Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-30
TESTIFIES To
CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS.

Marquette. Mich. May 27,-Theo-
dore Roosevelt took the stand here
today in Judge Flannigans court as
his own first witness in his suit for
$4,000 punitive damages against
George a. Newett, newspaper edi-
tor, who accused the former presi-
dent of lying and oursing in most
disgusting way" further declaring
that he gets drunk, too, and that
not infreQuently."
Facing all the society OF this little
mining city, who, in their "gladdest
rags" fiocked to see him grilled,
Colonel Roosevelt took the stand at
1850 o'clock and while Newett, the
defendant, looked on, was immediate
ly examined by James II. Pound, his
attorney, as to his contention that he
never used liquor except moderately
and then on widely scattered occa-
sions.
Prominent among the notables in
the courtroom, who included many
OF Rooseyelt's intimate friends, were
Frank Tyree and Jimmy Sloan, the
secret service men. They guarded
Roosevelt closely even on the witness
stand They also will give testi-
mony on Roosevelt's department dur
ing their long association with him.
Under Pounds direction, Roose-
welt recited the history of his life,
gave details OF his public service dur
ing his presidential terms and touch
ed lightly on his African hunt. He
then identified the copy of Newetts
paper the Iron Ore, which contained
the accusations against him. He
said:
Read Alleged Libel at Hospital.
/ II saw the paper first in Mercy
hospital, Chicago, after was shot.
have never drunk cocktail or a
highball in my life. With the excep-
tions noted | never drank whiskey
or brandy except under the advice
of a physician. | do not like the
taste of either. | do not smoke or
drink beer, for dislike both And
| do not drink whiskey or brandy ex'
cept by a physicians advice, unless
perhaps after great exposure when
feel chilled through.
Il do not drink red wines" the
colonel continued. The only wines
ever drink are white wines, Madeira
=. champagne or occasionally glass o.
Y sherry. At home often drink {
Il wine glass or two of Madeira and
e often drink tall glass of white wine
and Poland water. At public dinners
d | sometimes drink glass OF cham
l. payne, perhaps two On an average
t this means that | drink champaign
y about once a month.
) Mint Juleps Are Rare.
# THE only exceptions to what
Il have stated about drinking whiske
=. or brandy are as follows Mint julep
n | rarely drink. | should say that ol
% an average | have drunk half do2
II en- mint iuleps in year Since
n left the white house, to the best Of m
ID memory, | have drunk mint julep
1t only twice once at the Country clu
/ in st. Louis and once at big lunc
'e at Little Rock, where they passe
D. around loving cup Of mint iulepi
E. The only other occasion when | hay
AZ drunk whiskey was when the doctc
-, prescribed it. During the last |
,0 years / do not believe have dram
re whiskey straight or with water owe
u half q dozen times On my Africa
~ trip the expedition took a case
ri champagne, a case of whiskey an
IS one bottle of brandy. The latter WI
ID taken for me because ] don't drin
iie whiskey Some other member of II
2 party drank the whiskey The chan
IN payne was used by three members
ce the party who we're down occasional
~ with fever and dysentery, for trave
nc ers, missionaries and others who
80 we met who we're sick.
av Seven Ounces in Eleven Months.
lis 81, personally, did not touch Il
ou whiskey or champagne From Il
%or % brandy bottle | drank exactly sew,
at ounces prescribed for me by i
'e- Mearns on two occasions when hi
touch of fever The last time
told him ! disliked 1t and did not b
. lieve It helped me. Thereafter
took tea and gave the brandy bott
II. to r. j. Cunningham, manager
our party. Eight months later,
- Khartoum, he asked me what to