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

Q. Now what time Of the day would that
be, Mr.. Farnhamy A. IL was generally In
the evening.
q. Aud how late at night would you be
served liquor at the Van Ness house? \. /
have forgotten that.
Q. Well, about how lates A. Well, per-
haps II O'Clock at the outside.
q. And what kind Of glasses were these
glasses that were brought up on the trayl
A. don't remember that.
Q. Do you remember the size? A. l do
not.
@. You say you ordered this of the bell
boy? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you attend the commercial mems
banquet In 1894? A. | am not positive
whether 1t was '94 or '93; / think It was in
'9l.
Q. Well, state whether or not you attended
the commercial mems banquet A. Yes, sir,
did.
Q. And about how many were present
that mighty A. should think there were
| 100.
Q. Was Gov. Woodbury. there? A. He
was.
Q. Do you remember where he was seated
A. At the lower end of the dining room, al
the center Of a table, as | remember.
q. And where were you seated! A. Near
the door at the entrance.
q. Did they have any intoxicating liquor
therel A. Champagne.
q. About how many bottles of the cham
payne! A. That could not tell.
@. Did you see the bottles? A. did.
q. About how many bottles would you 50.
were on the tablesg A. could not remem
Der that.
Q. State whether great number or few
A. | could not state; oh, % at least.
@. And were people drinking out of thes
bottles? A. The most of them.
q. Well, from where Gov. Woodbury. So
could he see these bottles? A. He could.
@. Do you recall whether there were an
bottles near the governor? A. l was seate
so far away | could not tell.
Q. Did you drink champagne that nigh
so you know 1t was champagne? A. Ye
sir; ] am positive.
, Q. Who served that champagne? A.
was served by the walters.
Q. And did you recognize any of the wal
, ers? A. did not.
@. You think they were the same waite
that were usually there? A. l think so ;
should say so.
: Q. Do you know MIR. De We're? A. do.
d q. Was he there that night? A. cou
not say.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
4. A. MACON GER.
A Few Purchases and Some observa-
lions.

A Few Purchases and Some Observa-
lions.
L. A. Macomber of Rutland, in a deposit
ton taken at Rutland, said that he was a
travelling salesman and had stopped at the
Van Ness house every two weeks for the
last three or four years. In regard to liquor
in the house he testified thus: -
Q. State whether or not you ever procured
any intoxicating liquor in the Van Ness house
during that time? A. Well, have.
Q. About how many times? A. Possibly
two or three; d. not remember exactly.
O. In what way would you procure that
liquor? A. would be in my room and
press the button and a bell boy would come
up and ! would give him the order.
Q. How would you pay for I'll A. Either
to him or settle at the office.
Q, Who was the clerk? A. The night
clerk has been for the last two or three years
Spicer.
Q. Anybody else? A. Herbert Woodbury..
Q. State how that charge was made up at
the office? A. Well, do not know as |
could tell exactly either as sundries or cash
alone.
Q. What did it actually represent? A.
What was furnished me at my room
q. Intoxicating liquor? A. Sometimes, or
perhaps it was cigars.
Q, State whether or not you ever bad
beer or any kind of liquor served in the din
ing room? A. never did.
q. Whether or not you ever saw any beer
or liquor served in the dining room? A. |
have seen what supposed was beer or liquor
served in the dining room; ! only judged
from the labels of the bottles.
Q. What appeared on the labels of the
bottles? A. Wine or beer.
Q. How frequently have you seen that
done? A. could not tell exactly, number
of mes.
Cross-examination by Mr.. Woodbury.
@. When you paid your bin at this time
when you say that the money was charged
as cash or sundrles. was there any conversa-
ton furthery A. No, sir.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
IRA G.. FARNHAM.
Another Travelling Man Tells a Similar
story.


Ira G. Farnham of Poultney, in a deposit
zion taken at Rutland, said that he was a
druggist, but that for nine years before
April 1, 1895, he stopped about once month
at the Van Ness house. His examination
continued thus -
Q. You may state whether or not you ever
procured intoxicating liquor, ale, cider or
lager beer at the Van Ness'house during that
timer A. have.
O, About how many timesY A. Well. /
could not say positively, a number of times.
@. Well, tell us. A. may have procured
II there 30 times, ! may have more times;
| would swear to 20.
@. And what kind of liquor was IL that
YOU procuredY A. Whlskey or beer.
@. Any other kind Of liquorY A. might
have procured a cocktail, | would not swear
to that; | remember | never was refused
whiskey and always got what called for
q. And how was this liquor served to you,
Mr.. FarnhamY A. never had 1t served to
me in the dining room; II was always served
In my room.
@. And how was II served in your roomY
A. would ring up the bell boy aud give
the order and Il was served to mein the room
on tray.
@. You may state whether or not the
liquor that you procured was in glasses or
bottles2 A. Well, ! would not swear that
it was in glasses, although think Il was In
glasses at times, but know that we had It
In bottles; II might have been In bottles and
the glasses on tray, | would not swear that
II was In glasses.
Q. You say that you will swear that glasses
were brought with the bottlesY A. Ger
talnly. LIT ffAp14 f4a
Q. And these glasses were on tray' A.
ITS, sir, 5..
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14

A Newspaper Editor Tells About Re-
publican Convention.


