The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-27
JURY SELECTED TO
HEAR ROOSEVELT
SUIT FOR LIBEL
Suit for $4,000 Brought by
the Former President
Begins Today
STRICT CHARGE
GIVEN TO JURY
Ordered, in Confinement Until Yer
dict is Reached-Distinguished
Plaintiff Present at Both
Day and Night Sessions

| Marquette Mich, May @6-A suit In
the part of a former President of the
United States will be heard here begin
| ming tomorrow by a jury composed of
four miners three teamsters. two farm
ers one blacksmith, one locomotive fire.
imam and one woodsman
The plaintiff. Colonel Theodore Roose-
lshpeming newspaper publisher for s1O,-
! 600 damages because of an editorial charg-
ing him with drunkenness, probably will
! be the first witness tomorrow.
| The jury completed at II o'clock to-
night, Is composed of;
Joseph Robear teamster, Ishpeming,
aged 25
Marquette, aged ".
Thomas Howard, farmer, Chocolay
| township, aged 49, -.
Robert Bruce, lumberman, Powell town.
| ship, aged 56.
| William Fl. Matthews, miner, Ishpeming,
William Fasberger, teamster, Marquette
(, aged 2S.
"oiii e'SiieN''oii, iiihti, NtSdunttp
aged 81.
William Garrow, miner, Ely township,
| aged Sc.
| Andrew p. Johnson, miner, Humboldt
township, aged go. native of Denmark.
John A. Johnson, Skandia township,
aged &c. married, farmer.
William Sharp, teamster Negaunee
| aged 80. married. native of England
! Gus Polcen, blacksmith, Wells town
| ship, married.
AS soon as the jury had been sworn
Judge Richard G. Flanagan ordered the
Jurors kept in confinement until a verdict
Is rendered.
Protected From Influence
Gentlemen of the jury" said the court
until YOU have rendered verdict In
this case you will be protected from any
possible influence other than the testi-
mony which you will hear in the court
| room.
you may write to your families. but no
letters will be delivered to you unless
you agree that they may be first opened
by the court
tomorrow morning at o'clock
Colonel Roosevelt was present through.
out the night session. The defendant
Newett, was not present Many would he
spectators were turned away tonight.
| Marquette, Mich, May 25--In order f.
fasten the libel suit of Theodore Roose.
vet against Editor George A. Newett
which went to trial here this afternoon .
night session was held with the purposs
of completing the Jury At the Afternoon
session 10 veniremen were passed fo1
! cause. and as there are but four peromp
tory challenges allowed each side two a
them are certain to be sworn in as Jurors
The arrival of Colonel Roosevelt, ac
companied by Clifford Pincbot, Trumar
ii. Newberry, James r. Garfield. Jaeat
A. Riis and others caused scarcely a rim
pie ON the placid surface OF this little citv
The party arrived early and only few
persons We're at the train The distin.
guished plaintiff entered the court roou
with rapid strides ard there was a Gran
ing of necks for a moment to see b;r,
but there was no demonstration and pres
emily the spectators had eyes only "a,
the veniremen examined
George a. Hewitt, the defendant vvboe.
paper, the Iron Ore of Ishpeminr Mich
alleged that Colonel Roosevelt got drum
and that not infreauent1y'' sat at a. tahl,
with his lawyers, William Beden of Ish
poming and Horace Andrews of Cleve
! land. He appeared exhausted from hi.
recent serious illness and sat much of tn,
| time with his. eyes closed.
In Pleasant Mood
| The former President was one ~ :
number occupying seats within the rail
ing, and by his side during most of tn.
afternoon sat Mr.. Garfield Myron Sher
wood, local lawyer and mime owner, {
casual observer at the trial. bv chano,
occupied the seat on Colonel Roosevelt',
left. but they found time to whjsner few
words to each other, which seemed to bt
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