The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-03
MURPHY SOUGHT
BARNES HELP
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planned. the Roosevelt attorneys
hoped that they could complete theil
promised to be "Barnes's week" with
the plaintiff himself going on the
stand promptly upon the conclusion OF
the Roosevelt side.
| The Printing Graft.
| When court resumed today the de-
Tense continued presentation of tes-
timony attempting to connect Barnes
with the Albany printing graft" Of
ficers and employees of the Albany
Journal company, Barnes newspaper;
the Argus Printing company, and the
J. B. Lyons Printing company, were
on hand for examination.
1t is contended by the colonel that
much money belonging to the state
and the city and county of Albany was
wasted in printing public documents
and that Mr.. Barnes benefited thereby.
The colonel farther charges that so
great was the control exercised over
printing contracts that on more than
one occasion the Albany Journal, in
which Barnes is reported as being in
terested, received a percentage from
Albany printing concerns to which 1t
farmed out contracts
Justice William S. Andrews, presid-
ing at the trial, has pointed out. how
ever, that Mr.. Barnes, as n stakeholder
in the Journal company. is not re-
sponsible for the acts of that corpora
ton.
Unless Mr.. Barnes himself is in
some manner actually connected with
the securing and execution of con-
tracts it is possible, the court has in
timated, that all testimony regarding
the printing situation in Albany may
be stricken from the record.
Michael Dolan, general manager of
the Argus company of Albany, re-
sumed the stand on the opening of
court and was questioned by John NJ
Bowers. chief counsel for Colonel
Roosevelt on printing contracts
awarded by the common council of
Albany. Mr.. Dolan explained the re-
peated use of the same type compo-
sition. In some cases., he said, the
company figured on a profit of rs
cents a page for printing such docu-
ments as the proceedings of the COM
mon council. In others where the bid
was S1.25 a page, and the same type
composition was used, profits of $1.10
page was figured on.
Used Same Type Times.
In testifying about reports of the
board of education Mr.. Dolan said
the contract for printing its regular
bimonthly report was at $1.55 page.
The type for the bi-monthly reports
was kept and used in printing 1000
copies of the boards annual report
This report also appeared in the pro-
ceedingS of the common council.
$50 that the report in full or in part
was printed on three separate occa-
sions from the same type?' inquired
Mr.. Bowers.
THAT is correct replied the wit
ness. An item in the books of the
Argus company showed that the Jour
nal had been billed for the annual re-
port of the board of education.
Were you under an agreement with
the Journal company to give 5 per
cent for all orders received from the
common council ?"
I'VE agreed to pay is per cent IL
we could get the work of printing their
extras
Mr.. Bowers produced book
marked printed by the Journal COM
pany." "Who printed it"
The Argus company" replied Mr.
Dolan.
I'm 1909 and 1911. did you pay the
Journal company Is per cent of all
money you received from the city?"
YES" replied the witness