Testimony in the Old Crow trademark litigation identifies Albert as a Black distillery worker taught Crow's methods and Dick as another Black worker in the same production system, making their labor part of the documented continuity of Crow whiskey after James C. Crow.
Verify the complete transcript of W. A. Gaines & Co. v. Kahn/Hellman before treating the exact employment status, legal status, role, or duration as settled.
Supported here through Minnick's transcription and summary of the 1906 litigation. Publication use should consult the full court record and avoid inferring biographical details the testimony does not establish.
Multiple witnesses in the reported record identify the workers and describe continuity of method after Crow; the surviving evidence is sparse and uses dehumanizing period language.
Created during the complete 309-sheet LOCAL-006 pass on 2026-08-27. September 29 full-source review retains Moderate/In Review: this audit read Minnick's reproduction, not the complete underlying testimony. Exact biographies and all-batch production continuity remain unproved.
Evidence boundary
This claim preserves the recoverable historical contribution without repeating the source's racial slur or exceeding the court testimony. The related excerpt and citation carry the exact PDF-sheet locator.
Verification needs
Consult the full litigation transcript and corroborating distillery, census, tax, probate, archaeological, and property records before expanding either person's biography.