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taincd by private citizens than by public
men, he added
Tho Colonel chafcd bit under ques-
toning by Andrews as to the quantities
Of liquor he had absorbed on various
occasions and thumpcd out rci,erations
of his previous testimony.
Did you keep brandy and white wine
and red wine and whiskey in the White
House" inquired Andrews.
Kept Nckinlcy'. Cellar.
81 kept President McKinlcy's cellar
that found when entered the White
House" returned Col. Roosevelt.
The answer was stricken out and this
substituted:
II continued n custom of the White
House"
who had charge Of tho beginning OF
this suit. II YOU know" asked Andrews.
Il do not said the colonel; II was
in Mercy Hospital at tho time
Don't You know Mr.. Wallace had
charge Of the suit at that time"
H. NJ Wallace is tho Nat!ona, Pro-
gressivc committeeman for Michigan.
MIR. Roosevelt said he didn't know
hut that he did not hire his chief coun-
sci James II. Pounds.
Did you bear the expense Of taking
thos. depos!tions?" demanded Andrews.
Il did" said Roosevelt,
Andrews quoted what hc declared was
a statemen, by Wallace that tho Ma
tional Progressive party was pushing
, this suit.
"No organization Is pushing this suit
but myself and nobody else will pay a
dollar of the expenses hut mvself." de-
clsrcd the Colonel, WIN extreme en-
phasis.
col. Roosevelt was excused from the
stand at HES o'clock.
jacob Riis Emphatic.
Following Col Roosevelt on the Wit
ness stand Henry Rauter. Assessor at
IshpcminC. fixed the ownership of the
| newspaper in Mr.. Newett's hands.
JacoA Riis. social worker and writer
was witness No. 3. and his testimony.
| given with characteristic vigor and in
the soft Danish dialect. was tremen
dously effective. addressed to jury
| made up largely Of .Johnsons. Fredrick-
sons and Larsons.
THE statement that Col Roosevelt
was IA drinking man is u monstrous
lie" said Mr.. Riis with emphasis. In
answer to the question. Does he drink
| any whiskey or brandy" he shouted
Lord. no"
II" disputed Col. Roosevelt in one
point He was very emphatic in his
assertion that the Colonel never drank
"A mint julep. When Mr.. Andrews
questioned him particularly on this
point Mr.. Riis qualified his statement.
Il have never seen him drink one.
| and have seen him "A great deal" he
said.
| Or Alexander Lambert said that had
| the Colonel been an excessive user of
alcoholic liquor he never would haze
| survived the shock when he was shot
| at Milwaukee last year Dr. Lambert
ias been on several hunting trips with
| Roosevelt in North Dakota. Colorado,
Louisiana and Wyoming and has known
him personally since 1891. The wit
| ness said he was an expert on alcoholic
| Cases and had treated 10000 of them.
From your close personal experience
| with Mr.. Roosevelt on trips and in Off
| cial life at Washington. would you say
he was man who drank to excess or
not?" DIR, Lambert was asked.
| The witness replied with emphasis
| that the eX-President was extremely
/ temperate.
| DIR. Lambert said the first time he
was called upon to give his profess
| sional services to Col. Roosevelt was
when the latter was AT Mercy Hospital
AT Chicago suffering Eom the wound he
received from the bullet at Milwaukee.
He was asked his opinion as To Roose-
vclts chances Of recovery had he been
; "A constant user OF alcoholic LIQUOR.
"Iic would not have recovered" was