The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-04
TEDDY IS INDICATED.
fDIIOR NEWTTT RETRACTS
CHARGE AND COZ. ROOSE.
WELT ASKS FOR NOMI.
NAL DAMAGES,
""it was not Brought for Money.
Said Former President, but to Brand
rs False for All Time ISLANDERS
which Had Been Repeated-News-
paper Owner not Actuated by Per-
SOnal Ill WILL

Marquette, Mich, May 31.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt today won his Ii
Del suit against Geo. A. Newett, who
charged the Colonel with drunkenness
and having waived damages after the
defendant had uttered a retraction. tho
jury awarded the nominal damages Of
cents provided in such cases by the
laws of Michigan. Each party to the
suit will have to pay his own expenses.
Judge Flanagan instructed the jury
TO bring in verdict for the plaintiff,
which they did without leaving their
seats. The Colonel left for Chicago
and the East at $50 o'clock this even
ing, less than two hours after the con-
clusion of the case.
| ., When the afternoon session began
the air was electrical with expectancy.
Rumors were flying that the suit
would he terminated.
! THE plaintiff rests" remarked the
attorney, James II. Pound, in O. mat
ter of fact manner. William p. Belden.
OF lshpeming, who. with Horace An
drews, OF Cleveland, was Mr.. Newett's
attorney, said:
The defence will call Mr.. Newett."
ruddy checked man. whose color did
not disguise the fact that he is suffer-
ing from a serious illness. took the
chair. In his hand he carried q manu-
script When the defendant began
reading Col Roosevelt moved to the
edge of his chair, and betrayed an ex.
citement which his rigid jaws could
not hide. Mr.. Newett was we'll along
In his reading before the Colonel
whose position seemed like that OF a
man about to leap forward, lost the
tense look on his face. ...l..
1T is fair to the plaintiff to state
that | have been unable to find in apy
section of the country any individual
witness who is willing to state that nc
has personally seen Mr.. Roosevelt
drink to excess"
AT this the plaintiff smiled, and re-
taxed. The Colonel broke into a grin
again when Mr.. Newett said, with ref
erehce. to the mass of testimony adj
duced by the plaintiff, II am forced
TO the conclusion that / was mistak-
en-"
Leaving the stand, Mr.. Newett look
ed IN the direction Of Col. Roosevelt.
out the latter was whispering to his
counsel Attorney Pound then asid:
win the courts permission the
plaintiff would like to make a brief
announcement.
The Judge NODDED and Mr.. Roose-
welt arose. Bowling to the court the
Colonel said he would waive the mat
Ter OF damages save from the nomi-
mai amount provided by law. Speak
ing OF his purpose of instituting suit
he said:
Il wish once for all during NV
ihetime TO deal with those ISLANDERS
so that never again will it be possible
ior any man in good faith to repeat
them"
mere recess was taken. Judge Flan-
higan read his charge to the Jury i'm
mediately after recess. Speaking or
Col. Roosevelt, as the plaintiff. Judge
f1annigan said: Certainly he has con-
vinced the court, not only that no
never was drunk but that he is now
and always has been a temperate and
abstemious man"
't the same time court held that
MT Newett ''in publishing the editor
iai was not actuated by actual in will
toward the plaintiff, and that he act
ed In good faith" But the court held
the injury to the plaintiff had he not
waived his right to damages wo,ld
nave sustained verdict in any sum
up 10 the amount claimed in tho
piaintiffs declaration, $4,000.
As soon as the foreman, William
Matthew's, miner 81 years old. re-
ported the verdict as directed by the
court court adjourned and Col Roose-
Welt stepped forward and took tn.
hand of each juror
/ thank you, gentlemen, each one
OF you,' said the Colonel. 1T was
splendid, just perfectly splendid"