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

The Billiard Room Keeper Says That
He Never Sold Any Rum at His Bar.

The Billiard Room Keeper Says That
He Never Sold Any Rum at His Bar.
The first witness called for Gov. Wood
bury was w. j. Scott, who said that he had
for 10 years kept the Van Ness house billiard
room. He said that he had kept "soft
drinks" for sale in the room, and the ex-
animation proceeded
@. Tell what you have kept? A. l had
Apolliuaris water and HathOrn and high
rock and settler and ginger ale and tonics,
cheap ginger ale, this five cent stuff that he
used to get from Moran's, but l never got
anything to sell there but was furnished me
from the office, and on my affidavit | never
received any Intoxicating liquors to sell
there, and L never sold any while l was
there. .-aDa, bIt =
@. Have you ever kept for sale any fer
mented liquor of any kind? A. Never.
Q. When you speak of tonic beer, what do
you mean? A. | mean this cheap stuff that is
made from Moran's water and ginger ale and
stuff, don't know what he called it.
Q. Is it any more than water? A. Sweet
ened water mixed with these ginger ales.
Q. And charged with gasy A. Yes.
@. No fermentation about it? A. Not that
know of, sir.
@. You speak of not having kept for sale
any intoxicating liquor of any kind; have you
kept any intoxicating liquors there. and If so,
what? A. l have kept ale, lager beer for the
professors of the college to keep on ice to
keep 1t cool for them.
O. The professors of the college when
guests of the houseS A. Yes.
@. Can you mention any particular profess
sors whose stuff you kept? A. Not in par
| ticular, because / think they used to get 1t
and settle for it among themselves, and it
nt 1otpu or ma tn mn ian nd
! when they wanted bottle bell boy would
| come down and get 1t.
Q. What kind of ale did you keep?
| A. Didn't keep any ale.
@. understood you to say you kept lager
beer and ale? A. beg your pardon.
o. For the professors? A. No ale.
q. Did you keep anything but lager beer?
| A. Lager beer.
Q. Then, have you ever had any ale of any
kind, except ginger ale, in your place therei
| A. Never.
Q. Do you know Harry Jepsom? A. Very
| well.
| Q. Do you recall an instance when he with
| one or two others came to your place some
| wears ago and spent some time there PLAYING
| billiards? A. No, l don't remember that the
man was ever in the billiard room; and we
never catered to that kind of society.
| @. Did you ever furnish, or sell, or give to
Harry Jepsom any ale, or beer, or any intoxi.
eating liquor of any kind? A. Never.
Q. Did you ever give any one any ale, lager
| beer or intoxicating liquor of any kind, OIL
| sell or furnish any Of those liquors to any one
| in Harry Jepsom's presence in your place
| there? A. Not to my knowledge.
@. Did you know Prof. Moore, a lecturer
in Inc medical college, he was one of the
professors in the medical college? A. Dom
know that do; don't remember him.
O. You don't remember him in particular
A. No, sir.
O. Did you ever set out to any one any in
toXicating liquor of any kind and call it peal
cider? A. Never knew of such drink.
@. Did you ever set out any kind of liquor
intoxicating liquor or otherwise, and call |
"pear ciderY A. No. sir.
Q. You say you never heard of the drink
A. Not before this case came on.
@. Have you had your attention called t
what DIR. Moore has testified to? A. Yes,
have been told that.
@. Before that time, had you ever hear
the expression spear ciderf' A. No, sir
not to my knowledge.
@. Did you ever furnish any of the profei
sors or furnish or sell or give any of til
, professors there In the college any intox
eating liquor of any kind, except what b,
longed to them? A. No, sir; never.