New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-19
SUBPOENA FOR BARNES
State Chairman Will Testify at
Albany Investigation To-day.
LINDSAY IN CONTEMPT
Business Manager Of Barnes s
Newspaper Refuses to Disclose
Identity of Stockholders.
rRv Telegram 70 Tn. Tribune. ]


ALBANY. oct. 1s.-William Batnes. jrr
Renublican state chairman, arrived here to-
night and tomorrow morning will be one OF
the witnesses before the Albany investga-
ton committee A subpoena was made out
for him this afternoon because or the re-
fusal Of John H. Lindsay. the business man
aeer Of Mr. Barness paper. THE Albany
Evening Journal" 10 tell VINO are the
stockholders Of the Journal Company.
Mr. Lindsay said that he was directed not
to answer by order Of the executive com
mittee Of the Journal Company. and Chair
man Bayne declared him in contempt or the
Senate The chairman then directed James
W. Osborne. chief counsel for the commit
tee, not only 10 take the proper proceedings
for the production Of the list of stockhold-
ers. but for the punishment Of L., witness
for contempt.
81 wish you TO issue subpoena for Will
lam Barnes, jr.. to be here tomorrow morn
ing. and we will get at the list of stock
holders" Mr. Osborne said to one Of his as
sistants.
Does the committee see any reason why
I should not subpoena Mr.. Barnes?" he then
asked Chairman Bayne.
None whatever" was the reply. ut is
left entirely to your judgment"
After declaring the Journal business man
ager in contempt Chairman Bayne remind
ed Mr. Osborne that the committee wanted
the proceedings against the witness carried
out He said that in addition TO the civil
remedy the penal law could be resorted TO
I'm Furnishing the witness.
Bayne Explains Procedure.
If the Senate were still in session, the
chairman explained afterward, n witness
who refused to answer a question put 10
him by an investigating committee could be
put in prison pending its final adjournment
Now, he said, the committee could resort 70
the courts. either by presenting the matter
| 10 a grand jury or applying for an order
compelling the witness to answer. Should
he then refuse he could be declared guilt
NJ contempt of court, the punishment Of
which is a fine Of 500 or ono years impris
onment or both Mr. Lindsay, however. in
timated that he would answer the question
II an order from a court was secured di-
recting him to do 50.
! The city and county printing was the
subject taken up to-day by Mr. Osborne,
/ and It was that which led up 10 the sub
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| Mr. Lindsay and several city and county
| officials. showed that The Albany Journal
| had separate contracts, but not by bidding
/ for printing reports OF the various city de-
patrments while The Argus" had the con-
tract for printing the minutes Of the Com
mon Council containing these reports. He
held that the city was losing a large amount
Of money by not giving all the printing 10
| one company. He then showed that The
Journal" after getting the contracts. turned
the work over to The Argus TO he done
and that it charged fun price, although
THE Argus" used the same plates rs II
did in printing the Common Council min
utes He declared THE Journal in doing
this was guilty Of a larceny and false pre-
fences.
Senator Wainwright. the Republican
member of the committee. announced that
he concurred in the direction ~ the chair
man as TO the finding OF "contumacy and
contempt against the witness
Says No Bids Were Advertised.
! Mr. Lindsay was recalled later fin the
afternoon TO answer questions concerning
county printing done by THE Journal
Mr.. Osborne showed that the company did
about 1900 worth OF county printing, and
when he asked the witness If THE Jour
nal" ever submitted any bids for such
printing the witness said he didn't know.
Asked II there were any others in the
! Journal Company who might take care OF
such work. he said there were, but refused
to tell who they were. Mr.. Osborne de
clares that no bids were advirtised for and
that The Journal arbitrarily set its own
price
Edward p Cantine, Commissioner Of Pub
lie Safety. head Of the Police, Fire and
| Health departments. caused stir In the
Senate chamber when ne refused to tell
whether he occupied a position OF trust
with any private corporation, and declared
that he was not there to be questioned
concerning anything except pertaining 10
his duties as a city official
The witness persisted In his refusal to
answer the question. and Chairman Bayne
declared him also in contempt OF the SEN
ate. but the decision was Withdrawn later
The witness agreed to answer the question
! when put in different way
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