South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-21
Justice Andrews Ruling Aimed
to COnfine Colonel to His
Formal Answer Proves of
Little Avail.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
REVEAL CORRUPTION
Declares Barnes United with
Murphy to Defeat Hughes
Independent Senators on the
Primary Law in 1910.

COURT HOUSE. SYRACUSE. Y
y April 21.-When Justice Andrews
recessed court for luncheon today.
Col Roosevelt had testified for Eve
hours telling why ne thought william
Barnes OF Albany was "A corruptionist
and the colonel had only got started.
( The lid that Justice Andrews appar-
emily put on the Jefense's line Of in
quiry when ne ruled that Roosevelt
could not so outside his formal an
swer TO Mr.. Barnes $4,000 complaint.
was a fiimsy affair
The former president was allowed
tc ten almost everything that he
wanted TO. Mr.. Roosevelt testified thar
he read and used articles from tuo
New 1ork magazines i'm which il was
alleged that Barnes and Murphy unit
ed TO control the legislature al Al
bany.
Mr. Ivans moved that the articles
be stricken out unless Air Roosevelt
be true.
Believes Articles True.
tlr. Bowers asked Col Roosevelt
II ne believed the articles 10 be true.
believe them absolutely" said
the colonel
Does that imply to your converse
uons with Sens. Dayenport Kew
combe and Hinman2
I believe all they toll me abso-
lutely,' said Mr. ROoSeveH
Inc colonel was then allowed to
tell that sen NewcOmbe told him that
the Barnes republican senators" and
Murphy. democratic senator's" com
olhed against the Hughes Independent
senators To defeat the hi-primary hin
IN 1910 and to elect John T.. Aids as
president of the senate
Sen. NeWcOmbe told me that Aids
was not only made president of the
senate but was elected republican floor
leader of the senate by the Tammanv
votes under control of Mr Murphy
and the leadership of sen. Gradv.'
Mr.. lvans moved TO strike ouf The
testimony and the motion was over
ruled.
Colonel Iii, old self
Col Roosevelt was easily his old
self today. He sat upon the witness
chalr with one foot thrown over his
knee, smiling broadly and biting orr
each word with great emnhasis lie
talked directly at the jurors and dro,-,s
nome each point by smitine his left
palm with his right fist
When court recessed for luncheon
the colonel apparently was not ra-
tlgued 10y his two hours - talk-6r.s
hours altogether including YESTERDAY
afternoon-and he looked better than
at any time since mis- return from the
river of doubt
When court recOnveued this morn
ing Justice Andrews handed down a
decision that Col. Roosevelt couId fes-
ufy TO nothing not contained I'm his
formal answer 10 the Barnes COM
plant unless ne could prove his testi
mpny by cOrrobOrative witnesses.
Colonel Resumes stand
The colonel then resumed the stand
for further direct examination as
teeth gilstened in the old r. r. smile
The only preparation he made To un-
dergO the expected quiz was 10 ev
change pair OF thick lensed eve
glasses for the gold bowed spectacies
he wore into court
Mr.. Bowers fired the opening gun
by asking Col Roosevelt when h-
Barnes
ruled.
I was called on by Mr. Rsrnes at
oyster Bay said the colonel -in
1898. between the time was elected
governor Of New York and The time 7
assumed the office.
Mr. Barnes gave me the impres-
SION that ne believed in the righteous
ness of boss rule"
The defense then re-introduead
letter from Barnes TO Roosevelt
told Mr.. Barnes" continued
Roosevelt. with a broad grin. .that
Mr. Platt told me when ] was elected
that he controlled the legislature ans
that anything i wanted that tho
bosses did not want would he defeat
ed AIr. Platt said the organization
had To control"