The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-22
All Manner of New York Po-
!itical Skeletons VIII ee
Brought Out
EXT resident Four
Hours on Stand
Rcvels in "reminiscences in
Which He Turns Light On
Barnes as Crooked Political
Boss

syracuse, \. Y, April 21.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt. bristling with pvg-
nacity. explained in four hours OF
stormy testimony today that he had
been moved TO brand William Barnes
AZ link between crooked business
and crooked politics only after up
right Senators and honorable GENTLE
men had conffded to him some amaz-
ing political secrets
They were all honora bic men. said
the colonel and he believed them
implicitly. Their names dotted his
extraordinary testimony. They were
Senators Davenport, Newcomh. Hin
man, Wainwright and William Loeb,
Franklin d. Roosevelt. John A. Hem
messy. the late James Creeiman,
Charles -. Connolly and Theodore
Douglas Robinson. Ex Governor
aulZer. too. was in the list, but the
colonel failed to state that he had
such unhesitating belief in Sulzer 81
tales OF evil bosses as he had in the
stories brought 10 him by the 9TH
ers.
Even though he told the jury at
the close Of the direct mination
that he had never meant To say that
Mr., Barnes vas corrupt personally
he Immediately added that he was
convinced he was utterins the truth
when he charged that corruption and
rottenness N the State governmenf
vas due to the influence exerted by
Barnes and Murphy, And all through
his tenn pes:uous narration. always
him b'prrlinded md shrewd In his
choice Of words and the shading of
ih.'a<ss-. ',e err aasIxed his notion or
the is.csaoGkInr. double action ar
ranger between the Republican
lcaie a~. the Tammany leader to
r7ir TIVE rg-te government as they ar
hitrasi.v p,eased.
WINS sorry to Quit.
when he eft the witness stand at
4 r. NJ. obviously with reluctance.
he was reEratfal, seemingly, that
iohn NJ bowers. his senior counsel,
had no more questions to put He
was undoubtedly pleased with his
DAYS work He was sure he had
scored heavily. and he was not alone
In the opinion. His savage attack
on Barnes had been huiwarked ny
the personalities of men OF known
political experience, men from whom
he had obtained the meat OF his at
tack. Possibly there was even more
causc fo~ his frank juhilation.
ore Of the best known and one OF
the most popular figures in Tammany
Hall. n shrewd Judge Of men and at
fairs said this afternoon as he LETT
the courthouse:
BARNES is brainy fellow, but ne
has given r r. a chance to come back.
and IL looks as If the colouel IL grab
binK the chance with both hands. Its
the rrst he has had show To win
n battle with Barnes since the sara
tosa convention In 1910 He's scrap
ping now like the Roosevelt of hve
gears ago"
Makes Nost Of Day.
Al all events. whether or not the
TammAny man was right ColonNi
Roosevelt made the most Of hts day in
court. No mere single action camera
could possibly have done justice to the
colonel in action. morning and after
noon II would have taken bat
terry OF movie machines. He talked
with mouth. hands. head. body and
feet. He whipped the Justices bench
with his right palm and he adm onishes.
the restoring Mr., Wins. Barnes chief
counsel, with the forennger of his lett
hand.
He swung in his chair from Justice
Andrews to the jury box as he de-
yeloped answers into long discussions.
MIR. Wins, with disguest. real or ap-
parent, referred to them as speeches.
He reveled in his opportunities. and
there was not a doubt that such ct
fective expressions as were sprinkied
through hts answers. Barnes Repub-
Barnes machine and the Murphy ma
chine" had a sweet relish In HIS mouth.
lie was In the thick of battle, and no
loved II. Arguing with WINS running
away from his counsel. tickling the
Jurors ears with such naive queries A.
'.Now. may be allowed to state?" and
then stating 1t before the harrassed
Mr.. WINS could IRE of an objection,
tanning his testimony with the names
Of irreproachable confidants, the colonel
spent a grand day.
jury Enjoyed 1t. Too.
His voice twanged like a harp
string slightly out OF tune. His mo-
bic face worked as II made OF rub
Der, and the display of fine. white
teeth was incredible. 1t is as certain
as can nc that the jurors enjoyed
his Characteristic energy as well as
his amazing statements. Many times
nudge each other delightedly. and
TO smile broadly. Somebody remark
ed in a murmur, THE colonel has
got 'em hypnotized, and the first
thing you know they'll believe he
was the man that was iibeled"
It was William Loeb. that Loyal
Mr.. Loeb who was his presidential
private secretary and long time buff
fer, OF whom he made the best use
IN tTyAHk W Wy ShdA &c AhoS
Barnes and Murphy were covert al
lies in bad government. He swore
that Loeb told him in 1911 that he
fLoeb) had gone to Albany to ask
Mr.. Barnes il there was not a chance
TO end the Sheehan Senatorial I'M
passee by getting the Republicans to
support An anti-machine Democrat
for United States Senator, and that
Loeb told him that %arnes answered
80 thing rny1ld mt he done hacar
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