The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-28

Marquette. Mich., May 2S,--Intro-
duclion ur further testimony to show
te abstemious habits of the plaintiff
Nas resumed today i'm the libel suit of
Col. Roosevelt against Publisher New
elt
Roosevelt occupied an uconspi2uous
seat with row of spectators inside
the railing
Newet came into court with his
counsel He was a sick man. bat i
ruddy ,ountenanca hid this from all
hut those who knew him Well. lie sat
utterly molionlcss.
John talian OIaughln, Washing
Ton correspondent. was the first wit
ness. Although Roosevelt, ON return
me from his African hunt. was obliged
10 attend banquets and receptions
rendered by monarchs. he never in
dulgef in champagne To an immod-
crate degree. was the testimony of
OLmghlin. who has been associated
with Roosevelt for twenty years He
met the Colonel on the Nile after the
Africa hunt and accompanied him as
lar as Paris as secretary To the former
president and also accompanied
Roosevelt on various campaign trips
IN This country.
During your twenty years expert
ence With Roosevelt did YOU ever Sc"
him under the influence of liquor
Il
one suggests lie was ever" replied
o.Imshliu cmphatically.
~ banquet did you ever see him
drink llluor'"
"lir .omctimes took . glass Of white
vine. never saw him drink more
than ,ue glass of champagne"
OIaurhlin described various dinners
official and otherwise, given in Wash
nson including dinners of the Grid
non cl1b Asked if Roosevelt mixed
lis drinks at all or not OLaughlin re-
piled
IF bc took champagne he never
took ANYTHING else"
Question Arouscs indignation.
asked ly Attorney Relden #. in 1872,
and for 81 time prlor If there was not
general repor; among newSpaper
men that Roosevelt drank To excess.
oGauchlin, shaking finger at tn"
hWycr replied:
There is not n reputable correspond
ont IN Washington but who thought
tae report silly"
The counsel on both sifes were or
their lect in regard to this reply ana
lhc jury was excluded
Attorney Pound said the answer was
mbaTassing," and Beldcn explained
he would proceed 90 show what other
newspaper men had to say on the sub
lecl The answer was stricken out
by the court.
The lawyers then suggested HAT, ~
'he Instance of the jury. that the l"-
F'I question of the admissihiliiN "'
testimony touching on general re-
'IlS that Roosevelt uses liquor I" rN-
tess be- settled Rcldcn stated II was
NE intention of the defense To Oucs'
U"h iuiure witnesses IN an att"inpl
" SHOW the position of the cetcns''
'Uai lhrre was In eXistenc" q general
report, amounting 10 general rcputa-
non lh'i Roosevelt does use liquors
ana sometimes to excess, that reports
'unlShed IN newspapers of TINS
'naree never had been cnntradicted
ny MN and that the defendant pun
lShcd renort of the former prcsi~
vents reputed excessive use Of mtoX-
rants believing II To he true and not
WITH any malice"
helden maintained such TESTIMONY
vas required to show good faith ana
''Seh'o # malice in the publication a.
ue defendant's editorial
" could not be I'm the presence oi
"'''sprcad comment by the pubic
''u IN Important newspapers" state"
we lawyer. that Roosevelt had bern
N'ea'y damaged by a repetition oi
,"arses OF intoxication in n remote
"eeNly with a. circulation of about
'"ree thousand copies
we propose To show such charges
y" made bv the Iron ore were by NJ
"'ahs confined Ia this region. The
r'a'h''it' during 1912. was the most
d'Ked af man IN tho United states
.'u We expect To Introduce testimony
NOW adverse comment as To his
"'"i'S were made In many parts of the
'n.ry This point bears strong IN
'W'nf the absence of malice on part
" me defendant"
70 Combat Attitude Of Malice.
,,.h The declaration To This the said
q, ''" not only Included the question
"'s Use or non-use of liquors, but