The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-27
And on the Advice Of a Ply
sician, Testified Roose-
welt To-day
AND USES LIGHT WINES
WITH HIS MEALS
Plaintiff Went on the Wit
ness Stand in His Suit
for Libel

Roosevelt took the witness stand to-day
in his libel suit against George A. New.
EFT, who in an editorial charged him with
drunkenness. The former president en-
tered denial He admitted using light
wines with his meals but said he never
touched strong liquors except on advice
of physician or after great exposures.
Roosevelt said he did not smoke or touch
beer.
Continuing, Roosevelt said: II never
drank whiskey or brandy except upon
advice OF a physician for | don't like the
taste of either. ! never have drunk
beer or red wine. The only wines
have drink are white wines, Madeira,
champagne or occasionally glass OF
! sherry.
Roosevelt said he had a mint bed at
the White House but did not drink more
than half a dozen juleps year. On
his African trip Roosevelt said he took
along a case of champagne, a case OF
whiskey. and bottle OF brandy He
drank seven ounces Of the brandy when
ii was given by physician, but did not
touch the champagne or whiskey.
On his campaign trips he said he some
times drank glass or two Of milk with
a teaspoonful Of brandy on retiring. He
chose milk aud doughnuts in prefer
enee to champagne when stopping at
the home of friends in Toledo during |
the Ohio campaign last year.
The jury is composed Of Joseph Ro- |
bear, teamster, lshpeming, aged %; |
Thomas Pyror. locomotive fireman, Mar |
quette, aged 2I; Thomas Howard. farm I
cr Chocolay township. aged 40; Robert I
Bruce, lumberman, Powell township, I
aged 81; William H. Matthews. miner,
Ishpeming; William Fassenbender, team
s:er. Marquette, aged rs; John Freder-
ickson. miner Ely township, aged 20;
Andrew p. johnson, miner Humboldt /
township. aged 80, native of Denmark;
John A. johnson, farmer; Skandia town
ship. aged 80, married; William Sharp, Il
tepmster, Negaunee, aged 49, married.
native Of England; Guy Pollen, black.
smith, Wells township, married.
As soon as the jury had been sworn
Judge Richard G. Flanagan ordered the
jurors locked up and kept in confine-
ment until verdict is rendered in
court. II
Gentlemen Of the jury said the
court. until YOU have rendered yer- I
diet in this case YOU will be kept in close
confinement so that you viii be pro I
tected from any possible influence other
than the testimony which YOU will hear !
in the court room. ! have decided on /
this to see that YOU are not approached t
by outsiders. III any one attempts to 5
talk with you about this case, | want u
you to report to the court, if possible !
giving their names. | wish to caution ]
YOU against soming to any final eonclu- q
,i6n in your minds as to the merits OF
The case until YOU are instructed to L
deliberate on verdict. Don't talk I
'mong yourselves about it. n
You may write to your families, but i
70 letters will be delivered to you. I'M {
ess you agree that they may first be =
,pened by the court n
Two bailiffs were then sworn by the 4
lerk to keep careful watch and ward
'yer the jurors and not to allow them "
& communicate with any one. including u
he bailiffs, except by permission OF the II
ourt d
George A. Newett, the defendant, g
whose paper, the Iron Ore of lshpeming, v
lich., alleged that Colonel Roosevelt y
got drunk and that not infrequently." N
at at a table with his lawyers. William NJ
). Belden of Ishpeming and Horace An d
rews of Cleveland He appeared ex-
austed from his recent serious illness
nd sat much of the time with his eyes
losed j.
The former president was one Of
umber occupying seats within the rail
lg, and by his side during most of yes
arday afternoon sat Mr.. Garfield. My "a
On Sherwood. local lawyer and mine Ju
wner, a casual visitor at the trial. by ~
ance occupied the seat on Colonel ga
oosevelt's left, but they found time to ol
hisper a few words to each other which =, ~
,emed to be of a iocular and pleasing NJ
ature. the former president Smiling
nd Sherwood choking off a laugh with =
ficulty. th
The spectators only comfortably filed WI
he room. as entrance was barred after W.
] seats had been taken. 90
A Sensational Order. no
During the day. Judge Richard c.
lannigan, who presided, received a tele- wi
am from Minneapolis as follows; Don't lei
{ this sensational trial continue un- jim
have arrived thl
II was signed Jacob Miles and Judge of
hniAEdH AAAMtN kuf iliS-aEt WNtE 10 u
rank Tyroe, who was one OF Colonel an
posevelt's guards while he was presi- the
mt and who i here as a witness clio
yroe notified the chief of police Of
inneapolis, who wired back that Miles hal
as insane and had been arrested. ne,
James IT. Pound Of Detroit questioned rid
e veniremen for the plaintiff The
stroit lawyer made il n point 20 ak {
ssible jurors as 10 their acquaintance Ma
tn principals in the defendants le- fea
camp. aud about their acquaintance mn,
th II. o. Young. Mr. Young was lea
cted to Congress from the Marquette fr,
strict az a Republican but the pro- in
essive candidate. Mcdonald. set M
claim in the House that he had a y
lral right 20 the election a. a large str
mber Of persons who wished to vote feel
/ him had used enormously printed wa
lots. Before 4 decision was reached in
Washington Young resigned Coun- con
Tor the plaintiff are interested in the