Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-06

rect primary legislation favored by
Governor i1ughes" II was also stat
ed in the article that the only orders
issued today originated in Fourteenth
street tTammany halD and In Mr..
Barnes office
Now" said Mr.. Bowers to the wit
ness. when YOU wrote the article
complained Of, did you have in mind
any other matter OF information that
has heretofore been brought to your
attention.
Yes, said the witness.
Did any of 1t relate TO an arrange
ment between the plaintiff here and
a man named McCabe. at one time
leader of the democratic party In Al
bany?"
Counsel for Mr.. Barnes objected and
the judge said
This brings us back TO the question
Of local conditions in Albany"
William NJ, Ivins being out of court
this afternoon his assistants thought
II well to request an adjournment un-
I'll tomorrow, when the chief counsel
would be on hand to present argu-
ments against those that might be OF
fered by Mr. Bowers. Mr.. Bowers an
nounced that there would be no more
direct examination until the witness
is allowed to tell about local condi-
tions i'm state capital. The re-
quest for an adjournment was grant
ed. So Colonel Roosevelt undoubtedly
win resume the stand in the morn
ing
When court opened, John NJ. Bow
ers, chief counsel for Colonel Roose-
welt, read into the record digest OF
the stockholders of the Albany Jour
nal company, compiled from the books
furnished by Barnes. The digest show
ed that Barnes held nearly all the
common stock and that members OF
his family held the majority of the
preferred stock and some of the COM
mon.
Recent digests showed that prefer
red stock was also held at different
times BY Anthony n. Brady. Levi L.
Morton, j. h. Lyon, the j. b. Lyon
company, O. A. Quayle, Charles Il.
Hilles, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Nathan
Elseberg and others.
William j. Nusbaum, a certified
public accountant, the first witness
called, was asked to tell about an ex-
animation made of the books OF the
Journal company Bowers said he
wanted to show that the J. b. Lyon
company paid sums OF money. appar-
emily commissions. to the Journal.
Lyon Manager Tells of Account
Charles NJ. Winchester of the ]. b.
Lyon company was then recalled. He
said the books Of that concern showed
that there was an account with the
journal company and that there Were
times when I'VE paid the Journal com
pany commissions or discounts" upon
contracts for state, city and Albany
county printing.
Colonel Roosevelt was again called
to the witness stand late In the after
noon to testify In his own behalf. His
redirect examination was expected to
be brief, but the indications were that
his re-cross examination would be
more or less exhaustive.
Progressive Chairman Called
At the afternoon session, William
II. Hotchkiss. former state chairman
of the progressive party and state SUI
perintendent of insurance from 1903
to 1912, was called.
Counsel for Colonel Roosevelt said
they intended to show by Mr.. Hotch-
kiss and other witnesses that S3 3
PEE cent more Insurance reports than
needed were printed and that MIR
Hotchkiss had tried to stop the vast
ing of public money for needless pub
lie printing and that Mr.. Barnes was
responsible for the witness failure to
accomplish this
Efforts to get "A bill through the leg
in 1912 to cut down by 1000
the number of copies Of the insurance
report printed, We're described by the
The bill he said, was passed after
being so modified that the regular
number of sets OF reports continued
to be printed.