Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-07

were, should furnish their own wine
There was never whiskey glass ii
the house. He knew of half duzel
vine glasses being kept in cupboart
ever sine, lie could remember
Laughter vas quite frequent III tn,
cro- s-exanlinstiOn. No new points
came out, however.
w. X. Bowman, no was manager
of the Van Ness two years, was sworn.
When he was here, no Intoxicating
liquor was sold His instructions
were that no liquor was to be sold
there and the boys must have nothing
to do with it.
Fred lsham, a former clerk at the
Van Ness, testified that he saw the
bell boy bringing liquor into the
house only once that he knew OF and
then he told the boy to stop for ii
might go hard with him if he were
caught. II was the boys custom to
get money at the desk to pay for any
little thing which the guest had not
given them money for. TWAS charged
as ''cash" or as s'extras." He sus-
pected boys Of bringing IN intoxica-
ting liquors.
II. E. Woodbury. was the next wit
ness. He is assistant manager at the
hotel. There have been no glasses
there or bought by Mr.. Woodbury.
except the ordinary table glasses.
Liquor has been purchased by the
witness for culinary purposes. The
only keys to the place where this Gu
linary liquor is kept are in the pos
session Of the steward and Mr.. Wood
bury. No other liquor has been kept
or sold there to his knowledge. lie
has directed guests where they might
get liquor when they asked for a
drink-City Hotel, Hotel Burlington,
etc. He testified to seeing boys going
upstairs with certain packages. He
didn't know what was in them.
Edward johnson, of the Burlington
News and former editor of the st. |
Johnsbury Republican, testified in re-
outtal of some testimony of the de.
'ence, to the effect that at the time of
he hearing on the application for
pardon OF b. G.. Howe of St. Johns
bury, Gov. Woodbury. had stated that
he bell boys had taken liquor into
he Van Hess House. The witness
memory was that Gov. Woodbury. had
aid nothing of the sort. The witness.
estitied that Gov. Woodbury. said on
hat occasion, as frequently before in
private conversation, that it was diff
ult to keep temperance hotel, that
le had tried to keep such hotel and
hat he thought that he had succeeded
hough liquor might have been
'rought into the Van Ness House.
Eugene Seeley, head waiter at the
IAN Ness House, testified that he had
cen head waiter for three years. No
iquor had been sold in the house
0 his knowledge during his term of
ervice. He had served liquor to
uests if guest asked for liquor. Mr..
eeley told them that the house didn't ,
eli anything but if it would be an ac-
ommodation he would get it for I
hem through the boy under him.
,laret was usually called for. He
ften served wine to guests which the
uests owned themselves. Seeley al
rays explained to guests that the liq- |
or would have to be procured out
de the hotel and he always asked for t
le cash in advance. The only times
lat he saw whiskey served in the
ming room were to Col. LIE Grand
Cannon and to Henry Holt OF New
ork. He never saw it brought in
nd served in the proper glasses. He
ever served wine in the dining
,om when the governor was there. 9
Fl. +. Spicer, the present night
ERIK at the Van Ness House, testified :
lat on one occasion Mr.. Chapman of i
-iddlebury asked him to drink with
i'm. The next morning after Mr.. Q
hapman came, Spicer gave him
ink Of whiskey out of bottle of
s own. He never, in his two years. b
rvice, furnished money to bell boys '
it'll which to procure liquor. They y
ways told him what they wanted !
for, whenever they did borrow
oney, which was not very often. He
id that he was instructed not to lend
oney in any manner for liquor nor !,
arge it on the books. !
Herbert N. Clark, manager of the G,
IN Ness, testified that the patronage b
the house amounted in IA years in +
und numbers to more than 100000 II
tests. The present yearly average b
guests is between $4,000 and 40,- y
0. When Gov. Woodbury. took .
,ssession Of the house Clark was in O,
.ucted that no intoxicating liquor "
Is to be sold and the house had te
en- run under those principles ever :.
ice. The liquor at banquets had r
en- furnished by committee of the
ople giving the banquet. He knew
doctors and professors having wine
their own in the house. He said
never directed a guest to 60 up to
room and a boy would be sent up
furnish him with liquor if he
lnted it. He had often directed
ests as to where they could get
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