The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-04

Syracuse, N. V. May g. Theodore Roosevelt will again go on the wit p'ss stand here tomorrow and the prospects tonight were that William Barnes would either precede or fol LOW aim. Plans to these ends were made today by counsel for the respec. tive principals in Mir Barnes libel suit after many witnesses had test. fled for the defense.
 1t was not considered likely that either the former president or the former chairman of the republican state committee would testify for any extended period.
 Colonel Roosevelt, under new ruling of the court, will be allowed 10 testify in regard to facts not set forth in the pleadngs in mitigation of damages And he may produce evi- dence designed 10 show that he held no malice for Mir Barnes at the time he delivered speeches in which the plaintiff was named.
 Mr. Barnes was actually called as a witness for the defense today after Franklin Craley, secretary and treas urer of the Albany Journal Company had sworn that books of the corpo- ration which he was asked about were in the possession of the plaintiff
 Mir Barnes was to testify in regard to how much stock lie owned iii the Journal Company and possibly other things. He was on his way to the witness cnair when Justice William II. Andrews, presiding, suggested that it might be a good idea to have Mr Barnes get the books in question. which counsel said were in a local hotel. Attorneys for both sides agreed to this and MT Barnes was in- structed to bring the books to court with him in the morning
 Mr Craley said he did not know much about the business of the com. pany as he had been secretary and treasurer only since the first of this year
 More letters between the late Thos. C. Platt, former United States sena- tor on one hand, and William Barnes and Colonel Roosevelt on the other also will be produced tomorrow. The letters were brought in today by Ed ward T. Platt son of the former sen &tor
 Mir. Platt wanted the court and counsel to agree that if any of the 800 or more letters in his possession went into the record all should go in. Counsel for Colonel Roosevelt. how. ever protested at that and Mr. Platt left the room with a legal represen- tauve of eacn principal
 Outside the Roosevelt attorney picked 12 or II letters he thought might be of possible value to the de fendant These letters will be pro dnced when they are asked for to- morrow.
 The testimony given today was of many kinds There was evidence re- garding printing in Albany One wit ness said the plant of the Albany Journal contained a job press. He admitted, however that it was op- erated with a single kicker" furnish ing the motive power Another wit ness identified books printed for the city of Albany bearing the line Printed by the Journal Company and admitted that his company. the Argus Company, had actuaally struck off the book The same witness told of the Journal. Company being paid i5 per cent commission upon orders by the Argus Company.
 City officials and a former city off cial of Albany appeared on the stand One identified official records which showed that the J. B. Lyon Company was given contract over three other concerns which bid lower. In fact the record showed the Journal Company was next to the highest bidder.
 The former city clerk of Albany said he gaye orders to the Journal Company Kecause he knew and was friendly with people there, including MT BarneA
 NonelT the witnesses testified that he hadA Ter had any business deal ings W. aN Mir. Barnes personally or that M aAarnes ever had solicited l Two q er Albany correspondents