Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-31

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suit o1InH IfltH ho54 testified today
10 mr. attiemlonWirsa ~ thc plain
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whaf has bstm louf 1ssociatlon
with ytaf rnnslnT aanta Attorney
Found Cor thr rlhintln
evtfy intimate ] have been with
Him Cor luh weeks "a time. when
Ne wat4 hess and We lirad near each
oiher I|nttf was with him on
hnn'inE trips.
eWlni hns bean yonf observation
thfotan your senses % smell aud
piHhf ~ ~ whether ne was q ssfiass'
Ina mnnl'
my otsersaiIon vas that re - not
a fflhHeF
liAs re- ever been under the IN
|luenee of ilquorf"
~Nesef. 80 faf AZ ] observed"
''whas haa Aesn his hsbli IN ref
efenee 90 profanity"
rFIa doesn't ufe H."
The wilneae was excused without
REORGANIZATION.
Wliinm Loeb, IT,. fofmer private
secretary 90 plaintiff. testified he
iirnt met Colonel Roosevelt when the
latter becansA governor % Nav York
ITO nhnt extent did ~ indulge In
lnloxscnnfs ~
He waa ns temperate a. any man
ever saw"
'what can you say az to his drlnk-
ing wine on his tripe9"
Occasionally he took a little white
wine. On adyice 81 Dr. Rivey"
ibid YOU ever perceive the odor 81
liquor on hts breath"
Never"
Asked about state dinners az tho
White Houae. Mr.. Loeb said:
- attended those dinners. because
they were under my charge. Colonel
Roosevelt usually drank a little
champagne"
How nnny glasses did he drink p.
"one or two Rlneaea"
William y, shauifele. railroad Of
hcial. testified that IN May, 1912. he
started from New York ON cam
paisn trip with Colonel Roosevelt
How was your cnr stocked with.
liqnora2r
There wan no liquor on the car"
Witness then told IN detail various
ntaps Colonel Roosevelt made while
touring ohio. Throughout that trip.
he ssld. he never saw the colonel
drlak beer, wine or Whiskey.
I'm an 81 Mr.. R0oseveit's speeches.
what can you say as 20 whether they
were incoherent or peculiar"
His speeches were those OF a sober
man"
The witness said. ON being cross
examined. ne made the trip because
az his railroad knowledge of Ohio.
Re then was excused.
Attorney Van Benschoten. for the
pIakntif. next read tho deposition Of
Albert shaw. editor OF the Review
OF Reviews AZ New York.
Mr. Shaw became acquainted with
Colonel Roosevelt while the latter
was a police commissioner ~ New
York. Witness told OF frequent
meetings with the plainum through
out his career. His observation was
that Colonel Roosevelt was a man OF
temperate habits.
The deposition was sprinkled with
objections hut MF Andrews waived
most OF these az Mr. Van BenschOten
came 40 them Mr.. shaw described
Colonel Roosevelt as imam Of great
vitality Of ereat industry and a sound
scheme Of life. Mr.. shaw had nh
served Colonel Roosevelt drinking tea
when stronger drinks were being
served % others present.
The next deposition was that OF
George y. cOrteiyou, who was secre-
taTy Of commerce and labor in che
Roosevelt administration. and later
secretary Of the treasury. when Me-
kinney was assassipated Mr.. Cortel-
/ you became secretary to President
Roosevelt. At all times. he se!a. he
was In close touch with the president.
except on some campaign trips. lie
swore that the colonel was man OF
aoseemlous habits.
The next deposition was that Of
Lawrence ". Graham. a newspaper
man. who testified 20 having known
Colonel Roosevelt al Montank Point
after the var IN Cuba. and later az
the White House and oyster Bay.
Like the others. Mr.. Graham consid-
erred the piaintin . man OK very alb
strenuous habits.
George "a Roosevelt son Of a
cousin 20 Colonel Roosevelt, testified
ne had been on riding. driving. walk
ing. swimming and rowing trips with
the plaintiff. on these trips. Colonel
Roosevelt Invariably refused 10 take
liquor when offered By hosts. the wit
ness said
Il have sometimes seen Colonel
Roosevelt take light wines but only
on rare occasions. He never drank
whiskey." said The witness.
When George ~ RoOseyelrs depo-
sition was ended court adjourned
until .. M.
~ this afternoons session the first
deposition WAS that OF James T..
Amos. Colonel Rooseyelts butler az
Oyster Bay.
other dispositions To be read were
by Admiral George Dewey, General
Leonard Wood DR. Lyman Abbott and
WIN. Dunlaney. former barber al the
White House.
A hungry customer seate himself
"a table IN q quick lunch restaurant
and atpl.rsH q. .Nf.I..s. f.