The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-21

committee will examine the invoices
and books in the dispensary.
Here is the gist of the testimony In
the matter of sales to drunkards and
drunken men, by the men themselves.
Joseph w. WILLIAMSBURG bought
whiskey at dispensary when slightly
muddled and under the influence of
whiSkey and have also been refused.
This last today when not intoxicated
when Mr.. Heilig refused and said
something of my testimony about the
dispensary. Later he said he had
been drinking some when the ap-
piled. Worked as painter when
sober and in Jim Harris cafe when
drunk or getting drunk. Did not know
that dispensary people could tell when
he was drunk as the signs were simply
by his own feelings. Once he fell
against a door going out of Jim Har.
ris. but not in the dispensary. Couldn't
say he showed signs of being drunk
in the dispensary, but was drunk ar :,
felt it in his knees, and star~ ..xoa -
little once. Have been
overloaded. On Mo- ,o,, go tu n,p,s anu
seventeen or els snteen times e till about
in my change all right. went
!. carriage to the A. and M. College
- say l could not work at painting
Went to a woman's house in carriage
and about six o'clock wetn home in
a carriage Was walking bar. Have
been arrested for being drunk. This
witness was SO mixed up in his state
ments that 1t was hard to tell what
he meant or what he did.
James Jones-Live mile from
town. Bought at dispensary when un-
der the influence of liquor and have
60, 4 IL oh tx
Cat first he said Immediately after
coming out the dispensary. Was told
by Mr.. Heilig today that If l testified
would be classed as common drunk
ard and could not buy from the dis
pensary / have bought whiskey with
something I'm it, but could not say 1t
was a fly. / was drinking but did not
see "other things" Have been in dis
pensary in crowd and when there
was no crowd. / don't say they knew
1 was drunk or could tell it. The
only way a man can tell 1 am drunk
Is to talk to me.
Buck (W. H. Buffalo, can't
say / bought whiskey from the dis
pensary when l was drunk. Was not
staggering, to my recollection. Couldn't
So I bought whiskey when 1 could
not recollect. Have been arrested
more than five or six times for being
drunk. Will swear I bought whiskey
after I had been drinking, but to get
it kinder behaved myself and straight
ened up. / have bought whiskey from
the dispensary with strawS and fly
in it. They would exchange it for
me. This was about once this sea-
son.
Ruffin Holderfield-A young man.
sometimes drink to excess. l have
purchased whiskey at the dispensary
when, under the influence of whiskey
1 was staggering. / get drunk when
ever II get ready and have never been
refused. Two or three times I've got
ten whiskey with flies in it, and they
refused to exchange it. Never bought
any whiskey there without drugs
and things in it. Flies and spots of
all sorts in It, Bottle had been
opened before sent back. Every time
you buy it at the dispensary flies are
in it, 1 buy whiskey every day, every
time | want drink and have done
this for over year. I have bought
it full of pieces of glass. I've been
in there SO drunk l didn't know how
1 got out. I've been in there Saturday
so drunk everything looked white to
me and 1 couldn't tell if there was a
crowd.
Walter Suggs-A young man very
red in the face. / bought whiskey
when I was under "the intoxication of
whiskey,'t when I was drunk. stagger-
ing drunk ] have bought whiskey at
the dispensary with trash and flies in
it,. Twice with flies in it. The dis
pensary would not refuse to exchange
it; but did exchange. 1 have never
been down drunk" when / got it.
Have just been able to get along. l
bought last Friday but don't know
who l bought it from. / don't say there
was any way in which they could tell
was drunk, don't know they were
noticing. The only time 1 asked to
have whiskey exchanged they did so.
E. III. Hood have purchased
whiskey in the dispensary when Il was
pretty drinky." 1t could be noticed.
have been pretty drunk, but step
ping in a door and out | can't say
you could notice. / have been pretty
drunk and bought whiskey and |
know they did not know in the dis
pensary, I was not staggering drunk.
No employee of the dispensary ever
asked me not to testify. l have never
told otherwise. In the dispensary they
could not tell / was drunk. / stag
gered on the street. The witness
queried Mr. w. B. Jones as to whether
to be drunk now. "Only by the red
in your eyes," was the answer.
Dave Fann-I bought whiskey at
the dispensary when l was so intoxl-
Gated it could be noticed. l know
this because Jack Beasley locked me
UP afterwards / bought a bottle of
whiskey with two or three flies in it..
took it back and they exchanged the
whiskey 1 have been pretty full of
whiskey, but never did lose the use
of my legs, but have the use of my
mind. Yes, l had my money might
just as well go to the postoffice to buy
stamps without money. Yes, they
gave me the right change. I take
drinks whenever / want them. I've
been when there was no crowd and
bought but was not intoxicated. Yes
terday 81 was that way" and bought
from that short, chunky gentleman.
Il bought a half pint yesterday. drank
half and went home. Was not stag
gering. / don't know that they could
tell | was drunk. l can't remember
the day l was intoxicated and bought
but don't remember the name of the
man who sold to me. l bought and
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