The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-15
@. In 1882 A. / don't remember seeing

| u, WIN you swear you ulu not serve any
inlS02g a, Yes.
@. Or at any time prior to 1899 while EN-,
ployed in the Van Ness house US head waiier'
A. No.
| @, DO you modify that amy A, That Is
the best OF my memory,
Q. Are you willing to swear, under oath
that you did not serve any liquor prior Ia
1902 A, | wouldn't want to swear so, be-
| cause II is so long ago.
| q. When first was II that you COM
meneed to serve Intoxicating liquor, ale, cider
or lager beer In the Van Ness houseg A.
| can't remember; | served 1t the last four or
five years that was there. ] left in 1898.
| q, What kind of liquors have you .servel
| In the dining roomg 4. served champagne,
claret, Bass ale and lager beer. think the
| lager was put up IN Plattsburgh.
| Q. To whom did you serve this liquory A.
| To translents, guests of the house.
Q. To any one elsey A. No, only tram
| sients,
| Q. What was the manner of ordering this
| liquor by the guests! \. They would ORDER
| il of the bell boys; they would have to so
| out after II. They would order IL OF me-
They, the guests, would order 1t of me, and
would have to get the ben boys 10 go out
after it,, meant to have said.
| o. How often during the week would
| guests order liquor of your A. Sometimes
| two or three times; sometimes not at all.
| o. Would you swear that liquor was not
| ordered by guests oftener than two or three
| times week: A. would not swear to 1t
because sometimes they would order 1t most
every day.
o. State whether or not you ever served
more than one guest in day or ut one meal
for instance! \. Yes.
Q. More than two guests at one time? a.
Yes, | have.
@. More than three guests! A. Don't
think so no.
Q. State whether or not you served more
than three people in one day, at breakfast,
dinner and supper? a. Yes.
Q. More than five people? A. No.
Q. Win you swear that you did not? A.
Yes.
Q. Now, Mr.. De We're, you may state
where the champagne was procured! a. |
cannot.
O. Why not? A. Because | did not so
after it.
@. Is that the only reason? A. Yes.
q. What brands of champagne were used
in the hotel? A. couldn't tell; boys never
got the same brand twice. They did not
keep enough stock where they got it.
@, Do you know where any Of that cham
payne was procured? A. do not.
Q. Where and to whom was the cham
payne or liquor paid for by the guest? a.
Paid to me in the dining room.
if they got anything to drink.
Q. In the dining room or the hotel do you
mean? A. In the dining room.
Q. And then what would you do with the
money? A. Give it to the bell boys to go out
after it.
Q. And when would you give it to the bell
boys: A. Before they went out after it.
Q. Then, Mr.. De We're, the money that you
received did not 80 to the bell boy, did it?
A. Yes.
Q. Do understand you to state, Mr.. De
We're, that when a guest called for any kind
of liquors at the table invariably they gave
you the money to send out of the Van Ness
house for such liquor? A. Yes, sir.
@. viii you swear that you never took
be of any of the liquors mentioned above,
served the same to guests, and the same paid
for at the office and not to you?
Collected to as eading.)
A. Mo- mean instead of "no' eyes l
did not understand the form of the question
when | answered mo"
@. Now, Mr.. De We're, if one or
more persons should testify under oath
that you had served liquor in the din
not pay you for the same and you never
asked them for any pay, but the same was
paid for at the office to the manager, Mr..
Clark, or the clerk of the hotel, would that
person or persons be telling falsehood?
OBJECTED to as leading, as immaterial, IT.
relevant and incompetent.)
A, l should think they would.
Q. Now, did you ever have any instruc-
tons not to serve any liquors in the dining
room? A. No.
@. State whether or not Mr.. Clark knew
that liquor was being served in the dining
room? A. / could not say whether he knew
it or not.
Q. State whether or not you ever refused
a transient guest any liquor when called for?
A. No, only in this way / told them it was
Il temperance house and that | would have
to send out of the house to get it, and If they
wanted to wait 10 or Is minutes | would try
and get it for them.
@. State, Mr.. De We're, what day In the
week the greatest quantity was served in the
dining room? A. ! couldn't do that.
Q. Is it not true that Sundays in particular
there would be served in the dining room
several bottles of liquor? A. Sunday would
Re the worst day in the week, as everything
would be closed up and couldn't get it out
side.
Q. State whether or not liquors were
served in the dining room by you on Sun
days? A. can't answer; | can't remember.
@. Will you swear that you never served
any liquor there on Sunday. A. No.
Q. DO you remember of having had an in
terview with r. A. Perkins of The RUTLAND
HERALD: \. Yes.
@. When was that interview had? A.
After the suit was brought; early in the
summer
@. State whether or not you used these
words in answer to Il question from Mr..
Perkins, 81 cannot tell how often liquor was
served on the table: some days, particularly
SUNDAYS, there would be several bottles, and
other days none at all!"
Objected to as imm aterial, incompetent and
irrelevant, and particularly as being in
tended to impeach the party's own Witness
A. Yes.
@. That statement is true, isn't it?
Same objection as to the last question:
A. Yes.
@. Did you ever have any conversation
with Gov. Woodbury. in the Van Ness house
relative to going out of the house for liquor ?
A. No.
@. State the conversation that you had
with Mr.. Perkins on that day? A. don't
know as | can.
@. State whether or not Gov. Woodbury.
once told you to take the money when guests
wanted wine and not to bother the Office, or
something to that effect?
Collected to as leading
A. | don't remember any conversation like
that.
@, Now, Mr.. De We're, you may state what
conversation that you ever did have with the
governor on this subject? A. don't remem-
Der any conversation that | ever had with the
governor on the liquor question.
@. State whether or not you ever reported
to the office a charge for wines or liquors
served in the dining room? No.
@. And you never stated to Mr.. Perkins or
any other person so?
OBJECTED to as immaterial, irrelevant and
incompetent
A. No.
@. Now, Mr.. DE We're, state whether or
not any liquors were kept in the hotel to your
knowledge! A. No.
@. You may state whether or not you kept
wine in the house for guests yourself? A.
| No.
@. You may state where the wine came
| from used at banquets at the Van Ness
| house? A. There was no wine served at
ban1uets there except at the commercial
mems club, and at this they furnished 1t
| themselves and had a man to take care of it.
| Q. State the mans name! A. Moses MUIR
ray of Burlington.
Q. State whether or not you assisted in
| taking care of it: Al served it on the