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OFFICIAL CALLS IN PRESS AND KILLS HIMSELF-1987
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It was called OFFICIAL CALLS IN PRESS AND KILLS HIMSELF - NYTimes.com
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22— R. Budd Dwyer, the Pennsylvania State Treasurer, whose conviction for bribery last month jolted the state\'s Republican Party, shot and killed himself today at a news conference in his office in Harrisburg, the state capital.
For half an hour he protested that he was innocent and criticized some people who had been connected with his conviction, and included news organizations that had reported it.
Then, red-faced and sweating, Mr. Dwyer drew a .357 Magnum revolver from a manila envelope. He warned everyone to stay away to avoid being hurt. Several reporters ducked for cover. Others tried to dissuade him.
Before anyone could reach Mr. Dwyer, he put the barrel of the pistol in his mouth and pulled the trigger. He was pronounced dead half an hour later, at 11:31 A.M. Wife Suggested for His Post
In a letter delivered later to Gov. Robert P. Casey, a Democrat who was inaugurated Tuesday, Mr. Dwyer, who was 47 years old, said he regretted that \'\'the \'justice\' system did not function properly in my case,\'\' and asked that Mr. Casey consider appointing his wife, Joanne Dwyer, as interim Treasurer.
Mr. Dwyer and a former state Republican chairman, Robert B. Asher, were found guilty last month of 11 Federal charges stemming from the Pennsylvania Treasury Department\'s 1984 decision to award a $4.6 million contract to a California computer concern without taking bids.
Two of the company\'s officials testified that they had won the contract by offering a $300,000 payoff to Mr. Dwyer. One testified that Mr. Asher found out about the offer and ordered the money diverted to the Republican State Committee.
The convictions in Federal District Court in Williamsport, Pa., resulted from an investigation that might affect the Republican Party\'s state hierarchy and widen a shift of power to the Democrats. Republicans held the Governor\'s office for 16 of the last 24 years before Mr. Casey, a Democrat, was elected to succeed Dick Thornburgh, a Republican. Interim Appointment at Issue
Mr. Dwyer, who faced up to 55 years in prison, was to have been sentenced in Williamsport Friday. After that, according to a ruling by State Attorney General LeRoy S. Zimmerman, he would have been automatically removed from office. Consequently, maneuvering over whom Mr. Casey would appoint to fill out the unexpired second term of four years had begun.
A regular election for the Treasurer\'s post is to be held in 1988, and Mr. Casey has been sparring with leaders of the Republican-controlled State Senate over interim appointment. A two-thirds vote of the Senate is necessary for confirmation.
Mr. Casey is said to want to appoint a strong Democrat who could run for a full term as Treasurer next year, thus widening Democratic influence at the top of the state government. Republican Senate leaders say the voters elected a Republican and are entitled to a Republican serving out the term.
Some compromise is expected since Mr. Casey is trying to win Senate cooperation for his programs, including an economic development plan. The Governor\'s office had no immediate comment on Mr. Dwyer\'s request that his wife be appointed. A Resignation Was Expected
All political speculation faded, however, at least for the time being, after what happened at the news conference. Governor Casey said in a statement that he and his wife \'\'are profoundly shocked and saddened,\'\' and that \'\'Mrs. Dwyer and her children are in our prayers.\'\' Mr. Dwyer leaves two children, Rob and Deedee.
Capitol reporters had thought Mr. Dwyer had called the news conference to announce his resignation.
At the conference, according to some who attended it, Mr. Dwyer made a long, rambling statement. He criticized Acting United States Attorney James West, who prosecuted him; former Governor Thornburgh, with whom he had been at odds, and Federal District Judge Malcolm Muir, who presided at his trial. \'A Crime I Did Not Commit\'
Mr. Dywer said the judge had a history of imposing \'\'medieval sentences.\'\' He said he was \'\'being punished for a crime I did not commit.\'\'
And he urged that the death penalty be repealed, saying that what had happened to him made him certain that innocent people had been convicted and executed. He apologized for voting several times as a state legislator for the death penalty.
He called three aides to his side and handed each a sealed envelope. One contained instructions for funeral arrangements. One was Mr. Dwyer\'s organ-donor card. One was the letter to Governor Casey.
\'\'By the time you receive this letter,\'\' it read, in part, \'\'the office of State Treasurer of Pennsylvania will be vacant. I stress to you that I did not resign but was State Treasurer of Pennsylvania to the end.\'\' \'Budd - Don\'t Do It!\'
The letter expressed confidence that Mr. Casey \'\'will be the great Governor that Pennsylvania needs at this time in our history.\'\' Saying there apparently was precedent for a spouse succeeding a spouse, Mr. Dwyer recommended his wife of 23 years as his successor. He termed her \'\'very talented, personable, organized and hard-working.\'\'
As he drew the revolver, witnesses said, he warned people to stay away because \'\'this will hurt someone.\'\'
\'\'Budd - don\'t do it!\'\' a reporter shouted. \'\'Budd! Budd! Budd!\'\' another shouted.
\'\'I should have run and grabbed him when he pulled out the envelope,\'\' said Fred Cusick, a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. \'\'I knew that was it.\'\' z
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