Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-07
Introduces Record Showing That
Barnes Received Big Salary
From J. B. Lyon.
HE DID MUCH OF STATE WORK
Colonel Has His Last Inning on
Stand, and 1t Proves
Disappointing.
Especial to The Times-D,spa,ch.l ]

Roosevelt lawyers to-day fired the
biggest caliber shot that they have
landed since the beginning OF this
Barnes Roosevelt libel action. They
dug from the battered minute book of
tho Albany Evening Journal Company
record which shows that from o.
tober. 1889. to September. 1901. tho
Albany editor was in receipt OF a
$4,000 salary from ]. 3. Lyon.
Lyon. who operated as the ]. b. Lyon
Co. was doing much OF the State
printing at that time. And 1t was In
December. 1899, Barnes wrote Roose-
Welt urging him not to advocate a
State printing house. because It might
destroy Barnes financially.
The evidence adduced to-day WIS in
tho form OF resolution Of assign
ment passed by the Journal Company.
That such an action was taken was
admitted by the plaintiffs lawyers.
They said however, that they could
not produce the assignment referred to.
RESOLUTION ASSIGNING
CLAIMS TO SALARY
Tho resolution follows:
Whereas. William Barnes, Jr., has
~ :ered to assign to the journal Com
3any claim held by him against
janis b. Lyon for salary for the two
years commencing October /, 1899 and
ending September 80. 1901, amounting
10 $4,000. In full for all claims of
every name. nature and kind whatso-
ever now held by the said journal
Company against said william Barnes.
.r.:
"Be it re. we'd. That the Journa,
nfr nn. "a H..
assignment. and does hereby authorize
the secretary OF the said company TO
accept the said assignment of said
salary claim from William Barnes Jr.,
and to execute the name OF the said
Journal Company a full general re-
lease Of the said William Barnes, Jr
! from az -laims OF every name. nature
and ,d. now held by the Journal
Conn i--..T against him, and that the
acceptance Of said assignment shall be
in full satisfaction of all claims now
existing"
MOST IMP0RTANT EVIDENCE
PRODUCED BY DEFENSE
Taken In connection with the letter
10 Roosevelt. this evidence becomes
tho most important that the defense
has thus far produced. 1t followed the
last day OF n vain effort TO bring any
direct proof that Barnes had figured in
dealings with the printing ring
Senator Burd, OF Buffalo called by
the Roosevelt side In the hope OF
showing that Barnes had meddled with
the work OF the State Printing Com
nittee. made point blank denial OF
any such knowledge. Burd was chair
man OF the Senate Printing Committee
In l9ll-l2. In that year he introduced
bills for economy in printing They
ia!led but why, Burd did not know.
He was positive that he had never
talked to Barnes on that subject, or
J heard or Barnes in connection with IT,
II was thus that many OF the tracks
that seemed TO lead into the printing
dealings OF barnes and the Lyon Com
pany had erded In blind trails. The
case was dra wing to n close. II looked
like hopeless chase, when out Of the
yellow minute hook was drawn the
apparently routine resolution which
proved to be the biggest bomb OF the
battle.
Naturally. neither Barnes nor his
lawyers had any comment to make on
the subject They arc in court. and in
court they must mako their cxplana
tions. One of the lawyers for Barnes
however. intimated that the resolution
has no connection with the libel and
is admitted subject to being stricken
out. IF II Is not stricken out, its OK
planation Will doubtless be a chief fea
turc OF Mr.. Rarncs's Testimony.
MINUTE BOOK IN COURT
FOR PAST SEVERAL DAYS
The minute book on whose pages
this record was spread was brought
info court on subpoena several days
ego. The Roosevelt lawyers spent
some time in examining it, This
morning, as result of a charge by
Mr.. Wins that the defendants LAWYERS
were taking undue advantage Of the
opportunity to inspect the books all
the hooks were brought into tho
courtroom.
Mr.. WINS made no effort to prevent
the Introduction of the resolution In
evidence. When 1t had been read be
admitted that it had been passed Mr.
Barnes did not bat an eye when IL
was being read. Sitting at the end of
his lawyers table, he continued to
make sketches Of flocks of sheep, which
has been his favoritc occupation since
he has been In court. He appeared
untouched by any irritation, and left
the court with the easy smile of n
man whose turn at bat is soon coming.
Colonel Roosevelt had his last per-
sonal inning this morning It proved
disappointment. The Judge had re-
afiirmed his ruling about Albany graft.
concerning which the Colonel was
eager to testify. No questions could
be asked about that. therefore. He
was not even allowed to tell OF some
thing he knows about Barnes and
Packy" McCabe. which no has been
trying to recount to the jury for two
weeks.
lie sat back and answered n few
questions about party candidates in
~ tho last campaign In which no figured.
He almost forgot to tell about the