Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
I. R. TELLS DEALS
ROOSEVELT UNDER CRoss-ExAM-
NATION is SUBJECTED TO
MERClLESS cRILLING.
WITNESS IS IN GOOD HUMoR
Plaintiffs Attorney Attempts to Prove
That Former President Is a Tax
Dodser and Not Qualified TO Hold
Office.

Syracuse. N. Y, April 22.-After
ton. and with William Barnes resting
his case with the examination of n
witness. lasting seven minutes, Theo-
dore Roosevelt was placed under
eross-examination in the Barnes
Roosevelt $4,000 libel suit.
Political deals and manipulations
which landed Roosevelt in the COVER
nor's chair and started him on the road
60 the White House we're revealed.
Roosevelt was subjected to almost
merciless grilling when he resumed
h witness stand
William M. WINS. chief counsel for
Barnes. who conducted the cross-ex-
animation. set out first to show that
Colonel Roosevelt had been a tax
dodger and hat he was an unconsti-
tmtional candidate when he was elect
ed governor of New York state. In
reply to the volley of questions fired
at him. Colonel Roosevelt said that
he lived in New York city when he
was a police commissioner. but al va
vious periods he had lived on his Mon
tana ranch. He admitted he could not
remember having paid taxes in New
York city.
Mr.. WINS then produced an afr
davit by Colonel Roosevelt and his
commission as lieutenant colonel.
signed by him In 1898. in which he
said he was a resident of Washing
ton.
The object of Mr.. WINS question
Ing was to show that by his W ad-
mission Mr.. Roosevelt was not quail
ned to run for governor.
The constitution provides a man
must live in the state five years be-
fore he can run for governor or
lieutenant governor. Colonel Roose-
welt apparently was not Disconnected
by Mr.. WINS quiz. but answered all
questions readily and smilingly.
The colonel was bubbling with con
fidence because he had succeeded in
getting into evidence those portions
of the Balm graft report which re.
ferred to New York state printing
contracts.
This report accused Barnes news
paper of making a double charge for
$4,000 worth of city and state print
Ing IL also accused Barnes of be
ing the most conspicuous example OF
the corrupt boss in New York and
demanded that the senate do some.
thing to break up the printing ring.
He finished his direct examination
within three minutes after he took
the stand. telling how he wrot the
statement on which the suit was
based William M. Wins. for Barnes,
then began his cross-examination.
Roosevelt parted every attempt tc
show that his past had been one oil
abject subservience to Plat. He con
tended. citing letters as proof. thai
he had always bucked when Plat
tried to throw the harness over him.
He showed that even in his politica,
infancy he had outmatched in Graf
the crafty Quigg. late accelerator Of
public opinion for malefactors of greai
wealth. and wriggled out of the ne
Quigg had spread for him.
On cross-examination and under th'
enemy's fire he got matters into the
record which his W lawyers hat
faileS to get in.
and in half a dozen explosive sen
fences fired point-blank at the jur,
ne pictured himself as possessed 0
the loftiest principles, the most IN
a~ssailable political integrity and o
such righteousness rs is seldom founi
on this side OF the armament.