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

, Q.,Whiskey, brandy, rum: A. They |
kept most everything there, | understand, |
excepting in the cordial lines.
Q. They kept whiskey, brandy, rum, beer, |
aley A. Yes, sir; anything under that de-
scription. Bass ale or anything called for
like that was never refused.
The witness said that in the Van Ness
house he had acted as head waiter, "many a
time y as night clerk and as clerk during the
day, assisting Mr.. Clark when he was III and
relieving him afternoons. lie worked in the
house at least six years. In response to a
question about furnishing liquor when he
was acting as head waiter, the witness
said -
A. should go and order at the Office and
the boys, hall boy, was sent out, wherever
he was sent, and brought it back to me, and
l should have taken the stuff itself and
served 1t at the table.
Q. What kinds of intoxicating beverages
were furnished to guests at the hotel while
you were there? A. Well, ! could not say
what was done by the rest of the boys, but ]
am certain that | saw them go in with a
cocktail, which myself have brought under
cover, or a mixed drink from the American
house.
Q. What other kinds of Intoxicating
liquors? A. Bass ale, beer and whiskey.
q. WinesY \. Champagnes, mostly, what
brands they carried, they only carried three
or four different brands, but champagne.
Q. You say "what brands they carried y
what brands were carried at the American
house bar? A. At the bar they carried only
three or four different brands. they might
have NUNS and Pomeroy, but any other
brands | don't think they carried.
@. You mean such brands as were carried
at the bar? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And where were these liquors and ales
and beer obtained by the employees of the
hotel for the guests, whereabouts? A. Well,
from what know if there was party came
| at night, the same as theatrical people, we
would take a basket and. after hours, If the
bar was closed, we would have a basket of
| ale, mostly beer.
@. For theatrical parties? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And how common was it for theatrical
| parties visiting Burlington to require that
| sort of entertainment? A. Well, ! don't
| know that 1t was very rarely, but what we
served some of them, / could not say every
| one, it was common occurrence.
| @. And did most of the theatrical parties
that came to Burlington stop at the Van Ness
| house? A. Once in while they would stop
at the Hotel Burlington; we got eight out OF
ten.
q. And what instructions, if any, did you
| have from the manager of the hotel about
being in readiness for these parties? A
| From Mr.. Drew himself.
@. What were the instructions, what prep
aration did he tell you to make for them! A
After hours, if | was on watch to have 4
| dozen bottles or so laid aside.
| @. And where did you get them! A.
would get them from the American house
bar.
Q. And how would you pay for them al
| the American house bar, how was the ac
count kept? A. In this light, that wher
| they were brought over to the room, they
held US across the bar at the American houst
for it until the next morning.
| @. When you went to the bar to purchase
these various Intoxicating liquids as you dc
for the guests, did you pay across the bal
some of the time, directly? A. Some of the
time, and some of the time | would not untl
the company had gone away.
| O. What instructions did you have from
Mr.. Drew about the eXcusiveness witt
which you should obtain the intoxicating
liquor for guests at that bar? A. He used t
see me coming across the park and he salt
he heard didn't 90 there, and we had three
or four conversations in regard to that ant
wanted to know why didn't go there, and
said, "Mr. Drew, of course as l am here al
around the house like to make an extra dol
lar if possibly cam He says, "YOu go owe
to the other side" He says, "YOu know
pay rent for that, and it is just as much t
your interest to gO''there as it is to me.
want you to 90 across"
@. Across to the American house bar
A. Yes, sir.
@. When you didn't 90 there for ntoXicat
ing liquor for the guests, whereabouts II
Burlington did you procure it? A; don
believe there was any drug store in Burning
ton but what l could get the liquors. go
most of my stuff at Sterns'.
@. Did you buy any intoxicating liquor q
Fay Tafts? A. l have many time.
Q. That is, for guests of the hotel? A. Flo
guests of the hotel.
Q. And at other drug stores If you cal
think Of any that you have occasionally don
SOP A. Once in while ] used to go VI
above there when those people were closed
@. Some other drug stores? A, Thos
were the handiest TO buy.
Q. They were right across the park.
Right across the park.
O. What instructions or conversations di
you have with Mr.. Clark respecting the mat
ter of not going to the American house ba
after liquor and going instead to the dru
stores? A. 1t was in this light | spoke t
Mr.. Clark one day in regard to Mr.. Drey
being little sore against me, and from wha
| found out it was nothing else only that
didn't visit his bar as frequently as | ougl
to, and he would put In other little facts tim
and time again that | was not attending t
my business, words to that effect, and | say
to Mr.. Clark 81 know it Is nothing else eX
cept lido not go there" He says, "Fret
you use your own Judgment and of cours
| should go there as much as could as Nj
Clark understood at that time, of course
was trying to make dollar for myself.
@. Why was it beneficial to YOU pecur
iarily to 90 to the drug stores instead Q
going to Mr.. Drew's bar? A. Because | &c
it more reasonable if ordered bottle c
,I,n hi Oh, a.. n
; 81 for it, and could buy it for S3.50--
@. You got the difference! A. And
; would get the difference.
q. And was some concession made to yO
by the drug stores in view of the amount {
dealing that you had with them, did they |,
: you have Intoxicating liquors and wines an
ales and so forth, at less than the regula
going price? A. They would sell me at tt
going price, and if charged more for IL (
made any reduction only in this light, tn,
knowing this | would make something upo
; the liquor.
Q. Did you understand in fact that Won di
get the liquor at price less than the regull
retail price to casual customers who came n
= or did you get a reduction from the regulf
; | retail price; do you remember about thai
= A. | would charge many a time 60 cen
where 1t would cost me 30 cents, alowin
five cents for the bottle when twas returne,
$ Q. That is for spirituous liquors? 4
2 Yes, sir.
Q. A pint? A. No, 30 cents for half pin
:, and | would charge $1.25 for pint.
q. With reference to your deal with thes
G druggists In purchasing these LIQUORS, di
+ you always pay cash when you purchased {
did you run bills at these places? A. wei
once In a while at Mr.. Sterns' ! would run
4 little account, few dollars, and when 1t w,
| busy and Mr.. Clark was out and | had
send boy across, would fix the little matte
when Mr.. Clark came in, and bring the none
the next time that l should 20 to the dru
store.
{ @. Did guests who desired entertalnme,
of this kind in their rooms always paw Il
bell boy the money for it when they calle
: the boy to the room? A. No.
e Q. What was done in that event about Il
{ payment for it! A. The payment at Il
d rooms?
@. Yes. A. Sometimes they would po
for it, sometimes they would leave word
t charge it at the office.
, @. And when word was left to charge il
the office, how did you get your money
pay for the liquor? A. From Mr. Clark;
5 not other clerks who were back of the desl
{ @. Did Mr.. Clark know whenever, {
, usually whenever, you were called as a Ina
boy TO render that sort of service TO guess
and went out for the procurement of liduC
did he know that you were gone ont fl
that purposeY A. If had to 20 for a Or,
| scrintiOn | told him | was poing IN tho H.,