Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-30

other things that there mig.-t have been
gambling in Albany and the plaintiff
might not have opposed it, yet he might
nave had perfectly good reasons for SO
doing. In the existence Of vice there was
nothing offered that connected Mr..
Barnes with any corruption evidence"
The court remarked that nothing had
been proven about the Albany Lincoln
League. and after referring to the cor
rupt practices act, Mr.. WINS objection
was sustained.
Jury Forgotten
Counsel for Col. Roosevelt then started
to continue the examination of Loeb.
The questioning was halted, however, d.
rectly II was realized that the jury had
been forgotten. Ii was sent for. In re-
spouse to series of questions Mr. Loeb
said:
In 1911 ] had a conversation with Mr..
Barnes in an Office in New York. / was
IN the Office and was asked to remain for
lunch. Soon after Mr.. Barnes card was
brought in and he followed it. He, too,
was asked to stay to lunch.
Did you have a conversation in ref
erence to the selection of candidate for
United States senator?'
Il did. On the way out of the Office /
spoke to Mr.. Barnes about a conversation
he had with William L. Ward, who went
to him to ask that he support an indepen-
dent Democrat for the Senate. l told
Mr. Barnes ! was sorry he could not see
his way clear to do what / had asked
him to do through Mr.. Ward
Mr.. Barnes said he had considered the
request but that he could not agree to it,
I told Mr.. Barnes that Franklin Roose-
Welt and Democrats in the Legislature
had requested me to secure his support
for an Independent. Mr.. Barnes replied
that he could not do it because his agree
ment with Charles F. Murphy (of Tam
many HalD was that ne would not in
terfere with the latters plans for Sc
lecting a senator"
Judge James A. OGorman was select
ed for the United States Senate not long
after the alleged conversation between
Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Loeb took place.
You were Col. Roosevat's private
secretary when he was governor were
you not?" asked counsel.
I was. l saw Mr.. Barnes in the ex-
ecutive chamber at Albany several
times. answered Mr.. Loeb.
DID you ever see them alone?"
How could he see them alone?" inter-
rupted Mr. Wins.
We'll did you see them conversing
when there was no else present."
Il did"
How many tines"
At least once. l saw him go into the
loeb's Employers
Col. Roosevelt's counsel then made an
other futile attempt to get into the
record testimony concerning municipal
affairs in Albany. That ended Mr..
Loeb's direct examination. On cross
examination he was asked by whom he
was employed. He replied several cor
poratons'. and then named among 9TH
ers. the American Smelling & Refining
Co. the Yukon Gold Co. and the New
River Galleries Co.
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.
GuEgenheim were interested and then
Guggenheims is the same one whose
name was coupled with Mr.. Barnes in
Col. Roosevelt's Remuneration, is he
not" .-,.... ..
IN objection was sustained.
The newt and last witness of the day
was DIR. Andrew Mcfarland of Albany.
DR. Mcfarland testified to writing a
letter to Mr.. Barnes on behalf Of cit
liens committee regarding Senator
Grattan's action on the race track bill.
He also testified to receiving a letter
in reply. in which Mr.. Barnes was said
TO have asserted that in voting against
the bill. Senator Grattan acted accord
ing to his own convictions. Both Or.
McFarland's letter and the reply thereto
were printed in Mr.. Barnes newspaper
in Albany.