The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-27
Testifes That He Drinks Only White
Whiskey and Brandy by
Order of Physicians.

MARQUETTE, Mich, May 27.-Ex
President Roosevelt was his own frs
witness in his suit for $4,000 dam
ages against Editor Newett of Ish
peming, Mich. The ex-president tool
the stand at $3.50 this morning an(
was examined by his attorney, Jas
H. Pond. Roosevelt recited the his
tory of his life, touching lightly upor
his experiences during his trip t.
South Africa to hunt large game. He
identified a copy of Iron Ore the
newspaper which contained an account
of the accusations against him. He
said, II saw this paper first at the
Mercy hospital in Chicago" Testify
ing further he said that he never
life; that he never drank whiskey OF
brandy except under the advice OF
physicians, and that he don't like the
taste of either Continuing the witness
said II don't smoke or drink beer, for
/ dislike the taste of both. | don't
drink whiskey nor brandy except up
on the advice of physicians, unless
perhaps after some great exposure
when | feel chilled through. | don't
drink red wines and the only wines
that | ever drank are the white wines
casionally a glass of sherry At home
| often drink a glass or two OF Ma
deria, but l never drink tall glass
of champagne. | perhaps drink on an
average two glasses. This means that
I drink champagne only once
month" The witness declared that on
his South African trip he drank just
seven ounces of brandy and that under
the advice of his doctors.
Roosevelt was excused from the
witness stand at 11:25. He was fol-
lowed by Henry Rither, city assessor
of Ishpeming, who identified Iron
Ore" as Newett's publication. Jacob
Riis. publicist, was the next witness
called for the plaintiff.
The jury in the now famous libel
case was completed at II ocolck last
night and is composed of the follow
ing men:
Joseph Robear, teamster, Ishpeming,
age 25.
Thomas Pryor, locomotive fireman,
Marquette, age 27.
Thomas Howard, farmer, Chocolay
township, age 49.
Robert Bruce, labor man, Powell
township, age So.
William H. Matthews, miner, lsh-
peming, age AZ.
William flasher, teamster, Mar
quette, age %.
John Frederickson, miner, Negaunee,
age 81.
William Garrow, miner, Ely town
ship, age rs.
Andrew P. Johnson, miner, Hum
bolt township, age SO, native of Den
mark.
John A. Johnson, farmer, Skandia
township, age SO, married.
William Sharp, teamster, Negaunee,
age SO, married, native Of England.
Gus Polcen, blacksmith, Wells town
ship, age 40, married.
AS soon as the jury had been sworn
Judge Richard G. Flannigan ordered
the jurors locked up and kept in con-
Anement until verdict is rendered.
Cautioned by the Court.
gentlemen of the jury" said the
court, until you have rendered YER
dict in this case you will be kept IN
close confinement so that you will be
protected from any possible influence
other than the testimony which you
will hear in the courtroom. / have
decided to see that you are not ap-
preached by outsiders.
If any one attempts to talk to you
about the case | want you to report
to the court, giving their names, II
possible. l wish to caution you
against coming to any final conclusion
in YOUR own minds as to the merits OF
the case until you are instructed to
deliberate on verdict. Don't talk
among yourselves about It.
"You may write to your families, but
no letters will be delivered to you
unless you agree that they may first
be opened by the court"