Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-13

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@. Did you ever see during this period
A.. r. Mcdonald come into the store:
"A. Yes sir.
@. Ever see him drink there?
A.. Seen him drink plosphates mixed
with a bottle that was labeled Whiskey.
@. You are sure about that?
A. The bottle was labeled whiskey.
g. Did you see the contents OF the bot
tie labeled whiskey poured into the glass
In which the phosphate was poured?
a. Yes sir.
@. And later Mr.. Mcdonald drank it?
\. Yes sir.
@. So that if the contents of the bot
tie labeled whiskcy was whiskey, you are
sure it was mixed with phosphate
Mr.. Mcdonald drank 1t"
Yes sir.
q. DO you know the taste of whiskey?
\. Yes sir.
q. You nave drank 1t before?
\. Yes sir.
.. Did you ever sell Mr.. Mcdonald
during that period any whisiey?
c.. Where was this bottle kept which
key"
\. Below the fountain.
g. who sold to Mr.. Mcdonald or gave
him during this period the mixture OF
phosphate and the contents of this bottle
of whiSkey"
g. How many different times would
YOU say during this period that you saw
Mr.. Mcdonald drink that mixture "
\. Several times a week.
q. Four times Il week or flVe times
\. Five times u week.
q. Now in addition to what you have
already stated have you any other knowl-
edge us to the contents of the bottle Ia
beled whisiey?
\. Whiskey color.
n niI Won rinsp the lylaSSpS after thew
had been used?
A.. Yes sir.
.. Did you ever smell the glasses?
\. Yes sir.
from which Mr.. Mcdonald had drank Just
prior?
y Yes sir.
g. Did you detect any smell.
\ Yes sir.
g. What was it?
4. Whiskcy.
q. Now. would a glass smell of wills.
key after it had been rinsed and used
again"
\. No sir.
e. After it was rinscd that would de-
stroy the smell Of whiskey?
a. Yes sir.
Did YOU ever see Mr.. Mcdonald pay for
these drinks?
A.. No sir.
g. so now you can swear that you
smcllcd the glass from which Mr.. Melon
aid drank right after he drank and that
according to your smell 1t was Whiskey?
a. Yes sir.
@. And that the contents of the bottle
labeled wlisliey was that whiskey?
\. Yes sir.
@. And you saw the contents of the
bottle poured into phosphate, the mixture
of which Mr.. Mcdonald drank?
A.. Yes sir.
g. And that you saw a number Of
times during this period?
A.. Yes sir.
.. During this period you unpaclicd
several packages. did you not, or boxes
containing whiskey?
A. Yes sir. Il
q. They were delivered at Breslow'sf
store and-seld from-his store? ~
\. Yes sir.
COMMISSIONER HINCkLEY:
Is is a common practice for any one to
come in there and get LIQUOR when they
A.. No ! don think ii was.
g. And when anyone did come in Mr..
Breslow waited Oh them himself mostly!
A.. Yes sir.
G. And they were careful about han
ding liquor in this way?
A.. Yes sir. ~
q. Did Mr.. Breslow care to havc you
sec him when he was waiting on Mr.. Nc
Donald?
A.. lie cared.
". IL ~" III ~ I idNt Sou SCC
him"
A.. so sir.
g. How could you see what he was
doing and what he was giving Mr.. Nc
Donald if he did not want you to see
him?
a. My duty was to stay back of the
fountain. .
@. When Mr.: BresIow was waiting on
Mr.. Mcdonald?
y. Would not be there all the time.
~ 1H1 Ar T.T,, is,..p -, .,rr
glasses when he got through waiting on
anybody"
a. No sir.
CRoss-ExAMINATioN.
by MIR. HANLEY:
g. What period do you cover in your
testimony? .
a. nn not understand the question.
=. What length of time? What period
between wllat dates were you there?
\. Between ]unc Sth and June 22nd.
70. Two weeks? o
\. Yes sir. ..-
@. Was Tharaldson working there
then? +
A. Started in after l quit.
c.. And Young was not working there
when you were?
A. He worked there before l did.
q. What were your special duties?
A.. To keep the fountain clean and de-
liver. ."r
g. Who was doing the sweeping out?
\. swept out.
q. Your particular duties were not
connected with the fountain?
A.. / was just learning how to take
care of the fountain.
Q. But you had to keep the balance
of the store clean also?
Yes sir.
@. So the work at that fountain was
only part of your duties?
\. Yes sir.
y. You were not serving drinks?
\. Yes sir.
q. Mixing soda water?
A.. Yes sir.
q. Did you know anything about it?
\. y little.
G. Never worked in a drug store be-
fore?
4. No sir.
q. How old are you?
A. 16.
Q. Did you ever serve any drink to
Mr.. McDonald--any phosphate?
A.. No sir.
9. Did you ever serve anybody?
A. Yes sir.
@. Was that often or rare?
A. Rare.
q. Can you give us any date about
when the Chief first came in there that
You noticed and took a dring, as you have
testified to.
A.. The first week / was there.
@. Could you tell US about what date?
\. About the 18th.
@. You think that is the first time?
A.. Yes sir.
Q.Could you tell us about when was the
next time
A. About every day.
Q. UP to the 22nd?
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