The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-29
HAS STRONG CASE.
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home he never INDUCED in them I'M
moderately.
He kept a regular gentleman
cellar, Philip Roosevelt said. Col
Roosevelt as usual since the beginning
of the hearing, listened with the keen
est interest to the witnesses denial from
the stand that the former president
frequently "got drunk" as charged IN
the editorial published by the defend
ant.
Marquette, May 2s.-Principals in
the case of Theodore Roosevelt suing
George A. Newett for libel and also
George Shiras, Colonel Roosevelt
host here, are receiving scores OF let-
tiers every day owing to the promi-
nence given the case in the newspa-
pers.
Those to Mr.. Shiras are mostly beg
cling letters probably inspired by PIC
lures of his big home here. One OF
them asked him for money to pay an
installment on a farm. Those TO MT.
Roosevelt and Mr.. Newett for the most
part are full of advice as to now the
case should be conducted. Addlt1onai
witnesses for the plaintiff were hearu
today. Tomorrow, Memorial day, Will
be observed as a holiday. CoIonel
Roosevelt has under consideration a
pressing invitation to address the vet
Grams.
correspondent and since 1908, a po-
litfcak writer for a New York neWspa-
per, testified at the opening or court
"As Washington correspondent, ne
said, "I used to go to the White House
to see Mr.. Roosevelt. L saw MIN
usually alone, sometimes in the morn
ing and sometimes in the afternoon
usually in his Office, but sometimes
while lying in the BARRIERS chair
81 have never detected the door OF
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in the slightest degree under the In
fuence of liquor and never saw his
manner in any way changed from us
ordinary one"
Ever go on any trips with him q
at was with him on his 1000 mile
swing around the circle last year, which
lasted a month, 1 afterward joined him
at the Mercy hospital, Chicago, when
he was shot, stayed there until ne went
to Oyster lay. I went there with him
and STAYED until election. Two weeks
after he was shot in Milwaukee he went
TO New York on two occasions to ad-
dress large mass meetings, and 1 went
with him and reported them
ION these trips did you see much
of him9"
the day and night, and never saw him
take a, drink of liquor or affected by
if. whenever he left the car, follow
ed him.
"Onlv at dinners of the Gridiron club,
when he had a glass of champagne IN
front of him He would occasionally
take a sip from it. Nearly all the time,
though. he was too busy talking or
watching the stunts performed by the
Gridironers. He always made a speech
on these occasions and they were
among the best he ever made. He al
xxyh
about half over to go back to the White
House to his work
Asked whether there had been any
discussion of his drinking habits, the
witness replied:
II never heard it discussed during
the seven years that he was there, If
it was discussed it must have been
outside of Washington and it was my
business to know every rumor that was
floating around in that city.
1T was what I was there for
Gould he have got drunk on the train
without your knowing it?"
He could not even have been slightly
affected by liquor without my knowing
it, either on the trip or at Oyster Bay"
The witness testified that on the trip
to San Francisco the railroad company
by orders of the coloners representa-
tives did not put the usual stock of
liquor aboard the private car.
He Never Used Big d.
The newspaper man, testified during
the interviews with the former presi-
dent they would sit side by side or If
standing the former president would
put a hand on his shoulder. Mr.. Pound
asked him If Col. Roosevelt ever used
profanity.
did he ever use obscene Ianguage?"
mo one would dare to utter an OBJ
scene word in his presence"
On cross-examination Attorney Bel
den developed the fact that on the
ually occupied a car just ahead Of the
plaintiff.
This was adduced in connection with
Mr. Thompsons statement that he had
never seen the plaintiff drink liquor
do you know If the plaintiff keeps
a stock of liquor at his house?'
"A stock of liquor is always kept at
the White House by every"
Il mean his own home" interrupted
the lawyer.
''As to that don't know"
Andrew w. Avery, Ironton, Ohio, a
former coal miner and later a locomo-
tive fireman described a trip he made
with Col. Roosevelt up Lookout Noun
tain at Chattanooga, Tenn, in Octo-
Der 1902.
quainted with the colonel at the con-
vention of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen at Chattanooga. Later
he met him at Huntington, w. Va.
How was it you came to go up the
mountain
THE colonel was starting up and as
We were talking to him, he said, Boys,
come along"
You walked about the top of the
mountain with him ?"
yes"
did you observe whether or not he
had been drinking liquor?'
IT knew he had not been drinking"
Avery said the colonel addressed the
Locomotive F'iremen' convention at