St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-05-31
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ROOSEVELT A !
DRINKING
MAN
MIR ROOSEVELT TESTIFIES THAT
HE WAS NEVER INrOxI-
GATED IN HIS LIFE.
/ GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE
At PUBLIC DINNERS
That During His African Expedition
He did Not Drink One Bot
tie Of Whisky in q Year.

tie Of Whisky in Year.
Marquette, Mich. May 27.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt, a picture Of ruddy
vfgor and perfect health, turned a
square jaw In the direction of twelve
farmers, teamsters, miners and wood
men in court today and gave his
character for sobriety as mot a total
abstainer," but never intoxicated In
his life. His testimony and tina. of
Others corroborated such descrip-
ton OF abstemiousness. II the stur-
dy looking man, who spent seven
years in performing the duties of
President OF the United States, saw
anything curious in his position of
explaining to the twelve toilers that
he was not really a drunkard, as
charged in an alleged libelous edi-
torial by the defendant, George A..
Newett. his countenance did not be-
tray it, nor did his manner.
When Mr.. Pound. his counsel.
after brief outline of the plaintiffs
case to the jury called Col. Roose-
welt to the stand, the latter, who
had been inconspicuous among a
number Of prospective witnesses and
visitors stepped briskly forward.
Nov tell the jury" instructed
the lawyer, and the client proceeded
to tell them as directed.
"At public dinners sometimes
drank q glass of champagne, per-
haps, two; on an average. / may say
one glass of champagne q month"
The witness snapped his words out
in his peculiar, distinct, choppy enun-
citation and added, after a momen-
do that In public
At this Judge Richard c. Flanni-
gan, presiding over the court, rebuk-
ed an outburst Of laughter.
FINE MINT BED HANDY.
There was q fine bed of mint at
the White House." continued the wit
ness, who was left pretty much to. tell
his own story. Then his eyes sparkl-
ed and he said:
II may have drunk half a dozen
mint juleps in year A light sup
ply of wine and liquor was taken or
the African expedition and of this
bottle of brandy was taken along
for Col. Roosevelt The physician oil
the outfit measured it out to him
from time to time for chills or other
reasons.
II touched nothing else lii the
eleven months" continued. the wit.
ness, land the doctor, apparently oat
of a whim, at the end of the trin
measured what was left and found
that / had consumed just eleven
ounces.
Attorney Horace Andrews of the
defense devoted little time to cross.
examination and made no great effort
to change the testimony. He inter.
posed several objections of minor
nature, but the witness, deeply IN
terested and stirred as he seemed tG
be at refuting what his suit alleges
was libel. always stopped short and
waited for the ruling OF the court
DETESTS WHISKY.
The witness expressed a Selessa'
ton for whisky and beer. Ut the
latter he could remember having tax
en- only one moutful in his life. Tha!
was at the Deutscher Club III Mil-
waukee, where he was urged to pay
tribute OF swallow of the amber
brew. AS for whisky, he got It most.
" under protest upon insissence OF
his doctors, who put q teaspoonful
of it in milk which they sometimes
pressed upon him on occasiOlt3 OF eA-
IRENE fatigue.
In epitome, the former president
testimony showed that he drank no
nor Or wine whenever compelled &c
for indisrosi+;cn or when the conyen
tianalities of public OCCASIONS relulr.
ed. except that he takes glass O.
light wine, rarely two glasses, with
his meals.
VIGOR UNFRAMED.
Much Of the succeeding testiMGn'
vac introduced to indicate that the
nlaintiff's physical vigOr, his func-
tional perfection. his violence OF ex:
ercise and caDacity for work cn1io /
net exist in the person OF one Wne
rot drunk and that not infreque ntis
q: the alleged libelous editorial IN
The Iron Ore charged
Important witnesses on TINS pnsse
Of the examination were: Dr Ai e
Lambert. Col. Roosevelt's fanny
nhysician and intimate friend for ~
Years. and DIR. T. N. Rixey. surgeon
general United States navy. retl.su
whose Official duties during the NC
Kinley pad Rocsevelt terms OF OF,
Zee included little else than to guarc
tha presidential -well-being
Other witnesses were Jacob Hi.
and Gibson Gardner. the former .
sociologist and writer. and the Iat.eI
. newsnaner rsn whose duty TOT
many years G., ,e!;ed hin, n fase
close note OF everything pertaining
tn Col Roosevelt. DR.. Lambert te
ti,ied the. he had made snec1a'
stndy Of the heart and lungs OF Tn.
effect Of alcohol, tobacco. opiates ana
drug. ON the human system.
BREAKFASTS INCLUDED.
when Mr. andrews. en- cross-ex.
a.,,i.ation, s.geestcsl that witnesses
ln.w,efge Of what. Col Rocseseis
drank at meal time lid not extena =
hreakfasts. the doctor said:
"Oh, yes. indeed, | have irequen, !,
" STAYED at the Roosevelt nome =.
night and might drop In At Dreahfas'
any day, and / frequently ala.
DR. Lambert said he had giver
special attention to the study OF al
cnholism more than to any other line:
had written hook en- the subject
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