National Republican., 1877-05-02
U8ISETED WITNESSES.
one who Required Eighteen Drinks Before
He Was .Firsd Up'-A New Way Of Dam
aging TsstInony-Two Cases in the Police
Court Yesterday.

One Who Required Eighteen Drinks Before
lie Wa. "Firsd Up"-A New Way of Dam
aging Testlnony-Two Cases in the Police
Court Yesterday.
Aman named John Daily was charged In
the Police Court yesterday with keeping an un-
Iiccns sed bar on street, between Thirteen-aud.a-
half and Fourtseuth streets southwest. Several
Eitnssses were examined. Louis Askeridgc was
quite a remarkable tsstinsr. He said that he got
a dr.nk Of whisky in Daily's place on the 9Th OF
April, for which he paid ten cents.
Il got glass that faIl," he said, measuring
stout three inches Oh on his right fore finger,
which was bound up in rag.
..Choek fuil." asked the attorney.
'sDhoek full" said the witness.
He described the premises, which includes a
ErOcery store in fron' and SLY bar In the
rear. ,,
when pressed for reason why he remembered
the DAY ofthe month so distinctly and could not
remember the Day OF the week week lie SAID I when
Sarl he admitted dOggedIy that he could not
write. Couldn't get a man to write 1t down
can you tell the time of dayf" asked the
"iS.sn't born last mig ht foolns with the owls, f,
was all the reply that Ihe witness yentured.
You have been toOling freely with whisky this
morning, haven't YOU
Il wasn't born yesterday"
How many drink Of hisky have you had this
morning. anyway
s-iO ask the barkecper," replied the witness,
who thought it was a matter OF record.
..HOv many does II generally take to fire you
II, takes about eighteen said AskerIdgc
Thsre were two or three other witnesses ex.
amipsl one Of " HON vas deaf. and all of whom
saLi they hal never bought less than pint.
Il was quite evident that the witnesses had all
been "n-cd up" little.
The CSurt observed to Attorney Murray that
he oaxhI 10 instruct the officers TO bring their
witnesses IN sober.
"rhey were brought here sober, and got liquor
rom some Hoiy since they came here" said Mr.
Murray. with significant look ct the defendant
and his counsel
The officers ought TO look after their wit
pessSs' remarked the Court.
They had to lOck them up down stairs to keeT
them from getting more, reIOiued Mr.. Murray
| and the counsel Tor defendant laughed.
| As the leading witness for the Government
| lEho IN sdc the compiaint) vas absent, the case
| vas eOnIiuuCd. and an attachment was issued FOL
! the witness.
| The ease Of Thomas BIggins, for selling rum
| uilhCai license, was next called. Thomas Big
gins is the man who entered suit for sl0o, ,Oot
| against ex.PTSsllent Grant for ejestment frou
the White House Since then he has settled
| touu TO private life aui devoted himself to the
sale Ct whisky in the First ward Ufieer CrumI
| drunk. The Court ordered them TO be brought
! NJ There were three Ot them, all colOred, and
| all had pcCu drinking. Only one OF them, mar
| with one leg and one crutch, named Holmes, wal
I very drunE. He insisted upon keeping his hat or
! n court. Judge Smell hned Holmes 80 or ter
| amer he had been summoned as witness, ant
| atuonishet the other two. The case was con
tluueyi II WAS evident that the witnesses in tn,
| two cases had been purpOsely piled with liquor.