The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-05-30

Coloreis lawyers believe that they have
destroyed in advance any testimony
that the Neoe'' LAWYERS intended 10
put forward
roI"nrI Wiii Rect Io-ds,.
rNefc VII be aJ sessions Of court
tomorrow. col Roosevelt has been in.
Niied hN the warden of the Northern
Teni'entiary - witness - baseball game
hetwecr uircs of convIcts He has
been asked also 20 deliver Memorial
DAY addres. The Colonel WI make
il 4 day Il rest
As the days pass the local interest
IN the case increases. This afternoon
the streets near the courthouse we're
blocked with the vehicles OF North
Peninsula folk who had driven miles
To have look NJ col. Roosevelt or
hear few words III the testimony
Rugcies surrev-. buci>hoards. automo-
hles saddle horses and mules crowd
the streets, AVID the problem of taking
care 4 them has ;aNed The ingenuity
Of ,he police f"rc"
Tho ease foi the plaintiff is about
completed pu saturday II - expected
that tho firs, witness ir behalf Of he
editor VIII tahe the stand.
iriis of Gridiron Dinners.
thar,,s Willis Thompson. the fl Il
w!tncss 10 tl" morning gave his ucCupa
tion as reporter for he New York Times
He told how hls work had brought him
frequently .ntn contact with the Colonel
Sor,c''mes We stood up 20 talk and
NJ pu' hts hand on nv shoulder" said
Thompson "" were not ou terms of
ir' MAJ. t'ough. FOR The paper on
which tNSn wa- employed was oppos-
ir= h'u Ne was absolutely sober and
thera was ~ Indication Of liquor on him
a. any tm-. HIS manner WAS always
the SAM" ~ ,dr.stlon in Il
THIS testimony covered col Roose-
,elis terms - President, Thompson
Ihen d"lved into tho ta,e Of th- Grid
.fon dinner 1T Wash!ngton He vas q
member e .he entertainment commit
tee he said and had exceptional op-
, portuni' .as for watching Col Roosevelt
When tn" latter was a guest Of tho club
He nearly aiwaNs took a glass OF
champa pagno" u" SAID. and once in a
! While he would take a sip from H. There
usually was w,na of, IN the glass when
ne got through"
"fIa,a YOU asked ATTORNEY Pound.
u
liquor
Never replied Thompson
Thompson was with Roosevelt on his
II 600 milo swing around the circle. 8"
he said. His assignment was particu-
larry n describe the Colcnel's actions
and ro' - -epor, his speeches.
There Never was any liduor on his
'ah'" said the witness nor any w.ne
glass
hn"ws Ne Nas Not DruuL
When tn" Colonel VaS shot at NIL
~aukne I went 20 Nero Hospital and
returned with h.m to oyster Bav and
remained there 'ntii after The election.
When he went 10 N,v York To make his
two speeches while convaleScent It was
perfectly amazing tho vitality he
showed
He could no. nave been drunk On
any of these trips without my knowing
I, and know n" was not drunk on anv
~ them. and a. that time never
heard any suggestion that he was"
Thompson concluded his direc: tes,i
rony with an emphatic statement tha.
b. the Colonel never used profanity al all
and that no man would ever dare 10
,use an obscene word IN his presence
This testimony was directed at the
statement in Editor Newe:,s paper that
the Colonel curses disgustingly"
Railroad Man T~sti6es.
Andrsw " Ahei. ~ years old. OF Iron
ton, -. wss n-A, called TO The stand.
Abe.e sad he w4s once = coal miner
and later a rdllroader II. met Col.
Roosevelt a. a convention of the Rail
road brotherhood il Chattanooga
Tenn. IN 1907. ard took II trip with
him 10 thu top OF Lookout Mountain.
There vas a stree. car there. said
Ahele Tho Colonel said. Come on
boys W. went around with him and
wen back 20 tn. hotel lie was in
Chattanooga thar time about a day.
saw nm neNt -. Huntington w Va
lie made a speech there. Huntington Is
twenty miles from .ronton,
II don't remember wha' year that
was NaSbe q ysa- or two later than
the ChattaNposa hremen's convention
Then J saw lin -, Ironton. in 1911?
l had gut N" railroad and gone into
business Wa uG + reception com
mi,,ee snd mot him q, A. NJ. liz
made specch and Immediately wen
20 N" car. weA; - Portsmouth
sN'ANF eiit 10 49, away WIN MN.
TIL" territory covered by Adele II
thus par o' his testimony = ground the
'"lonefs attorneys expeCt Ja- defenc.
20 cover N an attempt 10 prove tina,
me Co'on-. on various occasions va.
drunk
How DID YOU Sc him through ths
crowds asked Attorney Pound
We had a strenuous time ~ "" sait
Abele
Mr., Pound said Ab-le's testimony VA.
anticpatoTv o' what WI come a littl,
later on. You'd see" ~ said IL yo,l'e
read the atfidsvi,s"
He was bringing in Abel~ now. h,
said. because the witness had 70 ge
back 20 Ohio.
Take hts afiidavit and read Il later
demanded ATTORNEY Horsc. Andrews 70
the defence
stood Tp straight In Picture.
Inc Court refused 70 allow Ahale I,
tell how the Colonel was helped through
the crowds, Abeie said he had eon
with Roosevelt on The same trlp I,
WaveYly, Chill!cothe. Jackson an,
Hampdan. He identified a photograph
of the Colonel al nd the crowd at jackson
The juryTen grave!y inspected tn
picture. II showed tho Colonel stand