The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-27
Colonel Takes Stand and Declares
that He is Not ITeetOtaler But
is AbstemiOus in the
Extreme
NO HICHBALLS OR
COCKTAILS FOR HIM
Il Was Never Drunk in Ny Life"
He Takes Light Wines aud
Little Tea on Doctors
Orders

Marquette, Mich, May 27.- -Theo
dore Roosevelt was called as his own
first witness today in his $4,000 dam
age suit against Editor Geo A. Newett
OF Ishpeming, who printed the charge
that the Colonel" gets drunk"
The Colonel defended himself from
the charge that he is a drunkard and
told what he does and does not drink
According to the Colonels own tes-
timony he drinks white wines, Ma
defia ana champagne and occasionally
q glass Of sherry and mint iuleps. On
rare occasions he takes whisky when
il is prescribed by a physician or he
has been wet in a rainstorm.
Roosevelt said he drank brandy
only under similar circumstances and
a teaspoonful OF brandy in glass of
milk upon retiring at night when on
campaign trips
The Colonel declared that never IN
hig life has he drunk highball OF cock
tail, ncr docs he drink beer.
Roosevelt swore that Ne had not
taken drink at a bar IN twenty wears
and on his African hunting trip, al
though the party carried brandy
whisky and champagne he drank only
seven ounces OF brandy and that while
IN a feverish slate. He drank no
whisky OF champagne. That he never
used liquor except in moderate
amounts and on widely scattered occa.
sions was tho gist Of his testimony
4 am not a teetotaler, said the Col
onel. @bus | am abstemious to the ex.
treme. was never drunk in my life,
nor in the slightest degree under the
influence Of alcohol"
Covering bis life he told with whom
and where he started to drink and
how much
Jacob Rils, the writer, testified that
he had never seen Roosevelt under the
Influence Of liquor DR. Alexander
Lambert Rooseyelts personal physi-
c.an. was called al o'clock after the
courts recess
Hundreds we're unable 70 get into
the court room The Colonel was
guarded by former secret service oper.
atives.
The jury completed at 1 o'clock last
night is composed Of:
Joseph Robear, teamster, Ishpemiug.
aged 25.
Thomas Ryor locomotive fireman,
Marquette aged "a
Thomas Howard, farmer chocolay
township, aged a.
Robert Brice, lumberman, Powell
township, aged So
William II, Matthews, miner, lsh-
peming.
John Frederlckson, miner, Negau.
nee. aged 3d.
VIM carrow miner, Ely township,
aged 20.
Andrew p. John, miner Humboldt
township AGED GO, native OF Denmark.
john A. johnson, farmer, Skandia
township. aged S6, married
VIM sharp toamster, Negaunee
aged SO. married, native Of England
Gus Poloen, blacksmith, Wells town
ship, married
In order to hasten the libel suit ol
Theodore Roosevelt against Editor
George A. Newett which went on tria
here yesterday afternoon a night ses
sion was heid with the purpose of com
pleting the jury AZ the Afternoon
session ten veniremen were passed fol
cause.
The arrival Of Col Roosevelt ac
oompanied BY Clifford Pinchot, Tru
man H. Newberry, James R. Garfield
Jacob A. Riis and others, caused
scarcely ripple on the placid surface
of this little city.
The distinguished plaintiff entere'
the court room swiftly and there wa
q craning Of necks for a moment t
see him, but there was no demonstra
tion aud presently the spectators ha
auAa anlu An the veniremen examined