Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-20
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Council Arguing she Case of w
more Young.


The w. Mors Young case will proba.
bly, be concluded to-day in the United
States District Court. All the evidence
was in before noon yesterday, and the
argument commenced in the afternoon
and will be concluded to-day. The day
opened with the defendant upon the
stand undergoing rigid cross-examina-
ton by United States District Attorney
Denis, who concluded the introduction
of documentary evidence about half-past
10 o'clock. In answer to questions
Young said that the winery was built in
1885 and that he was present during its
construction. He had been elected Sec
retary of the company, and as such his
duties required all bills to pass through
his hands. He presented them to the
Directors at their meeting, and they
passed upon them. His attention was
then directed to the buried tank, which
has figured so largely in the case, and he
was asked whether he knew of any ether
tank being buried on the premises. He
said that he had. There was another
was started. This tank had not been
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He did not know of any other tanks being
buried, except these two, and he had not
seen either of these covered with earth.
As Secretary, he knew when tanks were
ordered for the company, but did not
know the particular use to which each
tank was put, and he did not think that
it was strange that the bill for this par
ticular tank should be three times as
much as for any Of the others. He had
never asked the wine-maker why this
tank was put under the ground, but sup
posed it was for some particular
kind of wine or else had been put there
so as to allow the wine to run in by
gravity and thus save pumping one way.
He had gone to San Francisco by order
of the Board Of Directors to make ar
rangements for the sale of the wine and
had received a bid from Lachman &
Jacoby, who requested that the wine
should be from 18 to 20 per cent. alcohol.
He had always been of the opinion that
Fresno wines needed no addition of alco-
hol, at least he had been told
SO by other winemakers. He stated
positively that he did not know
that brandy was being used to
fortify the wines and was of the opinion
that if the natural alcoholic strength was
not great enough the price received
would be less. In 1887 he had taken
less interestin the affairs of the company
than formerly because the company had
not made money and the directors had
been blamed by the stockholders when
they had done everything in their power
to make it success.
On redirect examination defendant
said that he had only written such letters
as he had been told to by the Board oil
Directors. He never had an idea that ii
was illegal to have buried tank, and for
that reason had asked 10 questions re-
garding it.
DR.. Grady, the former Vice. President
and Manager of the Farmers Bank ol
Fresno, testified that Young's character
was good.
This concluded the case so far as the
evidence was concerned, and an adjourn
ment was taken until o'clock.
The afternoon session OF the Court was
taken up by the argument of United
States District Attorney Denis for the
prosecution, and of Mr.. Grady for the
defendant. This morning Hon. W. e.
@. Munday will argue for the defense
and Mr.. Denis will close. The case will
probably be given to the jury this after.
noon.