The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-30
Governor Asked to Testify
About Sensational Let
ter to Duell.
ROOSEVELT OFFERS
TT AT THE TRIAL
Colonel Says He Relied on
Note When He Attacked
Albany Man.


,yins. senior counsel for Mr.. Barnes
n the latter's libel suit against Col.
Roosevelt, telegraphed tonight to
Gov. whitman asking him to come
sre next week and testify at the
rial.
This request was made because
,art of a letter alleged to have been
sritten by Mr.. Whitman to Charles
4 Duell. Jr.. the young Progressive
New York city, last February was
fered in evidence to-day as tending
. justify Col. Roosevelts statement
rhich Mr.. Barnes de the basis Of
u is libel suit
Mr. WINS heard this morning that
Gov. Whitman questions the anthem
tcty of the letter. IL Mr.. Whitman
lippears Mr.. Wins means to question
lin about othe: mat RS bearing on
the case.
william II. Van Benschoten, sr ak
ng for Col Roosevelt's side. said;
I'VE accepted the letter in good
hith. We submitted it to persons
familiar with Mr.. Whitman's signi-
mre They were positive that ne
signed the letter. We are content -
sand on it and see no reason for our
,dc to call the Governor. The letter
vas merely offered in mitigation
Colonel Causes . Sensation
Through with holystoning is own
record and back to the business of
,nudging Mr. Barness. Col. Roose-
get Sprang "A sensation to-day by tell
ne the jury that he relied upon tie
statements of Charles :. whitman
rhen he attacked Mr.. Barnes in
ipeechcs and in the article on which
he Is being sued for $4,000.
lie produced the letter write" ~
Mr. Whitman on February 10, 1914, 10
Nr Duell, who was trying at the
Tine to get him to support Mr.. Whit
man for Governor. MIR. DUEL handed
i hin the letter the day the Colonel re-
turned from South America. Col
Roosevelt assured the jury that he
believed the statements made by MI.
whitman were true and that he was
ictuatod by them In renewing his at
ackS upon Barnes.
Il Certain portions OF this letter,
whose eXisteDce had been sitiveiy
[ denied by Gov. Whitman. were ad-
tod ia, hN
trews.
The Letter to Dueii.
With superscription acd signature,
he part accepted--the material part
iccording to the courts rulinS--was
as foil VS.:
Nr Chas IL. DUEL,
Rector street. Few York
My DEAR DUEL: In line with our
!, Ia, talk, the time is ripe for the
alliance of the pr gre ssiye Repub-
leans and members oil the Ma
tional Progressive party, as we'll us
fr all good citizens sharing their
opinion, to rid the State of the kind
OF party control which, in my
opinion, is mainly responsible for
tie corrupt conditi ms which have
clearly shown in the various eX-
amiratiOns and the Investigations
which have been held during the
last year. These conditions are not
localized and the men and policies
responsible for them are not con-
hned 20 an. one party
cHAs. :. WHiTMAS,
Tho large number OF politicians IN
court fairly gasped when the letter,
new TO the public. was read. They
recalled that after the Colonel and
Mr, Whitman definitely fell out last
summer Gov, Whitman sserted that
~ had never seri usly sought Col.
4 RooSeveits support, and that Mr..
fYDuriI, in refutation of the statement,
Produced an initiated letter substan-
tating COT Roos' cits stdtement-a
letter whi~, Gov. Whitman virtually
Populated.
They rccollected that the existence
Of the letter produced to-day had cen
limited at, but that the Governor had
denied II,
Fight Against the Letter.
j was apparently a very strong
point for the defence and the Colo
ne,s aWyers made the most of it in
Nspte Of determined efforts by
Barnes lawyers to keep the letter
nom being read to the jury,
Mr., Wins argued that the Governor
was not a party TO the suit; that the
etler did not refer to Mr.. Barnes by
nam, and that 1t was not written 10
Vo' Roosevelt. Justice Andrews held
Nat 1t was essential IL Col, Roosevelt
believed that IT referred 10 "a, B or
l C."
~ production OF the letter and the
Elaboration Of its direct connection
with Col. Roosevelts harsh criticism
OF Mr. Barnes was the final stroke by
u" defence on the redirect eXamlna-
ton the Colonel.
IT," h1reup came Just before the
roo recess, Just after the Colonel
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