The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-29

There were fewer persons in court
this morning when the Colonel took the
witness stand to finish cross-eNamina-
ton than on any day of the trial, but
ate; an hour or TWO the room was as
crowded as usual Mr.. Barnes, hav-
ug returned from constitutional con-
yenuon labors. sat at his counsel table.
grim and silent. He does not show
ne same anger that swayed him in
he early stages of the case, but 1t ie
% friendly eye he turns toward Col.
Roosevelt There is scorn and detesta-
ton IN his glance and he never Joins in
he rtillery which Mr.. Ivins. a lover Of
Jokes and LIES amenities, frequently
starts
Mr. WINS began his questioning by
eadlug extracts from newspaper re-
pog'S Of the Colonels speeches and
statements directed against Mr. Barnes.
" Bowers started to object.
'NAat are YOU Directing for. Mr..
HoVeIs'' the Colonel snapped. II want
'o answer. | did make those state
ueLts. / made them in various places,
lie nodded his head emphatically
when Nj WINS asked him If he had
,td that Barnes and VI Irphy ought TO
= .n the same party. since there was
% division Of politics. that Barnes aided
b.. debating Hughes and electing DIX
n 1910. and that he had frequently
spoScn Of Barnes as boss and a
bad boss
Court stops Wins.
Then MIR WINS asked the Colonel
what his salary had been while he was
President, The Colonel said it had been
$50 600 n year. and Mr.. WINS wanted TO
snow whether or not a special message
had been introduced in Congress to give
Jim $4,000 year travelling expenses.
NJ lv.ns told the court he wanted TO
bring that out to show more invisible
government, but Justice Andrews
sn'.irsiy ruled that such evidence was
lot important or material.
Tho cr0ss-eXamination finished with
Mr.. lVins's question as 10 whether. or
OF col. Roosevelt had ever written
.r SAID that a man who would make
s'ariorous statements for his own per-
eoaai or political advancement was as
bad as a thief.
Il wrote that" said the Colonel,
"Tudrs all. Mr., Roosevelt said MI.
ly.Hs, ana the Cross-examination was
DONE with at 10 40 a. NJ.
Nj Bowers a. once went to work TO
ow that the Colonel had been misled
~ MI Ivins into testifying as regards
'le details of the. campo ign contributions
- 1904 md as 10 the total. His method
vas
-, YOU remember Mr.. WINS asking
'-e question, II you found the name OF
Mr. Charles Taft in this report as con-
'..hutiug $4,000 you would have no
doubt Of II. would you? and do you re-
member that your answer was, ! as
sumo mat YOU are reading from the oif-
ia report, and his further answer !
IN reading from the official report.
lat
II do remember it," replied Col.
Roosevelt.
Rnrs COrteIyOu Testimony.
Nj Bowers then read the testimony
gwen before the Clapp committee by
llmpr Dover, who was secretary Of the
Republican National Committee in 1904
testimony which showed that the con-
.rhliion books of the Republican Ma
"uu,I Committee had been destroyed
and ma, IL was not fair - assume that
improved testimony was true He wanted
also 10 Introduce George b. tortelyous
testimony before the Clapp committee
bar Justice Andrews r.!led that 'ortel-
.Yue testimony would be merely reca'
M'u'a'Iug the statements, III WINS was
up Instantly with angry protests,
Il regard this as matter or th'
GuC~' Importance, MI. Bowers Iepileu
"l'orc Is a paper which this witness u
'cl 10 believe is an official report. 1t Is
lo' There is to it nothing in the ma
tugo ~ a report II differs absolutely
aun ~ large sums from other statements
shout tie matter II Is all very well Il
.ty % , witness who puts entire conn
n.l.e IN the gentleman examining hsr
'h4' such and such is so, hu' Mr. WINS
IUsv HE character OF the evidence II
"a raucr. ! want TO show that I'M
campaign fund OF 1904 was about one
half nat of the Mckinley campaign fun'
o! 1895 and again Of 1900"
"Why, your Honor" interrupted MI