New Britain herald., 1915-04-19
BARNES-ROOSEvELT
 LIBEL SUIT TRIAL Opens at Syracuse Jury, SatBfac- tory to BaTnes' Counsel, Se'tcttd. $50,0O0 DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED
Former Presidents Attorneys to Ex- amino Prospective Jurors This Afternoon-Principa Pass No Look Of Recognition.


 Look Of Recognition. Syracuse, N. Y., April 19.-Twelve men satisfactory to counsel for Will l liam Barnes in his suit against Theo- l dore Roosevelt, alleging libel and claiming $50,000 damages, were se 1 lected during the opening session of 1 the trial of the suit in the Supreme court here today. MT. Barnes attor- 1 neys used four of their allotted six 1 peremptory challenges before 12 men ] they decided were satisfactory, were l in the jury box.
 Col. Roosevelt's lawyers were to be- gin their examination of the prospec- tive jurors at the afternoon session of court.
 No Look of Recognition.
 Mr. Barnes and Colonel Roosevelt sat at adjoining tables but no look Of recognition passed from one to the other. The room was crowded to the dcors and outside the court house a great crowd awaited an opportunity | to get into the court where the trial is in progress.
 Examination of talesmen in the special panel of seventy-nVe cahed for this case began soon after Justice William $. Andrews ascended the bench and opened court. Colonel Roosevelt, who arrived in court before his opponent, took seat at the table reserved for his coun- sci.
 When MT. Barnes, arrived in court he took a chair at his counseps table. Colonel Roosevelt was sitting so that his back was toward his opponent
 Every Seat Occupied.
 Every seat in the court room was occupied Each side was informed by the court that they would be al- lowed six peremptory challenges. The first talesman examined was James Crego a farmer of Onandaga, village near Syracuse. He was examined by William l.. Barnum, of Syracuse, one of MT. Barnes counsel, Crego, in reply to questions, said that not withstanding the political promi- ncnce heretofore" of either one or both of the principals in the action he Woudl judge the case upon it's merits. Nor would the fact, he sad. that the defendant had been president of the United States and governor of New York, influence his mind.
 Barnum Examines Mills.
 MT. Barnum then started to examine Irving J. Mills, a wood worker of Syracuse, talesman No. P. Questions asked him were the same as those asked Crego.
 MT. Barnum passed to Ernest Wag- ner, butcher of Syracuse, talesman No. 31, and questioned him. The plan was to have MT. Barnum examine twelve men and then give counsel for MT. Barnes their opportunity to ex- anime them.
 GaZes at Roosevelt.
 While Wagner was being examined, MT. Barnes, who had changed his seat swung around in his chair gazed at Col. Roosevelt for fully two min> utes and then swung back to the table again and wrote a memorandum on a pad of paper.
 The colonel seemed to be intensely interested in the answers given by the talesmen.
 George T. Spencer, farmer of Manlius, was the fourth talesman eX- amined.
 Philip Muth, Jr., a cigarmaker of Syracuse, was talesman No. ).
 Carpenter for Sixth Seat.
 F. w. Pierce, a carpenter of Syra- cuse, was examined as a candidate for the sixth seat in the jury box.
 Warren w. Somers, a Syracuse gro- ger, also a republican, was examined as talesman No. :.
 All the talesmen thus far examined were listed as republicans.
 First Democrat Examined.
 The first democrat examined was Ray Tanner. a farmer of Onondaga. lie was a candidate for the eighth seat in the jury box.
 Talesman No. 9 was the first pro- gressive examined. He was Charles II. King a painter of Syracuse.
 No 10. also progressive, was George E. Boschart, a manufacturer of Syracuse.
 Ralph Fl. Quackenbush, q book keeper of Lysander ana republican, was examined as talesman No. II, while Peter Beneke, a coal dealer of salina, and a democrat, was No. 12.
 Retire for Conference.
 Counsel for MT. Barnes then retired for conference. When it was over, l Talesman Spencer, Crago and King, i occupying respectively seats Nos. 1, f | and g, were excused, having been l challenged by attorneys for the plain | tiff In their places Myron Alexander, | q farmer of Eldridge, and a republi- | can, took seat No. 1. F. H. Rhoades, | a farmer of Onondaga, and republi- 1 can, took seat No. and John w. | Brown, a farmer of Van Bueren. q ! republican, took seat No. D.
 Alexander was challenged by the 1 plaintiff after his examination and | Henry Hoag, clerk of Fayetteville 1