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Show C' C. GLOVER, president of Riggs National bank of Washington, D. C, for whom former President Roosevelt gives character testimony at perjury trial. KkeJ ROOSEVELT ON STAND li RIGGSil CASE Pays High Tribute to Standing Stand-ing of One of ' the Defendants. WASHINGTON. May 23. Former President Roosevelt appeared as a witness wit-ness today in the perjury trial of three officers of the Riggs National bank- He testified as a character witness for President Presi-dent C. C. Glover of the bank, one of the ; indicted men. Colonel Roosevelt said he bad known Mr. Glover since 18S9, and that he had had business and social relations with the banker while civil service commissioner, assistant secretary of the navy, vice president and president. Mr. Glover's general character and standing in the District of Columbia, he added, were of the highest. Colonel Roosevelt said he had come to Washington, voluntarily to testify in the case. Colonel Roosevelt said Glover was often a guest at the White House and the Roosevelt children were often guests at the banker's summer home. "I didn't have much political talk with htm," continued the witness. "I knew In 1912 he did not support me. I knew he was for Mr. Wilson or for Mr. Taft and. I knew he was apainst me. Our acquaint- ance was not political, but of a social and business character. j "My general opinion of Mr. Glover by j universal report," lie said, "was that his business integrity was such that I natu- , j rally, and my children, kept our accounts j in his bank." j "What can you say from your acqua.int-1 acqua.int-1 ance with Mr. Glover and what you have j heard of him as to his reputation for. probity and integrity?" counsel asked. ! I "I should say that no man in the Dfs-I Dfs-I trict of Columbia stood higher in probity ! and integrity for the handling of public : and private business from the standpoint , ot" public morality." j Mr. Roosevelt concluded by saying that while lie was not well acquainted with the ! two other defendants. William J. Flather land Henry J. Flather, vice president and i former cashier of the bank, their reputa-j reputa-j tion when he was in Washington was I good. I At the conclusion of bis testimony Colonel Colo-nel Roosevelt left the city immediately. |