New Britain herald., 1915-03-03
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(Continued From First Page.) paid twenty-five cents for a partlal round, but that Phillips paid for most of the drinks. Rhine wine was or dered on the third round.
 He Likes Gin Rickeys.
 Feigenbaum said he was seventeen years old last June and on the night of February 12 the party at tho cabaret had beer. At 11:45 o'clock the rest ordered Rhine wine but he ordered up a gin rickey instead. He also heard Simons express suspicion about Phillips. age, but he could not tell all that took place.
 Attorney McDonough pressed him for a reason for his not remem bering and he replied that he had smoked cigar before entering the cabaret and had bad headache.
 How much did the drinks cost you?" he was asked.
 The witness replied that he entered the place with s2 and left with but fifteen cents.
 On the second round of the eight that he thought were ordered Feigen- baum said some one ordered Rhine wine and he drank 1t. t...
 "It didn't taste like Rhine wine. It tasted more like sweet cider, but it was pretty strong for sweet cider"
 Under qcestioning however, he ad- mitted he did not know the taste of Rhine wine, never having had any be- fore.
 
 Others Tell of Drinking.
 Another member of that merry par ty, Miles Hartman, seventeen last September, told of visiting the cab aret twice and being served with liquor each time. He had two beers and two ginger ales.
 George Warwick said he was twenty years old last month. He has visited the cabaret many times and was with the party on the nights on which the complaint charged. He heard Sirnons talking to Phillips about being a min or. All that he himself had to drink on this occasion was light ale, he ex- plained. Max Spector, a Hartford conductor aged twenty one. told about the cabaret party but said all he drank was ginger ale. John Zehrer said he visited the place on February but has not been near there since He ordered beer and paid for 1t. The rest did the same.
 Simons Accuses Boys.
 After a short recess MT. Simon was called to the stand and told his story. He said the boys had been in his place a few times and he asked them how old they were Each one replied that he was twenty-two or twenty-three. Although he does not serve drinks himself, he has given his employees strict orders not to serve to minors or to those under the influence of drink, he said. He told of meeting Phillips younger brother and of his telling him that H. Wilmot was only seventeen years old, but this was denied by Phillips himself, said MT. Simons. Phillips told him he was twenty-two or twenty-tnree, he in- sisted. The other members of the party all gave their ages as over twenty-one.
 Well, MT. Simons shot back Prose- cutor filling, eff his brother said he was only seventeen why didn't you put him out?'
 Because he said 'No simons, I'm going to order soda"
 "But didn't you know that you have no right to let boy hang around such a place?"
 Simons' Warned By Judge.
 Then a number of Mr. Simons' em- ployes were called to the stand They were Edward LaFond, a waiter: Thomas R. Brophy, manager; Irving Sands, another waiter; s. F. Meskill. a former employe, and w J. Brown. bartender. None were familiar with the facts in the case, but all testified that Mr. Simons had ordered them to be careful to whom they sold liquor
 During this part of the testimony MT. Simons started to interrupt and Judge Meskill warned him that lone counsel at a time is sufficient"
 Wrinkle Calls Boys "Souses."
 The defense's case was materially injured when Jake Wrinkle, a habitue of the Hotel Grand, took the stand and declared ne had been at a table adjacent to the boys and had heard them loudly exclaim that they were twenty-two and twenty-three years old.
 They came in soused and F'eigen- baum especially couldn't stand on his feet. He was raising cain,' said Wrinkle.
 Prosecutor filling picked up this statement and asked him how 1t was