The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
EDITOR NEWETT
 GAVE UP FIGHT
Conceded Gould Find No Witness to Say Roosevelt Was DFunk-T. R. Wanted No Money and Pays
 Own Costs of Trial

Marquette, Mich, June l.-Theo-
 dore Roosevelt has won his vindi-
 cation. He has proved he is not a
 drunkard and never has been a
 drunkard, and he has proved 1t as
 conclusively as ever a case was
 proved in court.
 More than that. he has proved as
 nearly as a man may by his inti-
 mates of a lifetime, that he never
 has been even slightly under the iu-
 huence of liquor and that he Is ab-
 stemious as a man may be and still
 not be q teetOtaler
 Col. R0Oseve.t's libel suit against George A. Newett, the Ishpeming
 editor, ended abruptly yesterday
 afternoon.
 NeWetJ surrendered and withdrew the charge of his paper that Roose- welt get, drunk. and not infre- quently. Iu a long statement read in open court. he admitted he had cOmbed the country. but had found no. one single witness who could testify he had seen Col. Roosevelt take liquors tO excess. To all in tents and purposes he threw him. self upon Col. R0OseVelts mercy.
 Roosevelt Wanted No Money.
 And then Col. Roosevelt, unwill- ing t0 assess upon Newett the heavy damages he could have claimed, arose in court and declared he had achieved his object. disproved the tale that did him such injury in the last campaign and asked the court to direct a verdict in his favor for nominal damages only, which in Michigan mean, six cents.
 The six cents were paid and the l colonel will settle his own costs of 1 close to SlO0Uu.
 Somebody asked the colonel later what he would do with the six ceniS He threw back his head and laughed a hearty -ufTaw. but re- fused 40 reveal his intent with re- spert to the nickel and the penny that he had accepted.
 The Coloners Statement
 IL ended as predicted, when NeWelt finished reading his manu- scrip, and left the stand. Colonel Roosevelt arose. The statement he made was short, terse to the point. and delivered with his firm jaw thrust toward the judge upon the bench.
 Tn view of the statement of the defendant, he said, T ask the court to instruct the jury that l desire only nominal damages. I did not go into this suit for money. | did moi come into ii for any vindictive purpose
 As this court has said. l made my reputation au issue. because I wished once and for all during my lifetime thoroughly and compre- lensively to dea. with these slan- iers.
 Never again will it be possible for any man in good faith to repeat hem. l have accomplished my purpose and I am content"
 Judge Ordered the Verdict.
 The position which the plaintiff now has taken enabled the court finally to dispose of the case at this lime, Judge Flannigan said.
 By his own, and by the testimony Of long list of witnesses of high character and unimpeachable ere he has satisfied the de- fendant, the jury also, fully be- lieVe, certainly he has convinced Lhe court, that he never was drunk. but that he is now and always has been. an exceedingly temperate and man.
 The injury to the reputation and feelings of the plaintiff would war rant verdict in favor of the plain tiff in a substantial amount. and would sustain a verdict in any sum up to the amount contained in the plaintiffs declaration, which is Si0,O00. But as the court is advised by the plaintiff that the object of the plaintiff in bringing and prose- cutting this action was the vindica- tiOn of his good name and reputa- Lion, and not the recovery of money judgment it only remains for the court to direct a verdict in his favor for nominal damages. which, under the law of Michigan. IS the sum of six cents"
 The Jurymen All for Roosevelt.
 The jury returned the verdict with great promptitude and a crack )f the bailin's sayel ended the trial.