The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-17

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Have bought regularly since opening
of diSpensary. On cross examination:
Was only refused yesterday. Did not
care if it was against law for me to
buy if they sold whskey to me.
have been in business here. Am
about six feet tall Never was told
| looked over 81, but am pretty well
grown. Got whiskey for Bob Lewis.
Ed. Denton and anybody that asked.
Also for parties standing around, but
not for minors. Bought for Jeff
Coke, Joe Eagles, Bill Willis and
Frank Utley and all the boys. 1 never
bought for any one drunk. Have
been under influence of whiskey
when / bought, was enough under in
| tiuence to go off to sleep. Have gotten
| whiskey when l could not walk
straight.
William III. Wynne. Looks over 81
or %. Testified born first of October.
1884. Bought whiskey in dispensary.
ing one day was not 21 and have
bought about fifteen times since for
self. Have bought since ->dispensary
began. On cross Mr..
| Bachelor refused me once. and never
bought from him. Am close to 81.
| Bought from Griftis and Pool in dis
| penSary.
iLoniile y" MURPHY. LOOKS aDouI
| 90 years old. Testified born in Green
county August l. 1885. Purchased
many times and bought some for
himself and other persons, though
none since first of April. On cross
examination: [ work at Simpsons
drug store before that at Weather
Bureau. i'm Norfolk and at Caraleigh
Mills. Bought whjskey for men at
the pool room, who put up the money
for it, some were John Hayes, Jim
| Eagles, Tom NOVEL;, Jeff Coke. Bill
Willis, everybody who hangs around
the pool room. Earle Gotten, Charles
Lumsden. Claude Eldridge.
| Here Mr.. w. b. Jones objected to
| the range Of the questions as not ma
| terial. Mr.. Simms said he would
show them as very material. Muir
| ply here said he bought whiskey from
| Mr.. Griffis.
Walter Newsome. Looks IS or 19
years old. Testified: Born April 4.
1889. Bought whiskey in dispensary
and was never asked my age. Bought
| for others and once for myself, pints
most of the time. On cross-examina-
ton Did not have a written order
but once. got whiskey without it.
| Here there was a tilt between
Messrs. Argo, Simms and Jones. Mr..
Jones objected to the boy being asked
|
Argo objected to the gathering of
evidence for the Solicitor. Mr.. Simms
| held it violation of law for a boy
| to enter the dispensary and an unfaw-
full act on the part of those who sent
| him: unless sent by parent or guar
| dian. Col Argo said his objection
was as 1.-The coupsel for the public"
Here Newsome declined to answer
! the question, and Mr.. w. N. Snellings
| irpNn hD
| commissioners, for some six weeks,
allowed written orders, but finding
that they were being imposed on with
| forged orders, rescinded the order.
Mr.. Simms demanded that the witness
| tell the whole truth, and not half the
truth. Again Newsome refused.
Then said the mayor: II will put
you under arrest if you do not"
To this Newsome stated that he
would say he had not been sent by his
father, or guardian, or a lady, or his
employer, or any kin folks. but "some
one I work with who is over me-
This was accepted, and then Newsome
said he did not remember one man
who sold to him. Recalled later he
declared he bought whiskey from
Capt Heilig.
w. 4. Stainbacl<, Jr. Looks about
j19. Testified Am 10 years old
|
a year ago. Have been refused by
Mr.. Heilig, but got whiskey after thai
for others. Did not buy for myself
but drank some of the Whiskey
Bought from Mr.. Pool and | think
Mr.. Griffis and Mr.. Bachelor. l know
Lonnie< Murphy and he never bought
for me as | know of. | contributed
with others in pool room and he may
have been in the crowd.
xsEt Inrl IL
% or 23 Testified: Was born Sep
TENDER 20. 1884. Was never refused
whiskey at dispensary and had bought
about once month, for himself, rela-
tives and people he worked for. Some
times there was a large crowd, some.
times but one or two in dispensary.
II. Ii. Freddy. Looks about 81
Testified: Was born in Guilford anG
eighteen years old. Conducts a colo
drink place and restaurant in deer
east on Davie street. Purchased
three or four times and was never re-
fused. Bought from negro at dispen
sary last week, yesterday and day be
fore, every time from the negro.
j. Il. Beck. Looks % or "a year:
old. Testified: Born January Z
1885. Had purchased often, got tire,
quarts one time and was never re-
fused. Will be q next January
1
eigh Evening Times.
Here Mr.. Simms asked If stress wa!
being laid on the amounts bought, a!
there was nothing in the law forbid
ding a sale under five gallons. Mr.
w. B. Jones said that he. would SEE
later.
ID. S. Eldridge. Looks % or "a
weighs 245 pounds. Testified he /!
20 years old. Was refused whiskeN
last Tuesday by Griffis and once be.
fore, a year ago. when told age as 10
Have bought whiskey for Ferrall or
railroad.
Willis Bird Looks % to "a. Tes
titled is 20 in November. Bought
whiskey about month ago and sew.
eral times since dispensary opened
Was finally refused by Mr.. Baker a:
when asked, told l was between Is anC
90. Went out one door and in tn,
other and got it from another man
Have worked in cotton mill for ter
years. Am about the size of a man.
j. c. Freddy. Looks over p. TIES
titled was 20 years old first of las
February. Lived here four month!
and am at cool drink stand in Eas
Raleigh. have worked in Raleigh cot
ton mill. Nobody around here know:
nv age Asked me at diSDenSary las