E. NJ. Hunter of Fair Haven, in a deposit
ton taken at Rutland, said that he was ed
itor of the Fair Haven Record. In response
to a question about intoxicating liquor In the
Van Ness house he said =
A. At the time of the state convention in
1892 | was there; 1t was when Mr.. Fuller was
nominated. We ordered beer at our rooms
by bell boy
q. About how many persons were in the
roomE A. don't remember; there were
quite number. We had visitors from the
county and five or six of the delegates.
q. Can you give the names? A. Some:
Mr.. Webster of Hubbarton, Mr. Reed of
Fair Haven, Mr.. Wescott of Fair Haven, Mr.
Wood of Fair Haven, Mr.. Patt of Poultney,
and also Mr.. Lawrence of Rutland, and
think j. c. Jones.
@. About how many bottles of beer were
there in the room? A. | could not tell in the
beginning; quite number before morning.
Q. How many before morning? A. [
should think, certainly, three or five dozen
altogether. We had all of Rutland county to
visit US that night.
q. How was that beer ordered? A. In the
first we called a bell boy and we ordered
some through him, which was brought quite
promptly. Some of the members of the
party objected to the price and one of the
party went elsewhere and brought 1t to the
room.
Q. Well, to whom was the objection made
as TO the price, A. The bell boy.
Q. WellY A. He said the price was made
below, he had nothing to do about it.
Q. Did you get any more beer Of him after
that? A. We did not.
@. About how many bottles of beer did
you order of the bell boy? A. presume 10
or 10, perhaps 20; 1t was large party.
Q. And about how long after you gave the
order before the beer was brought?
A. | could not give any idea.
@. And did the. boy tell you that the Van
Ness house was temperance houseg A. He
did not.
@. Did he say anything about going out
after liquor? A, He did not.
Q. Was anything said to him, or did any
body else say anything about the Van Ness
house, so that It gave you the impression
that there was not plenty of liquor there If
you wanted it? A. No, sir.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
W. L. JONES.
Beer offered When He Drdn,t want 1t.

Beer offered When He Didn't Want IT.
W. l. Jones of Rutland, in a deposition
taken at Rutland, said that he was manager
of the local Kelley institute and had stopped
at the Van Ness house. The examination
proceeded
@. Have you ever seen any Intoxicating
liquor exposed for sale in that house? A.
have.
Q. wish you would state just the circum-
stances under which you saw that? A. |
think it was year ago last summer; | was
stopping at the Van Ness house and stepped
up to the counter and asked MIR. Clark where
I could get a glass of Saratoga water. He
directed me downstairs and told me to ask
the man in charge of the billiard room. |
did so and he stepped in through sort of
passage leading out of the billiard room and
behind an inclosure there, open in front. lie
reached down and as he did so he remarked,
ave do not make practice of selling every
body, but we have to keep little here for
our guests" and h. took up in his hand a
bottle of Bass ale. | said that was not what
| wanted, asked for Saratoga water. He
said every we'll" and opened bottle OF
Saratoga water.
Q. SO you did not purchase any intoXi
eating liquor then? A. No, sir.
Q. And did you want to purchase any? a
No, sir,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
FRANK ELDRED,
A Travelling Salesman Familiar With
the Van Ness House.


