odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁became ▁the ▁conserv ator ▁for ▁his ▁spend th rift ▁brother . ▁ ▁Death ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 4 , ▁Ro ose vel t ▁attempted ▁suic ide ▁by ▁jump ing ▁out ▁a ▁window ; ▁he ▁surv ived ▁the ▁initial ▁fall , ▁but ▁suffered ▁a ▁se iz ure ▁and ▁died ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁alco hol ism ▁had ▁es cal ated ▁such ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁cons uming ▁numerous ▁bott les ▁of ▁champ agne ▁and ▁br andy ▁each ▁day . ▁ ▁K aty ▁Mann ▁Elli ott ▁father ed ▁a ▁son ▁with ▁Catherine ▁" K aty " ▁Mann ▁( 1 8 6 2 – 1 9 4 1 ), ▁a ▁young ▁servant ▁girl ▁employed ▁by ▁Anna . ▁His ▁brother ▁sent ▁a ▁detect ive ▁who ▁special ized ▁in ▁li ken esses ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁child ▁and ▁subsequently ▁the ▁Ro ose vel ts ▁settled ▁out ▁of ▁court ▁for ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁sum ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁trust , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Mann s ▁the ▁child ▁never ▁received ▁a ▁d ime ▁as ▁the ▁money ▁apparently ▁was ▁lo oted ▁by ▁K aty ' s ▁law y ers . ▁There ▁was ▁some ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁Ele an or ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁her ▁half - bro ther ▁Elli ott ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Mann ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 9 1 – 1 9 7 6 ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ro ose vel t ▁family ▁