The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
EGG NOG WIND UP2
Will Old Nick Travel Un-
til Christmas?
The HobbIedejig Manner OF His 6aIt
at Present Seems Most Promls.
ing of Something OF the
Kind.
Especial to News and Observer.)


called out by the Clemmons railroad
agent from the shipping books OF the
railroad at that point. 1t being prob
able that this witness will be on the
stand for several days more many OF
the witnesses were excused for few
days, and went home to spend Sunday
last night. Almost everybody con-
nected with the case in the court
room except the witness and the
stenographer while away the time by
taking cat-naps, reading papers, or
examining law books in the Judge S
library. A new instalment of evidence
arrived yesterday when the express
wagon brought up another load of
books belonging to the railroad or ex-
press companies at various points in
America.
From present prospects the case
will be in progress at egg-nog time,
distant. While seriously discussing
the probability of Christmas catching
the trial. last evening, a butinsky.
amid the group of defendants
lawyers. asked Mr.. ~ Glenn Williams,
the chief defendant and president of
the Old Nick Distilling Company If
the case was on hand Christmas, if he
would not do the "honors'' of the oc-
casion
L III 40 WHAT lily uld III
his life for the whole neighborhOod,"
| he replied. Grandfather Nicholas
would furnish the 'sperrits' and the
neighbors brought the sugar, the eggs
| and the muscle to beat them with. and
| there never was better egg-nog made
| in this world" Seriously though this
| case looks like it will be a record
breaker in time. as well as in expense
of trial What the expense cost of
witnesses for the government alone
will be it will be hard to estimate
since they have been brought here
| from points as far distant as Califor
MIA on one side, to Florida on the
other, and travelling expenses alone. 70
say nothing of witness fees for at
tendance here. and also on the court
in Charlotte will mount up into the
thousands Uncle Sam, of course.
can stand for anything in that line and
not feel it, if ne cares for it, but how
about the defendants? Why, the SIM
pie payment of their and their at
torneys' board bills at a high priced
hotel during SO long a trial would
break most people up before ever the
jury had a chance TO say whether
they were innocent soF guilty. And
the fees for all these big lawyers ?
Why the imagination becomes ratified
by the effort 10 realize what it means
in cold cash Thursday, when the
Clemmons railroad agent with his big
shipping books showing every in
divdual package that the company.
had shipped from that point in the
last two years, was excused, and
other witnesses called. it looked as if
there might be an end of the trial.
next week at least.
Up to noon Friday twenty-five of
these witnesses had been examined.
Those Thursday testifying to whiskey
bought as druggists, saloon keepers,
wholesalers or dispensary managers
giving prices, etc. They were from
everywhere, Alabama, Florida, Geor-
gia, South Carolina, North Carolina.
Indiana Tennessee, Mississippi, Vir-
ginia, Maryland and kentucky. Not
only was the amount and price of
liquor shown by these witnesses, who
all had their checks and paid bills
with them, but questions were asked
as to the cost of bottling, packing, etc.
Friday morning among other en-
quires, several witnesses who had
shipped grain. rye and corn, to the
company, gave testimony to the
amount and prices, showing palmer
than ever the purpose of the prosecu-
ton to ondeavor 10 show that when
the cost of grain, bottling and other
expense was considered, it was impos-
sible for the company to make whfs-
key pay the taxes on all of it. and
sell it at even advanced prices on the
output by other whiskey manufac-
turers, for all the witnesses testified
that the "Old Nick" goods cost more
than almost every other competitor,
but were bought to satisfy demands
of customers, one dtspensary man
ager adding that it seemed to do his
patrons more good to get it than any
other kind.
An Endless Chain.
One Louisville grain dealer testified
to having shipped seven car loads of
rye and corn in three months fasr
year, giving prices and several other
dealers were called on for evidence
to the same effect. But after this
testimony was concluded, the railroad
agent was recalled. and there was an
exodus from the court room OF all VINO
could get away. When court adj
iourned at five O'Clock he was still
droning off the items, and had reach
cd only about one-fourth the space Of
months it will take to cover the items
Of freight shipments alone. Alter
this will come his express shlphleitS'
which he says will take twice as long
so that at the least calculation ne VIII
not conclude his evidence Ill chlef De-
fore next Thursday nlgnt, ana VIII
then have to be cross examined by the
defendants attorneys AIler MN VIII
come the railroad and freight agent
from another shipping point WINSTON
Salem. and other express ana rdliro 'it
agents from all over the country Win
their books to be used alone III re
freshing their memories, ana Wheh
this is over. the case Will olly nave
been fairly begun. for there are reVe-
nue. officers and all sorts OF olher Wiz
nesses for the prosecution 10 De ex-
amined before the case Will nave ~, peen
thought to be made out. men II
F, the defendants think a prliad lac el
case has been made. they nave MY
witnesses to examine. Anu lneh.
after it all. if it ever reaches t nat
stage, think of the arguments, ol "a"
points before the judge, speeches pc
fore the jury Anybody can see tna1
there will be no term OF Aehet IN, me
court next month. and % ~ o'i ~,
Federal court in this dlsllico aot me
next three months. unless $50 ing
unexpected happens to snoi .en inns
prolonged spell of dreary i'Jat;o,, o,s
capitulation and recapitulatlon or
boxes and barrels and cases anu h5 ts
Of the genuine Old Nick Wn as pe-
ing shipped and receiver ~ ~ 81.