Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-18
BARNES TELLS OF SALARY
CLAIMS AGAINST LYON
witness Quick to Get His Version of
Transaction In When Oppor-
tunity Offers.
OTHER EVIDENCE RULED OUT
estifies That His Relations With
roosevelt Were Broken on When
lie Voted Against the Colonel i'm
Convention OF 1910.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.

- NhCUSE, y. Y, May 17.--Testify-
,ne In his own behalf in his $4,000
poei suit against Colonel Theodore
roosevelt. William Barnes this after
'oh told the judge how he happened
:" nave $4,000 salary claim against
'he j. b. Lyon printing firm in 1899.
narhes look advantage of an at
'npt by the defense to impeach his
E,H,umony to work In this explanation.
-" me printing matter in the case
t@n been ruled out But Mr.. Barnes.
Ut roosevelt hoping to trap the plain
tf into some sort of confession.
brought up the subject OF this salary
fHSnmcnt which had been dug out
inc yellow minute book OF Barnes's
Albany Journal Company.
harncs was quick to get his version
VI inc business into evidence. He had
MT a printing contract from the
McCarthy Company. he said, for 500
.oV' and sold it to Lyon. In the set
'ie mcnt Lyon asked that the matter
DC charged as salary.
But why put II in the form OF n
salary inquired Mr.. Bowers
don't know" said Barnes with n
ouch OF peevishness. "Mr. Lyon did
that"
The claim. he said. was finally set
'!cd up for Sill. 900.
BY way of countering to the Roose
Neit charge OF a bipartisan combination
= on the race-track bills. Barnes repeated
ms assertion that he took no interest
IN that matter until Roosevelt sent
aim TO New York TO see Belmont and
! arrange to beat the bills.
PROMISED McCARREN
TO "SEE" GRATrAN
He admitted that he had promised
me late Senator McCarran. who bosscd
tne fight against the bills. to "see"
senator Grattan about his vote on
them
McCarren. Barnes testified. came to
me Barnes residence and asked him
TO talk TO Grattan. announcing that
Grattan'a vote would defeat the meas
ures
Barnes promised to talk to Grattan.
What he said TO Grattan he did not dis
close but he did talk with him the
morning OF the vote he said. Grattan
voted the way McCarren wanted him
When the Albany editor, whose
temper became pretty thin-cdEcd AS
the DISCRIMINATION proceeded had
told bout the Lyon contract. Mr.. Bow
eEs sought TO get admission from him
about the way the Albany Journal got
city. county and state printing con-
tracts Here Mr.. WINS. as the guar
dian OF his clients rights. arose and
observed that this had about as much
relevancy as the solar system.
Il don't see why you should object"
said the court. The defense is bound
by the answers the witness makes
This gives you a chance TO make any
eNpla nat!ons you may choose TO ma Ike"
WINS persisted in his objections.
Turing 10 MIR. Bowers. Justice Andrews
said:
You say. Mr.. Bowers. you are ask
ing these questions as tending TO test
the credih!lity of this witness. II YOU
can prove That he has committed a
crime, or has been guilty Of serious
moral delinquency, what you show will
affect hts cred!bil!ty. DO you expect
"a DO that
Mr.. Bowers. after some thought, de-
cided that ne didn't. Whercupon fur
ther Investigations into the ruled out
printing matters were barred.
\ series OF editorials from the AL
hany Evening Journal were quoted. in
one of which Barnes said II was
matter OF consratulation that eight
mon stood out against Hughes in the
race-traci fight. Barnes admitted the
legal and financial responsibility for
these.
What about the moral responsible
ity9' inquired Mr.. Bowers.
There is no moral question involved.
J would he responsible in case OF
libel suit"
is that all you are worried about?"
Il am not worried about anything
Mr. Bowers" said Barnes, and his
mouth extended into the wide bias
smile he employs to denote extreme
serenity of spirit.
Although the little gray bearded law
yer worked the pump industriously all
day. ne got very little from the big,
impass!ve witness.
colonel Roosevelt listened keenly to
every word Barnes bad 10 say. fire.
uuently shifting his vision so he could
look into the face OF his political ad-
When Barnes, asked if he had been
friendly with Roosevelt, repudiated the
word friendly" the Colonel grinned
sourly
Il should say we had political rela-
tons" corrected the witness.
Did they become closer?" asked
Sewers.
They did"
When were they broken ofr?"
When l voted against him in the
,ouvcntion in 1910"
Tie witness defined his efforts to get
&c printing, as shown by his COM
y, unS letters to Plat. as justified
hs the fact that everybody else was
sting theirs. and he thought he ought
not to be disseminated against. He
said he did not expect any discrimina-
ton in his favor.
Il regarded a contract as a legiti-
mate piece Of patronage" he said.
What Is patronage" inquired Bow
ers.
Patronage" said Barnes. senten-
tinusly. SIS anything that goes by
favor"
Mr. Barnes admitted talks with Grady
about the primary fight. but disclaimed
?uy deals on that or any other matter
lie said he was at the Capitol the night
thc primary bill was beaten. He sup
ro,ed Grady, being a Democrat. was
opposed TO IT..
lie reiterated his assertion that Col
onel Roosevelt was the real leader OF
the Republicans in 1905, 1908 and 1910.
"a leader" nc said in response to a
question, ''is anybody who leads"
Asked If he opposed Hughes in 1924.
ne observed contemptuously:
why certainly"
Bowers will finish with Barnes to-
morrow morning. There will be few
more witnesses for the prosecution.
william Loeb, Jr., whose correction or
i,sistcnce on his own testimony of the
Hrst week OF the trial is highly i'm
uortant, came in last night, and Will
ne one of the first witnesses on sur
rcbuttal.
rhis morning ten or fifteen Repub-