The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-27

light wine?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What do you mean by light
wine?
Al mean white wines. and some
times it may be a little Madeira
Q.-Any other kind of wine?
Al may have drunk a little red
wine and occasionally a little sherry.
Q.-Do you keep any wine of any
kind in your house?
A.-Red wine.
Wine in White House.
Q.-Do you keep brandy and wine
in the White House?
A.-Mr. Pound-I object to that.
The Court-You may note an ex-
ception.
Roosevelt continued to keep wine
as I found that my predecessor had
done.
Odd you drink whisky or have
you drunk whisky on your trips?
A.-No, except as 1 have described
"a teaspoonful, in a glass of milk.
Q.-Now did you carry a flask of
whisky or brandy with you on your
trips?
Al did not.
DO you know Mr.. Wallace of
Detroit?
A-Yes sir.
Q.-what is his business?
Al don't know.
beginning of this suit, if you know?
A.-That I cannot tell.
Q.-Don't you know who began this
important suit?
Al was in the Mercy hospital at
the time.
Odd you know that Mr.. Wallace
had charge of it, and did you know
that he had charge of employing
counsel.
A.-That cannot say.
O-Had YOU met Mr. Pound up to
that time?
Al may have met him.
Q.-But have you any memory of it ?
Al do not remember whether 1
met him or not.
Q.-Was Mr.. Pound employed by
you-that is, employed by you per-
sonally?
A.No, he was not employed by me
personally.
Q.-Do you know who paid for the
expense of taking testimony and all
that-did you stand that expense?
Q.-And it has not been borne by
any organization in the state of Michi-
gan?
At has not.
Q.-Have you or any other person
had charge of it?
A-Mr. Pound, has had charge of it.
Mr. Andrews-I think that is all.
Mr.. Pound on redirect examination
asked:
Gas 1 understand it you have no
recollection of having seen Mr.. Pound
in Michigan or Chicago prior to the be-
ginning of this suit, which was some
time in October.
Al have no recollection.
Q.-As a matter of fact you com
municated with Mr.. Pound by letter
as soon as you were sufficiently able
OBJECTED to by Mr.. Andrews as
leading.
Al assume complete responsible
ity. No organization has any respon-
sibility excepting myself
Q.-You have hired your attorneys
and stood all the expense in regard to
this case?
Mr. Andrews objected to question
as leading.
The Court-It seems to me the queS-
ton is leading.
This concluded the examination.
His testimony in substance, as elicit
ed by his attorneys was as follows:
Il was born in New York, October
81, 1858. Graduated from Harvard in
1880, in fall of 1881, I was elected to
served three terms. In 1886 ran FOR
mayor of New York and was beaten.
In 1889 I was appointed civil service
commissioner and served six years. In
1895 I was appointed president of the
police board of New York and served
two years. In 1897, was appointed
assistant secretary of the navy and
served one year. In May, 1898, L re-
signed to take the Heutenant-colonelcy
of the First United States volunteer
cavalry, commonly called the Rough
Riders and served during the Span
iSh war.
Fighting in Spanish-American War.
Il was in the fighting around Santi-
ago where my regiment lost ever one
third of the officers and over one-fifth
of the men of the regiment. killed and
wounded. 1 was promoted to colonel
of the regiment and made acting briga-
der general, returning to Montauk