Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
Loeb and Other Wit
nesses Declare That
Colonel Is Moder-
ate Drinker.
COLONEL'S COUSIN SAYS
GLASS OF WINE WAS RARE
Evidence Shows Roosevelt
Was Great Drinker of Tea.
corteIyou's Deposition is
Read.

Read.
MARQUETTE, Mich. May 5i.-The
examination of witnesses in the libel
suit Of Theodore Roosevelt against
George A. Newett proceeded with
speed today and it was expected that
by night the direct evidence for the
plaintiff, including dispositions. would
be before the jury.
The character of the evidence in
troduced during the forenoon was un-
varying in character.-Colonei Roose-
welt has always been veryabstemioas
The witnesses who testified person
ally were Joseph z. Bayless. of SauIt
Ste Marie. who testified to having
read the alleged lfbelous article; ".
Ernlen Roosevelt. first cousin OF the
piaintiff Frank Tyree and James
Sloan. secret service men. and Will
lam P. Shauffeie. a railroad man. who
handled one of the Roosevelt timer
aries in Ohio. Dispositions of Albert
Shaw. the editor; George B. cortei-
you. former private secretary 70
President Roosevelt and later in his
cabinet; Lawrence H. Graham.
newspaper man. and George Roose-
welt. whose father is a cousin of the
plaintiff. were read by Attorney Van
Benschoten.
w. Emlen Roosevelt, FIRST cousin OF
Theodore Roosevelt. who is probably
more familiar with the life Of the
former President than any other Of
the witnesses in the Roosevelt-New
EFT libel suit being tried here. testi-
/ fed today to the abstemionsnesz 81
the plaintiff.
Mr. Roosevelt was preceded on the
stand BY Joseph E Bayless. Of Saiiit
ste Marie. Mich. who identified the
alleged libelous article ia the Lsli-
peining Iron Ore as one be had
read
This affirmation was practically al
that was required of him. as it was
introduced to show that the allega-
tions of drunkenness against Colonel
Roosevelt had gained circulation.
Emlen Roosevelt said he was 56
years old and said that his father
and the father of the plaintiff. who
were brothers, had been closely as
sociated in business.
Examination was Brief.
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have been in position TO know
every detail Of his public and private
lie
What has been your observation
through your senses OF smell ana
sight as TO whetner ne was orink-
ing MANI?
MY observation was 'nat ne vas
not drinker.
aas ne ever peeh uiloer Tue iiih~-
enee OF hquor
Never, so far as l observed
what has been ms nanit IN reI'
erenee to profanity
He doesn't use IL
The witness was excused wiehoas
cross-eNamlnaton-
William Loeb r.. collector OF GUS
toms of the port OF New York tes1i-
fed he frst met colonel RooseNeiL
when the latter became governor o.
New York During tne seven anu
ohe-nsi years oi me NooseN ~ -
mlnistratlon' ar. Loeo sslo, ne va
associated WIN lhe Frssioeia.' ntst as
assistant secretary 10 hiiii' anu iaasr
as ms secretary
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