Evening star., 1916-05-23
Remarkable Demonstration
for Col. Roosevelt, a Wit
ness for Riggs Officials.
PRAISES C.. c. GLOVER
AS CITIZEN AND MAN
Also Has Good Word for Bankers
Associates-Prosecution
Raises Objections.

One of the. most remarkable
demonstrations that ever occurred
in and about a court of justice
took place this morning in Crimi-
nal Court No. I of the District of
Columbia, when Theodore Roose-
welt, former President of the
United States, testified on the
witness stand, in the highest
terms, to the character and in
tegrity of Charles c. Glover,
president of the Riggs National
Bank, charged with perjury in
swearing that the bank did not
deal in stocks and bonds.
Col Roosevelt testified. although in not
such sweeping terms. to the high stand
ing In the community of Henry Father
and William Flather, present and former
officials of the bank, similarly charged.
and when he left the courtroom he was
the recipient of a farewell exhibition of
admiration during which the officials of
the court were powerless to maintain
order. even members OF the jury rising in
their seats to shake the hand Of the
former President.
Hard to Restore Order.
1t was some minutes after he left the
room, in fact. before order could be re-
stored, because of the cheers for Col
Roosevelt which came sweeping in
through the windows from the crowds in
the street. When Col. Roosevelt entered
the courtroom, before the arrival of JUS
tice Siddons, pandemonium seemed to
break loose from the packed and jammed
humanity awaiting him, and the room
which is often SO silent that the ticking
of the clock can be heard was the scene
of handclapping, cheers, waving hats.
handkerchief and umbrellas, to welcome
the distinguished witness.
The Jurors participated in the cheer
ing and handclapping as the colonel
came in with MIR. Glover. Nicholas
Longworth. Mrs. Longworth. COL
Roosevelt's daughter. and was followed
in by other distinguished cirisens..v sT
hand to testify to the character Of Mr..
Glover and the Messrs. Flather. Sem
ator Oscar Underwood. who followed
Mr.. Roosevelt on the stand: Senator
Newlands Henry White. former am
bassador to France: Rudolph kaun-
mann, Gen. John NJ. Wilson, Charles D.
Walcott and many others took seats
around the colonel and Mr.. Glover and
participated in reception to the for
mer President which included even men
who had come from Baltimore to catch
a glimpse of him and shake his hand.
Objections Are Registered.
These demonstrations. however. gave
place when court was convened to
rather more orderly presentation of evil
dence. several times objected to by Mr..
Laskey, the district attorney, when he
thought Col. Roosevelt might possibly
be transgressing the rules. ana Justice
Siddons was obliged several times to
b. Stanchheld of counsel for the de-
Tense who examined Mr.. Roosevelt,
and the district attorney as to just
what the colonel could say and how he
should say 1t.
Mr.. Laskey, however did not CROSS
examine Col. Roosevelt when Mr..
Stanchfield said Take the witness"
Mr. Stanchfeld wasted very little
time on such -. Questions I as Wnepe mere
etc, and Col. Roosevelt gave his resi-
dence as "Oyster Bay, Long Island.
n Y" and his occupation as "a writer
with vim. He Sal0.
Il first became acquainted with Mr
Glover in the year 1889, think II was,
when / came here as civil service com
At that time. although |
am not sure. I think the Riggs was not
a national bank. / knew Frank Riggs
very we'll and did not know Mr.. Glover
so well then. My close intimacy with
him began five or six years later. ana
/ have now known Mr.. Glover init
mately for twenty years. My acquaint-
ance has continued on to the present
time This acquaintance was very
close while ] was assistant secretary
of the navy. Vice President and Presl-
dent of the United States.
Glover Was Against Him. r
my acquaintance has been intimate
with Mr.. Glover socially. and has been
such as to give me a thorough knowl-
edge of his business integrity and
standing. Mr.. Glover was often a
puest at our house. also while I was at
the White House. My children con-
ctantly visited at his house, including
his country house. 1 knew him espe-
cially we'll in philanthropic work. but Z
never had much political talk with him.
do not know what his political rela-
tions were in 1912. 1 know, however.
thu, he was either for Mr.. Wilson or
Mr.. Taft. At any rate I know he was
against me.
The audience laughed again and
oeain at this sally. and the criers
ceIIed "Order in the courtroom, and
Justice Siddofs was obliged to re-
There will be order. Remember this
is court
Kept Accounts in Glover Bank.
Col. Roosevelt continued the recital
os his relations with and knowledge OF
Mr.. Glover, most of the quoted sem
tences given being in response to Ques-
lions by Mr.. Stanchfeld. although now
md then the colonel saw his chance to
drive something home. and continued
u,thout the need for leadership. Under
he went on to say OF MIR.
Glover:
gent my account at his bank. and two
,r three of my children kept their ac-
counts at his bank. because his hnan-
,ial integrity
Here the district attorney was on his
,eet with an objection, and Justice Sid
ions ruled that the witness can only
show his general knowledge of the
man." Whereupon tho colonel said:
my general knowledge of Mr.. Glover
,y common repute. by universal report
hat his business integrity was such as
20 inspire confidence. was such that