EHRENFRIED V. GLEESON.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 160, 9 July 1890, Page 8

EHRENFRIED V. GLEESON.

THE CASE CONTINUED.

The above case was continued yesterday afternoon at the Supreme Court. Mr Ehrenfried's evidence and cross-examina-tion occupied the whole of yesterday afternoon. After we went to press yesterday afternoon, Mr Ehrenfried deposed that on the 7th December he had another conversation with Mr Gleeson, of somewhat similar import to that previously given. The average price of beer has been about £4 6s 6d. At the latter end of last year the price fell somewhat. Mr Ehrenfried was further examined at considerable length, and was closely cross-examined by Mr Tolo. The cross-examination was continued this morning from 10 o'clock till about 11.10. Arthur Myers, manager for Mr Ehronfried, was called. He corroborated the statements of Mr Ehrenfried ac to the conversations with Mr Gleeson at which he had been present. He was cross-examined by Mr Mahony. • He did not remember a placard at the Albion Hotel advertising that Dunedin beer was sold there. He remembered euch a notice at Gleeson's Hotel. At the interview with Mr Gleeson on the first occasion there was no stipulation that it should be withoutprejudiceto Mr Gleeson. Witness was quite sure Mr Gleeeon appeared satisfied with the terms of settlement at the meeting in Mr Cotter's office. The meeting was certainly not ended by a dispute between Messrs Ehrenfried and Gleeson. Tho firm supplied a lower priced beer to some of the houses, and it was received by'their customers without complaint so far as he knew, Tho witness was very briefly re-examined by Mr Cooper. Albert Gabolinscy, a hotelkecper at Waihou, and formerly licensee of the City Hotel, deposed that aboub October, 1885, he began to get Ehrenfried's beer and to sell it at the City Hotel. Mr Gleeson was then his landlord. He remembered a conversation at his hotel in September, 1085, when ho, Mr Ehronfried and Mr Gleoson wero present. Mr Ehrenfried said he was about to pay Mr Gleeson £2,000 for tho privilege of supplying tho latter's houses with beer, wines, spirits, etc. Mr Ehrenfried asked witness if ho was satisfied to draw Whitson's (Ebrenfried's) beer, and witness repliod in the affirmative. Mr Gleeson told witne?s that he wa3 bound to deal with Mr Ehrenfried, but could buy one-third of his wines and spirits from any other* merchant. At that time witness paid Is per gallon for Whangarei beer. Witness remembered a conversation with Mr Gleeson a month ago, on the day before tho prosont trial came up for hearing. Mr Gloeson said, " Don't be hard on me and I won't forgot it." Witness generally paid Is a gallon for beer. The witness was cross-examined by Mr Mahony. (Left sitting.)