Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21
JURY IN ROOSEVELT CASE
Is LOCKED UP FOR MIGHT

JURY IN ROOSEVELT CASE
IS LOCKED UP FOR NIGHT
Continued from First page)
SO have sympathy and friendship
Only the widely dineren, personalities
of the two men and the effect or ,ho,o
! count in the result
ROOSEVELT GLOOMY
At END OF TRIAL
colonel Roosevelt, was stepped I'm
gloom nj the conclusion of the trial.
I ne le't thc courtroom with few words
/ lie feels that this il a national issuo
/ and that. Will. il hangs in sbo h,,
! ancc, tEhtness of heart Is altogether
out Of place. Barnes sat i'm moody
! SILENCE. while his lawyer PLAYED
/ cicero to the Coloners Catalina. or
| Furkc TO the Colonels Warren Hast
! ires. as YOU prefer.
/ lie got out OF town as quickly y.
! possible after the jury took possession,
of his reputation. He will MOI cam.
! back 10 syracuse to hear the verdict
| great crowd. mostly women. heard
! Ivins's summing up and tho Justices
| careful last word to the jury
! Among the mon in the courtroom,
% syracuse
rcrsity, the stanch defender of tho
Standard oil Company: Francis Hon.
/ bricks. the Republican boss of syria
cus". and former appointec of Gov
/ eruor Roosevelt. and Justice Andrcws.s
J venerable father. who once sat on tho
Court of Appeals. At the close of tho
charge, there burst forth Il chatter like
that after the final curtain of a mat;
me-. Ana Justice Andrews, though he
looked up quickly. did not attempt 10
check it. Like every one else no
seemed 20 feel deep sense of relief
that II was all over. AS the orator of
the day. Mr. WINS was not vitupcra
tive. hut he was at no pains TO snare
tho distinguished dctractor of his
clicnt
WINS CENTERS FIRE
on COLONEL.S AMBITION
WINS conferred his fire on the vault
ing ambition which he laid 10 the
! chaFG" or Roosevelt. concluding with
Cardinal Wolscy's heartfelt advice To
Cromwell
Il charge thee. fling away ambition.
by this sin fell the angels"
He cont"ndcd that the unsleepine de
sire Of the Colonel to achieve n third
term had cngcndcrcd the bitterness to-
wards Barnes. out of which sprang the
attack cited in the complaint
lie concluded at noon. and the spec
tators cot breathing spell before the
charge.
The room was packed when Justice
Andrews turned toward the jury to
give them tho law by which their
minds were to be guided
The jury, leaning forward in their
places. listened intcntly. and in tho
NJ hat
else sentences. ono could distinctly
hear the heavy breathing OF Roosevelt;
as he sat with parted lips followins
every point.
Justice Andrews told the jury I,
must not be swerved in the slirhtes,
degree by any political feeling. friend
ship or sympathy. He said 1t might
consider the appearance of the
witnesses on the stand The print
ing matter, he ruled could be
considered only as affecting the credi-
hility Of Barnes. lie said that in the
list Of campaign contributions TO the
Roosevelt campaign. there was no cvi-
d"nce TO show that any promises had
been made regarding them. or that Mr.
Roosevelt had any Knowledge Of them.
He also pointed out the Roosevelt
contention that the PIatt letters showed
VIII. so far as necessary 10 get leeis-
lation and appointments through, ana
the Colonel had. on tho stand. an
nounced that public action complained
OF was without malice, written In the
interests OF candidate. Roosevelt be
licvcd was a good candidate. and based
on statements he believed TO be true.
Concluding. he said:
III the charges are true tina, ends
the case. If the charges arc not trnc
the libel is not justified. and YOU must
lind verdict for the plaintim The
fixing OF damages is III tho discretion
of the jury. Take the case, gentlemen.
and put out OF your minds everything
that can unfairly influence you-all
political prcjudices and :riendsh!us
Remember. you arc hero just az am.
TO do equal justice between these
parties"
MR.. WINS EARLY IN COURT
APPAIt:LED As THE LILY