The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-15
MICHAEL DUFFY.
Another Bell Boy Tells His Experience.


Michael Duffy of Burlington said that h,
worked as bell boy in the Van Ness houst
from 1855 to 1892. His examination pro
ceeded:-
Q. What did you have to do with the en-
terlanment of guests in the matter of intoX.
icating beverages. A. | would serve them
Q. What was the processg A. Ring the
bell and would go up and take the order.
Q. What about the pay? A. Always got
II previously.
down to the office and have 1t charged
@, And would you report it to the Office
for the charge? n. l wouldn't report
liquors.
@. You wouldn't? A. No, sir.
Q. Did you always get the pay for liquors
from the guests? A. Most always.
Q. How about the other times? A. Have
it charged.
@. You would report that to the Office? A.
report the charge to the office.
@. And when you reported 1t what would
you say to the clerk? A. ! would tell in the
room, when they gave me the order, 1t
wasn't allowed to be charged on the books
and as a rule they would give me the money,
or else 90 to Herb, or Mr.. Clark rather, to
give me couple of dollars and charge it to
so and so.
Q. How would they tell MIR. Clark? A.
Through me.
@. You would 90 down and tell Mr.. Clark?
o. Tell him what? A. Such man wanted
a couple of dollars.
@. What for! A. He didn't ask me that
@. You told Mr.. Clark what you wanted
this money for, to 90 out? A. No, sir.
@. Wouldn't you tell him where you were
going with it? A. No, sir.
~ J,,t all hot forO A No
sir.
Q. Didn't tell him you were going out
after liquor for those guests: A. No, sir.
@. Never? A. Never.
q. Did Mr.. Clark know where you were
going? A. Sometimes he would ask me. and
l told him, "gOing to the drug store.'
@. You had to get leave from him, didn't
you, to go out? a. Not always-if very busy
we did.
Q. That was the practice, wasn't it? A.
That was the rule.
Q. And tell him where you were going?
@ Where did you go to get these liquors?
A. Oh, went several different places.
Q. Name them? A. Stearns', La Foun-
taine's, over to the Crystal drug store;
sometimes so to Mr.. McCarthy's.
@. Any other place? y. All | can think
of. except j. G. Bellrose, very seldom there.
@. How frequently did you have occasion
to wait on guests in this way, getting them
Intoxicating beverages? A. Well, | couldn't
say.
@. Can you tell about how often you had
to 90? A. Sometimes three or four times
week; sometimes more previous.
Q. More frequently, you mean? A. Yes.
Q. And sometimes three or four times a
day? A. Sometimes, yes.
@, And in the evening? A. Yes, sir.
Cross-examination by Mr.. FOSTER
y 4
@. You say that when you first went
there you were told by Mr.. Clark that the
that was used to get Intoxicating liquor
must not be charged on the book? A. Yes,
l believe that isl was told that the in
toXicants were not allowed to be charged on
the book.
Q. Who told you that2 A. Mr.. Clark.
@. Did you have any idea that you had got
to furnish intoXicants to the guests when
you went there? A. 1t was on the first &C.
casion that | had occasion to 90 out for it.
@. Tell US about that; what did you do?
A. 1 went down and told Mr.. Clark ] wanted
some money to 90 out and get some whiskey,
and he told me that whiskey was not al
lowed to be charged on the books, and
went back and told the guest, and got the
money and went out and got it.
@. After that, you say you didn't report
to Mr.. Clark what it was for, but you got
the money? A. Well, 1 didn't report even
then what it was for.
@. | say, you didn't report to Mr.. Clark
what it was for, but you would 60 and get
the money? A. Yes.
@. And have it charged on the book. A..
Yes.
@. Why didn't you tell Mr.. Clark what it
was for? A. 1t wasn't necessary.