Arizona republican., 1913-05-27
First Day of Libel Suit of Former President Against "Iron Ore" Publisher Finds Twelve Men in Box and Many Passed.
SOME INTERESTING
 POINTS INVOLVED
One Prospective Juryman Says Would Render Yer dict Regardless of the Evidence-Insane Man Telegraphs to Judge.

MARQUETTE, May 26.-A suit ln- volving allegations of drunkenness on the part of a former president of the United States will be heard here be- ginning tomorrow by a jury composed of four miners. three teamsters. two farmers, one blacksmith, one locomo- tive fireman and one Woodsman. The plaintiff is Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who is suing George A Newett, an Ishpeming newspaper publisher, for s10,000 damages because of an editor ial charging him with drunkenness. He will probably be the first witness tomorrow.
 The jury was completed to eleven tonight and is composed of Joseph Robear, teamster. Ishpeming, aged 25; Thomas Pryor, a locomotive fireman, Marquette, aged 27; Thomas Howard, a farmer. Chocolay township, aged 56: William H. Matthews, a miner, IshpeTning: William Fassbender, teamster, of Marquette. aged 2S; John Frederickson, a miner, of Negaunee, aged 31; William CarroW Miner. of Ely township, aged 26; Andrew P. ohm son, a miner, Humboldt township, aged 50; John A Johnson, a farmer Skandia township, aged 36; William Sharp, a teamster, Negaunee, aged 33 Gus Polcen, a blacksithm, of Wells township aged 40.
 To hasten the suit of Theodore Roosevelt against Editor George A. Newett. which went to trial here to- day. night session was held At the afternoon session ten veniremen were passed for cause.
 George A. Newett, the defendant, whose paper. Iron Ore" of Ish peming. Michigan, alleged that Col onel Roosevelt got drunk and that not iRfrequently,' sat at a table with his lawyers, William P Belden, or Ishpeming, and Horace Andrews, of Cleveland He appeared exhausted from a recent serious illness and sat much of the time with his eyes closed.
 The former president was one of number occupying seats within the railing, and the spectators only com fortably filled the room as the en- trance was barred after all seats had been taken.
 Judge Richard c. F1annigan, who plesided. received a telegram from Minneapolis as follows:
 Don't let this sensational trial con tinue until I have arrived It was signed Jacob Miles" The message was turned over to the chief of po- lice of Minneapolis, who wired back that Miles was insane and had been arrested
 James H. Pound, of Detroit, ques- toned the veniremen for the plaint if and his associate attorney, Will liam H. Van Benchoten, of New York, and w. s. Hill of Marquette. The Detroit lawyer made it a point to ask possible jurors to their ac quaintance with the principals and the defendants legal camp, and about their acquaintance with H. O. Young, who was elected to congress from the Marquette district as a republican, but who was a progressive candidate. Mcdonald set up the claim in the house that he had a moral right to the election as a large number of persons who wished to vote for him. had innocently used enormously printed ballots. Before a decision had been reached in Washington Young resigned. The opposing coun- sel Worded the same inquiry differ ently when asking if the veniremen would be prejudced against either party to the suit.
 Would the fact that the defend ant is a neighbor and a citizen of this community while the plaintiff is a resident of a distant state, preju- dice you against the plaintiff" was the way, in effect, that Pound put it. Beldon would ask, Would the fact that one party to this suit is a for mer president of the United States, while the other is mere citizen, cause you to give more weight to the statements of one side than the other%'
 Tn all five veniremen were dismiss ed for cause, two of these because they failed to comprehend the simple questions. One said he could render fair decision regardless of the evidence"
 c. B. Driscoll, superintendent of construction for a mining company at Nogaunee, had known the defend ant thirty years and had worked with Newett in political campaigns He was dismissed on a challenge by Pound, largely because he admitted having discussed the alleged libelous editorial
 John Veale. night watchman, said he had heard of the suit brought by Colonel Roosevelt and had expressed an opinion as to the truth of the
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