Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-27
Quick Progress in First Days
Session Of Court al Mar
Quette Which Is to Try Ed
itor George A, Newett.
COLD RECEPTION is
ACCORDED COLONEL
Entry Into Courtroom Of Dis
tinguished Plaintiff Fails to
Cause Even a Ripple Among
Spectators,

iaf soHAiaa IouHHAt BFuetAl LeAsep y sNf
Marquette, Mich. May CA suit
involving allegations Of drunkenness
on the part of a former president Of
the United states viii be heard here
beginning tomorrow. by a Jury COM
posed OF four miners. three tcamsters.
two FARMERS. one blacksmith. ono To-
connective fireman ana one woodsman.
The plaintiff Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt. who Is suing George A.
Newett an Ishpeming newspaper pub.
Usher. for $4,000 damages because
OF an editorial charging him with
drunkenness. probably will To the first
witness tomorrow
The jury completed al o'clock
tonight is composed OF
JOSEPH ROBEAR. telmstcr, Ish-
peming. age %.
THOMAS PRYOR, locomotive fire
man. Marquette. agc %.
THOMAS HOWARD. farmer. ChO-
colay township age 80
ROBERT BRUCE. lumbermun.
Powell township. age So
WILLIAM II. MATTHEWS. miner.
Ishpemiug. age s5.
WILLIAM NJ. FAsHDeNDER.
teamster. Marquette age 2s.
JOHN FREDERICKsON. minor
NVgaunee. age 81.
WILLIAM GARROW. miner hly
township. age 90.
ANDREW Ps- J0HNspN,ssm smlner.
Humboldt township, age 30, native Of
Denmark
JOHN 4. JOHNSON, skandia town
ship. age SO. married.
WILLIAM SHARP. teanster, Me-
gaunee age SO. married. native OF
England
Gus PoLCEN, blacksmith. Wells
township. age 40. married..
As soon as the jury had bcenr
sworn, Judge Richard q Flanagan
ordered the Jurors locked up and Kept
Is confinement until yerdic; liz rem
dercd
Gentlemen Of the jury said the
court, until YOU have rendered ve.-
diet IN this case, y0u viii be kopt Ia
close confinement so that you Will be
protected from any possible Influence
other than the testimony which you
will hear In the court room, have
decided to ser that YOU are not APP
preached by outsiders II any one at
tempis to talk to sou about this case,
/ want you 10 report to the court and
II possible. to glNe their names.
wish 70 caution you against coming 10
any final conclusion in your own
minds rs to the merits OF the case, un.
IL YOU are instructed 10 deliberate on
a verdict. Don't talk among your
selves about t.
You may write 10 your families,
but no letters VIII be delivered 10 you
unless YOU agree that they may first
BE opened hy the court
Two bailiffs were then sworn by the
clerk to keep careful watch and ward
over the jurors and not allow them
to communicate with anyone lnclnd-
ing the balllffs. except by permission
o. the court
Court thcn adjourned until tomor-
row morning at o'clock.
The defendant. Newett. worn out
~ the afternoon session. was not
present tonight
The arrival today Of Colonel Roose-
welt caused scarcely a ripple on the
placid surface OF this little city
The distinguished plaintiff entered
the court room swiftly and there was
4 craning Of nccks for a moment TO
SEQ him. but there was no dcmonstra'
lion.
George a. Newett, the defendant
whose paper the Iron ore, Of Ish-
peming Mich. alleged that Colonel
Roosevelt got drunk aud that not
sat at table with his
lawyers, William +. Belden, Of Ish-
leming, and Horace Andrews, Of
Cleveland. He appeared exhausted
rom his recent serious illness and sat
much Of the time with his eyes
slosod
The former president was one OF
number occupying seats within shc
'alins and by his side during most
II the afternoon sat James z. Car
ield Myron Sherwood a local Law
'er and mine owner casual visitor
It the trial by chance, occupied the
eat on Colonel Roosevelt's left, but
hey found time to whisper i few
words to each other which seemed TO
,e of jocular and pleasing nature.
he former president smiling and
iherwood choking off a lnugh with
The spectators only comfortably
illed the room, as entrance was
arred after all seats had been taken
Judge Richard G. Flannigan. who
resided, received a Telegram from
as follows.
Don't let this sensational trial
ontinue until have arrived"
1t was signed Jacob Miles. Judge
'lannlgan turned the message over 20
rank Tyree, who was one Of Colonel
soosevelts guards while president
nd who is here as a witness Tyree