The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-29
BARNES GRIM AND SILENT
AS I. R. RETURNS TO STAND

WINS. my good faith has been directly
questioned by my dear and devoted
friend Mr.. bowers
These are matters beyond our friend
snip" replied Mr.. Bowers. Mr.. WINS
was trained lawyer and an able
lawyer. He should not have attempted
TO mislead this witness. My client was
misled into saying that the campaign
fund of 1904 was $3,O0O.000.'
Il read To him a copy OF this docu-
ment." Mr. WINS replied. Il presented
IL 10 him, | read the title OF II, ! read
the list ana | asked him II he had any
doubt whether such contributions had
been made and ne voluntarily testified
that they amounted to s3,00o.o00 and
that he had got that Information from
Mr.. Cortelyou.
Il did not ask him for IL. He voun-
teered II. ! misl.d nobody, and | Will
not stand here II the Judge will permit
me. In the position OF a man who has
attempted to mislead 40 astute wit
ness rs this. ! call your Honor's atten-
ton TO this, that Mr.. Roosevelt said
that he knew more about that business
than the committee d!d-knew more
about IL than all of them did"
Mr. Bowers asked a long series or
questions designed to bring out that the
testimony brought out by Mr.. WINS was
Enthusiastically.
Have | called your attention." he
said TO the fact that evidence was
given before that committee that the
books of the Democratic party 10" the
year 1904 have been lost
What has the Democratic party got
TO do with this case the court asked.
Il think we have enough TO do with
out trying the Democratic party"
In Error, Says Colonel.
nv, had
been In error when he said the campa Ign
ntributions of 1904 were 100000
and that his attention had been called
by Mr.. Bowers TO the fact that the
fund was 81 100000
The reasons for his close relations az
Governor with Senator Plat were cone
into. The testimony was:
q. You have testified as to your rela-
ton with Mr.. Thomas &. Plat. as 10
your correspondence with him, as to the
intercourse between you and as 10 the
continual visits that YOU made to him
in the way of taking breakfast with
him In the city OF New York and as
to YOU consulting with him in the I'M
portant acts OF your administration.
whether they were in the way OF maxi
ing appointments or legislative action.
Am ! right? 4. You are.
q. wish you would tell this jury
in the first place whether you found
that Mr.. Platts advice 10 YOU or Mr..
Z Platt's suggestions we're valuable or
not. \. ON certain points ! found MI
Platt's suggestions very valuable on
points where his wide knowledge OF po-
| litical conditions in the State obtained
| gave weight. his advice was OF real
! and sometimes of great value.
Admits Consulting Plat.
@ Is il the fact that YOU did through
/ out your entire administration commu-
uicate with him directly or through
/ other members Of the organization con-
q corning all the important acts that YOU
took? A. 1t Is a fact that ! consulted
with Mr.. Plat on all the important
matters that came up; and consulted.
may ! go on"
: O. You may. A. Ny purpose was
d partly to take advantage OF his expert
/ ence, and largely to see If ] could not
come to an agreement with him as the
I head of the organization, which would
let me avoid n break with the organi-
zation, while at the same time and pr-
marlly doing what the interests OF the
State demanded.
o What purpose had YOU in not
breaking with the administration? A.
with the organization, YOU mean?
q. with the organization.
II was at this point that Col. Roosevelt
went into action, He turned to the jury
and starting from his chair swept into
the fun tide OF his reasons for comforting
with Plat and sticking to the party or
ganization. His eorefnger cut the air
The noise OF his fs, hammerng on the
Justices bench resounded through the
court room as he replied
"My purpose In not breaking with the
Orga nizatiOn was In the first place q
large desire 20 avoid disruptinE the Re-