Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-31

Of milk. He called 1t q milk punch "
Now taking your earliest recollec-
ton OF the plaintiff. what can you say
a. to whether he was addicted to the
use Of liquor?''
"Of course he was not a drunkard."
What can you say as to his speech?
mean 40 to profanity
HE never uses It,"
did he ever use obscene language?"
Brief Cross Examination.
When the witness was turned over
to the defense, Belden contented
himself with showing that the witness
was not in the hall where Col. Roose-
welt spoke and the witness was dis.
missed.
Philip Roosevelt, son OF w. Emlen
Roosevelt. who 10 first cousin OF the
former president. very tall, slender
young man Of 81, having been sworn
said he was newspaper man Of New
York City.
How long have you known the
plaintiff?" inquired Attorney Pound.
"Well, he's known me all my lifer-"
There was laughter at this reply and
the witness changed his reply to I've
known him as long as l can remem-
Der"
The witness home at Oyster Bay ID
within I hundred yards of that OF the
plaintiff He testified to intimate a.
ISOLATION with the plaintiff camping,
riding, swimming. fishing. hunting and
socially.
The witness had IN the colonel
drink glass of white wine at meals.
Once saw him drink two glasses, :
he said.
I'm 1912 will you explain II you came
into an particular association with the
colonel"
His mail had grown to great proper
ton and 1t was turned over to me. l
also went on Swing around the cir
Gle with him.
ION this trip what liquor was on the
colonels car?"
The young man remained silent and
Attorney Pound said:
"Of course it's delicate question.
Answer yes or no."
NO" blurted the witness.
Young Roosevelt was cross examin ed
by Horace Andrews for the defense.
did lou ever find liquor in Col.
2oosevelt's homer"
EYES,"
RED wine7"
Eyes red wine, white wine Russian
wine, champagne, sherry, whisky,
brandy and some others"
Quiet collection of vines, eh?"
Eyes, 1t was a regular gen.leman's
cellar
.x1ybotss <t,> ~
II say 1t was q regular gentleman's
cellar"
Have you ever been to banquet
with Col. Roosevelt where they had
lcocktails?"
~ don't think so"
Attorney Andrews asked the wit
ness whether. there had not been q
meeting Of proposed witnesses In this
case in Col. Roosevelt's editorial ONCE
| in New York and whether the colonel's
butler was not present. The witness
replied he did not know who was pres
emit except that he went, expecting to
give deposition.
This concluded his testimony.
Quaker TestIfies.
Edwin Emerson q writer and news
paperman, being quaker was not
sworn but affirmed that his evidence
! would be the truth under pains and
penalty Of perjury.
The witness knew the plaintiff in the
days when he was police commissioner
1t Washington as assistant secretary
| Of the navy and as colonel of the
rough riders OF which Emerson was a
member. Witness became field secre.
tary to the plaintiff with whom he was
in constant touch.
when did you 60 to work-what
time of day, in the field?" asked At.
torney Pound.
"Six o'clock in the morning"
"And when did you Quit?"
"Oh, when everybody was played
out-eight, ten, twelve o'clock at night
even till or o'clock In the morning
Roosevelt never drank intoncants