The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-19
ROOSEVELT TRIAL
IS VERACITY TEST
Barnes and Colonel Exchange
Regulations as End
Nears.
FAREWELLS TO JURY SAID
Alleged Merger with Murphy and
Promise of Big Business Only
Issues Left.
|FAREWELLS TO JURY SAID
by JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

| Syracuse. May lS.-Two questions only
were left at issue when evidence closed
in the Barnes libel suit this afternoon,
after twenty-six days OF actual trial.
| First-Did William Barnes tell William
| Loeb of a Barne Murphy deal to elect
| William F.. Sheehan United States Sena-
tor in 1911?
| Second-Did William Barnes tell Theo-
dore Roosevelt In 1899 Or 1900 that big
business was promised protection IN re-
turn for campaign contributions?
! Loeb stood up to his story of his con-
| vcrsation with Barhes under heavy fire
today. lie was corroborated in part by
former Senator Simon Guggenheim. who
| happens TO he one of the bosses that
Col. Roosevelt has attacked savagely in
the past. Lafayette B. Gleason. secre-
tary OF the State committee of which
Barnes was chairman. the last witness
In the case. testified in fiat contradiction
| of LOeb's narrative.
Verarity the Issue.
As to the first issue. therefore. the
jury must believe either Loeb and Gug-
genheim on the one hand. or Barnes
Gleason. W. J. Wollman. Newman Erb
| or Alfred Townsley on the other. Wolf
man had previously disputed Loeb. Erb
| and Townsley corroborated Wollman.
Upon the second issue there is the
and that of William Barnes on the other.
Thus narrowed To . simple question OF
yeracitv. the most famous political trial
OF American history will go to the jury
r. ben tn. or.toricai 6reworks have been
exploded.
The last day of the trial was lively with
! incident and tense with excitement. The
two principals both made farewell ad-
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''9ift" Was Worthless.
The first sensation came when Barnes.
in RI. most matter NJ fact way admit
,aa h,yins raceiyad "a shor.s of tho
stock of the J. B. Lyon printing stock
as present from Lyon without money
and without price. Inc STOCK. ne ssio'
was worthless. Lyon gave II 10 MIN De-
cause Barnes ana Lyon mad agreed they
ought to be associated IN the printing
business longer. 1t had Deen previously
testified by Charles NJ. winchester. gen.
eral manager of the Lyon Company. that
this stock when sold brought s6o'oc"' but
no question as to the sale was put to
Barnes today. though he was under eN-
animation by Mr.. Bowers for Roosevelt
when he spoke OF it.
Under the ruling OF the court Barnes
connection with Lyon can only be con-
sidered by the jury as affecting his cred
ibility. Neither the gilt OF the Lyons
stock nor his sale OF printing contract
to Lyon at sn'Wo proht can figure in
Justihcatioh OF Soi. hooseVeits alleged
barnes occupied the STAND most OF the
DAY. once ohiy did ne become angry.
maj was wen ne was re'a.ing no" ms
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noon Then he snrans 20 tha stand ii,,.
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to teI, hut LITTLE bnt wba, ho a. ss.,
he said with enough ginger IN make nm
for n up
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putinr the testimony of witness Hutch-
inson| he cried.
"But I said that neither NOR ma, ut.
me could come back To the Ren,,h,inan
marty while II was domino ted ana given
its principles bv men of the x{an,n ~
M Rarnes"
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nectsd at the next minnie 70 snr;na -,
his throat and rend him ,sn,Sar IT,
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Question" murphy Merger.
Inasmuch as he case against the Colonel
now depends so largely on the credibility