South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-25
ROOSEVELT TAKES
STAND FOR RICHARD,
TEX" OFFERS ALIBI
Sport Promoters Character
Gets q. h. From Prom
nent Men.

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ards arrest upon the allegations Of
Alice Ruck. is. He said ne wanted
10 ascertain certain facts about this
action and others which ere being
prosecuted against Richard. His
reference 10 the interests Of justice
was ordcred stricken from the rec
ord SO were all questions referring
20 Roosevelt's father. and his war
record. Justice WasservogeI holding
that the jury surely was acquainted
with these matters.
Roosevelt said his father told him
great deal about Richard S life in
the kIOudike. lie said he had heard
that Richards gambling house at
Nome was OF excellent character"
Rex Beach and others told him ii
was "a place where one got a square
DEAL he said.
Assistant Dist. Atty. Peeora then
put many Hypothetical questions 20
Roosevelt, inQuirins what ne would
think OF a mans character IL he
knew his place at Golfield made
100000 the night 81 opened, and If
De knew dissOlute women frequented
that place and the one in Alaska.
To one of these questions Roosevelt
made this reply.
Il would not think that "A man
who ran a gambling house was
necessarily OF bad character any
more than I would consider that a
man who ran "A church was neces-
s7rily Of good character"
ON redirect examination Roosevelt
answered Never when asked il he
had ever heard that bad women
+ were employed in Richards Eamb-
ling places of gold rush days.
In judging a persons character
would YOU take into consideration
/ his past associates?" Pecora ther
+ inquired.
Not necessarily" the witness re
/ piled He said, though, he often diC
+ take associates into consideration il
judging character
Kermit Gives Richard O. X
Roosevelt said he always haC
known Richard as an honest. up
standing man and that he and hi
brothers and his father-in-law wer,
associated with the promoter in tn,
I ownership of a coffee house In tn
. Times Square theater district.
C.. I. Dam. who knew Richard il
I the Klondike. said his reputation a
. Nome was as high as that of ans
man in town. John Drake. gray
haired oil and mining man, wht
knew Richard i'm the west, said h,
was Of "one hundred percent char
acter" Former Gov. DickersOn eX
planned that at the time Rickarc
ran gambling places in Nevada i
was lawful 10 do so.
Each of those who recounted to
day the purported movements o
Richard last November 10 admitted
on cross examination they had re
freshed their memories during tn
week i'm conversations with one O
more of the other witnesses. som
admitted that just before taking tn
stand they talked TO persons VIII
had listened to previous testimon
and in this connection several per
sons We're ordered from the court
room at the request of the presecu
ton.
Reviewing November II in Rick
ards life. Frank COultry, his secre
tary and John L. Dorgan, his pub
hcity agent, testified Richard spen
the morning at his office and tina
they accompanied him 10 and from
the football game in the afternoon
He remained at the office until si
they said. Thomas w. Murphy
Richard chauffeur, told of drivini
the party. At $50 Richard arrive
at his home. it was testified by Frapl
Tourney. matchmaker at the gar
den. Mrs. Flourney and Mrs. Hele
/ u. TiuOtson. all three of whom sal
they We're dinner guests that even
ing at the Rickard apartments
Mrs Rickard. they testified. Wa
in that evening. The guests at tn
dinner party testified that Rickar
and Mr. FIourney went to the gar
den about o'clock that evenin
and that Mrs Flourney and Mr..
TIlotsOn followed later. meeting tn
two men i'm a box in the amphithea
ter. where a dance was held tina
night. Richard was still there short
Iy after 10 o'clock they said.
The Schoenheld and Gasko girl
had testified that after leaving tn
47th street apartment they went t
a restaurant and motion pictur
show and then got home befor
midnight.