Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-07

done other things equally as bad-no doubt
| have-I had conscientious scruplcs
against dealing in liquor at that time, and
nave continued to have them until the
present moment However, after consult
| ing with Mr.. Bowman, a friend of mine,
who was an experienced hotel man, | con-
cluded to make the venture and did pur-
chase the property, making "A payment of
SooOO FOR the property, and entered into
partnership with Mr.. Bowman to run the
hotel Mr. Bowman was quite in accord
with my views relative to dealing in in
toNicating liquors, so we commenced oper-
ations there in April, 1 think 1851 [ was
very much immersed in business, being
the manager of the large business of j.
| II. Booth and could pay but little attcn-
| ton to the business of a hotel / didn't
| know much about the business in fact
nothing about the business. So we run
the hotel for two years; think made an
addition that year upon the hotel-thc last
year he was there, upon half of the west
wing. called the west wing. | left the
management of the hotel entirely to Mr.
Bowman; he hired and discharged all of
the help; | knew but very little about the
details. We talked of course, relative To
the business and some discouragements
that arose on account of not dealing in
liquor but the discOuragements were not
enough to overcome our views relative To
the traffic so that we changed our course
at all during the time that he was there
We had pretty warm competition across
the street in the American house; Mr.
Drew was very popular landlord, and
conceived the idea near the close of the
two years that 1t would be good thing
for both of MS If we would consolidate, as
any one would know that the expenses
especially IN the winter time of one hotel
VlV~ l..
for the two. SO | finally made trade
with Mr.. Drew that | was to buy out tn,
furniture
Mr.. Drew was to be manager of the
Van Ness and his wife the housekeeper,
and ! was to rent the American House
of him. When we talked about the por-
ton that ! should rent | told him |
should not want the billiard room and
the bar room. He told me that he would
transfer the lease to me, and then | could
release the billiard room and bar room
to him. ! told him | didn't want to do 1t
that way, that / simply would take the
transfer of the lease, except the bar
room and the billiard room, which was
done. When we made this trade | told
Mr.. Drew that he understood of course,
my ideas of dealing in liquor were differ
ent from his, and that he went over there
with the understanding that we were not
to deal in intoxicating liquors. He said
that no understood 1t thoroughly. and he
took charge of the house. / had the
same confidence in him, and always had
during the nine years that he was there
that | had in Mr. Bowman, which was
implicit confidence in his honesty and abil-
ity and that he would do what l directed
especially in regard to the traffic
dealing in liquors mentioned.
had nothing to do with the
hiring or discharglng the help, and had
nothing to do with giving orders TO the
help, except, perhaps. | would talk TO Mr..
Clark; but | don't think | ever gave an
order; it Is rare thing that / ever give
an order to an employee my talk was al
ways with my managers with regard to
the conduct of the house; from the time
that Mr.. Bowman went in there to the
present time | have no knowledge of any
dealing in intoxicating liquors. We never
have had n United States license. 1t is
possible chat the first year although
have no particular remembrance of H.
the revenue officer might have asked us II
we were not going TO take out "A license
think he did; but If 80, think told him
we had no use for one.
Q-Was there ever trans9 ction-what
appeared to be n transaction, at the desk
that you took notice of?
A-The fall of 'g3. some time in '93
was standing at the desk in front anC
Mr.. Clark threw out rs cents on TO the lit
tie side door window there and | hcarC
something said about ate. I asked Mr.
Clark what that was for; he said: "A mar
is sending out for bottle Of Bass ale
said to him: "You must not do that, Mr.
Clark | don't want my money used fol-
that purpose" He says: Very we'll"
Q.-Have you any reason TO suppose bu
that your injunction at that time wa.
obeyed?
| Al have not He didn't say at tina
time either that he had ever done 1t be
! fore.
Q.-Who was standing at the window, i
| anyone, when the money was thrown GU
| on that little shelf?
/ Any impression Is 1t was n boy.
/ Odd YOU ever see anything that ap
pearcd TO be intoxicating liquor in tht
dining room, other than at banquets?
! Ayes sir | have.
] Q.-Stat2 the facts and circumstances.
! Al ave sometimes taken my dinners
in to summer time at the Van Nes
/ Hou-,, when our house has been closed
and during the Summer School of Ian
guages. DIR. Sauveur. professor Of tina
school, boarded at the Van Ness, and
think he always had wine at dinner-h
was a Frenchman.
/ Q.-Do you remember the time when yol
first saw wine at his tablet don't know
as you saw 1t more than once?
Al saw it several times,
Q.-What course did you take when yol
first saw it,.
A.-The first time I either asked the hea,
waiter or Mr. Clark, whore that win
came from; he said that he shipped fisher
in Il case.
| Q.--Who?
A-Dr Sauveur shipped it here in a case
that he had ordered ii from abroad some
whore
Odd you ever see wine on any of tn
tables of the professors Of the college?
Al think have, but not so frequentl
as / did on his, but | know q have bee
told so, so / suppose ! know that the
were in the habit of sending in advanc
usually of their coming, knowing tina
they couldn't get wine at the house-the
had sent wine addressed to themselves il
care of the Van Ness, ] have seen it Il
the hail there where We put the baggage
Estate more explicitly how it woul
be addressed?
A.-For instance, "Dr. r. A. Witthaus
care of Van Ness House, Burlington, VI
or Or King"
Q.-You may state If you have seen, a
a matter of fact, n package of that kim
addressed to DR.. Witthaus.
Al think ! have. ] have to the pro
fcssors, any way-saw them in the hall
Q.-Did you ascertain that anyone wa