The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-06-05
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and speedy than heretofore.
Frank gTyree, United States marshal
OF the southern district OF West Vir-
Iginia. whoAwas in the secret service
during the Roosevelt administration
and who WAS detailed to accoMSs-ny
the president ON various trips riexs
testified.
What was your duty?n
was detailed to look after the
president to protect him against crarlks
and totake p~recartion for his PERSONAL
safety"
aHow close In touch vera YOU with
VERY close, / went with him to BAN
uuets, churches. theaters and trains.
At Oyster Bay there were eight Of us
what was the truth as to his
sobriety while you were with him?"
Always Sober, He Says.
HE always was perfectly sober"
"certainly not said Tyree sharply.
Eat his meals what kind of liquor
did you see him consumes.
.None at all. I never saw him drink
whisky at all. AT banquets I have seen
AiAAAl ~ L6hO WA4lO AL ~ M AA
1t. a wine high ball / would call it"
Coming to Milwaukee when he was q
guest OF the Deutschers luh Tyree
told how the colonel was pressed to
take a glass Of beer.
II don't drink beer" the president
said. But this Is the drink that made
our city famous 1t was argued and as
q concession Tyree said the president
took swallow.
Attorney Andrews ON cross examine
ton brought out nswers showing the
vigilance exercised by the secret SER
vice men. The next witness was
James Sloan. a secret service q
Knows About Drinks.
Sloan said he was now detailed to
White House to look after the per-
sonal safety OF President Wilson just
as he had been assigned to Colonel
Roosevelt. At banquets away from the
White House. Sloan said he always
knew In advance what was to be
served for drinking. At Oyster Bay In
the summer he said he remained out
doors at h dining room window when
the president was at dinner.
From your intimate observations Of
what MI. Roosevelt ate and drink,
land was he sober or drunk2 2"
always sober"
Witness said because of the near
sightednesS of the president, he often
took his arm in walking.
Was there any intemperance that
caused you to take his arm and assist
him?"
There was not.
Sloan said he accompanied the presi-
dent to Mr.. Cannon's 10th birthday an
niyersary banquet and on that occa-
sion the colonel drank nothing other
than one glass OF wine. Sloan was
given only a brief cross examination.
William P. Chauffele, q railroad Of
fetal, testified h a In May. 1912, ne
started from New York on a campaign
trip with Colonel Roosevelt.
How was your car stocked with
liquors ~
There was no liquor on the car"
Witness then told IN detail various
stops made while touring Ohio.
Throughout that trip. he said. he never
say the colonel drink beer, wine or
whisky.
IN all of Mr.: Roosevelt's speeches,
what IAN you say as to whether they
were incoherent OF PECULIAR"
His speeches were those Of a sober
Imam"
The witness said on being cross ex-
amined he made the trip because OF
his railroad knowledge of Ohio. He
then was excused.
Attorney Van Benschoten, for the
plaintiff, next read the deposition OF
Albert Shaw, editor Of the American
Review of Reviews, at New York.
Mr.. Shaw became acquainted witt
Colonel Roosevelt while the latter was
a police commissioner Of New York
Witness told of frequent meetings witt
the plaintiff throughout his career
His observation was that Coione.
Roosevelt was a man of exceedingly
l temperate habits.
: The deposition was sprinkled witt
: objections. hut Mr.. Andrews waived
most of these as Mr.. Van Benschoter
8 came to them. Mr.. Shaw described
l Colonel Roosevelt as a man Of great
vitality, of great industry and a SOUND
! scheme Of life. Mr.. Shaw had observed
t Colonel Roosevelt drinking tea wher
1 stronger drink was being served tx
> others present.
hi next deposition was that O.
: George B. Cortelyou, who was secre.
] tary of and labor in thu
l Roosevelt administration and latel
secretary of the treasury. When Nc
{ Kinley was assassinated, Mr.. Cortel-
!, you became secretary to Presiden'
/ Roosevelt. 1t all times. he said, III
: was in close touch with the president
:. except on some campaign trips. HI
: swore that the colonel was a man o
labstemiouS habits.
The mex deposition was that 0
i Lawrence II. Graham, a newspape
man, who testified to having know
Colonel Roosevelt at Monteauk Poin
after the wal in Cub and later at tn,
n White House and Oyster Bay. Lik'
the others Mr.. Grahilm considered tn
e plaintiff a man of very abstemioui
G habits.
George M. Roosevelt, son ola cousi,
to the plaintiff testified hat he hat
been on riding. driving. walking
: swimming and rowing trips with tn
8 plaintiff.
q On these trips Colonel Roosevelt in
s variably refused to take liquor whel
offered by hosts, the witness said:
ct have sometime seen Colone
Roosevelt take light wine, but only Oh
S rare occasions. He never dranl
9 whisky said the witness.
S When George M. Roosevelt's deposi
ton was ended court adjourned unti
2 p. m.
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