Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11

they used to sell the liquor over Inc
bartender was serving several men
who were there, one OF them from =
large bottle which had a white color
like water, and some kind Of IL
quor in a small glass which
assumed, though | don't know, but !
assumed was brandy. He followed this
with some ginger ale. There was peer
on the bar being served. / don't know
whether 1t was drawn from bottles or OH
draught. l called for Il half pint OF wins
key. 1t was put up from bottle that
was set on the. shelf with cigar box
set in front of it. saw on the shelf
that ran along behind the bar but con-
nected with the bar-perhaps that is not
here and the bartender standing there
dndicating)-I saw bottles from which he
served the other customers. but mine be-
ing the 25-cent grade, he took that from
the shelf. From there, ! went back up
to the Windsor bar. There had been Il
transformation in there since my first
visit There was beer being served to u
young man who sat at table out in the
floor. There were no liquors on the
shelves and when l called for a half pint
of whiskey they opened the door in the
buffet and took out one of probably a
dozen bottles that stood in there, put it
up for me and l paid them % cents for
it. There were four men in this place,
three in there when l got there and one
came in after l got there. From there
l went down to the bar which has been
described as Jamesons bar. next to the
shack. This is very elaborate bar. The
front room was rugged for the sale of ci-
gars and there seemed to be quite a guam
tity of cigars in that front room. The
back room was used for barroom.
nothing else that 1 saw. Bartender In
white coat. l called for half pint
of whiskey. There were two men in this
place The bartender Immediately put
up the half pint of whiskey from a bottle
which he took from the shelf below the
bar. ! paid him % cents and went to the
next door, repeated the performance.
This was barroom rugged like the first
one. and l should think fully as eiabor-
ate. This is Tony McAloon's place at
least that is the information that / got.
From there | went to the station and got
my dress-suit case and went to my room
and wrote out what I have told you from
notes that l had made along the way.
Then | went back onto the street about
O'Clock. l went down to the Groves
place on Broad street. as you turn UP
from Pickering square There were SO
many men in there that 1 had TO wait
fully five minutes before could get mine.
l got half pint of whiskey and came
out. There were no liquors displayed
there this time. but there was liquor be-
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shelf behind the bar, put it UP for mo
while l waited. From there went 10
the Manhattan Cafe There were seven
men at the bar here in various stages of
intoxication. One of the men was rather
excited. He was bare-headed. don't
know where his hat WAS. He had money
in his hand. sticking out between each
of his fingers. roll of bills 80 cents ia
the other hand and he was trying to per-
suadc the bartender that he had paid
for the last round of drinks. The bar
tender denied this. While they were de-
batting il. 1 waited and walked no the
end of the bar because they we've lined
up and down tho front of the bar, which
was not a very long one. 1t Is nice
one but not very large. And l stood
where ! could see behind the bar. Ihe
shelf had a number of bottles of liquor
on this shelf When the bartender could
wait on me. | called for II half pint OF
whiskcy He walked along and picked
up one of the bottles and examined II.
They didn't have the right brand and he
went to the buffet and opened one OF the
doors and took out bottle from which
he filled half pint bottle for me.
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to whether the man had paid for the last
round of drinks or not, did you notice
the barkeeper take the end of the cash
register and show him tile last safe.
which amounted to si.l5? a. / saw it.
After they had debated the question
whether he had paid for the drinks or
not. the bartender walked along to the
cash register and in some way unfasten-
ed the castiron cover that is over the
roll of paper that registers the purchases
and removing that. he said, Look there.
s1i5. What in hell do you make out of
that with your half dollar?''
Q. Upon your visit the 18th OF March.
az you went about these various places.
did you see beer on draught. being
drawn behind the bar? a.. l did in nu-
merous places. A number of places.
O. What change did you note from
that practice in March and a week ago
yesterday A. In no instance did l sec
beer drawn, only poured from bottles.
Going from the Manhattan Cafe to Ill
Exchange street, went in there and
when the bartender could wait on me.
he had seven men at his bar. part Of
them were playing cards but one man
was very insistent that they should sell
him some ale but the bartender told him
he had had enough-so thought that
was a good time for me to ask for mine
and called for half a pint of whiskcy
which was Immediately put up for me
by the bartender and took it and went n
out On one side of the room as vas
going out / saw a man sitting in a chair
very much intoxicated. This man who
was travelling up and down by the bar
demanding ale was quite under the in
fiuence of liquor. From there I went
back to p II. McNamara's place and
purchased a half pint of whiskey there.
Then went down to the Devils Half
Acre and looked 1t over. I didn't buy
anything.