The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27
KELLOGG GOT
The MHISKEY
HE ALSO HAD HALF A PINT OF
BRANDY.
Induced His Wife to Bring It to Him
at the Jury Room Because He Was
Not Feeling well-other Jurors
Were Also Indisposed and They
Helped Pay for the Whiskey.
Subpoena Has Been Issued for
Juror Bachman, of Gouldsboro,
Who Will Testify Today.

| "Ho Will testify lOudy.
Court yesterday morning resumed it's
inquiry as to the manner in which
two bottles of whiskey were smuggled
into the jury room.
r. S. Kellogg. of North Scranton. the
juror whose wife brought the whiskey
10 the Jurors was the most important
witness His wife was also examined.
"Mr. Kellogg" Judge Archibald said.
after the hearing opened, "the charge
is made that whiskey was smuggled
by your wife in clothing into the jury
room and furnished to you and used
by you in the jury room. and If you
desire to say anything and be sworn
you are entitled to do so.'
'"Therc was inalf pint bottle of
brandy brought into the jury room in
an overcoat for me by request" re-
piled Kellogg. MY wife did not bring
it. my wife was down to see me. I
think It was Thursday: it got cold
and I needed my overccat, and / said
to her, I wish you would bring or send
my overcoat down ami she said All
right, and wasn't feeling very we'll;
probably some of the gentlemen pres.
ent remember was taken sick Friday
| in the jury box: my stomach was out
of order and felt if had swallow
of whiskey it would do me good.
said 4 wish you would get half
mint of brandy and put in the pocket
and send it 10 me with the coat and
size said she would do so: and Friday,
l think. was sitting in the jury room
and one of the tipstaves brought q
| package in. and said, Mr.. Kellogg,
| here is package for you and I un-
done the package and 1t was my over.
coat and in one of the pockets L found
the hottie of brandy
DIDN'T TALK WITH RITTER.
BY Mr.. Newcomb-Q. Did you have
any conversation with Mr.. Ritter at
Mr.. Durr's saloon on Wednesday af-
ternoon when you were discharged? A.
No. sir: I do not think | did.
@. You were there with a number Of
jurors? a. Yes. sir.
@. You are clear you had no conver-
sation with him? A. I don't remem-
Der having any conversation with him
while 7 was there: I walked with him
from there over as far as the Hotel
Irving.
@. Do you remember of some jocu-
lar remark being made that it would
have been good thing if the jurors
had had some of the drinks in the
jury room that they were getting at
Durr's? a. No. sir
q. And you don't remember replying
that you needn't worry, the jury had
all the drinks they wanted? A. No,
sir.
q. DO you know anything about
couple of quart bottles being brought
to the jury room? A. Yes. sir; I do.
G. Were they empty, or bottles of
whiskey? A. They We're bottles of
whiskey.
Q. Do you remember when they
We're brought there? A. Yes, sir.
G. Was it this week? A. No, sir.
q. Last week? A. won't swear
positively. but | think that it was Sat
urday afternoon.
@. Do you remember who brought
it? A. Yes. sir; my wife brought it.
q. What time on Saturday was 1t
your wife brought you these two
quart bottles' A. I couldn't tell you
exactly the time.
Q. Vas that because your illness
continued? A. Yes, sir: l wasn't feel
ing very we'll; the ether jurors were
feeling more or less under the weather
on account of being confined.
ASKED COURT FOR WHISKE:Y.
G. Are you aware of the fact that
message was sent by the jury to the
court to the effect that they wanted
whiskey" A. I am aware that one Of
the jurors. or at least one Of the tip
slaves, went to the court and request.
ed permission for one of the jurors to
have some whiskey, and get the courts
consent. and another one of the tip
slaves brought 1t to him at two diff
ferent times.
BY the Court lArchbald)-Q, How is
that? A. One of the tipstaves--well.
perhaps l have no right to say this;
was told this; If I am permitted to
say what I was told all right.
@. Who told you that? A. The gen.
tleman for whom it was ordered.
g. Who was that? A. Mr.. Isachman.
G. One of the tipstaves brought |
whskey to him? A. Yes, sir; at two
different times.
Q. Which one of the tipstaves? A.
don't know which one brought it, Mr..
Ritter was the man. 1t was while he |
was in the court room; l don't know
whether it was while he was in the |
jury box or on his way in, but he saw
him and he told me before this. He |
said: "If Uncle Jake"-he called him |
was one of the tipstaves we wouldn't |
have any trouble to get what we want
cd" and he told me he saw Uncle Jake |
i am not going to say where, because |
I don't remember, but he saw him and |
made a motion to him, something like |
this dndicatins) and Uncle Jake nod
ded like this undicating) and he said |
II guess 1t will be all right now; l |
guess he understands it; / guess 1t will |
be all right Later after this, I |
can't tell you just when this occurred,
because | didn't think much about 1t.
but after this one of cur tipstaes, one
that had charge of us. came to him
and told him that the court, the Judge
had given permission for him to have
some whiskey, and that he would go
ont and get it for him. and he went
out and got some for him, and he went
out once after that and got it for him.
BY Mr.. Newcomb--Q. Did you see
tho bottles that We're brought in? A.
Yes, sir.
WASN'T PAREGORIC.
@. ANY label on the bottles? A. No.
sir; Mr.. Bachman had two bottles of
there, but this was not pare
soric, because / had swallow out of
each bottle myself
Q. Were these quart bottles that you
now speak of, the bottles that We're
furnished to Mr.. Bachman? A. No,
sir.
Q. Pint bottles? A. One of them was
g pint bottle and the other a half pint
bottle