Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-31
have gotten drunk not once but frs-
ouently?"

have gotten drunk not once but frs-
quently?"
ut would have been impossible"
Did he drink these?"
Il never saw him take malt"
That Cannon Reception.
The attorney for the plaintiff next
directed attention to the reception
given by then Speaker Cannon on the
occasion Of his seventieth birthday.
I did you 60 with the president to
his reception?"
"The president. myself and Mr..
Sloane. the secret service man, left the
White House to go to the dinner at 8
o'clock"
what. was his condition as to So
brity?"
Sober"
did you see him take drink dur
ing the hour he was there?"
II saw him 60 with the speaker and
drink glass Of champagne"
"One?"
''Yes. .one."
Leaving the reception and going to
the White House was he under the In
fluence Of iouor?"
absolutely not"
Witness referred to record kept by
the White House usher and then testi-
fed that Colonel Roosevelt returned to
the White House at 1920 p. m.
The witness, Cross examined by At
torney Horace Andrews. said he was
kept busy at the White House and had
twenty stenographers in his charge.
He was excused after q brief examina-
ton.
Interest Continues.
There was no diminution Of interest
in the case and the court room was
filled when the case was resumed. The
afternoon session was determined up
on In an effort to complete II possible
the plaintiffs evidence. The examina-
toms were more brief and speedy than
heretofore. Sasz
Frank Tyree, United States marshal
Of the southern district of West Vtr-
ginia, who was in the secret service
during the Roosevelt administration.
and who was detailed to accompany
the president on various trips. next
testified.
'what was your duty?"
II was detailed to look after the
president, to protect him against
cranks and take precautions against
his special safety?"
aisuth says Always Sober.
~How close were you to Gomez
"yery close. went with him to
banuuets, church, theaters, and trains.
what was the truth as to his so
briety when you was with him?"
"He always was perfectly sober.
"You never saw him under the in
fluence Of liouor?"
Certainly not"
"At his meals what kind OF liquors
did you see him consume!
None whatever. never saw MIN, =
drink whisky at all. At banauets !
have seen him take white wine ano
water in wine htgh ball. would caii
it,
Coming to Nilweukee in 1903 q
guests OF the Deuteherg Club the WI.
ness told how the colonel was pressed
to take . slAsgscf sheer
IT don drink beer the ecloneI saio.
put this IL the beer that made QUE
city famous. Tyree' said that the
president as Z concession look one
swallow.
Another Detective Tsstifiss.
The next witness was James Sloan, q
secret service man.
Sloan said he was now detailed to the
White House to look after the personal
safety Of President Wilson just as ne
had been assigned to Colonel Roosevelt
At banauets away from the White
House. he said. he always knew IN ad-
vance what was being served for drink
ing.
At OYSTER Bay in the summer he SAID
he remained outdoors at the dining
room window when the president was
at dinner. ~,
"From your intimate relations what
would YOU say az to his sobriety-and
was he sober or drunk?"
Always sober"
witness said beeause Of the near
Al rhtedness OF the president he often
took his arm in walking
"was there any intemperance that
caused you to take his arm and ASSIST
him?" .1
There was not"
Sloan said he accompanied the presl-
dent to the Cannon anniversary oan-
ouet and on that occasion the colonel
drank nothing other than one glass OF
wine. Sloan was given only brlet
cross examination.
Railway official on Stand.
William p. Shauffele, railroad OF
ficial, testified that in May. 1872, ne
started from New York on campaign
trip with Colonel Roosevelt.
How was your car stocked with
liquors?
"There was no liquor on the car"
Witness then told In detail various
stops the colonel made while touring
Ohio. Turnout the trip he said ne
never saw the colonel drink beer, vine
|or whisky.
"In all Mr. Roosevelt's speeches
what can you say as to whether they
were incoherent or peculiar? ~
"EIis speeches were those OF sober
man."
The witness said on being cross ex-
amined he made the trip because OF
his railroad knowledge Of Ohio. He
then was excused
Albert Shaw psposss.
Attorney Benschoten. for the plain
tiff. next read the deposition OF Al
bert Shaw. editor of the American Re-
view Of Reviews. of New York.
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