The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-27
Roosevelt Starts the Ball Roll
ing by Telling How He
Licked the Spaniards
in Cuba.
DENIES BEING DRUNK
Admits Being President, Shoot
ing Lions, Shot in Milwau-
kee But Never Tasted
q Cocktail.
IBy Eugene Mclean. United Press
staff corresnondanf 4


rBy Eugene Mclean. United Press
staff correspondent
COURTHOUSE, MARQUE TT e,
Mich, May 27.-Theodore Roosevelt
was called as his own first witness to-
day in his $4,000 damage suit against
Editor George A. Newett OF Ishpem.
ing, who printed the charge that the
colonel gets drunk.
Acting as contributing editor Of his
case, the colonel handed Attorney
James H. Pound preliminary digest
OF the testimony he wanted to give.
So armed Pound began presenta-
tion Of Roosevelt's contention that he
never has used liquor except in mod
crate amounts and on widely scatter
ed occasions.
The colonel today IS guarded by
Frank Tyree and Jimmy" Sloan, who
we're secret service guests at the
white house when Roosevelt was
president, Last night. in the long
session which completed the picking
Of the jury, the two men sat close to
4 him.
I A crank telegram received in the
courtroom late yesterday was the par
j tiai cause.
Do not proceed with this all-impor
tant case until | get there. wired an
unknown crank.
j
It didn't bother Roosevelt hut his
numerous encourage insisted that as
long as Tyree and Sloan are witnesses
anyway, they might as we'll be useful.
The jury which will decide the issue
marched into court this morning I'M
der guard of the sheriff and two spe.
cial court officers No chances are
being taken with the jurymen, and
they will not even be allowed to re.
ceive letters from their families until
the trial is ended, unless the letters
first are inspected by the Judge
The twelve men are hard-fsted
wide.shouldered men of the pioneer
type for the most part.
Their average age is 3S years. II
look long procession of big sswedes
Danes Frenchmen. Firms and irish.
men to leave enough stragglers in the
Jury box to make the legal dozen and
'he slow parade crept along from
uhtil II p. M. when both sides an
hcunced themselves content.
Here they are:
Joseph Robeau. 25. Ishpeming team.
ster.
Robert Bruce, As. lumber boss in
The Powell township forest.
W H Mathews, %. miner of Ish
peming.
Wm Frior, 2s, railroad fireman OF
Marquette.
Thomas Howard, 4s. chocolay farm
John a. Johnson. ss. skandia farm.
er
William sharp, 80, Negaunee team.
smith.
VIM. Faasenbender, IS, Marquette
teamster.
John Frederickson, 81, Negaunee
miner
Andrew P Johnson, so, Humbold,
miner
VIM. Garrow. % miner in Ely town.
ship.
Colonel Roosevelt sat until the end
ol the long session Newett, the de-
lendant, went home at the supper
time adjournment. He showed mark
ed signs OF illness.
Society from all the north peninsula
dressed up In party clothes and came
70 court to hear the colonel testify
mililonaire owners of the great iron
llines brought wives and daughters
some could not get in, for when the
seats We're filled. doors were barred
and guarded.
Editor Newett, In better physical
,rlm than yesterday. sat near enough
% the ex-president to touch him on
me knee. but did not look at him
James r. Garfield. ex-secretary of the
Interior, acted as a sort of court sec
retary to his former chief. advising
With lawyers and handling papers and
notes.
Judge Flanagan directed witnesses
LOT both sides TO leave the courtroom
lnere was quick exodus OF notahles