The Detroit times., 1913-05-27
CRANK'S MESSAGE CAUSES
CLOSE ROOSEVELT GuARD
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Roosevelt by agreement OF counsel,
were called back. so they could at
tend to their work
Roosevelt. clicking his teeth In the
Ions familiar manner. leaned for
ward In the witness chair. and began
his story,
II Was born in New York. October
81 1859" he stated.
Then he told OF his election to- the
New York legislature In 1881; his
unsuccessful campaign for mayor of
New York In 1885: his term as assist
ant secretary of the navy; his resigna-
ton TO be lieutenant colonel Of the
Rough Riders. In 1898.
Il was I'm the nehting around San
tlago. where my regiment lost one
one-third of the officers and over one
fifth OF the men OF the regiment, killed
and wounded" he observed. II was
promoted TO colonel OF the regiment
and made acting brigadier general on
returning TO Montauk Point. The
army was there disbanded In Septem-
bef. ! was at once nominated COVER
nor OF New York. and was elected"
Then came the meat OF his evil
dence. After telling OF his terms as
president and his African lion hunt.
the colonel said he remembered Oc-
tober -. 1912 very we'll. This was
the day on whicvh Editor Newett
printed his alleged libel, charging
that the colonel gets drunk, and that
not infrequently. and all his init
mates know 1t"
Roosevelt identified the copy OF
Iron Ore. Newett's paper which con-
tanned the charge.
II think saw that first in Mercy
hospital he said. after ] was shot
IL may have been In Milwaukee, the
day l was shot"
The colonel today is guarded by
Frank Tyree and Jimmy" Sloan. who
were secret service agents 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
| him
A crank telegram. received In the
court room late yesterday. was the
partial cause.
DO not proceed with this all import
ant case until ! get there" wired an
unknown crank.
II didn't bother Roosevelt, but his
numerous encourage insisted that as
| long as Tyree and Sloan are witnesses
here anyhow. they might as well be
used as guards.
The jury, which will decide the is
sue, marched into court this morn
ing under guard OF the sheriff and
two special 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 IL men are hard listed. wide
shouldered men Of the pioneer type.
Their average age Is 3 Syears. II
took long procession OF big Swedes,
Danes, Frenchmen, Firms and Irish
men TO leave enough stragglers in the
jury box 10 make the legal dozen and
the slow parade crept along from 2
tuntil IL p. m, when both sides an
nounced themselves content.
| There they are: Joseph Robeau
25. Ishpeming, teamster; Robert
Bruce. As. lumber boss in the Powell
township forest; W. n. Mathews, 2S,
miner, of Ishpeming: William Yryor
26, railroad fireman OF Marquette;
Thomas Howard, 48, farmer. Of
J Chocolay; John A. Johnson SO, farm
err Skandia; William Sharp. SO. team
ster Negaunee; Hustaf Polsen, S2
country blacksmith William Fass-
bender, %, teamster, Marquette;
John Frederickson 81. miner, Ne
gaunee; Andrew p. Johnson so, miner
Humboldt; William Garow, 26 miner,
in Ely township.
| Colonel Roosevelt sat until the end
of the long session. Newett, the de-
PENDANT, went home at the supper
time adjournment. He showed mark
| ed signs Of illness.