Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
GRAFT REVELATIONS
RULED OUT BY COURT
IN ROOSEVELT CASE
Sulzer's Investigator Who
Probed State Depart
ments for Rottenness Is
Sent From Stand With
out Testifying.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, April so.--The
Barnes Roosevelt $4,000 libel suit was
shortened today. and considerable inter-
est lost, when John A. Hennessy was not
allowed to testify about corruption in
! the departments at Albany, and H, H
Vreelsnd was stopped from telling of
making contributions to both Republican
| and Democratic campaign funds in 1903
Hennessy was Governor William Sui
5er's Investigator who probed the State
departments and said he found rottenness
and graft.
His testimony was made unnecessary
when William NJ. WINS, of counsel for
Barnes, said he would admit all that
Hennessy had to say.
IL know It," he said, for wrote that
part of the Republican State platform
denounclng 1t. But we will not admit
that Barnes knew about 1t, or had any
thing to do with t."
Accordingly, both sides entered into q
stipulation admitting that in 19lI-14 cor
ruption existed In the State government.
Contracts were bought, the civil service
debauched, contractors blackmailed. etc
Hennessy then was asked IL prior to
July %, 1914, he had told Roosevelt about
what he found in Albany.
WINS objection was sustained, and
answered question.
Vreeland was allowed to tell only of
giving 5000 0to the Republicans In 1913
because the defense could not show that
his similar contribution was made with
the sanction of Barnes.
Barnes, at the time of the primary leg
islation, said he could kill any bill politl-
cally with enough limelisht, according to
Loyal France, of Brooklyn. At the same
time, he said, Barnes boasted he could
control the primaries and put UP such O.
rotten ticket 1t would disgust the public
with primaries,
SPICE LENT TO CASE.
The name of Governor Charles S. Whit
man lent spice to the suit today, Interest
In the big trial, which waned considerably
waxed again with the possibility that
the Governor might be drawn into the
case.
dispatch from Albany early today
said that Governor Whitman admitted
writing the letter to Charles H. Duell, Jr.,
that was read into the Colonel's testi-
mony yesterday in which Whitman said
1t was time for Progressives and Pro-
gressive Republicans and all good citizens
to get together and rid the State of boss
rule extending into both parties, Tho
letter did not mention Barnes and Muir
ply. however.
Hugh Hastings, of counsel for Barnes,
was responsible for a statement geuer- |
ally published. that William NJ. WINS had |
the Governor asking him IL |
he would be willing to come to Syracuse
and testify.
WINS REFUTES STATEMENT.
II have not wired the Governor" WINS |
said today. II have not communicated |
with him directly or indirectly. Just now
I care nothing about that odell letter 1t
does not touch this case"
There has been considerable speculation |
about the letter. 1t has been said that it |
is the same letter that Whitman once |
repudiated. The Roosevelt side said it
was brand new letter. Mr. Whitman
will not be subpoenaed unless he signi-
fies his willingness to come here.
The Colonel apparently was greatly dis
appointed when Justice Andrews refuued
to allow William Loeb, Jr., to tell of
the alleged rotten vice conditions in AL
bany, wherein, 1t was alleged by the
Roosevelt answer to the complaint,
Barnes connived with his henchmen, for
whom there were no political jobs, to
graft off gambling houses and other re-
sorts.
When court convened Harvey D, Hin.
man, of Binghamton. was called to tell
about the Senatorial election of 1911 when
James A. o'Gorman was elected United
States Senator to succeed Chauncey NJ.
Depew.
Hinman told OF a good deal more legis-
ative actions at Albany in 1910 and 1911,
tending to show that Barnes Republicans
and Murphy Democrats acted together to
control. All of his testimony went over
old ground, covered by the Colonels
testimony, and was offered merely In
,orroboration.
Hinman was allowed to tell of the con-
current resolution adjourning the Legls-
ature in July, 1910, passed by a combina-
ion of Democratic and Republican votes
hough the independent Democrats op-
'osed IT, The Republicans could not have
'assed 1t without help, he said.