Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-29


never saw the plaintiff drink.
"Do you know If the plaintiff keeps
stock Of liquor at his homer"
"A stock OF liquor is always kept at
the White House by every -
II mean at his own home" interposed
the lawyer.
"As to that don't know"
Railroad Man on Stand.
Andrew w. Adele. Ironton, O.. q
former coal miner and later q locomo-
tive fireman. described q trip he made
with Colonel Roosevelt up Lookout
October, 1902.
The witness said he became ac-
quainted with the colonel at the con-
vention Of locomotive fireman at Chat
tanooga- Later he met him at Hunt
tngton, w. v.
How was it you came to go up the
mountain"
THE colonel was starting up and
as we were talking with 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?'
II knew he had not been drinking"
The witness said the colonel adj
dressed a convention at Huntington and
was not under the influence of liquor.
He said that as q member Of the re-
ception committee he accompanied the
coloneys train from Ironton to Ports
mouth. o.
Sober on Entire Trip.
"How long did the colonel speak at
Portsmouth,"
about five or ten minutes"
where did you go then?"
ITO Waverly."
Where next?'
"Chillicothe."
where did he speak?'
In the public square. about fifty
minutes"
The witness told Of other stops made
Hampton. and Jackson.
A photograph taken at Jackson was
introduced and the witness asked II 1t
correctly illustrated the colonels speak
ing and the crowd.
1T does,' was the reply,
The picture was shown to the jury
men.
1t pictured the colonel standing on
the platform with arms outstretched
against an upright.
Where did you 60 from Jackson?''
ITO Wellston."
Then exhibit four was presented.
another photograph. but the witness
could not remember where 1t was TAX
en-.
The next stop was at Athens and
the colonel made an address from some
public building.
Didn't Drink Drop.
Where did the colonel stand when
he spoke?"
ION the steps. There were persons
there with him.
The colonel spoke at Lancaster and
then went to Columbus, the witness
said He 4aid he was M the coloneIs
car, from 8 q. m. to p. m. constant
ly.
What did the colonel drink in the
way Of spurious nQuors?"
mot a DROP"
Ibid you hear every speech the coll
onel made that day?"
Yes
did he appear intoxicated at any
time?'' /.
Absolutely not
The witness and Attorney Andrews
got into lengthy m1xup over the
dates 1892 and 1902. In 1892 Adele was
q locomotive fireman and in 1902 he
met the colonel at Lookout mountain.
do you mean to say that you met
Colonel Roosevelt in 1922" asked the
lawyer.
tNo. did not say that" responded
Adele.
You were fireman in 1892 and
went into the shoe business that year."
"Yee."
well. didn't you tell this jury that
you met Colonel Roosevelt as fire.
man.
Il did"
But you quit firing in 1892, you
say. and met the plaintiff ten years
later"
II still maintain my membership in
the brotherhood"
The witness returned several sharp
answers until the court ordered
stricken out several heplies.
Tries to TanelA Witness.
A new tangle concerned the exact
place where Colonel Roosevelt spoke at
Jackson. Ohio. Nv
TT was kind Of park. I, don't re-
call exactly" said the witness.
'where was 1t. in the town?"
':On the outskirts
ION what street?"
Cant you let me expiajn?' said the
witness.
Cant you tell where the park was;
Jackson is small town. sou can't get
lost there. can you?"
The court interposed to let the wit
ness explain and the latter, using
blunt foreflnger. traced q. line on the
railing before the witness chair and
said it representedsthe railroad track.
''Now right in here there was
street or road" indicating spot on
the railing. "and the park was there"
"But don't you remember the name
Of the street?"
NO: don't. but -r- - -.
Here recess interrupted the testi-
mony.
Pinchot on Stand.
Clifford Pinchot, chief forester OF the
Roosevelt administration, at the after
noon session, testified to the temperate
habits Of the plaintiff.
Excludes Hsarsay Evidence.
Yesterday afternoons proceedings
were marked by an important ruling
by Judge Richard c.. Fiannigan. which
will have the effect Of excluding Ger
tain kinds Of hearsay testimony.
The effect Of the ruling was that