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

Q. Where did you pay for thaty A. Same
as paid for all Of it, at the Office.
Cross-examlnation by Mr.. Foster
o. On these different occasions when YOU |
say you ordered this ale of the head waiter, |
did he bring 1t TO you immediately \. |
Why, yes, sir.
o. And you supposed at the time that he |
simply had to 90 into a room in the house
and bring it to your A. did not suppose
anything.
Q. Did you have any judgment about IT.
A. No, sir.
q. Have you any about it now2 A. No,
sir; have not.
Q. At the time that you went there ii never
| occurred TO you that the Van Ness house was
run different from "A New York hotel, re-
| speeding the liquor business? A. Well,
have never had OccasiOn-never have had
| liquor more than beer at my meals.
Q. You have been there right along? A.
Yes, sir.
Q. How often during the past 10 years? A.
Eight or nine times a year.
Q. About once month? A. Yes, sir.
O. And during that time from what you
have experienced, it never occurred to you
that the business of serving guests with
liquor was conducted any different in the
Van Ness house than It is conducted at any
New York hotel! A, Not in the dining
rooms.
O. Were there wine cards there? A. No;
| don't remember any.
q. Wasn't II your honest Judgment that the
head waiter had simply to step In back
room and bring the liquor to you? a. /
don't know; l know ...
Q. You know how long or how short a
time it took? A. The ordinary time.
@. don't know what the ordinary, time
is; judging from the time, do you not think
the liquor was brought to you from some
where in the houses A. l should think SO.
Q. And from your experience there, from
what you saw, what you learned, you un-
| derstand do you not, during these 10 years,
: that liquor was sold there the same as in any
I New York hotel? A. l should have that
. idea.
a @. Anywhere IN the rest of the house? A.
+ have no knowledge; | have known the fact
I that it has been served in the room.
+ Q. To you? A. No, sir.
4 q. Have you ever seen any BARI? A. No
q sir l have seen a bar, but they did not sci
anything over it.
:, Q. Did you ever ask any one at the Office
r about the liquor business there? A. No, sir
n @. Any remarks? A. No, sir.
# Q. Do you know what the head waiter
q were during the time you stopped there
# A. Mr.. DE We're, do not know the other.
@. Mr.. seeleyF A. The present man? Yes
i SIR
@. Mr.. SchoceY? A. don't remember.
/. Q. And during all this time you knew MI
Clarke A. Yes, sir.
@. When you paid your bill you simpl
called for the amount Of your bill and 20
paid for it, and no other talk was had abou
it? A. Yes, sir, as / remember.
Is Redirect examination, Mr.. Jones:-
@. Did you ever notice any items upon I'll
= margin of register opposite your name
A. Yes, have.
as @. And what was that entry? A. OIL
IS cigars and some other items.
ss Q. What did that represent? A. Bass al
Recross, Mr.. Foster:-
- Q. What did you say was opposite yol
IS name? A. can't put the exact name dow
n have seen cigars.
III Q. And they did not mean Bass ale? !
They would be put down in that form.
M Q. Do you swear that cigars were p
70 down by Mr.. Clark to represent Bass al
AZ A. l don't think | could swear positively
ar that.
Redirect, Mr.. JONES'
ne O. Did you ever pay anybody else but Il
In office for that beer? A. No, sir, not to n
or reco lection.