The Washington times., 1913-05-28
O'LAUGHL|A ON
M 7. RS DRINKS
Second of Newspaper Men Pit.
ted Against FeIIoW-Worker
to Corroborate Colonel.
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silly thing to me that anybody should
bring such charge against him
Il am a member of the Gridiron Cluu
in Washington 1 have seen him at the
club banquets perhaps half a dozen
times. He never touched more than
one glass Of champagne"
A Gridiron Club dinner was the scene
CT one of the episodes Editor Newett's
attorneys expect to bring into the case.
o'Laughlin told about the state dinner
schedule of American Presidents.
Always Liquor.
Liquor is always served at these
dinners,''. he said.
Did the plaintiff in this case ever
mix his drinks at air. asked Attorney
Pound
Never" said o'Laughlin.
Judge Flanagan at this point ruled
that Colonel Roosevelt is entitled to
show that his conduct as to the use
of liquor in the White House did not
vary from the custom of his predeces-
Il know of the White House since the
Cleveland Administration-: began
, the witness. He was stopped by at
torneys for the defense. who made
a fifteen-minute fight against intro
duction of this evidence. They sue
ceeded.
Il =
II have abundant testimony on this
Roosevelt moved up closer to his ad-
yersary, Editor Newett. The editor
pitched his chair around SO that his
back was turned to the colonel
Near Blunder.
Roosevelt was beaming on his friend,
the witness. and by mistake once he
came near confiding his pleasure to
Newett. He caught himself in time
and told Jimmy, Sloan. the Secret
Service man, what he wanted to say.
N answer to categorical questions
from Attorney Andrews on cross-exami-
nation, OLaughlin denied he is now
publicity man for the national Bull
Moose organization, or that he had any
part In the preparation of the present
suit.
O'LAughlin told of work as personal
japanese and Russian- embassies in his
attempts to bring peace in the Jap-
anese-Russtan war then in progress Ee
also went into problems Of state and
said Roosevelt had sent the battleship
feet around the world to show that
itself.
would that prevent war with
Japan?" asked Attorney Belden.
IT is perfectly obvious" said
" A9UB0tlu, tQdI Japdn WOuf0 not 30
to war with US II she should see how
wen We were prepared.
While O'Laughlin, In answer to Bel
denss cross-examination, was telling of
conference with ambassadors abroad
on the Roosevelt trip. the crowd,
comics that surround the courtroom,
proceeded to rest itself by shuffling
around. 1t was admcnished by the
court
About Pope.
''what were your negotiations with
Ambassador Leishman In Rome about?'
asked Belden.
About an audience with the King of
Italy and his Holiness. the Pope" said
osLaughlin.
Belden pressed him further.
Il am a Catholic" began o'Laughiin.
Judge Flanagan curtly halted the
line Of cross-questioning.
4 am sorry this matter has come
up." said the Judge, you will stop right
there. Mr. Belden-
The questions went back to the Grid
iron Club.
Ladies are always present. reporters
are never present at Gridiron dinners"
said O'Laughlin.
He gave a list of drinks served at
these functions.
Il never saw Colonel Roosevelt drink
more than one glass of champagne at
any dinner O'Laughlin insisted Il
saw Colonel Roosevelt after each one Of
these dinners, and IL he were under the
influence of liquor 1 could not help but
notice It"
Asks of Rumors.
TIL ask you to tell il it's not true.
prior to the publication Of the article
by this defendant in 1912 that the report
was current among newspaper men that
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