Show ROOSEVELT WINS SUIT AGAINST MICHIGAN EDITOR man who charged colonel with drunkenness fined six bonts after making retraction in court marquette mien colonel theodore roosvelt RooM velt won his libel suit against georgo george A who charged thu colonel wl with uh daken drunkenness ard ara having waived damages after the defendant had uttered a retraction tho the jury awarded the nominal damar es of 6 cents provided in such cases by the law of michigan bach party to the suit will have to pay his own ex expenses penseL the trial ended saturday judge flannagan instructed the jury to bring in a verdict for the plaintiff which they did without leaving their seats the colonel left for chicago and the east at saturday evening less than two hours after the conclusion of the case after bearing hearing mr retraction of his charge colonel roosevelt made the following loing fol statement to the court your honor in view of the statement anent of the defendant I 1 ask the court to instruct the jury that I 1 desire only dominac damages I 1 did not go into this case for money I 1 did not go into it tor for any purpose 1 I 4 ent into it and as the court said I 1 made my reputation an issue because I 1 wished once for all during my lifetime thoroughly aad and to deal with ith these slanders so that never again will it be possible for any man in good faith to repeat them I 1 have accomplished my purpose and I 1 am content |