The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-30

Marquette. Mich, May e9-After four
days of court proceedings in the ,iha,
SUIT or Theodore Roosevelt against
George A. Newett. an IshpeminE edi-
Tor, who charged the plaintin with
drunkenness. it was Indicated Tonight
that another week would be consumed
In completing the case. To-morrow
being Memorial Day, court was ad-
1ourned until Saturday morning.
colonel Roosevelt said he had no
plans for tomorrow except that he
would not participate in public func-
tions.
attorneys Pound and Van Benshor-
ten Tor the plaintiff, and Belden. for
the defendant. tonight followed ths
ColonePs trail through nearly every
State in tho Union. across the Allan
tic. through the Mediterranean, the
suez Canal. through the wilds Of
AFRICA, back to Khartoum, through
some OF the capitals Of Europe and
back to Oyster Bay, figuratively SMELL
Ing his breath for traces of LIQUOR.
Virtually n TeetotaIer.
substantially. the testimony was a
repetition of that recorded at previous
sessions: the Colonel does touch LIQUOR
but so rarely and so lightly that he liz
IN the eyes OF to-day's witnesses, vir-
tuaily teetotaler. Those who testi-
ned to-day were Andrew w. Abele, a
former railroad fireman of Ohio. For
mer Judge a. 2. Blair. who disfran-
chised hundreds OF Ohio voters for
selling votes when he was on the
bench; Charles Willis Thompson. a
New York newspaper man; James r.
Garfield. Clifford Pinchot Lawrence
Abbott owner of the magazine of
which the PLAINTIFF is one OF the edi-
tors; Edward Heller, naturalist of the
African hunting expeditions; O. K.
DAVIS. secretary Of the national COM
mittoe Of the Progressive party; Phil
lip Roosevelt whose father la a first
cousin to the former President. and
Edwin Emerson. a newspaper man who
was held clerk to the Colonel In the
Rough Riders regiment.
including witnesses already heard
and depositions and witnesses to come.
the plaintiffs testimony as to his
sobriety Will cover his life from vouns-
manhood to the present time The
record of the case will include hts con
duct In public Offices all the way Sup
to the White House. his appearance ON
public occasions and on travels. and
the seclusion of his private life, scarce
ly without break.
Oross-examination to-day was alert
TO test the memory OF witnesses and
particularly to make them show that
there were real grounds for their dec
larations of the Coloners sobriety. The
newspaper men were searched to show
how Intimate they had been with the
piaintir; the rough rider and the nat
uralist were asked how close their
sleeping tents were to that of the
Colonel. the lawyers trying to discover
If there had not been periods when
witnesses could not have known
whether the plaintiff was drinking.
Stnr Witnesses.
Clifford Pinchot, former chief for
ester; James r. Garfield, former Cab
met member, and young Phillip Roose-
. familiar with the democratic do
ii-estic habits of the plaintiff, were the
witnesses of greatest interest to-day.
Phillip Roosevelt said he was twenty
one. and newspaper man.
Asked how long he had known
Colonel Roosevelt. he replied: wen,
he's known me all my life" In the
midst OF the litter that went around
the room. he corrected his answer, and
said he had known him ever since he
could remember.
On cross examination. Attorney An
drews inquired to the stock OF
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