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Syracuse. N. Y. April 22.-Aftel
nearly two days of direct examina
ton, and with William Barnes resting
HIS case with the examination Of one
witness. lasting seven minutes. Theo
dore Roosevelt was placed under
cross-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
to the White House were revealed.
Roosevelt was subjected to almost
Elerciless grilling when he resumed
The 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 tar
dodger and that he was an unconsti-
tutional candidate when he was elect
ed governor Of New York state. In
reply to the volley Of questions fred
at him, Colonel Roosevelt said that
he lived in New York city when he
was q police commissioner. but at 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 am.
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 own ad-
mission Mr.. Roosevelt was not quail
fed 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 q double charge for
$4,000 worth of city and state print
ing. It 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 wrote the
statement on which the suit was
based William M. WINS. for Barnes,
then began his ross-examination.
Roosevelt parried every attempt to
show that his past had been one Of
abject subservience to Plat. He con-
tended, citing letters as proof. that
he had always bucked when Plat
tried to throw the harness over him.
! He showed that even in his political
infancy he had outmatched in craft
the crafty Quigg. late accelerator Of
public opinion for malefactors Of great
wealth, and wriggled out Of the net
Quigg had spread for him.
On cross-examination and under the
enemy's fire he got matters into the
record which his own lawyers had
failed to get In.
And In half dozen explosive SEN
fences fred point-blank at the jury
he pictured himself as possessed Of
the Hottest principles. the most un-
assailable political integrity and of
such righteousness as is seldom found
on this side OF the armament