Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-04-20
Political Complexion Of Panel
Shows Seven Republicans,
Three Pr0gfessiyes and
Two Democrats,
MOTION TO DISMISS
0VERRULED BY COURT
Actual Taking Of Testimony
Begins Today After Open
ing Address by Plaintiffs
Counsel,

fHr soRsgae souaHfs aFNefst hSssou ~fNsl
Syracuse. s. H.. April ia-The
Jury which VIII tfy William Barnes
Isuli fur alleged libel against Theu-
ld0re Roosevelt WAS completed Ia the
.Ftafe court here today u Is composed
.uf sefeu republicans. three progress
Ialyes and two democrats twenty-five
ltalesmen were examined before each
tslde announced that theK we're satis-
he'd with the twelve men 10 the box
1.-THE list follows
!. Foreman. Henry Iloag, clerk.
republican
2. Irving j. Mills. woodworker.
lrepubliran
!. Waiter J zulli. manufacturer.
Republican.
i. Franklin $. Rboades farmer,
progressive
4 Leonard *. Iiungerford, paint
Ter progressive
s. D. w. Pierce, carpenter re-
lpuhliean.
Z warren H. somers. grocer, re-
lpuhliean
s, Ray Tanner, farm hand. demo-
y John ". Brown. farmer. re-
publican.
10. George Boscheft. manufaetur-
Ter, progressive.
ii. Edward Burns. motormon. re-
publican
~. Peter Benckc coal dealer
ldemoemt
+ Motion Ia Dismiss OserruIed.
Immediately after the Jury had
been completed counsel for Golonei
/ Roosevelt made q motion to dismiss
I the complaint against their client
iup0n the ground that such allegations
/ as he made IN the statement upon
which the suit is based, were prIvlleE-
cd and that Ia naming Mr. Barnes
I and Charles II Murphy. of TammanR
4IIall as the controllers uf rotten
government Ia the state Of New
+ York. he did not mean ANYTHING per
aonal or 10 imply that either of the
two meh numed had tn ans way prot
tied hy the alleged rOttenness The
motion Was denied hy Justice William
rs Andrews. prefiding
! Actual taking ~ Testimony viii be
tuin tomorrow upon the conclusion uf
1.-The opening address gf william NJ.
Twins, ehlet Of Air Barnes legal stan
THE first witnesses viii be newspaper
meu. to whom Colonel Roosevelt is
laucd tho offending statement. other
newspaper representatives who have
Intervene Colonel Roosevelt dur
ing the last aVe years also Viii be
lcalled and photographs Of nearly
hundred newspapers from various
sections Of the United States III when
lHlleeed itbplous statements claimed Ia
have bern made by Colonel Roosevelt
appeared will be presented IN eYl-
dence II was sald this testimony viii
be offered in an effort 60 prove pub
llieation Of statements issued verbally
land in writing by Colonel Roosevelt
Allcgc MANY Statements.
Counsel for Mir Barnes said tonight
that they would make an effort %
ahuW that Colonel Roosevelt began TO
make statements which they consid-
er Hbelous during the syracuse con
ycuiion nf 1910. when he defeated
James \ sherman. tnrmer Vice pfesi-
dent uf the United states. as candt-
date for chairman The Harness At
torncSH said further that some OF the
newspaper representatives viii he
ieallod upon to testify regarding GER
ItRin verbal statements MI Roosevelt
Imade Ca them IN ampltieation 81
written statements he had prepared
lone Of these Statements, u was stated.
was made when Colonel Roosevelt
was sailing for Spain to attend the
wedding OF his son and another Was
Inadc when he WAS about to leave
New York for South America on a
hunting trip
After MIR. Barnes attorneys have
presented this evidence. the defense
will begin its ease AS only two ei
the great number OF witnessed sum
moned FOR The defense wete IN Syfa-
cuae tonight il was presumed thAt
Colonel Rouee8e eltH first witness
would not he called before Wednes-
daN II then.
Although thprp WAS room In The
court for less than be spectators,
greet crowd az curious men aud Woin
pu stood iu the corridors and outside
the building Hll day FIFTY policemen
reserved order
CaluneG Much Interested
If Colonel Roosevelt saH hs nppe.
ueBt al anN llnsa during the ptoeecd-
nga today ha showed no sign of hay
ihe dome 80 colonel Roosevelt SEEM
cd Is b the moro serious If this two.
iip WAS intensely interested ia the SEE
lection ot tine Jurors and the questions
aaked talesmen while his attorney
was arguing upon the motion 90 dis
HaiHs the complaint he leaned far for
ward in hia chair - as not tg miss
single word
MT Bsfues aisn ignored hla oppo-
ueut when he fusl entered the epart
room Eater huweNef he swung
around in his chair aud watched the
eQAoHel for several minutes. Mr..
Barnes listened intentty a. the uucs
tlpns asked tbt FIRST two iHrors and
fHen occupied himself hY maktna
notes an pad 81 paper While NJ
Roestveis attorney wsa talkng MIR.
barnes smiltd broadly eu more than
unp occasion.
ATTORNEYS au both Sides were IN
conference tonight Latter the Ranse-
teit attorneys gave out THE fuiluv ms
81 .ewHiftHn statement
statement For tfa0seyelf
The motion ol Air Bowers was
merely Intended 10 be- tho Usual one
H thr uundVet ui such @ ease and In
no 8aK implied auV change in the po~
saiiaH af the defendant The defense
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