Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-16
L. o. DREW.
Former Manager Gives an Account
OF Things.

Former Manager Gives an Account
OF Things.
LIS. Drew of South Burlington said that
lie had been In the hotel business Al years,
and his examination continued
O, When did YOU cease to be the pro-
prietor or manager of the American house
O, Ceased to be the proprietor of the Amer
lean house how long after Gov. Woodbury.
went into the Van Ness! A. Two years
after. A..
general policy aud management OF the Van
Ness house during the two years that Gov.
Woodbury. and Mr.. Bowman owned II. that
YOU were running the American houser A.
knew nothing about 1t.
O. What was the arrangement at the time
YOU left the American house, as you dld, tne
lima the two houses were united, what was
YOUR arrangement with Col. Woodbury. A.
In q trade?
O. Yes, in general? A. l was on salary.
O. Did you at that time hold lease Of the
entire American house? A. did.
O. What was done with reference to that
leasef A. Well, sold the lease TO Col.
Woodbury. with the exception Of the billiard
and bar room. In the trade he said he didn't
want that, would have nothing to do with It,
aud I says, "You don't need to- Will take 1t
q. And was that billiard and bar room
clear to the east end Of the American housef
O. So that to occupy the rest Of the first
e.,or you didn't have togo around 1t st ALL
"A clear to the east endy A. Yes:
Sas there door connecting the other
~, SI,o American house with the billiard
a. 8, y the barrOOm, one or the other! A.
billiard room and O'rroom was all In
Q. Was there door connecting that bill.
,tth fta har Norf Nf "a hnf
A. What we call the baggage room, there
Was.
Q. What was said and done about that
door at some time after you became manager
Of the Van Ness houseS A. Gov. Woodbury.
cnme to me one day and he says, els that
baggage r0omY' and ! said II was, and he
s.id, Il would like to have you close 1t;
fusten 1t, for don't like to have any connec-
tiOn through there"
@. What was In fact done at that timer
A. 1t was closed.
@. And kept closed? A. And kept closed.
O. What were Col. WOodbury's general
instructions in regard to the policy Of the
house, particularly in regard to intoxicating
liuuor at the Van Ness house, at the time you
became bis managerY A. His wishes?
@. As to directionsY A. His wishes and
orders were there should be no liqn0r kept
In the house for sale;
Q. Did you ever see anything In the nature
of intoxicating liquor being carried upstairs
III glasses on servers or any such way as
thatt A. l did once. l saw one Of the boys
come across the road; 1t was one morning
Just as got sI He came ND across the
aud napkin over 1t, and judged II to be
cocktail; 1t was the only time had ever
seen It.
9. During the whole period that you were
tLeref A. Yes. l didn't ask him what he
had, but Inferred from its being covered
0p, ] judged 1t to be a cocktail.
@. You didn't take occasion to speak to
Gov. Woodbury. about it2 No, sir.
Characterization by MIR. Prouty:-
@. How long was Mr.. Aubrey employed
by your A. think he was about two years;
ann not positive.
@. One of the and worst boys you
ever had aroundy A. Want me to tell 1t as
O. Yes; II you will make this an oasis In
your desert and tell 1t as 1t Isl A. say no
was.
Q. And you think you employed him for
H. out two yearsp A. Yes, he was there
hen went into the house.
Q. And you turned him of because he got
80 he owned the whole establishment and
i at 10 the name Of 1t.
@. Does that mean that Aubrey wouldn't
70 to your bar after his rumS A. No, I don't
think It does.
Q. Does that mean that you used to tell
Aubrey to 60 over to your bar and get his
rum and that he went somewhere elseS A.
No, sir, because never told him SO.
@. Isn't It true that Mr.. Aubrey worked
there for six years after you came there? A.
oh, no, don't think 1t, oh, no; he wasn't
there with me for six years; couldn't have
lived, most killed me.
Q. You might have lived, but your bar
couldn't live, could itY A. don't know
about the bar; was out Of . bar then. l
sold out the bar.
Q. Didn't you tell Aubrey TO patronize
Mccarthy just as he had patronized your A.
don't think did.
@. viii you swear that you didn'tf A.
Yes, sir, l will swear to that.
@. That lie one thing that you will swear
tor A. Yes, sir.
@. You knew that as manager of that
hotel, that liquor was brought Into that hotel
and served to the guests In that hotel, didn't
your Yes, sir.