Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-07
bARNES' COMPANY RECORDS TESTIFY FOR ROOSEVELT Former Presidents Law yers Obtain Damaging Evi- dence from Minute Book. LYON PAID BARNES
 $l0,000 PER YEAR Conclusion Is That for This Money. the Editor Delivered the State
 Printing Contract to the J.
 E. Lyon Company.
(By James J. Montague.)


 Syracuse, N. Y., May G.--Taking their ammunition Out of William Barnes own newspaper office the Roosevelt lawyers today fired the biggest caliber shot they have landed since the beginning of the Barnes Roosevelt libel action.
 They dug from the minutes books of the Albany Journay company a record which showed that from Oc- tober, 1899, to September, 1901, the Albany editor was in receipt of a $10,000 salary from J. B. Lyon.
 Lycns, who operated as the J. B. Lyon company, was doing much of the state printing at that time. And it was in Dece mber, 1899, that Barnes wrote to Roosevelt, then governor elect, urging him not to advocate q state pringting house because it might destroy Barnes financially.
 The evidence adduced today is in the form of resolution passed by the Journal company, of which Barnes is and was the predominant holder, assigning the Barnes claim
 
 such action was taken was admitted by the plaintiffs lawyers. They said, however. that they could not pro- duce the assignment referred to.
 The Damaging Record.
 The resolution follows:
 Whereas, William Barnes, IT,, has offered to assign to the Journal com pany a claim held by him against James B. Lyon for salary for the two years commencing October 1, 1899, and ending seNember 30, 1901. amounting to $20,0O0 in full for all claims of every name, nature and kind whatsoever now held by the said Journal company against said Wil- liam Barnes, Jr.
 "Be it resolved. that the Journal company does hereby accept the said assignment, and does hereby author ize the authority of the said company tc accept the said assignment of said salary claim from William Barnes, Jr., and to execute in the name of the said Journal company full gen eral relief of the said William Barnes, Jr., from all claims of every name, nature and kind now held by ths Journal company against him, and that the acceptance of said assign trent shall be in full satisfaction o1 all claims now existing"
 This Witness Helps Barhes.
 Taken in connection with the letter to Roosevelt this evidence becomes the most important the defense mas thus far nxoduced. It followed the last day of a vain effort to bring an! direct proof that Barnes had figured in dealings with the printing ring
 Senator Burd of Buffalo called b! the Roosevelt side in the hope ol showing that Barnes had meddieo with the work of the state printing committee, made 3 point-blank de. nial of any such knowledge. Burc was chairman of the senate prlntlns committee in 1911-l2.
 The minute book on whose paee' this record was spread was brough into court on subpoena several days ago. The Roosevelt lawyers spen some time in examining it. rms morning as result of 8 charge D! MT. Twins that the defendants Ia" yers are taking undue advantage o the opportunity to inspect the DOCKS all the books were brought 'nto 'i' courtroom.
 Mir. Twins made no effort to preven | the introduction of the resolution II evidence. He admitted it had pee! passed. MT. Barnes did not ba1 al eve when it was being read.