The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-03
Former Albany Correspond.
ent Says Barnes Told Govs
Hughes an Issue With Com.
science in 1t Had No Stand.
ing.
HUGE BUNDLE OF OLD
PLATT LETTERS READ
Son of the Late New York
Senator Comes Into SYRIA
cuse Court With Roosevelt
Epistles YellOwed by age.

Syracuse. \. ", May s.--Edward
r. Platt. son OF the late Thomas q.
Plat. former United states senator
was called az witness by counsel
for Theodore Roosevelt today IN the
trial Of the t5o,eoo libel suit brought
asains, tho colonel by william
Barnes.
Mr. Plat who was called after
Michael Dolan. general manager OF
the Argus company OF Albany, had
testified. said he had brought letters
bearing dates between ie9e and 1903
that passed between his fathar. Colo
mel Roosevelt and AIR Barnes. He
brought out from a travelling bag "A
half dozca packets Of iett1ra. yel-
lowed Dy age.
Mr.. Dolan resumed the stand upon
the opening OF court and wna aues-
toned By John NJ Bowers, chief
counsel for Colonel Roosevelt, upun
pfiatlng contracts awarded hs tho
commou council uf Albany.
An Item In the books Of the Argus
company showed that the Journal
had been billed for the annual re-
port OF the board OF education.
We're you under On agreement
with tho Journal company 10 give fB
per cent for All orders received from
the common councM2'
I'VE agreed to pay As per cent lr
We could set the work OF printing
their extras"
Mr. bowers produced book
marked Printed By tbs Journal
company"
Who printed IL"
The Argus company replied Mr.
Dolan
In 1909 and 1911. did xou pay
the Journal company &c per cent fof
all moneys you received from the
ci,yy'
Yes replied the witness.
Comlng down 70 1871. the year in
which the Bayne committee investl-
gated the printing business "a Al
bany, the books OF the company. He-
cording 20 exceflds read from them
Dy Mr.. Bowcrs seemed 10 indicate
that the practice OF entering com.
missions given 70 the Journal cum-
pany Was discontinued.
The word met began 70 APPEAR
alongside entries for printing billed
10 the Journal company. The VII
ness was asked. so the time came
when instead OF giving the Journal a
discount you reduced your chargcsy''
asked Mr. Bowers
Il cannot rccollect'
After AIR. Platt had succeeded SIR
Ian on the stand and the letters we're
produced, the court suggested ana
counsel agreed 20 so over the letters
in private 10 expedite proceedings
/ jacob J. Dickinson, formerly Al
Dany correspondent OF the New York
Herald and now diplomatic repre-
sentative for the Panama Pacific ex-
position. with offices In the state de-
partment. was then called. lie told
OF conversation with MIR. BARNES
IN Albany Ia 1905.
Mr. Barnes told me that party
success was his paramount elm. Mr.
Barnes told me also that he had a
talk with Goyefnor Hughes about
race track legislation. Hs said he
had reminded Governor Hughes that
the race track question had .een
carefully avoided and had asked him
why he had brought the thing up.
Ma Barnes said Goyeraor Hughes
told him his conscience had dictated
his action. To tnat Mr.. Barnes said
n II Vas an issue between conscience
and y0tes they had no common
ground on which 10 stand
waiter +. Arndt Of New Yofw,
Albany correspondent OF the New
York Eyeuiag Post told OF an In
tcreieW With plaintlfr In 1911 IN
which the direct primaries bill WA
discussed.
William Rarnes told him. Ia said
that Charles y. Murphy Of Tammans
Hail, had asked for help In 1911 q
defeat a direct primary bill In the
state legislature and that the thou
chairman OF the Republican stat,
committee had answered he would
refuse the aid asked and had re-
marked he would not null the Tam.
many Hail leaders chestnuts ffop
the fire"
Mr. narnes said Ne hnd feroiget
a message from Murphy that the uri