New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-04-30

question. He said Senator Grattan
had promised to support the bill, but
that Mr.. Barnes had induced him to
vote against it. l asked Mr.. Barnes"
said witness, whether he understood
the seriousness of making Senator
Grattan change his decision. Mr..
Barnes said he thought it was good
politics to have Senator Grattan yorc
against the bill"
On cross-examination It was brought
out that Mr.. Agncw had not told his
complete conversation with Mr.
Barnes. On redirect examination,
the witness said he told Mr.. Barnes a.
the time the racing bill was defeated
that he had always stood up for him,
but that as he had broken his word
he was through.
Loeb Takes Stand.
William Loeb. jr., private secretary
to Colonel Roosevelt while governor
and president was the next witness.
He said he was connected with the
American Smelling & Refining conf
pany. He told of his relations with
the colonel since the latter was gov
ernor.
Did you have any conversations IN
1906 and 1907 with the platinum as re-
CARDS his position in the republican
party and municipal affairs in Al
bany?" asked counsel for Colonel
Roosevelt.
An objection was made by Mr..
WINS. After a discussion Justice An
drews remarked that the mere TACT
that there were bad or corrupt cohol-
tions and that Mr.. Barnes knew OF
them was entirely immaterial IN thlS
case.
Clash Between Counsel.
Colonel Roosevelts counsel argued
that it was intended to show that the
piaintiff was acquainted with gambling
and other vice in Albany and that the
organization was in control of the
city. Mr. Wins said THAI the allega-
ton here is that Mr.. Barnes and Mr..
Murphy were Of the same political
type. We know the type of Caesar.
What is the type of Charles F. Muir
ply? Now as to Albany there is
nothing to show that Mr.. Barnes had
anything to do with conditions there
When Mr.. Bowers started to reply
to Mr.. WINS, the latter asked that the
jury be excused until the question was
settled. From then on for more than
half an hour. counsel for both sides
argued-one in an effort 70 get testi-
lnony concerning vice in Albany be-
fore the jury and the other in an
effort to exclude it.
Loeb Evidence Ruled Out.
Then Justice Andrews addressed the
counsel at some length saying among
other things that there might have
been gambling in Albany and the
plaintiff might not have opposed it,
yet he might have had perfectly good
reasons for so doing. In the exist
ence Of vice there was nothing
offered that connected Mr.. Barnes
with any corrupt connivance."
The court remarked that nothing
had been proved about the Albany
Lincoln League, and after referring to
the corrupt practices act, MIR. WINS
objection was sustained.
Absence of Jury Forgotten.
Counsel for Colonel Roosevelt then
started to continue the examination
OF Mr.. Loeb. The questioning was
halted, however, directly 1t was
realized that the jury had been for
gotten. 1t was sent for. In reply to
a series of questions, Mr.. Loeb said:
"In 1911 7 had a conversation with
Mr.. Barnes in an office In New York.
I was in the Office and was asked to
lemain for lunch. Soon after Mr.
Barnes card was brought In and he
followed 1t. He, too, was asked tn
stay to lunch
Did YOU have conversation in
reference to the selection of a can
didate for United States senator?"
Barnes and O'Gorman.
81 did. On the way out of the Of
flee I spoke to Mr.. Barnes about a
conversation he had with William l..
Ward, who went to him to ask that he
support an independent democrat for
the senate. Mr.. Barnes replied that
he could not do it because his agree
ment with Charles r. Murphy (of
Tsmmany HalD was that he would
not interfere with the latter's plans
for selecting a senator
Judge James A. O'Gorman was Sc
lected for the United States senate
not long after the alleged conversa-
ton between Mr.. Barns and Mr.
Loeb took place.
Loeb Cross-examincd
Colonel Roosevelt's counsel then
made another futile attempt to get
into the record testimony concerning
municipal affairs in Albany. That
ended Mr.. Loeb's direct examna-
ton. On cross examination he was
asked by whom he was now employed.
He replied: Several corporations"
and then named, among others, the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany, the Yukon Gold company, and
the New River Galleries company.
And in the majority of those COM
panies the Messrs Guggenheim have
control, have they not?" asked Mr..
WINS.
The witness replied that the Messrs.