The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-28
Roosevelt Defends Himself
Against Drink Allegation

half a dozen mint juleps there in
year"
"On the African trip the expedition
took along a case of champa gne, a case
Of whiskey and a bottle of brandy.
The brandy was for me because don't
drink whiskey. In the eleven months
of the trip the doctor administered just
purposes. L never touched 1t except
on his advice. The champa gne was
used for three or our party who were
i'll and for some sick strangers
"On speaking tours by direction of
Surgeon General Rixey, I sometimes
took a goblet or two of milk before
retiring and in each there was meas
ured teaspoonful of brandy"
NO MINT JULEPs.
Since leaving the White House L
think 7 have tasted mint jufeps twice
part of a glass at ST Louis and 4 sip
from loving cup at Little Rock, Ar
kansas"
When Col. Roosevelt remarked that
he might have drunk a half dozen mint
tuleps in year at the White House,
a litter went round the room vher
Attorney Pound, on direct examination
asked if he drank them all at one time
or more than one at a. time. To the
best Of his recollection, he had never
taken more than one on the same &C
casion.
Cross examination of the colonel was
conducted by Horace Andrews Of the
defense.
The former president said he had
not been in Michigan except on a ''fy-
ing trip for eight or ten years and
that his acquaintance in Michigan was
limited
DO you know Mr. George Shiras ?'
the colonel was asked.
II know Mr.. Shiras," he answered.
Q-It was in Washington that you
met Mr.. Shiras.
Ayes, when he was in congress.
Q-Now your acquaintance while
you were in the city of Washington
and possibly at Albany. was with po-
litical men. -
A-Not many were political men.
A great many We're writer's of history
and naturalists.
Q-You have many friends in con-
gress,> have you not.
Al have known almost every SEN
ator.
O-You know also great many con-
gressmen and received a great many
congressman at the White House and
they invited you to their residences.
Al received a great many con-
gressmen, but they rarely invited me to
their residences.
o-Did I understand you to say that
you have never taken anything in the
way of intoxicating liquors.
DRANK SMALL QUANTITIES.
understood me to say that 1 did so
only in small quantities
Q-Ths only spurious or Intoxicating
liquors you took In general would be
little brandy with milk
"A teaspoonful in a turnbler full
oNYou have never for fifteen years
taken more than dozen glasses OF
whiskey.
in,
Q-Now the wine you drink Is light
wine.
Ayes sir.
Q-what do you mean by light wine
Al mean white wines and some
times 1t may be a little Madeira.
O-Any other kind OF wine.
Al NAV have drunk little red
wine and occasionally little sherry
Q-You don't keep any wine of any
kind In your house.
o-Do you keep wine of any kind in
your house
Ayes.
O--Do you keep brandy and wine in
Mr.. Found object to that.
The Court-You may note an excep-
Roosevelt continued to keep wine
as I found that my predecessor mad
done so.
Won drunk whiskey on your trips.
VERY LITTLE WHiSkEY.
A-No, except as I have described
a teaspoonful in a glass of milk
Q-Now did you carry a flask OF
whiskey or brandy with you on your
trips
Al did not.
o-Do YOU know Mr. wallace OF De-
troit.
Ayes sir.
Q-what is his business?
Al don't know
O-Had he anything TO do with the
beginning of this suit, if you know.
A-That I cannot tell
o-Don't you know who began this
important suit
Al was in the Mercy Hospital, Chi
cago, at the time.
Q-Did you know that Mr.. Wallace
had charge of it and did you know that
he had charge of employing counse,.
A-That l could not say.