New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
HARNESS FRIENDS
HINT AT SURPRISES
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in the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany. Before this step was taken f. II.
Gary, chairman Of the board of the
Steel Corporation, went to Washington
ard got President Roosevelt's approval
Of the transfer They wanted to know
whether the deal would be considered
combination in restraint of trade. OPP
pOnents of Colonel Roosevelt have held
this up as a surrender TO the corpora
ton interests. but he has justified his
course as being necessary TO save the
country from a further panic.
When Colonel Roosevelt leaves the
stand as the first witness for the de-
fence counsel say they will have only
opened their case. Just what will be
the order Of the further testimony is
matter of conjecture, but among the
witnesses viii be eX-SenatOrS Frederick
NJ. Davenport and Harvey ID. Human.
who will testify as TO what they told
the Colonel about the defeat Of the
anti-racetrack bill and the direct pri-
mary measure.
Ex-senator Josiah 7. Newcomb will
repeat his narrative to the Colonel last
summer of what he considered a BIZ
partisan combination to elect lothian
p. Aids President pro TEN of the Sen
ate and to uphold him after charges of
Ex-senator George II. Cobb. Of Wa
tertown. majority leader in the Senate
in the second Hughes administration;
Senator Horace White. Of Syracuse,
and. II is said. Senator Elon X. Brown.
are also under subpoena. u has been
reported that some Of these men, as
well as ex-AsSemblyman Jesse c. Phil
lips. will be asked to testify concern
ing a decision reached one night IN the
home Of Mr.. Barnes in Albany. that
the Republican Senators should not
unite 70 assist in the election of Thorn
az Mott Osborne, an anti-Murphy
Democrat. to the United States Sen
ate in the fight Of 1911.
May Call Murphy.
VIII Charles f. Murphy he put on
the witness stand by the defence? This
question is causing much speculation.
II is intimated by counsel for the Col
onel that they have not subpPnaed
him.
However. the suggestion has been
made that the jury might be impressed
by looking at the Tammany Hall boss,
if it could be proved that he. as state
leader. ever had any lniOultous under
standings with the plaintiff.
Thomas +. Smith. secretary of Tam
many Hall. has been here under sub
ppna for three days. II is hoped by
the defence that they will be able TO
nrovc some such sort Of understanding
through Smith.
William Winchester. vice president,
and William Lyon, treasurer. of the
!. B. Lyon Printing Company, and
dozen or more other witnesses are
under subpoena to testify in regard
to the printing situation in Albany.
It was learned to-day that certain
records Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company had been subppnaed. 1t Is
believed they are in connection with
certain matter in which the name of
Mr. Barnes was brought into the life
insurance investigation in 1906 by
Charles T.. Hughes.
II depends 10 a considerable extent
on the way the printing situation de
volops as 20 whether or not the de
fence will be ended this week. The
chances are the plaintiff will not get
his chance Of rebuttal until next week.
William Barnes will be the first wit
ness. il is understood.
Eager to Hear Barnes.
Next to the testimony of the Colonel
those who are watching this trial are
looking forward with interest to the
testimony of the man who has been in
timatelv connected with almost every
move of the Republican organization
since the days the Colonel was Gov
ernor. way back in 1898.
Friends of the ex-chairman Of the
State Committee intimate that he has
some surprises to spring that will take
the edge all off anything accomplished
by the Colonel. It is evident that the
Barnes diary will play an important
part in the Barnes testimony. Few
persons knew until il was brought out