The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-15
malt liquors TO be obtained theres A. Yes,

malt liquors 10 be obtained theres A. Yes,
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Q.iWhskey, brandy, rum-g A. They
Kept most everything there, understand,
in the cordial lines.
q, They kept whiskey, brandy, rum, beer,
aey 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
time;" as night clerk and as clerk during the
day. assisting Mr., Clark when he was III and
relieving him afternoons. He 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, a hall boy, was sent out, wherever
he was sent, and brought II back to me, and
| should have taken the stuff itself and
served il at the table.
o, What kinds of intoxicating beverages
were furnished to guests at the hotel while
you were therey A. Well, | could not say
what was done by the rest of the boys, but |
am certain that saw them 90 In with a
cocktail, which | myself have brought under
cover, or mixed drink from the American
house,
o. What other kinds of intoxicating
liquorsg A. Bass ale, beer and whiskey.
Q. Winesy A, Champagnes, mostly, what
brands they carried, they only carried three
or four different brands, but champagne.
O. You say "what brands they carried"
what brands We're carried ut 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
H.. I think thay narrial
Q. You mean such brands as were carried
at the bar? A. Yes, sir.
o, And where We're 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 rs theatrical people, we
would take basket and, after hours, If the
| bar was closed, we would have basket oil
| ale, mostly beer.
| Q. For theatrical partiesg 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 it was very rarely, but what we
| served some of them, | could not say every
| one, it was common occurrence.
Q. And did most of the theatrical parties
that came to Burlington stop at the Van Ness
| houseg 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.
| Q. What were the instructions, what prep
aration did he tell you to make for them! A
After hours, if | was on watch to have
dozen bottles or so laid aside.
| q. And where did you get them! A.
would get them from the American houst
bar.
Q. And how would you pay for them
the American house bar, how was the nc
count kept: A. In this light, that whel
they were brought over to the room, the.
held us across the bar at the American hous'
for it until the next morning.
q. When you Went to the bar to purchas
these various Intoxicating liquids as you di'
for the guests, did you pay across the ba
some of the time, directly? A. Some of tn
time, and some of the time | would not unit
the company had gone away.
| @. What instructions did you have iron
Mr.. Drew about the eXclusiveness wit
which you should obtain the Intoxicating
liquor for guests at that bar: A. He used t
see me coming across the park and he sal
, he heard | didn't 90 there, and we had thre
, or four conversations in regard to that an
wanted to know why didn't go there, and
: said, MIR. Drew, of course as | am here a
= around the house like to make an extra do
: lar if possibly cam He says, 'tYou go owe
to the other side" He says, "You know
pay rent for that, and it is just as much
q | your interest to go' there as 1t is to me.
e want you to go across"
a O. Across to the American house ban
/ | A. Yes, sir.
@. When you didn't 20 there for intoXica
inc liquor for the guests, whereabouts
!, Burlington did you procure it: A. don
r believe there was any drug store in Burlin
ton but what | could get the liquors. g
4 most OF my stuff at Stems.
? @. Did you buy any intoxicating liquor
Fay Taft's? A. | have many time.
Q. That is, for guests of the hotel? a. FL
guests of the hotel.
o Q. And at other drug stores if you CO
y think of any that you have occasionally dol
u so? A. Once in a while | used to 90 L
= above there when those people were close
u @. Some other drug stores! A. Tho
. were the handiest to buy.
It @. They were right across the park! !
:. Right across the park.
IL o. What instructions or conversations d
YOU have with Mr.. Clark respecting the ms
10 ter of not going to the American house b
after liquor and going instead to the dr.
l. stores! A. 1t was in this light; | spoke
Mr.. Clark one day in regard to MIR. Dire
being a little sore against me, and from VIII
Is found out it was nothing else only thai
didn't visit his bar as frequently as | Dug
I' to. and he would put In other little facts til
and time again that | was not attending
= my business, words to that effect, and sa
Us TO Mr.. Clark, 81 know it is nothing else e
L. cept lido not so there" He says, "Fre
y, YOU use your own judgment" and of cour
II | should 90 there as much as | could; as N
ot Clark understood at that time, of course
- was trying to make dollar for myself.
W @. Why was it beneficial to you pecu
III iarily to 20 to the drug stores instead
IT,, Lnr A | a
" " it more reasonable; if ordered bottle
III champagne which was sold for "a, and | {
o' 81 for it, and could buy it for $3.50
Q. You got the difference? A. And
ie would get the difference.
~ @. And was some concession made to y
III by the drug stores in view of the amount
dealing that you had with them, did they
tu you have intoxicating liquors and wines
" ales and so forth, at less than the regu
going price? A. They would sell me at
al going price, and if | charged more for it
w course that was my own lookout: they ne'
'u made any reduction only In this light, t
knowing this | would make something u[
~ the liquor.
ne Q. Did you understand in fact that you
ny get the liquor at price less than the regu
retail price to casual customers who came
laI or did YOU get reduction from the regu
ca retail price; do you remember about tn
~ A. would charge many a time 90 ce
It's where it would cost me 80 cents, allow
five cents for the bottle when it was return
PISS O. That is for spirituous liquors?
he Yes, sir.
oir Q. A pint: A. No, 80 cents for half pi
e., and would charge S1.25 for pint.
T." Q. With reference to your deal with tn
he druggists in purchasing these liquors,
of you always pay cash when you purchased
=, did you run bills at these places: A. W
lr' once in while at Mr.. Sterns' | would ru
in little account, a few dollars, and when 1t '
MS. busy and Mr.. Clark was out, and hac
send boy across, would fix the little maj
when Mr.. Clark came in, and bring the mo
the next time that / should go to the d
store.
rk Q. Did guests who desired entertainm
of this kind in their rooms always pay
bell boy the money for it when they ca
o. the boy to the room? A. No.
He @. What was done in that event about
ort payment for it? A. The payment at
tbo rooms!
'no O. Yes. A. Sometimes they would
In for it, sometimes they would leave wort
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