The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-31
IMPORTANT RULING
IN ROOSEVELT CASE
HEARsAY EVIDENCE Is BARRED
BY JUDGE FLANAGAN IN
ROOSEVELT CASE.
EXPERIENCE A QUALIFICATION
Witnesses Must Be Acquainted With
Habits to Tell Of coionePs Repu.
tation-Testimony Shows ex-
President Temperate.

Habits to Tell Of coIoners Repu.
tation-Testimony Shows ex-
President Temperate.
Marquette, Mich, May 29.-Men
who have been associated with Col
onel Roosevelt in private life, who
met him on the Nile when he return
ed from his African hunting trip, and
newspaper men who accompanied him
On various political campaigns testi-
fed in the colonel's libel suit.
Colonel Roosevelt is suing George
Newett, publisher, of Ishpeming,
Mich, who accused him (the coloneD
Of being drunkard.
Declared Notably Temperate.
The witnesses on the stand declared
that not only was the former presi-
dent not drunkard, but that he was
notably and extremely temperate in
the use Of intoxicants.
Throughout the hearing in which
the former president is suing for $780,
600 damages because Of the publica-
ton last October Of an editorial ctarg-
ing him with being drunk, Colonel
Roosevelt listened with evident salts
faction to the testimony of former
members Of his cabinet and of news
paper men, although almost six hours
we're consumed. Frequently his face
lit up with smile as some incident
Of his campaigns or hunting trips was
related from the witness stand.
Once Colonel Roosevelt gave vent
to an audible chuckle. That was
when Robert Bacon, former secretary
Of state, in telling of his acquaintance
with members of the Roosevelt fami.
", said the colonel was the father of
five children, although the former
president had six.
Colonel Rooseve1t's sense of hunor
was awakened at once by this lapse
of Mr.. Bacon's memory, and the
hearty chuclle which he vainly en-
deavored to smother in his hand cnus-
ed ripple Of laughter about the court
room.
An Important Ruling.
The days proceedings were marked
by an important ruling by Judge
Richard G. Flanagan. which in the
introduction of evidence by the de-
Tense will have the offect of excluding
certain kinds Of hearsay testimony.
This ruling came after q prolonged
argument, during which the Jurors
we're excluded from the room, and aft.
er attorneys for Colonel Roosevelt
had urged for the exclusion of Ger.
tain kind Of testimony which they said
might be introduced by the defense
through dispositions taken from per.
sons in different parts of the country.
The effect of the ruling was that Col.
onel Roosevelt's general reputation is
an issue in the case and testimony
bearing on his reputation may be in.
troduced, but that rumors or reports
about his reputation coming from
persons not qualified by experience to
Judge shall not be admitted.
In the future progress Of the hear.
Ing. 1t was explained in court. a per-
son who has Travelled extensively with
the former president, or who has been
associated with him with any degree
Of constancy, may testify as to his
reputation. But man who heard the
colonel deliver political speech or
who saw him for only few moments
In crowd may not testify as to his
general reputation, although he may
tell how the colonel acted or how he
appeared at that PARTICULAR time.
Every Phase Of His Lie.
Almost every phase Of Colonel
Roosevelt's life was touched upon by
the witnesses. All of them spoke with
emphasis when they expressed per.
sonal knowledge in denying, as the
editorial charges, that the colonel
'gets drunk, and that not infrequent.
~, and all his intimate friends know
It," 1t was asserted that whenever
Colonel Roosevelt drank champagne
or wine or mint julep 1t was out af
courtesy to his host at some public
function; that he often took only a
mouthful from wine glass. and that
on one occasion he orderad railroad
company not to place in his special
car the supply Of liquors usually
placed in such cars.
The witnesses were Mr.. Bacon,
Truman H. Newberry, formerly secre.
tary Of the navy: John Callan
O'Laughlin, Washington newspaper
correspondent; Lucius F. Curtis, q
New York newspaper man, and Gil.
son Gardner, a newspaper man, who
after having testified the day before
we're recalled.
Never Under influence OF Liquor.
O'Lnughlin. who has known the col
onel for twent--' years. declared he
never had seem him take more than
single glass of wine at any dinner
or other function.
Victims Dying az Result Of ARRAY.
Racine, Wis, May 29.-Charles
EchliyenskY. a foreman In the core