Show BOWERS SUMS UP DEFENSE Colonel Roosevelt's Counsel Tells Tens Jury Barnes' Barnes Libel Suit Was Pur Purposed Act of the Machine to Destroy Presidents Ex s Us Usefulness PLEADS JUSTIFICATION FOR CLI CLIENTS CLIENT'S ENT CHARGES Questions Statement Made by Barnes on the Witness Stand Ivins Will Make Closing Argument on Behalf of the Plaintiff This Morning CASE GOES TO JURY TODAY S SYRACUSE X N. Y 1 May ny 19 John 1 John M. M Bowers chief dueL counsel for Theodore Roosevelt Roose in n the tire trial of William B Barnes Barnes' rne sl suit it for libel spent three hours today in in 5 summing up forthe for forthe forthe the benefit of the jury the case of the tire defense Near the tile conclusion of his address he asserted that the tile action oll brou brought ht by lw the former chairman of or orthe the tire Republican an state committee was wasa wasa wasa a purposed act net of or the machine to Colonel Roosevelt's usefulness useful useful- destroy 5 ness Mr lr Bowers used up more time than had been allotted him For that reason the summing up of or the h case of the tile plaintiff was postponed until tomorrow morning William Ml Ivins chief counsel counsel counsel coun coun- sel for Mr Barnes said t tonight t that he ml might t conclude r. r Supreme Court ourt Justice William M. M Androws Andrews presiding will then del deliver cr his charge to tho the jury That completed ted t- t ed the Jury will then r retire and begin deliberations A A. A verdict may be re returned returned re- re turned late tomorrow Qu Veracity In his Iris address Mr Ir Bo Bowers vers discussed the tile testimony given b by Mr Ir Barnes and Colonel noose Roosevelt elt an and their respective witnesses He urged that tho the Jury consider consider con con- sider the tho evasions e and In a sense the denials of or Mr lr Barnes He urged a comparison between bet the two principals Mr II Bowers questioned the truth of many of or the statements made b by Mr Barnes and presented exhaustive arguments arguments arguments ments designed to convince the Jury jur that his client was as Justified in saying I the things he did about Mr 11 Barnes In concluding his Ills address Mr Bowers Bow Bow- i ers era described Colonel Roosevelt as IS 1 closely following President Wilson as asa asa as' as a n guide of the nation Then he referred to his client an and the case in this manner I President Ex x t. t e governor ex-governor th tho lC peoples people's peo ples pic's true truo rt representative jurors representative Jurors will you ou let him be broken down and destroyed de de- de- de Stand for him stand for the people Gho no vote ute to accomplish the purpose sou sought ht b by this action Meet Icet the responsibility that rests upon you ou with a clear conscience and Theo Theodore ore Roosevelt will remain a n power powel for good gool Motion Overruled On opening of court a motion by br Henry L L. Wolf olf of or counsel for tor Mr Ir Barnes to strike out evidence e le regarding regard legard- ardIng ard- ard Ing Ing- printing elicited from Crom Mr Ir Barnes Barneson on examination cross was denied A motion that tha t tIre the Jury be bC directed direct cd to find rind a n verdict for or the plaintiff was 8 then made This Tills was b based primarily on the tire ground that no evidence in Justification ha had been offered for tor va various va- va rious Js portions of or the alleged libelous article which the court had held to bo be libel per ler so HC Mr r. r Wolf Volf called particular lar tar attention to that part of or the article upon which the tIre suit was based in which Mr Ir Barnes Barnes' name wan ivan linked with that of ot Charles CharIeR F F. Murphy leader leador of or Tammany Tam Tarn n rosily many Hall HaJJ an and ani In Jn which it was as stated that Mi Mr 1 Murphy was aided alde an and abetted b by Mr Ir Barnes Justice Andrews s In reply said raid he ho would restrict the Jury jurys consideration to two charges the thc 8 the general charge that there the was a n corrupt alliance be bel between be- be l tween t Mr 1 Barnes and ani Mr Murphy and that Mr Barnes worked through an alliance between crooked crook d business and crooked politics In reg regard to the first Jr t charge Justice Andrews said Id the Jury jun had bad a right to consider on lder the tho evidence e In Iii regard to the alleged combination that thit Is claimed to have ha resulted la Irl the deadlock of ot 19 1011 1911 1 j over O the selection of oC a n United States senator In regard to the con s second charge he s said tIre the Justification seemed to be based upon evidence evidence- re regarding conversations Coll between the plaintiff an arid and defendant about fifteen years ago The motion to direct the Jury jur to rind hid finda rinda hida a verdict In favor of or the plaintiff was thon then denied Justice Andrews later remarked that no question of or privilege would be submitted sub uh to the tIne Jury The Tire fact net he said I that there was a n political campaign In 1 pro progress reu at the tho time of oC the publication of the alleged libel manic mado no difference and if it the facts stated staled in the article were not true then the Individual named In the tho article had ball been heen libelled If such S was wn the case the Jury jur he ho added must then determine the tIre amount of punitive damages damage lama es |