor, he corruptly used his authority or influence to affect the current prices of securities listed and selling on the New York Stock Exchange, in some of which securities he was at the time interested. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com