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

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every day.
@. State whether or not you ever serve,
more than one guest In day or ut one mea
for instance? A. Yes.
@. More than two guests at one time? A
Yes, have.
@. More than three guests! A. Dom
| think so; no.
@. 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. Will you swear that you did not? A
Yes.
! @. Now, Mr.. De We're, you may state
cannot.
@. Why not? A. Because 1 did not &c
after 1t.
| @. 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.
q. Was this always the case? A. Twas
II 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 1t.
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 go to the bell boy, did it?
A. Yes.
Q. DO understand you to state, Mr.. De
We're, that when 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.
O., Will 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 leading.)
a. No; Il mean instead of "no" ''yes.' l
did not understand the form of the question
when answered "no."
Q. Now, Mr.. De We're, If one or
that you had served liquor In the din
ing room of the Van Ness house, did
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
Collected to as leading, as immaterial, IT.
relevant and incompetent.)
A, should think they would.
g. Now, did you ever have any lnstruc-
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
1t or NOT.
Q. State whether or not you ever refused
a transient guest any liquor when called for?
A. No, only In this way: I told them it was
temperance house and that | would have
to send out Of the house to get it, and II they
tol 70, I
and get 1t 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
be the worst day in the week, as everything
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.
q. VIII you swear that you never served
any liquor there on Sunday, A. No.
q. DO you remember of having had an in
terview with Il. A. Perkins Of THE RUTLAND
HERALD? a. 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 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 ateral, incompetent and
irrelevant, and articularly as being in
tended to impeach the party's own Witness
A. Yes.
@. That statement Is true, isn't 1t?
Same objection as to the last question:
A. Yes.
Q. 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.
Q. State the conversation that you had
with Mr.. Perkins on that day? A. don't
know as l 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 10 that effect!
Collected to as leading.)
a. don't remember any conversation like
that.
80 9. Now, MI; De We're. YOU may state what
governor on this subject? A. l don't remem-
Der any conversation that ever had with the
governor on the liquor question.
q. State whether or not you ever reported
to the office u charge for wines or liquors
served In the dining room? No.
Q. And you never stated to Mr.. Perkins or
any other person SO?
Collected to as immaterial, irrelevant and
A. No.
@. Now, Mr.. De We're. state whether or
not any liquors were kept in the hotel to your
A. No.
@. You may state whether or not you kept
wine in the house for guests yoursefy A.
No.
Q. You may state where the wine came
from used at banquets at the Van Ness
house! A. There was no wine served at
banQuets there except at the commercial
mems club, and at this they furnished 1t
themselves and had 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 1t. A. served 1t on the
table with his boy.
banquet? About $50.
Q. How many participated in the drinking
banquet? A. Yes; his glass was turned.
q. How many bottles were there used at
that time?
OBJECTED to as immateral)
A. don't know.
q. Were tickets, supper tickets, issued
tnat ulSnt! n. mink there were. i think
took them up. They were not issued from
the Office. They were sold by themselves.
Y. Have you ever seen liquors served up
stairs in the hotel? A. have not seen It
served there, but know that 1t has been, for
have seen the bell boys carry it up.
2. state whether or not It has been the
custom In the time that you were there TO
serve liquors up stairs to guests?
Collected to as leading.)
A, Well, guess 1t has been the custom of
people stopping there. Well, you can't
answer II to say 'yes" or to say .'no., IL a
man stopped there and wanted something TO
drink and he rang the bell, ordered the bell
boy to get 1t, gave him the money to get 1t,
that was all the custom there was to 1t.
2. How do you know thisy A. Allthat
know about 1t Is what the bell boys have told
me. ey
Cross-examined by David J. FOSTER
z. Were you not told at the time Of the
banquet to which you have referred, by Gov.
Woodbury. or the manager of the Van Ness