Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-29
FRIENDS TELL OF
7. RS SOBR|ETY
Impossible to Be under Influence
Of Intoxicants without Their
knowing It.


the state department under Mr.. Roose-
velts administration, / saw him con-
stantly almost every day at all times OF
tho day ard night, officially and I'M
officially. and frequently lunched or
dlred at tho White House. The Presi-
dent was always in the best of physical
training, reserving several hours every
day for different kinds of hard exercise;
long walls or rides, boxing and In other
ways. Some of us who were his most
intimate friends In the government ser'-
ice always accompanied him.
COULD NOT BE DECEIVED.
ION his return from Africa, Mr.
Roosevelt spent q week at my house IN
Paris where l was with him every
moment of the day or night except
when he was sleeping and since my re-
turn ] have often seen him either at MS
own house or mine for we lived near
each other in the country on Long Is
land.
During all my lifelong association
with Mr., Roosevelt and especially IN
the four years of my closest personal
daily contact in Washington, l know
that IL was Impossible for him to have
been a drinking man without my
knowledge. lie is not and never mas
been.
81 know very few men who have
been so abstemious and temperate.
His whole life, both public and pri-
vate, has been clean and decent, in
thought, speech, action and any sug-
gestlon or statement that he has ever
been anything but abstemious and
temperate to the highest degree is un-
qualinedly false.
"Of this all his friends and init
mates are absolutely sure, and / have
never heard from any one OF them
the least suspicion to the contrary
Only one question was put to Mr..
Bacon by the defense
you were with Mr.. Roosevelt on
his trips around the country
Never"
Lucus F. Curtis, a New York news
paper man, testified that he was with
Colonel Roosevelt at various times dur
ing the period from June 1910 until after
the election last year. going with the
colonel on campaign trips. He never
knew of his drinking anything except as
a courtesy when he was a guest Curtis
said
1T would not have been possible re-
piled Curtis.
you have been often at his home al
oyster Bay. Did you observe that ht
ever drank to excess at his home?'
He did not
when you travelled on trains with hin
on campaign trips, did you ever see hin
indulge in liquorsH"
He did not indulge"
Mr.. Belden, counsel for the defense
cross-examined Curtis.
do you know whether a supply o
liquor was carried on Colonel Roose
velt's private carr"
Yes, L know Colonel Roosevelt CAV
orders that the railroad company shout
not stock his private car with the suppl!
of liquor as is usually done"
did you ever see Colonel Roosevelt
drink wine or liquor on any campaign
trps?"
Not on the train, but sometimes else
where. At the St Louis Country club
saw him drink about two swallows o
mint julep. At Senator Warren's rancl
in Wyoming, ! saw him drink a glass o
wine'
Truman II. Newberry, formerly secre
tary of the navy, told of his relation
with the plaintiff since 1896, when the!
first met and through the period whei
the witness was assistant secretary of tn
navy.
SOBER AT CANNON'S PARTY.
Mr.. Newberry considered Colonel Roose
welt a man of good habits Mr.. Newberr.
said he attended Speaker Cannon's recep
ton In honor of his 10th birthday and say
Colonel Roosevelt there.
Mr. Pound asked if at the reception
Mr.. Roosevelt drank any liquor.
Not that saw" was the response O
tho witnesa. who did not see tho plain
Tiff leaving the function.
What die you see as to whether h
WIS., CT was no:. under the influence Q
IiquorT pursued the lawyer.
He was perfectly sober
Attorney Andrews on cross exam n
tinI asked:
How far were you from Colon'
Rooeovelt when he greeted he host {
the evening2'
About 10 feet
''You did not sos him oaTo""