Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-20
COLONEL LOSES MOTION
TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
Jury Is Completed, and Actual
Taking of Testimony Will
Begin To-day.
GREAT CROWD NEAR ALL DAY
Roosevelt Completely Ignores OPP
ponent, but Barnes Watches For
mer President IntentIy for Several
Minutes.

SYRACUSE. n. Y. April 19.-The
jury which will try William Barnes
$4,000 suit for alleged libel against
Theodore Roosevelt was completed in
supreme Court here to-day. 1t com :
prises seven Republicans. three Pro-
gressives and two Democrats. Twenty
two talesmen were examined before
both sides announced they were salts
fed with tho twelve men In the box.
The jurymen are:
Henry Hong, clerk, Republican (fore-
mani; Irving j. Mills. woodworker, Re-
publican; Walter J. Zuill, manager, Re-
publican; Franklin S. Rhoades, farmer,
Progressive; Leonard K. Hungerford
painter. Progressive; f. w. Pierce. car
penter, Republican,; Warren H. Somers
grocer. Republican,; Ray Tanner farm
hand. Democrat: John w. Brown, farm
or, Republican; George Boschert. manu-
facturer, Progressive: Edward Burns
motorman. Republican,: Peter Bencke
coal dealer. Democrat.
Immediately after the jury had been
completed, counsel for Colonel Roose-
welt made n motion to dismiss the COM
plant against their client on the ground
that allegations made In the statement
on which the suit is based were privi-
legged, and that in naming Mr. Barnes
and Charles +. Murphy MS the con-
trollers OF rotten government" in the
State OF New York. he did not mean
anything personal or to imply that
| either of the two men named had in
any way profited by the alleged rot
| tenness."
William S. Andrews
TAKING OF TESTIMONY
WILL BEGIN TODAY
Actual taking OF testimony will begin
tomorrow. The first witnesses will be
newspaper men to whom Colonel Roose-
welt issued the statement. Other re-
porters who have interviewed Colonel
Roosevelt In the last five years also will
he called, and photographs OF nearly
| 100 newspapers In which alleged libel
Gus statements. claimed to have been
made by Colonel Roosevelt appeared
will he presented in evidence. 1t was
said. This testimony will he offered in
an effort TO prove publication of state
in.nts ISSUED verbally and In writing by
Colonel Roosevelt
Counsel for Mr.. Barnes sail tonight
dat they would make an effort to show
that Colonel Roosevelt began to make
statements which they consider !ibelous
during the Syracuse convention OF 1911 o.
| TIE Barnes attorneys said further that
some of the reporters would be called
on to testify regarding verbal state
ments Colonel Roosevelt made to them
In nmplification of written statements
he had prepared.
After Mr.. Barnes's attorneys have
presented this evidence. the defense will
begin It's case. AS only two OF the many
witnesses summoned for the defense
were in Syracuse tonight. IT was pre-
sumed that Colonel Roosevelt's mrs,
witness would not be called before
| Wednesday.
Although less than nifty spectators
| could get into the courtroom n great
crowd stood In the corridor and out
side the building all day.
Fifty policemen preserved order
COLONEL COMPLETELY
IGNORES HIS OPPONENT
IL Colonel Roosevelt saw his oppon-
ent at any time during the proceed
inss to-day he showed no sign of 1t.
I lie seemed to be the more serious OF
! the two. Ho was intensely interested
in the selection OF the Jurors. and the
| questions asked talesmen. While his
| attorney wns arguing upon the motion
| to dismiss the complaint, ne leaned far
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