The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-01
NERO" BARNES INCIDENT
TOLD BY DAVENPOR +

gou" to Murphy to get Mr.. Murphy's
influence AT work to make GOV. Dix ap-
point certain men To office and that
tn. appointments were made 10y Dix.
Thereupon the testimony dropped
from the high attitudes OF politics to
the tawdry details of the public print
iug business. scandal began to raise its
mead and something more than q hint
Of graft and of nlching from the public
purse was made by Mr.. Bowers
Mr.. Roosevelt's senior counsel took
M IN. examination OF Michael V.
l'olau of the Argus Company ~ Al
hdny Immediately there developed ar
guincnt over the vita! question as to
whether or not Mr.. Rarnes's connection
with the Alhany county and city COM
mittec would be gone into.
John i. Adams made the argument
against II. lie contended that such
evidence should not he allowed. I'm justi.
fca0on OF libel. because. first. col
Rooscyelt's counsel on their motion to
dismiss the complaint had disclaimed
any purpose on Col Roosevelts par;
to charge that Mr.. Barnes was per-
sonally corrupt. second. that col
Roosevelt had testified that he had not
intended 10 say that Mr. Barnes was
personally corrupt, but merely that
'h"r" was corruption ana rotteuness in
the Stat' government; third, that the
charge of personal corruption was not
part OF the pleading In the case.
Justice andrews ruled. however. that
IN" evidence was admissible as tend
Ing 20 show justification.
Mr. Bowers drew from Mr.. Dolau that
the Argus company had been dong pub
li' printing since 1863. The company
had been Interested especially in getting
departmental and legislative printing
and IN printing the sessions avs He
testified that three companies IN Albany
ala most of the work, that the journal
company often Sihlet work TO the Argus
company. that he never did business
with barnes personally. hut with
harness subordnates and that the j. h.
Lyon Company was an invariable bidder
for public printing
\ Good Pront.
From multitude OF questions sir
Flowers extracted the salient statements
that In the manipulation OF contracts. or
in tie handing about OF contracts from
ON" company TO another, there was good
profit realized.
The jury was left 10 assume that one
cause Of the big profit was the fact that
the same type was used for six or seven
/ prntings, each Of which was charged
I for at full price.
Mr.. DolaI testified that TIE Argus
. company pau 10 per cent, commission
! to the JournA, company for depart
/ mental printing and commission OF
! 20 to % per cent, for other kinds of
| printing in which the useful preserved
/ type came in handy.
! why did you 20 TO the Journal
, Office asked Mr.. Bowers
TO get the printing" said the wit
/ ness.
We'll, why admit you go to the city
! Offices
/ Because ' knew IL wouldn't do any
| good replied Mr.. ponn.
TE!s testimony completed the work
! for the day and Mr.. Barnes's alleged
connection with the transactions called
scandalous by the Bayne committee will
he gone into further when the examlna-
! tlon OF Mr. Dolan is resumed al 10
| o'clock tomorrow morning
Whether or not Gov. Whitman COM
mun!cated with Mr. WINS last night or
this morning after Mr.. WINS had told
the newspaper men he lad telegraphed
a polite request TO tho Governor to
testify Ii not known, hut Mr.. Wins said
to-day that Gov. Whitmans statemen,
that the letter Was authentic removes
the necessity Of calling him AS a witness