Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-28

NeS anu SHAlih ~ AOok up
left off yesterday.
Colonel Roosevelt entered win
George Shiras, his host here. ana
took his accustomed seat with a row
OF spectators inside the ling. His
gaze turned upon the j and then
upon o'Laughiin. as the latter was
sworn
Colonel Roosevelt sits o,,ietlv
earessing his heavy watch .sha5n.
which stretches like a cable across MS
vest He does 4 slowly ana ref,e@-
lively. rather than nervouslv. ae re-
sumed this motion as he listened "a
the testimony today
Mr.. Newett. the defendant -
INTO court with his counsel He i
very III, but his ruddy coentenanre
MD this from all but those who knosv
him we'll He sat looking straight II
front Of him and not at any ane i,
particular, utterly motionless A. ~
mas sat thus far in the proeee<lI,s-s
he was an exception to those xheze
appetites are rejecting the kee,. s1ssF
Atmosphere Of lis region. for his ffes
sicians = - :
Only Oral Testimony Tedsy.
Today, il was expected. would +.
devoted entirely to the oral tesff-
mony OF Colonel Roosevelt's wiz
nesses These include Robert 7acon.
FORMER secretary of state. Truman =
Newberry. former secretary of the
navy; Clifford Pinchot. James n f..r-
held. Regis H. Post. former rovkrne.-.
OF Porto Rico; Lawrence Abbot4 u
Emlen Roosevelt. William Loeb. fr
ana newspaper correspondents whn
nave accompanied the colonel m
many of his campaign trips.
All of these witnesses are tn zee
tiiy as TO Colonel RooseTelt's habits
with reference to liquor in his official
and private life
James II. Pound, chief counsel for
the plaintiff, made it known th..4
many dispositions are to be read after
the hearing Of oral testimony. when
precluded the possibility of complet-.
ing the case on behalf of ColoneI
Roosevelt before tomorrow.
Such depositions as already have
been read Indicate that much time
VIII be taken up with the lengthy de-
positions yet to come because OF the
probability of legal arguments oxer
technical points involving the adnlis-
sibility of evidence
Court will take a recess over FRI
aay on account of it being legal
holiday
Many Of the attorneys believe tina
case cannot go to the jury before the
middle of next week.
Even Kings Couldn't Tempt Him.
Although Colonel Roosevelt on re-
turning to Europe from his African
hunt was Obliged TO attend banque
and receptions rendered him BY nlcn-
archs, he never INDUCED in cham
payne to an immoderate degree. WAS
the testimony Of O'Laughlin. who sa Il
he had been associated with Colonel
Roosevelt for twenty wears. The wiz
ness said he met the former President
on the night after the African hunt
and accompanied him as far as Paris
acting as secretary to Colonel Roose-
Welt. 0'Laughlin also ACCOMPANIED
the colonel on various canDaira
trips in this country.
During your twenty years expe-
rience with Colonel Roosevelt haxs
yon ever seen him in the slightest de-
gree under the influnce Of liquor a't
4 not only never saw him under tha
influence of liquor, but it seems abso-
luteiy silly to me to have ony one
suggest the fact that he ever was. =
replied O'Laughlin emphatically.
"At banquets have you ever seen
him drink any liquor?"
"At banquets he sometimes took !
glass of white wine. never saw him
drink more than one glass Of cham
pagne.'
O'Laughlin described the various
dinners. official and otherwise, given
at Washington. including dinners az
the Gridiron Club.
'Will you tell this jury whether
Mr.. Roosevelt mixed his drinks or
moi? ?'
Never Mixed Drinks.
If he took champagne he never
took anything else. .
A question involving the custom Of
former Presidents in regard 10 liquors
at banquets caused objection BY
counsel for the defense.
The court held it was competent
for the plafntiff To show whether Coll
onel Roosevelt followed custom II.
the use CT liquor In the White Hoose.
O'Laughlin said his first experience
with Presidents began with the seq
ond Cleveland administration and
Colonel Roosevelt followed the preee-
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