South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24
But Barnes Forces Profess to
Have Saved Best Attacks for
Next Week of Trial of the
$4,000 Suit for Libel.
HINT SUBMARINE ATTACK
AWAITS THE COLONEL
Atty. WINS Said to Have Line
of Examination "Up His
Sleeve" Which viii Con-
found Defendant.

SYRACUSE. y. Y. April 24-Col
Theodore Roosevelt OF oyster Bay
and the United states. today felt that
he had come back and his ad-
herents asreed with him.
But the William Barnes legions
professed 10 have saved the best Of
their attacks until next weeks chap
ter Of the story beginning at 10
o'clock Monday and the issue Is still
in doubt.
Has the colonel who held the spot
light for a week and chased the Eu-
ropean war of the front page 'put
one over" or is William NJ Wins. the
willy Barnes chief counsel, laying
clever foundation for trapping the
discoverer of the river OF doubt?
That was the puzzling problem In
the minds of those who for week
have followed the course OF this
political finish fight
None of the principals In the
Barnes Roosevelt imhroglio were in
town today but Col Roosevelt. and he
was incommunicado. SO the Onlook-
ers at the sensational $4,000 libel
suit were still in doubt whether the
colonel had put his opponents into a
blue funk or was 10 be led into blind
aliey-a sheep bound for the sham
bles.
Barnes Men Confident.
The Barnes followers, however. ap-
peared very confident 1t was hinted
that Barnes has a submarine attack
TO deliver at the eX-president. hut he
is saving his ammunition until he
sees the whites OF his eyes"
in other words Mr.. Wins has in
mind a few questions that he Is sure
the heroic impression he has made.
but he is Withholding them for his
parting shot, when the colonel has
talked so much that the Barnes LEGAL
forces believe he will be all bound
round with a wooden string" and
cannot extricate himself.
For four court days-24 hours
the colonel has talked without re-
Straint. writing TO the Onandags
county supreme court and megaphon-
ing TO the world, political secrets Of
the Empire states G.. .. p. that are
amazing. He has told how he be-
came governor through the aid -
Sen Thomas G. Platt and B. r. OdelI
and William Barnes. He has told
how he was elected president in 1904
through the aid Of ]. p. Morgan. II.
c. Frick OF the steel corporation.
Jacob Schiff. II. II. Rogers OF Stand
ard oil. Andrew Carnegie, and many
other milliOnaires. whose names are
household words in Wall ST.
He has fixed the limit Of legitimate
campaign funds-all the money that
| is necessary to carry on the work of
a campaign, no more.
May Bare other DOings.
But William Barnes has spoken
and it IS possible that he will bare
much more political history than the
colonel cares TO. Also the further
cross examination by Mr.. Ivins may
cause Mr.. Roosevelt TO bare some po-
litical doings he does not intend TO.
Indications we're today that the trial
Will last considerably longer than was
thought, at least three weeks, unless
Justice William S. Andrews curtails
the testimony Col Roosevelt will
resume the stand Monday for further
cross examination by Mr.. Wins and
| il is said that lawyer is not nearly
through He intends 20 lead the col
| onel through his career 10 date. in
| Guiding his African and South Amer
| lean trips. Mr.. Barnes has said that
| he viii insist on taking as long as
/ the colonel dOes-at least a week.
Judge Entertains Lawyers.
The lawyers on both sides OF the
case were invited 10 spend the week
end at the farm of Justice Andrews.
one Of the finest IN OnOndaga county.
but they we're too busy. They expect
ed to be entertained by Justice An
drews tomorrow.
Col Roosevelt went TO the Ononda-
ga hotel this morning for a confer
ence with John n Bowers. and Others
Of his counsel Mr. Barnes is iu
Rochester with his sister. but Nh
Ivans and others OF Barnes counsel
were very busy today IN their hotel
headquarters preparing further cross
examination for the colonel on Mon
day.