Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-04-24
Adjournment OF Libel Trial tin
til Monday Welcomed by All
Excepting Former President.
LIBEL TRIAL JUST STARTED
Will Extend at Least Another
Week or More, Was Range
of Predictions Today.
ROOSEVELT is JUBILANT
Reported That Barnes Will
Spring Big Surprise in Tes-
timony Early Next Week.
ROOSEVELT is JuBILANT
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Special By Bmited Press Wire.
Syracuse, N Y, April Am arm
ed truce was observed today in the
and Colonel Roosevelt Adjournment
of the libel trial until Monday was a
welcomed respite on both sides. Both
needed rest, except possibly the colo
mel, who showed no signs of fatigue
after four strenuous days on the
witness stand. Roosevelt remained
Barnes was at Albany looking over
his business and possibly to observe
the wind-up of the state legislature.
The lawyers for both sides were
guests of Justice Andrews at his
country home over the weekend.
That the trial will extend at least
another week, possibly ten days and
possibly two weeks more, was the
range of prediction today. Colonel
Roosevelt's examination is not finish
ed. His cross-examination will be
renewed Monday and may require
examined ON redirect examination
off with redirect examination.
Roosevelt forces were jubilant
over the results of the first week but
1t was reported that Barnes had a big
surprise in store for the colonel
At the big trial the week
eng session teemed wi eoseveltian
lItes en;1u g ~
aiisseelo allsl sfams. The colonel
defined boss In one word-it was
agenrose He is the real thing.
Roosevelt said William Barnes, We
said, was the Jekyll-Hyde of the po-
Htical world. He tried to reform"
Barnes, but gave it up in 1911. For
aker might have been a sort of a boss.
the colonel agreed, but he liked him
anyway, he asserted Roosevelt's
cross examination will be continued at
the Monday session.
The colonel's discourse on bosses
came when Mr. WINS asked him to
please tell what he meant by a boss,
anyway" WINS then read off name
after name of prominent politicians.
When he came to Penrose the colonel
added that he had barred Penrose as
chairman of his campaign committee
when he ran for president In 1904 and
had forced the selection of Cortelyou.
William Ward of Westchester,"
Roosevelt said, was boss and a good
friend of mine" Herrick of Ohio and
Franklin Murphy of New Jersey were
not much in the boss line. the colonel
opined.
Earlier In the session Roosevelt gave
a critical. intimate personal analysis
OF the character of Barnes as he re-
Pealed himself to the colonel. This
was an outstanding picturesque fea-
ture of the colonePs testimony In
summarizing his impressions the colo
mel said Barnes was q "Jekyll and
Hyde" in politics.
Didn't Like to Insist.
Letters interchanged between Barnes
and the colonel were read. In one
Barnes suggested appointments. but
didn't want to insist on them" Roosc
velt's letters in salutation read, "My
Dear Mr. Barnes" They dealt mostly
with routine matters.
When Mr.. WINS went into intimate
details Of the Roosevelt $4,000, 900 cam |
paign fund of 1904 the colonel told the |
Jury that the millions that were drop |
ped into the hat which Cortelyou pass
ed were pure millions and most un-
tainted cash. Warming to the subject, |
the colonel added that George w Per
kins contributed $4,000 TO the 1904 |
fund In exactly the same spirit that he |
would have contributed to the Y. NJ |
G. A
The colonel denied threatening to re |
move officeholders in the 1908 conven |
ton If they voted against Taft. He |
denied discussing or ever having seen |
the list OF contributions to the 1904
campaign fund. Il don't even remem
Der the report of the Clapp committee |
which investigated the contributions"
he said.
WINS sought TO bring out that bills
authorizing big printing contracts were
passed In Roosevelt's term He asked |
If that were not true
Il don't remember" Roosevelt an
swered
rs your failure of memory because |
Mr.. Aids was chairman of the ways
and means committee?"
at was not" he replied smiling. "My
contact with Mr.. Aids was purely
nropositional. l did confide in Mr. Hig-
gins. l condded fully and had great (
confidence in his judgment"
when you wrote your autobiogra-
ply In 1913 you didn't regard him In
the same way as you did PlattY'
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