New Britain herald., 1915-04-22
ROOSEVELT UNDER
 GROSS EXAMINATION
 BY BARNES COUNSEL
Wins Scores POInt Against Former President Rela i've to G6VSTnOT-
 ship Of New York.
COLONEL NUT tLEGlDlE
 WIEN ElEGlED GOVERNOR

HilLN LLLUtLU GUILhNUh Admits He Made Affidavit Year Before 1 His Election That He Was Resident
 of Washington When Constitution 1 of New York Require Gubcrna-
 toriaI Candidate Must Reside Five 1 Years in state Prior to Election. 1 syracuse. x. Y, April 22-During i tho first part of his cross examination ] of Theodore Roosevelt today in the 1 trial of the damage suit for libel brought against him by Vim. Barnes, l Jr., William M. Wins, chief counsel | Tor Wm. Barnes, brought from the : former president the statement that | he knew the constitution of the state 1 of New York provides that no man is 1 eligible to the office of governor un- 1 less he has been a resident of the l state for five years prior to the date ! of his election, and that he had made \an affidavit the year previous to his own election that he was and for some 1 time had been a resident of Washing [ ton.
 Col Roosevelt's counsel made no objection whatever to the line of ques- tioning which elicited these state ments.
 MT. Ivins questioned the colonel in voice that was scarcely audible to spectators in the rear of the crowded court room.
 Answers. Not Explanations. Several times the witness started to make explanatory statements, but was interrupted by the cross examiner and informed that answers. not explana- tiCns, were desired. The colonel re- piled to his questioner with great de- 1 liberation. -...-s...... .-. ... - William Loeb. Jr., private secretary 3 tt; fcolonel Roosevelt when he was i president. and later collector of the port of New York, was an early ar rival at the court house toGay. Mr. Loeb is under subpoena.
 Attorneys and Judge Confer.
 There was delay in opening court because of a conference between at torneys and Justice Andrews in the latter's chambers.
 When the court was opened a copy Of the Bayne report. in so far as it re- lated to state printing. was admitted to the record This had to do with contracts let to the Albany Journal, ! MT. Barnes paper, and other con- cerns, and the assignment of certain of these contracts. | MT. IVans objected to admission of | the parts of the report anu vas over l ruled. He took an exception.
 Excerpts Read to Jury.
 The excerpts from the report were | then read to the jury.
 The Bayne report was made in 1911 by a legislative committee ap- ! pointed to investigate alleged corrup- ! ticn in the city and county of Albany.
 The first part of the report read had to do with gambling, disorderly houses ard the payment of money to various officials for doing various things.
 The majority of the stock of the Journal company. the report stated was owned by William Barnes; that the contracts let to the Journal com pany were farmed out to the Argus company, and that the Argus com .ary paid the Journal company fifteen per cent. for the contracts
 Controls Printing in Albany.
 The report stated that William Barnes controlled printing in Albany, practically was owner of one con- pany and owned one-fourth of dn- other company, and collected tribute from a third company. The repurt | declares that an employe of the Ar gus company testified before the com mittee that the company gave up ff- teen per cent. in order to secure print ing business. It is also pointed put in tho report that the Journal com pany has the equipment for printing many of tho jobs let to it by contract.
 It was stated that the Argus com pany bid lower than other competitors for state work but was unable to ret the business because it was "outaidc tho ring"
 Reckless and mischievous' extra vagance; "padding of public printing for the benefit of the Journal com- pany" and Duplicate payments for public printing to the Journal com pany'' were alleged by the report.
 Charges Barnes With Graft.
 One excerpt the jury heard read as follows:
 "The most conspicuous beneficiary of graft, public extravagance and raiding of the municipal treasury we i find from the evidence, to be William Barnes, himself. as the owner of the ma aiority of the stock Of the Journal company. How much moro than t1n l majority of it's stock ho owned he rr- fused to disclose"
 Recommendations made by the In-
 (Cortinued on Tenth paro)