The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
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| haps two. / think that on tho average
| this means that Will drink champagne
about once a month
"While at the White House I never
| touched brandy or whiskey. excepting
| possibly. half dozen times year
and possibly on two or three occa sions
| when DR.. Rixey prescribed drink of
wh!skey-once, II remember Alright
for an attack OF acute indigestion and
| once when he and I had made long
ride and came in through n snowstorm
and he gave rpe some whislScy. and
dislil<ed II so that after taking sir
] would not take more.
outside OF these prescriptions OF
Dr. Rixey. we usually had at lunch
some light wine.
mo man who knew mo ever ask ed
me to take any whislkey because they
knew that under no circumstances did
take 1t. Neither while in the White
House nor mt AMY other time have !
ever drunk or taken any kind of liquor
between meals except as above stated.
and In the White House 1 not only did
not drink whiskey or brandy. but did
not know where any whiskey or brandy
was.
II never in my life. while in the
White House or anywhere else, have
ever left room for the purpose of
getting drink between meals.
For the last fifteen years I can give
YOU any details about what I haye
drunk. and neither during those fifteen
years or since have been of age have
] ever under any circumstances been
y, even the smallest degree under the
influence of liquor"
Cross-Exnminntion of Colonel.
The cross-exnmination OF the Colo
mel wns conducted by Horace Andrews
of the defense.
The former President said he had not
been In Michigan except on "hying
trip for eight or ten years and that
his acquaintance in Michigan was limi-
ted.
Q. Did 1 understand you to say you
have never taken anything in the way
of intoxicating liquor?'
a. You did not so understand You
understood me to say that I did SO only
in small quantities.
@ The only spirituous or intoxi-
eating liquors you took in general
would be li,tls brandy with mike"
a. "A teaspoonful In n tumbler of
milk"
@. You have never ror rfteen years
taken more than dozen glasses of
whiskey?'
Al did not drink dozen glasses
of whskey in fifteen years"
Q. DO YOU keep wine of any kind in
Your house?"
a. Yes"
9: Did YOU keep brandy in the
White House?"
Mr.. Pound: 1T object to that"
The court: You may note an excep-
Roosevelt: II continued TO keep wine.
as I found that my predecessor had
done So
@. Did YOU drink whiskey. or have
YOU drunk whiskey. on Your trips"
A. No escept as have described, a
teaspOonful in n glass of milk"
@ Now. did you carry flask OF
whiskcy or brandy with you on your
trips"
G. do YOU know Mr.. Wallace, of De-
troit?'
y. Yes. sir"
@. Had he anything to do with the
bringing of this suit, II you know?"
y. That cannot tell"
@ Don't you know who began this
important suit?"
~ IL was in the Mercy Hospital Chi
cago, at the time"
q. Did YOU know that Mr. Wallace
had charge of IT, and did you know
that he had charge OF employing
counsel?"
A. That I could not say"
G. Was Mr.. Pound employed BY
YOU; that is employed by you per-
sonally?"
~ No lie was not employed by me
personally"
@ do YOU know who paid for the
expense OF taking testimony and all
a. Yes"
@ And it has not been borne by any
organization In the State of Michigan?'
y. 1T has not"
9. hive YOU or any other person
been in charge OF IT."
\. Mr.. Pound has had charge OF IL"
Mr.. Andrews-"I think that is all"
MIR. Pound, on redirect examination.
asked.
@ AS ] understand It. YOU have no
recollection Of having seen MI Pound
IN Michigan or Chicago prior to the
bringing of this suit which was some
time in the month OF October
y. II have no recollection"
y. "As a matter Of fact, you co.nm,,
nicated with Mir Pound by letter as
soon as You were sufficiently able TO
do so?"
OBJECTED to as leading by Mr.. An
y. Il assume complete responsibn-
ity No organization has any response
bility excepting myself / have IL am"
@ You have hired Your attorneys
and stood ali the expenses in regard to
I this case"
cMr Andrews objected 10 question as
leading)
I The court-"It seems to court to me
the question is leading"
rms concluded the examination
sprnks In Low Tones.
Ut T. y. RiXcy, surgeon general
( United States Navy, retired who was
the official White House physician for
President Mckinley and for Colonel
Roosevelt, spoke in so low "a voice tina,
Attorney Pound adrnonished him Ia
elease speak UP The spectators
caught only little. and most Of IN.
jurors leaned forward in order to
7 hear
Dr. Rixey testified that he saw
President Roosevelt practically every
Gay. and sometimes Otener
Did you ever in your life see him
under the influence OF liquor asked
ATTORNEY Pound
Dr. Ri1ey's voice for once became
o!:ariy audible when he answered
Never"
~ lie frequent drinkerg'
lie was as mild 4 drinker az a mar,
coutH be who drank anything At ali"
In me matter of vines ana liquofg
aia the state dinners of mckinley ana
Roosevelt differ"
/ Not n the slightest"
coming 70 The matter of milk