Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-27
STRENUOUS LIFE PASSED WITH NEVER A JAG NOR
EVEN A JINGLE SAYS DISTINGUISHED WITNESS
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IBy Leased Wire to Evening Herald.
Marquette. Mich, May e1.--In the
elaborate but small court room OF this
frontier city. Theodore Roosevelt ap.
peared la what Is probably unique
occasion In history, when In effect. he,
although a former president OF the
United states. defended himself under
oath against an allegation Of drunk
enness. His direct testimony lasted
an hour and cross-examination imme-
diately began.
la substance, Colonel Roosevelt de-
Tended himself AZ msn Of complete
sobriety, although not total abb
stainer The leading points in his
testimony may be quoted as follows.
II am not a total abstainer.'
II have never drunk a highbail OF
cocktail Ia my life"
II don't smoke and don't drink
beer and don't drink red wine"
II have never drunk wnIskey or
brandy except when the doctor pres
cribed II. or possibly on some occa-
sion after great exposure when | was
chilled through"
This only wines ! have drunk have
been white Wines. Madeira. cham
pnGne. or very occasionally "A glass OF
sherry"
AT home. al dinner. often drink
glass or two of white wine and Po-
land water"
AT public dinners, ! sometimes
drink glass of champagne or per
haps two. on an average. I may
drink one glass OF champagne a
MONTH"
There was a fine mint bed at the
white House and / may have drunk
half dozen mint Iulops there In a
year
"on the African trip. the expedition
took along ease OF champagne. "a
ease of whiskcy aud bottle OF
brandy. The brandy was for mo be-
cause do not drink whiskey. In the
eleven months OF the trip. the doctor
administered Just seven ounces Of It
10 me for medical purposes. never
touched Il except on his advice. The
champaRne was used for three OF our
party who were 10 OF dysentory and
for some sick strangers whom We
met"
"On speaking tours. by direction oi
surgeon General RiXey. | sometimes
took Eoblc' or two OF milk before
retiring and In each there was a meas
ured toaspooHful OF brandy"
since leaving the white House, I
think have tasted mint luleps twice
part OF glass "a ~, Louis. and .
sip from loving cup at Little Rock,
Arkansas
when Colonel Roosevelt remarked
he might have drunk a half dozen
mint julops In year az the white
House, Utter went around the room
when Attorney Pound. on direct oN-
animation asked u he drank them all
az "a time or more than one at time
10 the best of the plaintiffs recol-
lection he mad never la his lie taken
more than one on the same occasion
Marquette, Mich, May 21.-Theo.
dore Roosevelt took the stand today
In his ll5el suit aeainst George a
Newett. Who. in an editorial charged
him VITA drunkenness The former
president entered denial lie ad-
mitted using light wines with hi'
meals. but said he never touched
strong liquors except on advice ot his
NMgNAhNNN ~ NAA'N hAffhN 'aA"NNff'f -
said he does not smoke nor touch
beer.
After giving u brief outline OF hi'
political career the former president
said.
IL have never drunk cocktail oi
highball In my life. with the eN'
Ceptlons hereafter noted, never
drank Whiskey or brandy except undel
the advice of a physician. don
care for the taste n either don
smoke ana / don't drink beer. oe
cause dislike smoking and dislike IA,
taste Of beer. | never have drums
whiskoy or brandy except when th'
doctor prescribed it. or possibly OI
some occasion after great exposur'
when waa chilled through. Bat !
has been certainly fifteen or twenty
years since have drunk u because o
being chilled through I never hay'
drunk beer, nor do drink rcd wine
The only wines that ! have drunl
have been only white wines, madeira
champalgne. or very occasionally,
glaas Of sherry AZ home. l often a
dinner VIII drink q vine glass or tw'
wine glasses OF Madeira. ln summer
Instead OF the Madeira, ] will oftel
drink a tall grass Of wine and Polanl