The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-01
RULING SET
BACK FOR
COLONEL
Much of COlOnel's Tes-
timOny Barred by
Judge
SULZER PROBER
MADE SILENT
Cannot Tell of Alleged
Graft in Albany
Circles
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SYRACUSE. N. Y. April 3O.-Col-
onel Roosevelt's defense or william
Barnes libel suit tod3y ran into q
brick wall Of legal obstacles. Rebun
followed rebuff for the colonel In
rulings Of Justice Andrews In ex.
GLIDING testimony offered by the de-
PENDANT.
A procession Of witnesses were
presented by the defense to support
Roosevelt's charges. closing with the
second week OF he trial, as court
adjourns this afternoon until Mon.
day.
Three rulings by Justice Andrews
today were regarded as serious re-
verses for the defendant.
John A. Hennessey. former Gov.
Suffers graft prober, called TO tell
OF graft. corruption and investiga.
lions In the states government. was
not allowed to answer a single ques.
ton. The judge held his testimony
Another setback for Roosevelt was
a ruling preventing II. II. vreeland
former president Of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Co., from telling OF
bipartisan campaign contributions
OF his corporation.
The judge held such testimony
was inadmissible unless Barnes
knew OF the Democratic .contri-
buttons.
Still another reverse was a ruling
that the bare fact that Democrats
and Republicans voted together to
defeat the Hughes direct primary
bill was not OF itself evidence of the
This shut out more tes-
timony.
Former Senator Human support.
ed Roosevelt's testimony of bi-parti.
san defeat of the direct primary bill
IN 1911.
Roosevelt's testimony that Barnes
opposed popular rule" by direct
primaries was substantiated by Roy
al w. France. Brooklyn Republi-
can. He said Barnes told him pri-
maries were subverslve OF party or.
ganization and that he fBarnesI
could ruin any mans reputation 4:
he threw enough limelight on 1t"
He said he could vote Republt
cans in Democratic primaries o.
vice versa and nominate such rotten
as to disgust the voters
with the whole proposition" said tho
witness.
Retirement OF Roosevelt from the
witness stand was evident in the
today. which appeared
In comparison with those WITH
Roosevelt on the stand like min
net resembles fox trot or a side
show the big three-ring tent.
Roosevelt. however. took much
part In the proceedings. prompting
his lawyers In the many legal
clashes upon Justice Andrews ad-
verse rulings to the defense.
Former Senator Harvey d. Hin
man, OF Binghamton. Rooseveit's
choice for governor last year. start.
cd today's testimony.
Justice Andrews ruled that he
would exclude testimony from Lin
coin league members, OF Albany. re-
garding alleged enforced campaign
contributions from public employees
md the Lincoln leaguers called by
Roosevelt were excused.
Hinman testified regarding cleo.
tior of a Democratic United States
senator in 1911 and the fight of VIII
liam f. Sheehan. He identified rec
cids to show that the Republican or
ranization kept hands OF" in the
Democratic squabble which finally
resulted in Senator o'Gorman's cleo.
ton.
This testimony was TO substan-
tate that OF Roosevelt and William
Loeb that Barnes had an arrange
ment" with Murphy not to interfere
or permit Republicans to combine
with independent" Democrats to
elect an anti-machine Democrat.
Justice Andrews barred Human
from testifying regarding rumors
hat Barnes opposed the Hughes d.
rect primary bill In 1910.
The Judge told the attorneys that
they must hurry to complete the
case. He said he did not criticise
sither side for prolonging the trial.
but that II must be expedited.
Human told how a combination
Df regular Republicans and Demo
Gratis later passed the Meade-Phil-
lips primary bill. opposed by the
'progressives." and how Hughes re-
fused to sign II and called a spe-
cial session in June, 1910. for new
legislation.
Justice Andrews suggested that