“Oh! Oh, yes; she’s tipsy sometimes.”
“Was she tipsy,” asked the lawyer, “on the day of the alleged assault?”
The witness again turned to the magistrate for help.
“Was she tipsy on the day when she says this gentleman struck her with a chair, and threw the pitcher at her head?”
“Yes, sir,” replied the witness, “she was.”
“Was she very tipsy?” the lawyer pursued.
The witness was equal to this question. “Well, yes, sir, she was. Any way, she hadn’t left anything in the bottle on her bureau.”
“When did you see the bottle full?”
“The night before. Or in the evening. She commenced drinking in the night.”