Frank Eldred of st. Adams, in deposit
ton taken at st. Adams April g said that he
was a druggist, but up to November, 1894,
was travelling sale sman for II years. and had
stopped at the Van Ness house great many
times. He had drank Bass ale at the table ;
didn't know how many times, but knew that
he had once and paid for it at the hotel office.
He had drank whiskey in a room; he thought
it was ia the republican state committees
room at the time of a convention. The
examination proceeded thus:-
@. Did you make and sign a statement of
what you knew in relation to this matter
objection by plaintiff as immaterial, irrel-
eyant)
A. ! think / made a statement to Mr..
Stewart and Mr.. Burt.
q. In that statement signed by you, did
you say: 81 have seen liquor drank
have seen others drink there many
times. have seen it paid for in the rooms.
] have paid for liquor at the Office in said
house many times. have paid Herb Clark,
the superintendent and manager of said Van
Ness house. have paid the clerks at the
Office many times. / bought liquor whenever
and all occasions | wanted It; / have had
DBtT anu ale sBINeu NJ INC luDle III sdll V al
Ness house and paid for it at the office to
the manager and clerk many times, / cannot
tell how many; there never was any trouble
in getting all the liquor | wanted and when
] desired and they not secret or opposed to
furnishing it to us. i"
objection as incompetent, immaterial and
irrelevant.)
q. Did you subscribe and make oath TO an
affidavit containing that staJementy
Same objection.)
A. did sign that statement, but what
understand this covers two periods, ] won't
swear that | saw anybody drink liquor in
the rooms over eight years ago, but will
swear that have seen them within the last
eight.
Q. Now, referring to the last eight years,
how frequently have you seen liquor drank
in rooms at the Van Ness house? A.
couldn't state how many times have.
q. Whether a very few times or a good
many times? A. A good many times, l
should think.
Q. How would this liquor be ordered 2
A. BY ringing the bell and calling the belf
boy.
Q. When and where would 1t be paid fors
A. don't know as | can recall any time of
seeing II paid anywhere; think any liquor
! ordered myself in room that / paid the
bell boy or any body / ordered II of.
q. When It was ordered of the bell boy,
what, II any, objection did he make to bring
ing It, or what did he say II anything except
TO 20 and bring it? A. ! don't remember Of
bis making any remarks.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
FRANK c. ARCHIBALD.
Bell Boy Purchases, With Payments
at the Desk,

Bell Boy Purchases, with Payments
at the Desk.
Frank Z. Archibald of Manchester, in
deposition taken at Rutland, said that he was
a lawyer and had stopped at the Van Ness
house and bought liquor in the Van Ness
house. The examination proceeded
Q. You may state how you purchased 1t?
A. The liquor purchased in the Van Ness
house | obtained when was in my room.
| rang the bell, the boy answered the call
and gave him my order and it was filled.
q. And whether anything was said to you
as to how it was to be filled or how it was to
be purchased? A, Nothing Of the kind was
said. | simply gave the order for the liquor
l wished and it was brought.
@. Where and how did you pay for the
liquor? A. l settled with the gentleman in
the office at the desk when ] paid my bill for
entertainment at the hotel The gentleman's
name was Clark, Herbert Clark.
@. How many times did you ever obtain
intoxicating liquor in this wsys A. 1t
would be impossible for me 70 state. Not
many times; very few times. l presume
three or four at the outside.
@. Were you on those occasions guest OF
the hotel and were you registered as a guest:
| A. Yes, sir.
@. You say you paid for the liquor when
| you paid the bill? A. | paid the bill for
| lodging and whatever meals | had and the
| liquor at the same time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
EDWARD LAPELLE.
The Fourth Member of the Maquam
Party,

The Fourth Member of the Maquam
Party,
Edward Lapelle of Swanton, in deposit
ton taken at st. Adams April 1, said that he
was a miller and that he went to the Van
Ness house In 1894 with the party above re-
ferred to. The examination proceeded
Q. State whether you drank any intoXieat-
ing liquor at the Van Ness house that day.
A. did.
O. State, If you remember, what it was
A. Wine.
Q. Where did you drink It? A. At the
table In the dining room.
Q. Who ordered it, A. think 1t was
owen,
Q. State, If you remember, whom he Or
dered It of. A. don't know. Did not hear
him order it.
Q. Who brought the liquor into the dining
room? A. think 1t was the waiter that
waited on us at our table.
Q. How many of your party drank liquor
upon that occasion, and who? A. think all
but two, Myron Dorman and F. d. Lapelle'
O. State, il you know, whether they all or
dered the same kind of liquor and drank the
same. A. | think 1t was all ordered at the
same time by one man.
@. State whether there was any whiskey
ordered and drank upon that occasion. A.
don't remember of any.
@. Did you know Gov. Woodbury. them
A. | did not.
Q. State whether you would have known
him if you had seen him or not. A. No, sir
@. State whether or not you knew he was
in the dining room upon that occasion or not
A. did not.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
DIR. WILLIAM o. MOORE.
A Medical College Professor Testi-
nea.

