The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
understands this thing as well as you dor A.

understands this thing as vel as you do' A.
1t ought to, but II does not;
Well, we are trying our best TO educate them.
II q man. whom ho buys goods. Is willing TO
bank his equation on the labels he uses, TINT
Is his business, not onrs..
Cha les kenegIt, Spother wine dealer len and
Society, testified that he had gone TO tho head
quarters of the National Wine Socirty ut S2
Water street on Ftb b; lS ana -, iso0, and
that n" goods he was selling were bogus; He
said that the, vcrmouth purchased from PogRl
wns an. aboinlnable mixture. The inquiry, was
then directed TO the subicst OF Rhine wines.
and Mr.. liennuit testified that there was no
tram Il Co., whose name was on n bottle bought
of PoGgi.. He snid ho knew because he had
the certificate Of Percy Bartholow, United
eaid there was no such firm there. Mr.. Elm
STEMS objection to the introduction OF the
chance to, talk n little about the wine business
I'm general.
he said. that there are various labels pnt on
the same wine. aud II would seem, IL. one
man did this and It was considered all right.
that. other men should have the same oppor.
tunity, to buy n, cask Of wine and hav 1t put
ur under any label they say I ="
Tho certificate was admitted. and Mr.. Re-
nauit told OF his visits TO the National Wine
Associations store. According 10 his story.
"Ns I was leaving do wnstoirs." he said.
Mr.. Miause ca ne NJ, and, smoke impertinently
10 me, aud ] answered as he deserved. Then
WYNN nun. WV ,ViiuIs ots w ~
no. 1 won't strike him. and ] released him. !
did not propose Ia. come to fisticufIs, as I could
EASILY, have hurt him. am older and stronger
"An 1 wanted to establish was that there
An invoice Tor a hosoiead OF st. Julian. bot.
tied by Mr.. Renaults firm. was then shown to
him. and he was naked to explain it,.
any labels.
.Q.,.,Then seventy bottles were put up plain'
Ayes, and one hundred half bottles.
Q.-And thirty-twO bottles and forty-eight
hall, bottles labelled ,'Medoc.,' capsule and
bottles l@afi; i labelled "S Sp'! .Tuii anu 'o and -t tGirty. two
bottles and forty.ciEht, half bottles labelled
" r G.ne ct ~. A N.hnc sir; they are all
.Q.-Now I find on YOUR price list. under Ror-
deaux wines that you have Medoc; SO: Mar;
Pontet Canet. Sill. Why d" You separate them
and give separate prices If they are all the same
kind Of vine, A.-Nobody said they were tho
Q.-,Then YOU, mean to say they are not the
And l refuse absolutely to be tried. Mr..
Mayor chimed in the witness. Tho boot is
Mr.. Einstein- 1t seems to mo shat.whcn PEG.
pie come before a magistrate and complain
that wines are being put no nLder false labels.
we ought to be allowed at least to show that the
D p lss trIss c S5e do1ng IT 5h sb Ssm Ii9s .6 of Sa. gna that
r..Einstein-I:am glad to hear You confess.
alleged Hochheiiner bought from Poggi.
Q.-And what do you stigmatize that as be-
ing? Ain my opinion, as an expert. 1t is not
Rhine wine.
Q.-What is t.? A.-God only knows: some
made-up stuff. / suppose.
John +. Ruttmann. another wine dealer, tes-
titled that in his opinion the stuff In the bottle
bought o., Poggi. which was labelled ',Hoch-
heimer." did not contain one drop of wine.
Q.-Well. what is Il? Alt is n liquid with
well. ! could not describe II; 4 combinstion
OF sweets and sours. with possibly a trifie of
alcohol to strengthen It..
Q.-Mr. Seymour paid S1.T0 a case for II.
Do you think that nm eXorbitant price for
Rhine wine? A.-Judging from is quality I
should say it was an exorbitant price.
Q.-What is the duty on Rhine wine? A
S1.G0 a case.
While testifyinE in his own defence Mr..
Poggi said lie was not familiar with any Of
tho brands o. wines he sold. He described
them from the labels. and his catalogue was
made up from the goods sent in to be sold.
The Mayor reserved his decision.