South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-28
DEFENDANTS LAWYER
RESUMES HIS QUIZ
Bowers Attempts to Show Wit
ness Had Been MiSled by
CrOSS-EXaminer Regarding
Contribution Report.

COURT HOUSE SYRACUSE, y. Y,
April 2S.-The cross examination of
colonel Theodore Roosevelt in the
$4,000 libel suit brought by William
Barnes was completed this morning.
That's ALL" said William NJ Ivans
at 1O:44 after the colonel had admit
ted making certain speeches through
out New York last october attacking
Barnes and alleging his combination
with Charles F. Murphy.
The 45 minutes during which
Roosevelt was under cross-examina-
ton today was taken up with the
coloneFs admission, in ringing tones
whenever he got chance to repeat
his words. that he accused Barnes
and Murphy of taking from the peo-
pie the right TO govern themselves.
Bowers Resumes Examination.
Immediately Mr.. Bowers took up
the redirect examination to offset the
admissions the plaintiff drew from
the former president Mr. Bowers
took up the matter OF campaign con
tributions.
You testified, under Mr.. WINS ex-
animation, about the Ciapp commit
tee?" asked Mr.. Bowers.
Il did" said the witness. Bowers
then read from the record all the
testimony given by the colonel at that
point.
do you remember saying that?"
Mr.. Bowers then asked Roosevelt
If he ever saw the report of Mr..
Cortelyou on the Republican cam
paign fund in 1904.
Mr.. Wins objected This wit
ness" said Mr.. Bowers. has been
misled by Mr.. WINS. He trusted TO
Mr.. WINS assurances.
This paper from which Mr.. WINS
read was not a report at all. as the
witness thought ii was. But the find
ingS OF the Clapp committee.
Says Witness Was MiSled.
Mr.. Roosevelt, examined by Mr..
WINS, frequently said he did not re-
member about contributions. Mr..
Wins said many times If l should
tell you that this report says that
thus-and-so gave $4,000 would you
assume it 10 be true" Mr.. Roosevelt
said he would. on ono Occas sion. the
witness asked if MIR. WINS was read
ing from the official report. Mr..
Wins said lle was"
my honor has been attacked -
said WINS. ''by my old friend, Mr..
Bowers"
This goes beyond friendship" in
terposed Mr.. Bowers.
Il asked this witness" resumed
Mr.. WINS. certain questions about
contributions He constantly put me
on the witness stand and crosse
aInined me. told him nothing eX-
cent what he asked me-
Opening of court was delayed by
a conference of attorneys with JUS
tice Andrews over the testimony TO
be introduced concerning the state
printing business at Albany. No rul-
ing was announced.
Questioned ABOUT Speeches.
without being called. Colonel
Mr.. WINS resumed the cross examina-
ton.
Did YOU" he asked. make a
speech in october, 1914. at Hudson
Falls?"
well, I made lot of speeches, "
said the witness.
Read this one"
Did you at Hudson Falls. p" asked
WINS, "say Mr.. Hinman and Mr.. Hin
mans supporters have fought their
fight upon the issue that Barnes is a
menace %.
"I certainly made that speech" "
declared the colonel. whether 1 made
it at Hudson Falls or not.
did you" continued WINS, SAY
IN that speech, in this campaign.
political lines are gone. The lines are
drawn between the Hennessy and
anti-SIurphy democrats and the
Barnes men and anti-Barnes republic
ans?"
I did" said the colonel
The trend of the morning cross ex-
animation by WINS was to put in evi-
dence several political speeches made
by Colonel Roosevelt in the fall Of
1914 attacking Barnes and alleging
q combination between Barnes and
Murphy.
Rules Out Two Questions
on objection by Bowers Justice An
dreWs ruled out two questions about
a speech by Roosevelt at Malone y.
Y. in which the colonel asserted that
Barnes man, Whitman. was a pow
erful factor in Tanmany's efforts 10
elect Edward z. Mccall, mayor OF
New York. and referred 10 the
Barnes-Murphy support Of GOV.
Glynn.
Did you make "A speech AT sara
toga Springs oct Il. 1914 in which
you said: Barnes republicans came
10 the aid OF Stillwel and Murphy
democrats aided Allds2"
Il did" said the colonel Mr.. WINS
then asked II the colonel said other
things about Barnes at Saratoga
THAT quotation IS all wrong" said
the colonel. 1T is the stenOgrapher's
mistake. IL ~"otes me as saying:
politics in voS'te' bv Barnes and Muir
ply. whatever IL means I do not
know But never said il