The Washington times., 1915-04-28
PLATT HAD VALUE,
ROOSEVELT ASSERTS
Clash With Wins Marks Close OF
Examination of Former
President in Suit.
Continued from First Page.)

said WINS. Although we can't con-
The judge said the witness should
81 shall not attempt to regulate the ,
ordinary manner of witness. even In
gesticulation." said the Judge; ,,o,,.
tbeero tbem would T 'hs have Blocked. AZ not pre-
vented. any affirmative action.
"I became convinced the e,.n orEah'fS of "a
Senate" he. continued. and f
wanted to get. action l should 2"
where the real power was-to Mr;;
| wished to got affirmative action;
'I wasn't content to have a merely
negative Administration. There were
a number of positive results I "isneo
to attain" ,,,
The luncheon recess was taken win
Roosevelt sttll on the stand with pros
poets of remaining there all a1te'
non.
Cautions the Jury.
| After Roosevelt took the stand today,
Justice Andrews warned the jury not to
| read newspaper accounts of the trial.
Before court met counsel conferred
with Justice Andrews regarding simph-
| flying proof and reducing the numoer
| Of documents regarding the alleged AL
bany printing graft.
| Roosevelt frankly ana eHlphauS"'
admitted making a speech in 1914 declar-
ing Barnes a menace
! The colonel put more fire In ms an
| swers than usual. Barnes sat with MS
| face turned from his antagonist
| Another speech in which Roosevet
said Barnes and Murphy ought 70 oe IN
the same party was admitted by the
witness.
admit his attacks upon Barnes, partlcu,
| Lac
fight charging Barnes-Murphy coali-
ton in the legislature
II said that" or "yes"-pronounced
most decidedly-were the colonel's an,
| swers, with a show OF big molars ana
evident satisfaction.
Roosevelt Supplies Omissions.
Attorney WINS read several OF Roose-
velts speeches and statements to the
jury. Roosevelt gave an exhibition OF
memory. He supplied omissions In the
printed reports of his speech and made
from Ivins' hands and read the speech
himself. putting all his platform energy
and emphasis into IT.
Some of the anti-Barnes attacks were
excluded by Justice Andrews, includlnB
Rooscvelts speeches made after Barnes
filed the libel suit last July.
Roosevelt admitted he had said he
"w as not prepared to admit that enner
|
and were principals In 'see-saw gov"
ernment.
aggravated" said Ivins.
That Roosevelt aggravated the alleged
libel by repeating the charges after
Barnes sued was asserted by WINS.
When his counsel objected to admis-
sion of certain speeches. Roosevelt In
violent pantomime signaled his lawyers
; ~ Sn.i,,es iSs 10 answered before his
counsel could register objections
He looked disgusted when Wins said
the bill to give the President $25,OOO ex-
ira, passed during Roosevelt's term.
: was relevant as bearing on invisible
government and Roosevets good
faith" In his charges against Barnes.
, The judge held this matter immaterlal.
The colonel nodded vigorously In sat
, isfaction when his writings criticising
muckrakers was read.
l "Gross and reckless assaults upon
r character create a morbid. vicious pub,
t lie sentiment" was one quotation read
= and identified by the colonel.
. Ends Cross Examination.
=, WINS climax concluding Roosevelt's
!, cross-examination was the production
of Roosevelt's writings and speeches
3 flaying political slanderers. an at
s tempted back-fire upon the colonel.
The redirect examination of Roose
y velt. which promised - be brief, wa,
/. then begun by Attorney John NJ
: Bowers. who took up the question o.
d corporation contributions to the 100
o campaign fund. Bowers sought tt
: show that some Of the contribution
: cited by WINS were not borne out b,
d evidence before the Clapp investigating
Q committee. Bowers said the official re
port Of contributions. presented b!
WINS, was misleading. and that the fig
ures Of big contributions. presented b!
l. WINS. misrepresented some things t.
t the jury.
; He declared his good faith In present
n ing the Clapp report had been question
r ed by Bowers. WINS protested tha
- there had been no Misrepresentation t.
. the jury on the question of big con
= tributions. asserting he merely producet
the Clapp committees record OF testi
n mony Bowers said conflicting testi
3. mony in the report had misled Roose
e welt into admitting the contributions.
j. 'Mr. Roosevelt himself volunteered
that Cortelyou told him the contribu
d tions were 100000" said WINS n
y resented being charged with misleadini
g Roosevelt to testify enormously
8 The witness testified he knew NOR
d about the contributions than the Clap
committee Itself" said dyIS Bower Se
tributions were only $l.soo.ooo
Mr.. Cortelyou told me-" Mr.. Roose
I velt was finally. allowed to explain
| 'that we expenQeQ ABOUT nal1 ina
when Mr.. Mckinley was first elected, 4
1896. His statement was that eXpendi
- lures or receipt, We're about 81, 900 i
ID 1904. and 900 in 1896.
r Roosevelt said he was mistaken II
D; originally testifying that the 1904 fun
er was over 100000 He said he ha
[, confused the respective years an
5. amounts. He reiterated that he selecte
k, Cortelyou. Bliss, and other officers o
3; the campaign committee because TIP
were incapable of anything base AN
would take no contribution with
- string" attached. express or implied
NJ for legislative or executive action.
o. Justice Andrews excluded evidence {
H. the Republican fund in New York /
1912. by which Roosevelt desired to sho
r. the 1904 national fund was not extraol
e. dinarily large.
r. Similar evidence regarding Thomas l
a; Ryan's donation to the Democratic fun
e. was also excluded.
In his explanation of the Platt CORR
spondence, Roosevelt said he got h
ng nomination without subservience
a Platt.
.; Regarding the franchise tax bi
% h.. HnI