Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-27

MARQUETTE. Mich May e.-In a
crowded little courtroom here today
theodore Roosevelt appeared in wha.
rs probably unique occasion i'm his
tory when he. former President of
the United States. defended himself
under oath against an allegation of
drunkenness His direct testimony
lasted about an hour. and cross-exam-
ination Immediately began
In substance Col. Roosevelt defend
cd himself as man of complete So
Driety, although not total abstainer
When Col. Roosevelt remarked that
he might have drunk a half dozen mint
1uleps In year at the White House
litter went around the room when
Attorney Pound. on direct eNamina-
tion. asked if he drank them all NJ one
time or more than one al A time To
the best Of the plaintiffs recollection
he had never in his life taken more
tnan one on the same occasion
Roosevelt Enters Denial.
Col. Roosevelt made formal ana en-
phatic denial of the charges Of drunken
ness. He admitted using wines with his
meals. but said he never touched strong
liquors. except on advice of his phy ysician
or after great exposure. He said he did
not smoke nor touch beer
HIS testimony. I'm substance. as elected
by his attorneys. was as follows. after
| giving sketch Of his career:
Il have never drunk n cocktail or
! hichball in my life. With the exceptions
, hereafter noted I never drank whisky
, o. brandy. except under the advise o
phys tan. don't care for the taste OF
either
don; srDore and don't drink beer.
1 dislike smoking and dislike the taste
Of hee: | never have drunk whisa! or
brandy. except when the doctor pre-
scrbed ii. possibly on some occasion
after great exposure, when | was chilled
through. But is has been certainly fifteen
or twenty years since I have drunk II
because OF being chilled through. ! never
have drunk beer. nor do drink red wine
The only wnies I have drunk have been
white wines. Madeira champagne, or.
very occasionally. a glass of sherry.
Sometimes Drinks Champagne.
AT some official dinner | VII drink a
w.ne-lass Of two wineglasses %: Madeira
In summer instead of the Madeira 1 vi!
often drink tail glass Of White win-
and poand water AZ puol.c dinners
sometimes d: ink a glass of champagne. ~
perhaps two. | think tina; on the avcras.
about once month.
THE only exceptions to what I have
stated as TO drinking whisky and brandy
are follows:
Mint juleps ! very rarely drink. A.
the White House we had mint bed.
and | should think that OH the average
F! may have drunk ha!s a dozen mint
juleps a year. Since | left the White
House foar years ago. IL the oe>t -
II tsalr mi llafa
vice. or enc OCCASION at the Country
club ~ 81. Louis. where J drank Tar
Of q glass Of mint iulep. aad Oh anothef
occasion at bg luncheon gwen me a
, little Rock Ark where the, rasse
round the table loving cup with tie
mint julien in ii. and | drank when tin
cup was passed Ia me. The only other
occa sions when have drunk ~hisiSH
have been when it has been prescribe
py the doctor
During the last fourteen Years do
not believe | have drunk whisky
straight or with water more than half a
dozen times. On the African trip. tn.
expedition took along case OF cham-
pagne. case OF whisky and one bottle
Of brandy. The bottle OF brandy wa
| taken for me because ] do not drink
whisky. Some Of the other members
of the party drank whisky. The cham
nagne was used incidentally for three
members of the party who we're down
with fever and dysenterp and for tw"
or three travellers hunters 3Hd MISSION
aries we met who were sick.
Seven Ounces Of Brandy.
Il never touched either tht . Il ~1y or
the champa gne. out OF the biano5 bot
lie | drank eXac IL seven ounces tnts
beng gwen me b. Dr. .dearlss o. iMo cS-
"a asions when | had fever. Th. .a-t tiile
| told him dsl;ned il ttat do not
think it did me anH good and unless b
objected | would take tea, A.co d i!..l.f
took tea and .rn.d the bottle and the
fest o. the brandy oNer to Mr.. X
cunning nam. who was managing the ex-
peGiiion
Eight months later when He reached
Is lhartoum. he asked me What he SlioIii'i
do with il. sayin. that from tro.i.t d.
mad measured IL. and That J aad crsnk
Just seven ounces IN e.eN"tl BionthS.
''.As for brandy. | never Gf:Gk ii anT
more nan I do whisky when / am alo:te
"r at home or Ola "A hunting tgip IN
friends house. Eut on very nilai
"a nlpaisn trips. on he advice of SeFceo4
General BixbeN. and reeo ntly az ~ Itul-
crook Curtis who attends Ia ms tn ott
in connection With these campa.en lsirs.
I have frequently. jusl before eun. l.,