New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
EVIDENCE, OF SOBRIETY
FROM MEN OF PROMINENCE.

lANAVA A'A
l,.. ,,itrosses we're heard all day
nm 70 the time Colonel Roosevelt Gun
sol ended the introduction OF direc' e'
dence William Loeb, jr, Formerly pr
,,ote secretary to Colonel Roosevelt 'ea"
sod II, nerson. and a deposition was Iedu
,rom George 3. Cortelyou, VINO was d''o
coloreI Roosevelts private secretary anu
ia,er member Of his Cabinet. Deposi-
tions from Admiral George Dewey Gen
eral Leonard Wood. DR.. Lyman Aooo''
ard Albert Shaw were also on hahu'
o,ber witnesses who testified personally
wore Joseph f.. Bayess, OF oa'i'
Marie who testified to having reau '"'
alleged ubellous article; ". Emlen INoo'I
welt. a drst cousin of the plaintiH' i"'iN
,r,,roe and James Sloan, secret ser'iVe
men. and William p. Shauhele' td''iod
man who handled one of the Koose'elt
Itineraries in Ohio.
Denositions i'm addition TO those narieu
ohove were read from Lawrence -
Graham. a newspaper man. George II,
pooseyolt whose father is cousin ol
the plaintiff: James Il. Amos, o0oi'. ~
pooseyelrs butler at oyster Day az
William Dunlaney. former patDe' "' Wv
White House. ..,.o-
rba character of the evidence ihlFo-
,.,aoJ u,.a unvarying-Colonel Roosevelt
had always been very abstemious'
Loeb Daily Companion
William Loeb. jr, Collector Of customs
., Tho port of New York. testified that ne
first met Colonel Roosevelt "hen the az
fer became Governor OF New lorh' Du
irg the seven and one-halt years u ''e
Roosevelt administration Mr.. Loeo sdiu
he was associated with the President Els'
az assistant secretary and later as secre-
tarv He saw Colonel Roosevelt as res
ident every day. including holidays
ITO what extent did he indulge IN IN
toxicants?'
He was as temperate as any man
ever saw"
What can YOU say as to his drinking
wine on his trips /
occasionally he took NIUE "h''e
wine. on advice OF Dr. RiXey.
Did you ever perceive the odor oil
liauor on his BREATH
Never
Asked about state dinners at the White
House, Mr.. Loeb said:
81 attended those dinners because 'i9!
were under my charge. Colonel RooseSe''
usually drank a little champashe'
How many glasses did ne drihh'
zone or two glasses
In the summer, Mr.. Loeb SAID inc
President carried on the government ouS'
rosa AZ oyster Bay. where, he SAID ''ie
ccloneIs habits OF sobriety were s'r''N'
adhered TO.
I'm the last fifteen years would II haNe
been POSSIBLE for Mr.. Roosevelt TO nave
gotten drunk not only once ou' "e
quently?' .
- would have been impossible
Sober at Cannon Dinner.
The attorney for the plaintiff next d.
rooted attention 10 the reception gwen
by Speaker Cannon on the occasion oil MS
seventeen birthday.
did you 60 with the President 10 'hlS
reception" asked the lawyer.
The President, myself and Mr. Sloan !
the Secret Service man, left the White
House to go to the dinner at O'Clock. !
also came home with him.
What was his condition as 10 So
brlety?" asked Attorney Pound.
Sober
Did YOU see him take drink during |
the hour he was there
Il saw him go with the Speaker and |
drink glass Of champagne"
One
Yes. one"
Leaving the reception and gong to the |
White House. will YOU tell the jury |
whether he was under the influence Of |
liquor"
Absolutely not
Cross-examined by Attorney Horace An |
drews, the witness said he was kept busy l
at the White House and had twenty /
stenographers in his charge.
Colonel Roosevelts reputation for |
sobricty was also emphatlcally upheld |
by George b. Cortelyou. who was secre
tary to the President when Mckinley was /,
assasslnated and later became Secretary |
of Commerce and Labor IN the Roosevelt |
and still later Secretary |
OF the Treasury. At all times. Mr. Cor
telyou said. he was in close touch with |
President Roosevelt. except on some cam
paign trips. lie swore that the colonel
was man Of abstemious habits.
Or. Abbott, in his deposition. said he
knew Colonel Roosevelt at Albany and
called three or four times year at the
White House when plaintiff was Presi-
dent.
When Colonel Roosevelt became con-
nected with the magazine of which Or.
Abbott is the editor In chief he had
weekly conferences with the colonel
Dr. Abbott said he had seen the plaintiff
take only a little white wine. The colonel
Was decidedly abstemious." he declared.
Albert Shaw, editor of The American
Review of Reviews I'm his deposition
said he became acquainted with Colonel
Roosevelt while the latter was Police
Commissioner of New York. lie told of
frequent meetings with the. plaintiff |
throughout his career and his observation
was that Colonel Roosevelt was man OF
exceedingly temperate habits.
Mr.. Shaw described Colonel Roosevelt |