Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-16

were both working under the same manage
ment."
anything to Gov. Woodbury. about this little
collision or friction you had with Mr.. Drew.
A. Only one time when came back, in a
few words. l said | was going away. 81
think Mr.. Drew used me little cold" and
Mr.. Drew had never done anything in the
world to me, only had So many friends
among the commercial travellers, and also
that had not held up his place OF business
as barroom, but that ! thought | could
make a dollar for myself and he objected to
my doing So
o. Are you telling now some interview
Won had with Gov. Woodbury. A. Only
few words had with him at one time, and
when ! got through Mr.. Woodbury. said:
"Really | cannot say anything about 1t. l
cannot say but what you conducted yourself
and are smart enough and have been very
good young man here indeed"
O. Did Gov. Woodbury. ever tell you any
thing while YOU were there about your connec-
tion with this service to guests of intoXicat-
| ing beverages; did he ever tell you anything!
A. Gov. Woodbury. has been ut times at The
counter when would come up and ask for
Mr.. Clark and ask MIR. Clark to give me the
| money, for such one wanted half pint of
whiskey or bottle of beer. and heard him
| turn and say, 'Who Is that forE
o. Well, don't know whether you can
| state definitely how frequently MIR. Wood
| bury visited the hotel, and how frequently he
was at the hotel during these periods! a.
| Most of the time he was there; he generally
| got down in the morning and then would
stop on his way up in the. afternoon; some
| times he would be there at the noon hour;
| he had no regular hour, but mostly he was
| there In the morning and nights.
Q. After supper. in the evening", A. Yes,
| he would remain sometimes until even 8;
| t;,,,os n nd hack from
his residence.
| O. Do YOU know some of the clerks Of
whom you purchased liquor for guests at the
hotel who worked for these drug storesg A.
| / do not remember them very well, but there
has been so many changes that could not
| exactly recall the names, but am sure there
are some of them there now.
| Q. What do you say about the clerks at
Fay Taft's store: do you recollect with any
| certainty who the clerks were there that
you had liquor Of? A., Yes. at Mr.. Tafts,
many time, from Doc Carpenter or George
La Fountaine, and red.headed fellow there,
| don't remember his name; he was in the
employment there for quite while at Taft's
drug store, tall fellow; he tried to buy
that place of Will Mccarthy at one time,
| John Cook.
@. Does he live in Burlington now? A. l
cannot say; his father died heard little
| while ago.
| y.
o. To any considerable extent, that Is,
was he In that drug store employment for
quite while? A. He was.
| o. MIR. Isham of whom you spoke, Is he
clerk in the postoffice now in Burlington!
A. cannot say whether he is at the present
| time.
O, By way of conveniences for furnishing
such entertainment, was the hotel equipped
with wine glasses, ale glasses and liquor
glasses? A. We had regular wine glasses;
| sometimes the glasses were not exactly for
that special occasion on which they were
used, but we had champagne glasses in the
house. and we had beer glasses in the house.
@. During your whole time OF service
there did any one in the management OF the
hotel ever caution you about furnishing
liquor to the guests or forbid you to do it!
| A. never got forbidden from any one from
headquarters whatsoever. 1t has always
been agreeable; | took my authority from
Mr.. Drew and from MIR. Clark; was only
cautioned by Mr.. Clark that ought to be
careful.
o. Now, with reference to the entertain
ment of these parties, did it ever happen, II
so, how frequently, that Mr.. clark himself
was a member of the party who was enter
tanned by you with those Intoxicating bever-
ages! A. Yes, sir.
Q. Infrequently or frequently: A. Quite
frequently.
O. On those occasions how was the COM
pensation for the Intoxicating beverages pro-
| yided. A, There was not any objection to
my getting ahead If it was after hours.
@. To your getting ahead, what do you
mean by that? A. The supply.
@. You mean providing a supply in ad-
vance! A. told him | could not get any
at certain hours afterwards, and that would
! have to get some In ahead, and he never OBJ
jected to my doing so.
Characterization by Mr.. Foster:-
@. Do you know how long you worked
| there while Mr.. Bowman was in the employ
] ment of the house? A. | worked right
through. believe he was there two years.
@. Two wears! A. Yes. sir.
q. AndI suppose that there was no par
ticular change in the matter OF your furnish.
ing the guests with liquor during that time
after he left? A. No change; Mr.. Bowman
was stricter than Mr.. Drew was.
q. But still you had full opportunity,
practically you had the same opportunity to
supply the guests with liquor under Mr..
Bowman that you had after he left when you
were under Mr.. Drew? A. Not as fire.
Q. But Mr.. Bowman of course saw you
frequently bringing it in? A. Yes. sir.
@. And during the time that you were en-
| plOyed ut the Van Ness house, aside from
this quantity Of liquor that you state you
have taken over sometimes so as to have 1t
on hand after hours, there was no liquor Of
any kind kept at the Van Ness house, was
there! A. Only In this light; on Sunday
afternoons we used to bring it.
Q. Who! A. brought it and the other
boys would bring it.
@. Leaving out what you say the other
bell boys brought over from Drew's or had
on hand, was there any Intoxicating liquor
kept at The Van Ness house? A. Only what
myself have kept there.
@. say aside from what you have al
ready told us you have done, and what you
| have told us that Mr.. Drew brought some
over once or twice, and what you had, and
| what the other boys brought in, was there
any other Intoxicating liquor kept there? A..
am sure that Newton Stewart kept many a
bottle there.
Q. Did you see him keep 1t there? A.
Newton Stewart, colored man, they called
| him Newt, that ID bis first name.
@. Where did he keep IT! A. He used
to keep 1t at times In his closets.
Q. Where were his closets! A. On these
| way down stairs.
q. What was Newton Stewards business?
| A. As hall boy and also, mostly, assistant
porter Of Mr.. Mccarthy.
| q. He Is q colOred man, is he! A. He is q
colored man.
@. And where were his closets, you say?
A. On the way down stairs; down to the
| billiard room.
@. From the office? A. From the office.
q. And what do you say he kept? A. He
used to keep pints and half pints. 81.
Q. OF whaty A. Of whiskey, and have
seen him 60 out and get it.
@. Where did you see him get it? A. He
has told me he has got 1t across the road at
| the American.
q. Where have you seen him get It? A.
At the American house.
@. In Mr.. Drew's barroom? Yes, many
time.
@. What other intoxicating liquor. II any,
was kept at the Van Ness house, that you
know Of? A. The beer.
Q. Who kept that! A. He kept it.
q. And who else? A. could say nothing
more than whiskey, beer and once In while
1t would be claret, butt was mostly whiskey,
beer and Bass ale.
Q. Kept by Newton Stewart? A. Yes,
Newton and myself had more freedom, as
we were the Oldest employees there.
e. And Newton Stewart kept 1t In the
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