New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
EARNEST. R. SUIT
END BY WEDNESDAY
Counsel Plan to Have the
Case Before Jury
Then.
SENATORSHIP FIGHT
ONLY POINT LEFT
Republican Assemblymen les
tify Regarding Sheehan
Deal.

From s'sr oo--..ror. !cn' n Tn Tr'hun.
Syracuse. y Y. May 3 When Ju'-
tice Andrews lets his gsvel fall in the
Supreme Court on Monday the Barnes
Roosevelt libel suit trial will have en-
tered upon It's fifth and last week. or
course. unexpected things are likely
20 happen. but counsel on both sides
ere figuring that the case Will be placed
in the hands Of the jury by Wednes day.
John VI Bowers. counsel for Colonel
Roosey III. and members Of his staff have
been working a good part Of the day
gathering thorns 20 thrust into William
Barnes when he resumed the stand on
Monday for continued Cross-cXamina-
ton They have gone over ms test
monv on direct examination with the
kecuest analysis. and are prepared to
attack j. i'm every possible way. Flrst,
i'm all probability. there will be an ar
gument over the right of Mr. bowers
70 ask questions pertaining to printing
matters. He started to do II on Fri
day afternoon, and had just opened up
when Mr. Wins entered q vigorous OBJ
lection. II was time for adjournment.
and Justice Andrews left the decision
of the matter until Monday.
There IL only one ground on which
the deferce can seek to go into PRINT
ing matters at all, and that IS TO test
the credibility Of the plaintiff IN regard
20 those instances wherein touched
on such things IN letters that were read
20 the jury.
When II developed that the question
As 20 whether Mr.. Barnes had entered
into a corrupt allegiance with Charles
+. Murphy in the fight for the United
States Senatorship IN 1911 would he
the backbone Of the defence, the koose-
Welt camp suddenly became active.
They decided 10 get the testimony OF
every Republican member Of the Legs
lature Of that year so far as they could
he reached. So far. twenty-five have
been placed on the stand. About forty
more have been sent for. but u ~
thought that possibly not more than
half that number will come. NO at
tempt has been made to serve the SUB
poenas on them at their homes, so their
coming is a voluntary act.
Aside from these witnesses. Mr.. WINS
has only one or two 10 put on the
stand. One Is being held for hnal as
sault upon the story OF William Loeo'
ir. that Mr.. Barnes acknowledged 10
him an arrangement with MT. Murphy
whereby the Republicans would do
nothing 10 interfere with the election
Of Mr.. Sheehan. 1t is understood that
this man was not AT the luncheon
where the conversation took place, but
will testify as 70 what Mr.. Loeb SUB
seduen-ly told him about IT.
The Colonel, while in New YORK to-
dav. has been refreshing his recollec-
ton by looking up old documents. some
of which he may bring BACK with HIM
tomorrow night. II IS understood
that william Loeb, jr.. will return with
Colonel Roosevelt tomorrow night and
ask TO be placed on the stand to
straighten out his stoary as TO the Talk
about the Senatorship with Mr.. Barnes;
/ There NAV be a witness for the Colonei
/ 70 support his version of the Harvard
/ Club conversation with John W. hutch
jnson. jr., which came as surprise 10
the defence. .,
Mr.. Barnes has been in Albany all
dav. but will return tomorrow alter
noon. Mr.. Wins has spent most OF the
day sleeping, in preparation for what
will be one of the supreme EFFORTS OF
his life the summing up in this case
Fx-Congressman John j. Adams, the
libel expert, associated with Mr.. WINS
has spent good part Of the day analyz-
B ing the testimony.