The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-01

rSthiess. Nero was soth fiddler and
ruthless. Barnes was ruthless as Nero
wNs"
Everybody in court had been smiling
ot chuckllng. You couldn't keep your
face straight under such proVocatlon
"a smile. but when Mr.. Duclls slap
sap was heard the situation became
ACUTE. After they put Mr. Dunll out or
ne Put himself out, tho distinguished
hPckler took IA new hold on the topic
~, was thoroughly enjoying 1t himself
wns Mr.. WINS. and greedy for his
share of the fun.
NOV, Mr.. Davenport" he resumed
pas Rome really burning In your es-
timation?"
81 believed" said the witness earn
cetly. that our institutions were In
crave danger on account of what | had
seen going on-thc usurpation of au-
shority over the Legislature by power
outside of the Legislature"
Mr.. Davenports testimony. all show
log Mr. Barness domination of the
senate by means of combination with
T.mmany Democrats, was not the only
cdective point scored by Col. Roosevelt
te-day In his effort TO Justify his charge
thet Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Murphy were
inks between crooked politics and
ctooked business.
II was in fact the Coioners tay and
the strongest points of his case. putting
his best foot forward. Mr.. Barhes's
turn will come some time next week
and something of his attitude may he
gathered by remark he made to-day
The truth Is going to come out Make
no mistake about that"
= Roosevelt Corroborat~d.
In addition 20 Senator Davenport
nAAuAxs.rtfs
Ntand Harvey n, Human and Josiah
n Newcomb for the purpose OF offer
ting confederation of the Coloners testi-
.mony about Barnes's notions OF the
bright OF the people to rule and harness
grip on legislative machinery.
Both Mr.. Human and Mr.. Newcomb
~-Senators at the time the improper
facts on Barnes's part are alleged to
S,ave been committed--hacked up the
Colonel and squarelv testified that a
Lprimary measure, the Hinman-t;reen
bill. was choked TO death by Barnes
and Grady because II meant the end
of organization rule and that the
weaker. harmless measure. which Gov.
Hughes vetoed. the cobb bill was
-driven through the Legislature by a
bipartisan combination. These men
gave their testimony forcefuly and
positively and were not TO he confused
or contradicted by Mr.. ivins's subtle
-ties or insinuations.
Their appearance stood out perhars.
-Sps the most superficially interesting fea-
cure OF the day. Their testimony had
certain dramatic quality which caught
he imagination and carried the minds
OF their hearers back 10 the hard
lought battles OF Hughess turbulent
Nerms.
d. Actually. however. the most impor.
iant feature OF the day. although lack
ing In spectacular interest, was the
courts ruling that Col Roosevelt has
perfect right to show. II he can. that
Mr. Barnes was a beneficiary OF public
printing graft-State. county and city
and that testimony concerning the OPP
erations of the publishing concerns in
which Mr.. Barnes was interested--the
concerns forming the alleged printing
ring-may he introduced even though
II deals with printing done for Albany
city and county.
PrOtests by harness Counsel.
Mr.. harness counsel. headed by Mr.
Twins and X-Representative John j.
ADAMS. made a terrific uproar against
so widely extending the limits of the
defence's testimony. but Jus,ic. An
drews ruled that the evidence concern
ing state printing should go in rs tend
ing toward justification of the alleged
libellous statement and that he would
not discriminate between the state
printing and the county and city print
sing
This Is considered a vital element IN
the case and the fact that the Rooso-
welt counsel We're successful after a
long argument was regarded as a dis
tinct point In the Colouers favor.
Mr.. Bowers began late This afternoon
the work of laying q foundation for
detailed evidence that printing ring
existed, that il so manipulated the bid
ding for printing done for the state