The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-05-19
To ENDEAVOR TO
lMPEACH LOEB
RumOT. Of Mysterious Witness
In Case.
BARNES MAY BRING new SUIT
IntImatsd New York Politician win
Not He Satisfied If Jury Disagrees
In Noted Libel suIt-wants Salts
faction.

Syradnse. N Y, May 17.-Mr.
Barnes3 it is now stated, in
tends To- bring a fresh suit against
Colonel Roosevelt if the jury in the
case now being tried disagrees. He
Will not be satisfied to let the issue
between him and Colonel Roosevelt
drop to earth.
Colonel Roosevelt has returned
from New York, as has also Mr..
Barnes His ordeal of cross-examina-
ton VIII be finished today, and the
case viii be practically at an end,
except for the fight over Loeb's tes-
timony, the calling of many legisla-
tors to testify about matters already
covered, the summing up, and the
charge.
No matter how expensive the pro-
ceeding may be (and it is estimated
have cost both Mr.. Barnes and Col
onel Roosevelt about $30.O00), Mr..
Barnes intends to continue the fight.
The colonel's probable attitude has
not been so clearly indicated. 1t can
be said, however, that in the event
of Mr.. Barnes receiving substantial
award from the jury, the colonel will
appeal. A small verdict. an award of
few cents, or even of few hun
dred dollars for Mr.. Barnes, would be
considered victory for the defend
ant, as, of course, disagreement
would be.
The final drive of counsel for Mr..
Barnes will be directed against Viii
liam Loeb, the longtime confidential
secretary, and corroborator of Mr..
Roosevelt. Their last effort will be
to discredit Mr.. Loeb's testimony
that Mr.. Barnes admitted in the
spring Of 1911 having an arrangement
with Charles F. Murphy. by which he
was to control the election of a Uni
ted States senator.
1t is not impossible that the deter
mination of the case will swing upon
the credibility of Mr.. Loeb. Positive
ly backing up the colonel, he has tes-
titled that he had it from Barnes him
self that an improper and secret un-
derstanding obtained between Barnes
and Murphy by which the Republican
organization was to keep out of the
senatorial fight, and because of which,
an independent Democrat could not
be used to defeat Murphy's candidate.
Since the main point of justification
evidence left in the suit has to do
with Barnes's attitude in the 1911
senatorial fight, the credibility of Mr..
Loeb becomes the big issue.
A very suave and extremely capable
gentleman numbered among Barnes's
advisers, was asked what would be
done to impeach Mr.. Loeb's veracity.
The man in question, whose name it
is at all unnecessary to mention, held
up his hands and slowly brought them
tightly together. The gesture was in
finitely expressive. Mr.. Barnes will
try to fiatten Mr.. Loeb. Only hint
is given as to what means will be
used. The hint is, merely. that wit
ness will be produced who will tes-
tify that Mr.. Loeb admitted to her or
him that the conversation he had with
Mr. Barnes at the Office of ]. S. Bache
& Co., took place in 1913, two years
after the senatorial fight, and that
the matter of an agreement between
Barnes and Murphy was never men
toned in the conversation. 1t is sug-
gested that the Barnes's counsel have
sensation to explode, one they de-
pend on to wreck Loeb's testimony.
Colonel Roosevelt's lawyers appear
not to be alarmed over the outlook.
They point to the fact that ColoneS
Roosevelt has testified that Loeb told
him about the conversation with
Barnes in 1912, and that it is impos-
sible therefore that Barnes and Loeb
could have been talking in 1913 about
the very matter referred to by Colo
mel Roosevelt
At any rate hot fight will be
made over the veracity OF Loeb, who
has been sent for TO repeat his story
Colonel Roosevelt will take the stand
to repeat his recollection of what
Loeb told him. The mysterious wit
ness for the Barnes side will then be
called.