The Washington herald., 1913-05-28
COLONEL CASE
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willard There was reception to
Speaker Cannon at the Arlington, but
did not go.'
Arlington Dinner Not Gay.
But you heard. Mr.. Gardner" insisted
Mr. Andrews. 1T was talked around
Washington that the party at the Airing
ton was quite gay. and that Col. Roose-
welt drank a good deal there.
Il never heard any such a thing" de-
elared Mr.. Gardner.
telegram received by Frank Harper.
Col. Roosevelts secretary, was shown to
the lawyers of the defense at this time.
and while not submitted to the court. was
given to the newspaper men for publica-
tion. This telegram had a bearing on
the reference to the party to Uncle Joe
at the Arlington. to which Mr.. Andrews
had referred in his cross-examination.
New York. May 26.
Frank Harper. Care George Shields.
Third, Marquette. Mich.
81. Martin Miller, alleged by newspa-
pers to be important witness for the de-
Tense, is under Indictment here for grand
larceny. Extradition desired. Please wire
wire me Immediately II he appears at
trial
(signed.l -. B. REYNOLDS
]. Martin Miller. who resides in Chica-
go, was appointed consul to Rhiems,
France by Col. Roosevelt, but because
it wa alleged he failed to turn over GER
tain fees of his Office, which belonged
to the government. he was removed by
Col. Roosevelt
II has been said that Miller was going
to testify that he had attended the joe
Cannon reception at the Arlington. and
that he had heard Uncle Joe say to Col.
Roosevelt Theodore, have a little
drink" and that the Col. had responded:
mo, I won't. I'll have a big one and
he had thereupon poured out a glass full
of whisky and drained 1t.
Colonel Is Applnuded.
Today was ladies' day in court All
the society and fashion of Marquette
attended the trial Once two or three
women did applaud, but the court
scowIed SO iercely and said that any
further demonstrations would compel
him to order the bailiffs to remove the
offenders froP the court room. and sub
sequent remarks from the colonel and
his character witnesses were not en-
cored.
The handclapping came when the
colonel. in response to a question in his
direct examination by Col. Pound as TO
whether he had ever been under fire in
lar in his jaws hissed out:
Il was under every FIRE there was in
the Cuban campaign"
Col. Pound chief counsel for the de-
fense, began the morning session OF
court with an opening statement, which
was punctuated at the end OF almost
every sentence by objections from the
defense, who maintained that counsel
was making a campaign speech instead
OF a statement.
Attorney Pound began with Col.
Roosevelt at the cradle. and led him
through his life up TO the moment when
he had come to mans estate and spread
about his shoulders the toga virills, as
did the noble youth of ancient Rome"
Tells of T. Rs ToEa.
The three attorneys for the defense OBJ
jected so vehemently at this that IL
sounded as though they were giving a
college yell. Mr.. Andrews, trembling
with emotion, rose and objected again,
but Attorney Pound stood firm for the
.toga virilis'' OF the ancient Romans
and would not recede, while the worthy
teamsters and farmers on the jury
leaned back and signified that "toga
vtriIis'' frightened them not at all.
Then Col. Roosevelt took the stand,
while the court room fairly quivered
with suppressed excitement. The colonel
answered the questions firmly and clear
ly. and seemed to help his lawyers a
good deal. He was an ideal witness. On
the cross-examination, the colonel
flushed. Attorney Andrews reused his
ire, and the colonel hissed his replies
through his clenched teeth.
Col. Roosevelt told the story Of his
life, and his counsel. in spite of objec,
tions, asked iAany questions that made
the colonel tell about the various high
public Offices he had held. his Cuban
campaigns, the books he had written.
his life in the West. and the attempt to
assassinate him at Milwaukee.
Rooseve1t,s Drink Record.
The leading points in the coloneIs tes- |
timony may be summarized as follows:
Il am not a total abstafner.
Il have never drunk cocktail or
highball in my life
Il had large supply Of drinks of all
kinds in the White House; yet sir. I
inherited this stock from President Nc |
Kinley." (objected to and stricken from |
the record).
I don't smoke or use tobacco in any |
form"
Il may have drunk half a dozen mint |
juleps in a year at the White House. |
L d
/ moved in"
Il have never drunk whisky or brandy !
except when the doctors ordered it, |
during sickness or when l had been |
under a great physical or nervous
strain
My whisky drinking is practically |
limited to seven teaspoonfuls 1 took un-
der the doctors orders. when l had the
fever in Africa, and one teaspoonful OF |
brandy to a glass of milk. which 1 |
sometimes took before going to bed, when |
on my campaign trips.
81 don't drink beer and / don't drink
red wine"
Il have no idea Of how many bot !
ties there are in a case Of champagne.
It rever went into a barroom in the
West except when the barroom was
also used as a dining groom"
Jacob Riis was not at all backward |
in declaring that he was extremely |
fond of Col. Roosevelt. Il love him."
said Mr.. Riis When asked IL Mr..
ever drank whisky or
brandy, Mr.. Riis threw up his hands
in horror and calculated. Lord, no"
The day concluded with the reading |
OF dispositions from DR.. ]. B. Murphy
and DIR. A d. Bevan. who attended
Col. Roosevelt in Mercy Hospital, Chi
caeo, after he had been shot In Mil
waukee, and who testified that the ,ex-
aminations they had made convinced
them that he was almost a total ab-
stainer.
1t is expected that all the witnesses
for the prosecution will complete their
testimony tomorrow.
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