Arizona republican., 1913-05-28
Former President of the United States Takes Stand and Gives Testimony as to His Character as to SObriety
TELLS OF HIS
 AFRICAN TRIP
Also Refers to Mint Bed at White House from Which Six or Seven Juleps Were Made in One Entire Year for His Use
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 MARQUETTE, May 27.-Theodore Roosevelt. picture of rudy vigor and perfect health turned square head and square jaw in the direction or twelve farmers. teamsters, miners and ZvOodmen in court today and gave his character for sobriety as mot total abstainer" but never intoxicated Tn ms life. His testimony was corroborated bv that of others who followed If the sturdy looking man. who spent seven years performing the duties of presi- dent of the United States saw anything serious in his position. explaining to twelve simple toiIerS of the woods and mines that he was not really a drunk ard. as charged in the allegedly libel ous editorial of the defendant, George A. Newett, his cOuntenance did not be- tray it, nor did his manner.
 When MT. Pound, his counsel. after q brief outline of the plaintiffs case to jury called the colonel to the witness stand, the latter stepped briskly for ward
 Now tell the jury instructed the lawyer. and his client who had been president twisted his chair to face the jurors in their box, and proceeded to tell them as directed
 At public dinners I some times drink a glass of champagne, perhaps two; on the average. I may say, one glass of champagne a month"
 The witness snapped the words out in his peculiar, distinct and choppy enunciation and added after a momen- tary pause and with emphasis: and l do that in public
 At this. Judge Richard c. Flannigan, presiding over the court rebuked the outburst of laughter.
 There was a fine bed of mint at the White House. continued the witness who was left pretty much to tell his own story and then his eyes sparkled as he said: T may have drunk hall a dozen mint juleps in year,
 4 light supply of wine and liquor was taken on the African expedition of this bottle of brandy was taken along for the colonel The physician of the outfit measured it out for him from time to time for chilIs and other reas- ons. tsI touched nothing else in clever months" continued the witness "ant the doctor, apparently out of a whin at the end of the trip, measured Wha was left and found had consumed jus seven ounces.
 Attorney Horace Andrews, of the de fense, devoted little time to cross ex animation Andrews manner was su ayitv itself Only when the Witnes tried to enter into further the eXplan alton required did his voice rise.
 Roosevelt however was tractabl witness and Andrews made no grea attempt to change his testimony Ii interposed several objections of a mn or nature and the witness, thoug seemingly deeply interested and stlrre at refuting what the suit alleges Wa libel. always stopped short and Walte for a ruling of. the court.
 The witness expressed detestatIon ( Whiskev or beer Of the latter he coui remember Of having taken only or nouthful in his life. That was at IT Deutchers club in Milwaukee, Whei he was urged to pay the tribute or swallow of the amber brew Whl' forms one of the citys leading lndu: tries As for whiskey, he got It most 11nder protest and through the insls ence Of doctors who put teaspoon in eoblets of milk which they som times pressed upon him upon occaslol of extreme fatigue in the midst Of D htical campaigns.
 In epitome, the former presldeh testimony showed he drank liquor wine only when compelled to for l fisposition or when the conventions ities of public occasions required C cept that he took a glass of light VII and rarely two glasses with ms Inea
 Much of the succeeding testlmo was introduced to indicate the plal tiff's physical vigor his functonal pc fection his violence of eXerc1se ana immense capacity of work which cot not exist in the person of an lndlVl ual who "got drunk and that not frequently'' as the alleged hbelous e toriaI in the "Iron Ore" charged.
 Important witnesses at this phase the examina ton were Dr. Alexis La bert, Roosevelt's family physician a intimate friend for 30 years and pr N Rixey. surgeon general, U- S- retired, whose official duties during Mckinley and Roosevelt terms Of
 flee included else than guarding
 presidential well being. Other witne es were Jacob Riis and Gilson Gardr the former a sociologist writer and
 latter a newspaper man whose d for many years compelled him to t. close note of everything pertaining Col Roosevelt.
 Dr. Lambert, aside from his intim
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