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5th Witness Sister Benson corroborated the testimony of Bratton
said also she verily believed the wine had leaked out
also stated that Elder Hyde said the wine was a damaged
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6th Witness David Candland Quest By Benson How much is it
Worth to retail Liquor per gallon- A- that depends on
circumstance-2 how much for leakage and selling A- about
20 per cent.
7th Wit.
G.D. Brown 2. what to the percent for selling liquor- A-ten percent. 2. how much for leakage- A- two gallons in forty for leakage and tasting..
The deposition of Caleb Ayres,, paper No 1, was read by the clerk.
8th witness W. E. Wherdon- 2- how much wine did you buy
of M. L. Benson- a- 5 gallons at 872 per. gallon.
Benson said he was authorized by Wright to buy him
one bbl. of hard bread- Denied by Wright..
Counsellor Geo. E. Harris arrose and said he did
not believe that Wright authorized Benson to buy
the hard bread and that it was evident to him
that Benson had designed to sevallow up the that
money that was expended with rascality and that
Brother Wright had been greatly imposed upon
Counsellor Stoddard said he had not much to say
as he seemed to have to little just grounds for
the defendant whereon to make a plea. He thot
Bro. Wright ought to have sent back the bread
and if brother Benson has tried to wrong brother
Wright do for God sake now make it right with him if it takes the last dime you have.
Prest Coulson then assisting the clerk said that
Wright should pay for the hard bread, the fright on the
bread on the 2 sacks of corn and ten per. cent on them
and fifteen per. cent on the half of the Breads and
wine for selling and that Benson pay Wright for one
half of the Brandy and the wine at the price that
he had sold it at, and triking the gallon [==] it