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should become connected with the COM
pany best fitted TO do II. ] was In a
position, as representing the Journal
company, to bid for all kinds OF print.
ing. a. I had a right to do. I told
Mr.. Lyon that ! wanted to go into his
company. ] told him that Vie stock was
worthless and that II mad never paid n
dividend. ! said I would take a quarter
OF the stock.
q. Didn't you tell me the first time
that the Journal company nae n perfect
right to bid and did you not talk that
over with Mr.. Lyon and was not that
one of the things that entered into the
conversation you had with him which
resulted In his giving you the stock?
A.. Yes.
barnes In Friendly Hands.
The cross-examination OF Mr.. BARNES
was finished at exactly noon. After half
"A dozen legislators had testified, as moro
thar twoscore legislators had previously
done. that Mr.. Barnes had not attempted
TO influence their votes in the Senatorial
fight OF 1911 sfr. Barnes was taken In
hand for redirect examination by Henry
J. Wolf. Mr.. Ivins's associate.
In this examination Mr.. Barnes testl-
Ned hat he had been led TO advocate
the election OF an Independent Democrat
To succeed Mr.. Depew for the nominn-
ton because Mr.. Depew's election was
hopeless and that rs President Taft had
called an extra session OF Congress IL
was essential to have the State amply
represented.
Mr.. Barnes explained that he had ad-
vised Senator Bracket and Edward A
Merritt, the Republican minority leader
in the Assembly. to enforce n full at-
tendance Of Republicans to prevent the
election OF Mr.. Sheehan.
He again denied that he ever had an
improper arrangement with Charles T..
Murphy. and he did not recollect telling
Senator J. NJ. Wainwright that any
arrangement existed between him
CBarnes) and Murphy.
Under direct REORGANIZATION by Mr.
Woln Mr.. Barnes testified NJ the be-
ginning OF the afternoon session OF court
tina: he had never talked to Charles +.
Murphy about the Senatorial contest NJ
1911, and that he had never commune
Gated with MIR. Murphy about It..
He denied positively that he had ever
sought to influence the leg %slators so
tina, Murphy could have a free hand in
electing an organization man.
Barnes Explains Grattnu Talk.
Mr.. Rarnes denied that he a lis.
cussed the Harte-AGncw bill with SEN
ator Grady. and he was quick 30 tel
the Jury that tho relations between
Senator McCarren. a s'rung opponent Of
the bill, and Charles y. Murphy were
distinctly hostile. Then h. testified as
to what took place between MN and
senator Grattar as regards tho Har,e-
.Agnew racetrack a~nti-gaUhling hill
About "A week or ten days before he
vote Of April :. 1905, q number OF Re
,..I 49,. 4--- A.
triCt came to my house ard discussed
the Hill with me. They were against
It. senator Wemp,e stated hc was
against It. Senator Gra,tan aid la
was. bu. that he didn't know what
he ought to do
FINALLY ! said that tho Hill was going
10 pass and that ended IT, / dtl not
know prior to my interview with Sena-
cor McCarren that Nj r;rattau's vote
tan on the morning the vote was taken.
| urged him to vote against the bill.
He demurred.
Il gave him my reasons. which were
not for me to state. but ! asked
him again To vote against the biz. He
said that such a vote would put him In
a most embarrassing position. still
urged him. AS he left 'Dld him 20
take Whatever course he desired"
Did you urge him TO vote against
the bin because o; = request made by
Senator McCarrcu"' asked MIR. Wolf.
II did not" replied Mr.. Barnes.
Justice Andrews cat short the re-
direct examination about the Har,c-
Agnew bill because, as he said, Ne dia
not intend TO let the evidence on this
matter or ~ TO the election o. Aids
or the direct pr marjes opposition e
before the jury rs poIa's OF just,nca'luT'
He abbreviated the plss'f0r. yE about