The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-05-30
JURY IS COMPLETE
. IN ROOSEVELT CASE
COLONEL SUING MICHIGAN EDI-
TOR FOR CHARGING HIM
WITH DRUNKENNESS.
JURYMEN CLOSELY GUARDED
TO Be Locked Up During TriaI-Min.
neapoIis Man Wires Judge
to Halt TriaI-R>-
leved Insane.
Jury in Roosevelt Case.

Joseph Robear, teamster, Ish- =
peming, aged 25. =
Thomas Pryor, locomotive fire.
man, Marquette, aged 81.
Thomas Howard, farmer, Choco- :
lay township aged 40.
Robert Bruce, lumberman, Pow :
ell township, aged Sc.
William H. Matthews, miner,
Ishpeming.
Marquette, aged %.
John Frederickson, miner, Ne :
gaunee, aged 81.
William Garrow miner, Ely =
township, aged g.
Andrew P. Johnson, miner, Hum
boldt township, aged 60, native =
of Denmark.
John A. Johnson, farmer, Skan- :
dia township, aged So, married. .
Gus Poleen, blacksmith Wells "
township, married.
William Sharp, teamster, Ne .
gaunee, aged 33, native of Eng =
land, married. =
Marquette, Mich, May 2S.-A suit
involving allegations of drunkenness
on the part of former president of
the United States is being heard here,
by jury composed of four miners,
three teamsters, two farmers, one
blacksmith, one locomotive fireman
and one woodsman.
The Case.
The plaintiff, Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, is suing George A. New
EFT, an Ishpeming newspaper pub
Usher, for $4,000 damages because
of an editorial charging him with
drunkenness.
AS soon as the jury had been sworn,
Judge Richard G. Flanagan ordered
the jurors locked up and kept in con.
finement until verdict is rendered
in court.
Gentlemen of the jury" said the
court, until you have rendered YER
dict in this case you will be kept in
close confinement so you will be pro-
tected from any possible influence
other than the testimony which you
will hear in the courtroom. l have
decided on this in order that you may
not be approached by outsiders. II
any one attempts to talk to you about
the case, l want you to report to
the court, if possible giving their
names. l wish to caution you against
coming to any final conclusion in your
own minds as to the merits of the
case until you are instructed to de-
iberate on verdict. Don't talk
among yourselves about it.
you may write to your families,
but no letters will be delivered to
you, unless you agree that they may
first be opened by the court
The arrival of Colonel Roosevelt
accompanied by Clifford Pinchot,
Truman H. Newberry, James R. Gar
field, Jacob A. Riis and others,
caused scarcely ripple on the placid
surface of this little city.
The distinguished plaintiff entered
the courtroom swiftly, and there was
craning of necks for moment to
see him. but there was no demonstra-
ton, and presently the spectators had
eyes only for the veniremen exam
ined.
George A. Newett, the defendant
whose paper. the Iron Ore, of Ish-
peming, Mich, alleged that Colonel
Roosevelt got drunk and that not
lnfrequently" sat at a table with his
lawyers William P. Belden, of Ish-
peming, and Horace Andrews, of
Cleveland. He appeared exhausted
from his recent serious illness, and
sat much of the time with his eyes
closed.
During the day Judge Richard C.
Flanagan, who presided, received a
telegram from Minneapolis as fol-
lows:
Don't let this sensational trial con-
Gnue until l have arrived"
1t was signed Jacob Miles," Judge
Flanagan turned the message Eer
to Frank Tyree, who was one of Col
onel Roosevelt's guards while presi-
dent and who is here as witness.
Tyree notified the chief of police of
Minneapolis, who wired back that
Miles was believed to be insane and
had been arrested.
James H. Pond, of Detroit, ques-
toned the veniremen for the plaintiff.
His associate attorneys are William
H. Vanbenschoten of New York, and
W. S. Hill of Marquette.
Conversation Appears JocuIar.
The former president was one of
Q number occupying seats within the
railing, and by his side, during most
of the afternoon sat Mr.. Garfield
Byron Sherwood, local lawyer and
mine owner, a carsal visitor at the
trial, by chance occupied the seat on
Colonel Roosevelt's left, but they
found time to whisper a few words
to each other which seemed to be of
a jocular and pleasing nature.
The spectators filled the room and
the entrance was barred after all the
saats had heen taken