The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-04
Another Reporter Says
Boss Placed "VOtes"
Before Conscience
MORE TOM PLATT
LETTERS FOUND
Defense Springs Three
Big Surprises in
Libel Suit
sy BOND p. oEooEs.

SYRACUSE. N. Y. May 3.-That
BOSS" Murphy asked william
Barnes TO help defeat the Blauvel
direct primary bill. enacted during
Gov. Digs administration. and
Barnes said he would ''let the Dem.
ocrats pull their own chestnuts out
OF the are" was the testimony pro-
duced today by the defense In the
Barnes Roosevelt libel trial.
The testimony-that OF former
newspaper correspondent--was one
Of three big surprises sprung by the
Roosevelt side today.
Another correspondent told how
Barnes was Disguised with Gov.
Hughes for favoring the anti-race
track bill, and that Barnes said he
and Hughes could not agree be-
cause Hughes cared more for his
conscience than votes.
The third coup OF the defense was
production OF big batch OF CORES
poodsnce between Senator Plat.
the easy boss" and Barnes. None
OF the letters were read before the
morning recess. but they were said
20 promise revelations OF secret his.
tory and political relations between
Barnes and Plat.
The three surprises followed two
dreary hours OF noundering through
technical. intricate mares OF print
ing contracts at Albany. The court
room was electrified when Senator
Piatt's son. Edward. produced the
new batch OF Barnes-Piatt letters.
Justice Andrews ordered that those
pertinent be sorted out
Walter T. Arndt. of New York.
former newspaper reporter. said
Barnes told him OF Murphy's request
for Q Tammany- Republican alliance
to beat the direct primary bill
Mr.. Barnes said he received a
message from Mr.. Murphy. or from
Tammany hall q think he said Muir
phy)." said Arndt. He said Muir
ply sent word that the direct pri-
mary bill was likely TO pass unless
the Republicans cast their votes
with the Tammany men. He said
Murphy stated that the upstate men
who had made trouble In the Shee-
han election case, were likely to
favor the primary bill. and that the
opponents OF II ought 10 unite.
The substance OF the converse
tion was that he wanted Mr.. Barnes
20 help defeat the legislation. Mr.
Barnes said that was Murphy's own
business: that the Democrats were
In the majority and should solve
their own dificulties and that he
would not draw any Democratic
chestnuts out OF the fire."
Maj. J. J. Dickinson. OF Washing
ton, another former newspaper man.
told OF another conversation with
Barnes regarding the anti-race track
bill and that Barnes said that Gov.
Hughes told Barnes the race track
legislation was matter OF con-
science with him.
Mr.. Barnes said he told the gov
ernor: well. II it's conscience you
are thinking about and not votes,
then there's no ground upon which
We can stand" Dickinson testified.
He also said Barnes told him he
induced Senator Grattan to switch
and vote against the bill.
Michael Doian. OF the Argus Print
ing Co.. was recalled 10 open the
weeks testimony regarding the
printing ring"
The Roosevelt counsel had diff
Guilty in proving by Dolan. except
roughly. the costs and profits on the
Argus /company's city printing con-
tracts.
Dolan told Of commissions I'D to
10 per cent paid TO the Journal COM
pany from 1909 TO 1911 for contracts
snbiet to his concern by Barnes pa
Ter. The object OF the defense was
to show such practice was wrongful
and that excessive prices were
charged 20 cover the commissions
raid the Journal.
Dolan insisted he charged only us
uai prices.
That some OF the Argus press
work was labelled an II printed by
the Journal was admitted by Dolan.
The Argus and Journal both used
the same type for county notices
each being "oficial" county papers.