News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
SUPPLEMENT,

i knowledge.
q. At some time after you had been there
snort time, did Mr.. Clark call your atten.
tiOn to the fact that some one had eomplained
for saleY A. He did.
Q. In the little storeroom of the dining
room? A. He did.
Q. Have you had a cupboard there for
your purposssy A. | have.
Q. On that occasion, did you explain the
facts to Mr.. Clarke A. l did.
O. What were the facts about that? A.
MIR. Clark came In there and said that there
was report that l had beer for SALE and he
was sent in there by the governor to inyesti-
gate. told him 1t belonged 10 the boarders
Q. What was there, there? A. Two or
three bottles of beer.
Q. And did you tell him to what boarder
it belOngedY A. l did.
| Q. Tell us, If you can, who owned that
what boarder owned it? A. Mr.. Foote was
the owner of the beer.
@. How did it come into the houseY A.
He brOu ht in quantity.
@. Do you remember some little time ago
party of gentlemen being down here from
Swanton who claimed that they were here to
attend-g0 on the Maquam ON a trip? A. L
remember; yes, sir.
Q. Do you remember how many there were
ia the partyY A. There was one table full, |
think. | can't say positively, but there was
| one.
Q. At what meal? A. Dinner.
| e. do you recall about the time they came
| IN TO dinner, whether early or late, who was
in the dining room? A. l should consider 1t
was late. We close at 2 o'clock. think this
was l.3O O'Clock they came in, along there
anyway.
Q. Many in the dining room at that time?
| A. Not many, perhaps half dozen people.
| q. Did you procure any Intoxicating liquor
OF any kind for that party? A. I did, yes.
| Q. How much? A. One bottle of claret.
Q. Tell their honors whether you received
| the money In advance. A. | did.
Q. How did you procure the claret? A.
sent the young man in the diningl room
| that was working for me out after it.
| q. Gave him the money? A. Yes, sir.
| q. Did you on that occasion procure any
whlskey for them? A. No, sir
Q. Was any whiskey asked for? A. Not
to my knowledge. 1t seems to me that there
was was some asked for, but still wouldn't
| say positive.
@. You didn't serve any or get any? A.
| No, sir.
Q. Was Gov. Woodbury. in the room when
you served that wine? A. No, sir.
q, What do you say, Mr.. Seeley, as to
whether YOU ever served wine In the dining
room when Gov. Woodbury. was there? A.
| never served any wine when Gov. Wood
| bury was in the dining room.
Q. Do you remember two years ago last
fall some college students having banquet
| there? A. / do.
q. What time In the night did they come
there Tor that banquet? A. | can't give the
exact time, but, if L remember, the supper
was called for 10 o'clOck-haf past or 10
something of that sort; think it was called
for 10 o'clock.
g. Was it considerably later than that
when they came In? A. don't remember;
l think not.
O. Did Won nroonra any intoviootinc,
liquor for them? A. did
Q. Did you do so after they came to the
banquet? A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you ever do such thing as that be-
fore or since? A. No, sir.
q. In connection with banquet? A. No
sir
Q, Do you recall what was procured on
that occasion, what he wrote on the paper he
wanted? A. l know there was some
claret and some beer; the exact quantity |
can't tell you.
Q, DO you remember how many there
were in the party? A. There were between
20 and so.
@. Do you remember the occasion last
summer when Mr.. Stone came to the Van
Ness house and took dinner there with Mr.. |
DodgeY A. do.
Q. When did they come in with respect to |
O'Clock.
Q, Go on, if you please, and tell what oc- |
Cured between you and Mr.. Stone and Mr.. |
Dodge on that occasion; tell it as briefly as |
you can. A. After | seated them closed |
the door, went out in the kitchen and told |
the people there was two more dinners, |
came through the dining room to go away. |
Mr. Dodge called me down there and intro |
duced me to Mr.. Stone and about that time |
the waitress was appearing with the first |
part, the first course of dinner, and they |
asked me If | could get them some wine; l |
told them that had gotten entirely through |
serving any wine for anybody. If they I
would go and get 1t | would serve it for
them; that was the only way would furnish |
any wine. Mr.. Stone introduced himself |
through certain secret society and said that |
he would like me to step out and get him
something.
Q, Tell what he did, and what he referred
to. A. He referred TO the charm had,
Free Masonry charm he took hold of it and
asked me if through that | couldn't get him
something.
@. Did he wear charm OF the same So
ciety? A. He did; that is actual facts / re-
lated to him that In my possession, | had
OR. Woodland either the night before or the
night before but one had sent out and bought
some claret, two pints of claret)-on the
sideboard, II remember right, possibly in
the cupboard, won't say whether in the
cupboard or sideboard. L told him DR..
Woodard had one pint of claret left. Under
the circumstances l would give him that bot
tie of claret and Immediately replace 1t.
did so, took his money and replaced the bottle
of claret.
Cross-examination by Mr.. Prouty:-
=
In the dining room during all the time,
practically, that the meals are being
served? A. Intended to be.
e. And you must necessarily see what
ever is going on in that dining room, must
You not? A. Yes, sir.
O. 1t would not be possible for anybody
to serve wine or to drink wine during meal
times without your knowing it? A. No. sir.
Q. If | understand you right, 1t was
very ordinary thing to have wine of different
kinds and ales and beer served In the dining
room, but that was usually brought in by
the guestsy A. Well "very ordinary" what
do mean by thatl
Q. used about the term that you did, It
was done frequently A. Quite frequently;
yes, sir.
Q. | think you said in your direct exam
inaLion, in response to Brother Fosters sug-
gestion, 1t was done very frequently, Is that
trueY A. dou't know as | said very fire.
quently: might have said frequently.
Q. How many times should you say since
you have been head waiter there that wine
or beer or other intoxicating liquor has been
served by you In the dining room? A.
couldn't tell you the times.
q. Hasn't it been very ordinary thing?
A. In the summer season quite ordinary.
What mean by that, possibly two or three
times week-three or four times a week
not more than that.
Q Is 1t not true that through the summer
season since you have been there as head
waiter liquor of some kind, and in that in
nlude wine and beers, has been served in that
dining room every. dayS No, couldn't
make 1t as strong as that.
O. And isn't It true that IL very often hap
pens that wines of various kinds are served
70 several different parties the same day? A.
No.
Q. That never happensY A. 1t has hap
peDed, but not ordinary.
O. How Is il now about these doctors, you
named a half dozen of doctors who brought
their wine there and had 1t served in the |
lining room? A. Yes, sir.
q. Wouldn't IL be served TO them every
iayY A. They weren't there all at the same
time.
Q. Wouldn't it be served to doctor every
daY when he was here? A. No, sir.
Q. Take DR.. Phelps for instance, do you
think he would eat his dinner without he
had his wine along with it? A. Yes, great
many times.
Q And how is 1t with Witthaus and the