Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-18

Did Logeman wait upon him twice
| don't know how many times they called.
You say thar you didn't wait upon him at all!
No, sir; l didn't.
On that day?
No, sir.
CRosS-ExA ANIMATION.
Dues. Were there many people in the sa
loon that day, on the 4thg
Ans, Not very many.
How many were there, do you think?
| couldn't say.
Were there dozen?
Yes, guess so OF least
Twenty five?
| wouldn't say
Will you say there weren't one hundred ur
there that day?
Through all the day?
Yes, sir.
There might be-
Would you say there were not two hum
dred ?
No, sir.
Would you say there weren't three hun,
dred
wasn't there all the time
Were you helping to tend bar there that
day
Yes, sir, did | sold some cigars
You were generally there waiting on GUS
toners and waiting on great many different
persons we're you not
| was there in the room--yes sir
Is there anything special to call your atten,
ton to this transaction between Schmitten
and Dunmore and Henry Logeman?
! know exactly when Mr. Brown came up. |
was standing in front of the stairs He says
to me, Where is Mr. Schmitten 81 think
said that "Mr. Schmitten is sitting there by
table" That is all the attention paid to
him.
Who owns that hall I?
1t is mine and my partners
Mr. Siemers?
Yes, sir.
By defendants Gounsel-We move to strike
that out.
BY the Court-That is proper testimony,
preliminary to inquiring what kind of busi-
ness he was carrying on in that building.
Defendants Counsel Excepted.
Who was running the misunderstanding
the place there at that time?
Up stairs we had club room; down stairs
we run it ourselves.
What was sold there
Lemonade and cigars and so on.
What was the upper story used for?
II was used for a club room.
What club room
The Germancus,
What was done up there +?
Playing cards and for people to enjoy them
selves and such like.
Anything sold up there ?
Not for money. They had to buy stock
whenever they went up; then they called for
whatever they had there.
Who sold this stock?
The company the Clubs secretary
Who was the Secretary Of that Club?
Mr.. Siemers.
Who was Treasurer?
The Treasurer was myself.
You was Treasurer of the Club
Yes, SIR
You received the money for the tickets sold
below
Yes, sir.
just describe how you did business there I?
The company had to hire a man and had to
pay for the room and we had another man
hired for President and we had to pay him.
Who did you hire the room of
The Club hired the room of US.
Where was the stock purchased?
Down stairs.
The stock was those tickets that were pur,
chased down stairs?
Yes, sir
What did they do with these tickets
With these tickets they went up stairs and
if they wanted anything they got it?
Got what?
Anything they had there.
Well. what did they have there
They had beer there and all kinds of liquors
All kinds of Intoxicating liquors /?
don't know whether it was intoxicating
Well, say whisky, brandy and ging
Yes, sir.
And lager beer
Yes, sir
Then these parties who bought tickets
Defendants Counsel interrupting OBJ.
lect to all this testimony
The Court-Go on
Defendants Counsel excepted
What was done with the money that was
received for the tickets?
We bought stock with tive bought what
ever the Club needed
In the way of liquors
Yes, sir.
What was done with the surplus money
after the purchasing of stock
don't know
What was done with The money that was
left after youhad everything you wanteds
We had 10 pay for the room, the rent and
oar hired hands and sometimes we got short
on stuff
The Club owned the stock didn't they
Yes, Of course.
What was done with what was left?
There wasn't any left.
The man that took stock in the Club didn't
remain a stock>holder long he bought his
ticket and when he traded thar for beer or
whisky he ceased to be stock holder?
As long az he had stock he was one Of the
stock holders.
After he got up stairs he was only stock
holder for few Minutes
Yes, sometimes longer.
As Short time as three minutes
Wen. sometimes.
Do You know how msnyk egs OF beer was
sold there on that tiay--the 4th of July
No, sir.
Well, how many DO ven Think
don't know.
There were good MANY weren't thare9