hes.
William o. Moore of New York, in a depo-
sitlon taken at New York March 9, 1896, said
that he was physician and for SIX years,
ending In 1889, was professor Of diseases of
the eye and ear In the medical college at Bur
llngton. lie was in Burlington from 10 to IA
days in May Of each year during this time,
and lived ut the Van Ness house, his family
being with him one or two years. His ex-
animation proceeded thus -
q. What entertainment did you have at
the hotel In the dining room in the way of
Intoxicating beveragesy A. What person
ally hadY
@. What entertainment did you yourself
have in the way of intoxicating beverages
A. had claret and beer or ale.
q. Did your family when they were there
participate In these beveragesI A. II had
claret they did; | don't think they drank
beer.
q. Did you take your meals in the public
dining room of the Van Ness hOuseI A..
Yes, in the large dining room.
q. What was the process by which you
acquired that entertainments A. The Ordi-
nary way, simply telling the waiter desired
a bottle OF beer or a bottle of ale or a bottle
OF clarot, that was one way; another way
was TO tell in the morning TO the head waiter
that | would like bottle of claret with my
dinner for the same day It would be there
when / went to my meal, or they brought II
to me at the time | ordered 1t directly from
the table don't know how II was obtained.
Q. How did you compensate the house for
sum Intoxicating btYefagesf A, 10 The iinal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14

Liquor Seen Twice ON the Tables.

Liquor Seen Twice on the rabies.
Elisha May of ST.. Johnsbury, in deposit
ton taken at st. Johnsbury April 9, said that
he was a lawyer and national bank examiner.
He had been at the Van Ness house prObab
five times year In the last 10 years and,
when asked about liquor there, said: -
A. recollect on two occasions, and those
when the old dining room was occupied.
Once when the officers had a drill in the
winter time at Burlington. AT dinner | sat
with Judge Taft, and on that occasion / saw
bottles, apparently lager and ale and perhaps
wine on the tables where the military officers
were sitting and glasses near. l do not know
where they came from. The walters pulled
the corks. Whatever the contents of the
bottles, It was drank by the officers sitting
there. On one other occasion | sat At the
table with New Yorker. He called himself
a cotton broker. He ordered some claret on
q card, and II / remember right he put the
number of his room on the card. He gave
the order to the head waiter, Harry DE We're.
The liquor was brought. lie had It on the
table, and the head waiter pulled the cork
for him. That is all | have ever seen in that
hotel.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14

Q. Did you know this gentleman \.
did not, he was a stranger 10 me.
o. Was that all that was said upon that
occasiong A. That Is all that | recall.
Q. Before you came to the Weldon house
today, has GOV. Woodbury. been TO see you!
A. He called at my house TO see me.
Q. Have you had any conversation with
different parties in your Office in relation to
this matter, and did you tell anybody, Wilbur
p. Davis, Orrice Ballard, w. d. Stewart or
anybody else that Mr.. Clark said TO the
stranger 90 to his room and liquor would be
sent up? A. cannot say, know | talked
with Wilbur Z. Davis, and l think wit h
Orrice Ballard, and | know ! did with Mr.
Stewart, and think used the same expires.
sion have here, "that whatever they wanted
would be sent up" and | supposed had
reference TO liquor, but nothing was SAID
about liquors.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
HORACE X. IDE.
A witness who Got Information FROM
the Governor.

Horace X. Idle of st. Johnsbury, who's
deposition was taken at st. Johnsbury ApI
., said that he was member OF the firm of
T. & II. X. Ido, merchants and mllers, n
was present at the Howe hearing before n.
Woodbury.. The examination procs7d
thus:-- fesss
8. In whose interests were " gsnd
A, Mr.. Howe's. .. .earSnS,R
4. State what occurred at tbpny s,,ssts at
what Gov. Woodbury. saidd " wv"
70 how liquors were pro-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
JUDGE MYRoN w. BAILEY.
Direction by Manager Clark About
Getting Liquor.

Getting Liquor.
Myron w. Bailey of st Adams, in depo-
stion taken at st. Adams April ~, said that
he was judge Of probate for Franklin county
and was acquainted with Mr.. Clark, manager
of the Van Ness house. The examination
proceeded: -
Q. About the time Bishop Hall was elected
at the Episcopal convention at Burlington,
were you at Burlington and at the Van Ness
houseY A. was.
@. State whether or not you saw and had
any talk with Mr.. II. N. Clark on that oCca-
slonY A. / cannot tell which occasion II was,
whether at that election or at the time they
elected Mr.. Hart, which was previous to the
time they elected Mr.. Hall.
@. Upon either Of those occasions did you
hear anything said about intoxicating liquor
at the Van Ness house between Mr.. Clark
and anybody else, or Mr.. Clark and yourself !;
state fully In regard TO II? A. On that occa-
sion, which was 1894 / think, | was In the
office Of the Van Ness house conyersing with
Mr.. Clark, and a gentleman stepped up and
spoke to Mr.. Clark and asked where the bar
was; Mr. Clark said they had no bar and
kept no liquors that II be would 90 TO his
room and ring the bell, the bell boy would
him tftol Ia
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14

Q. DO you know where that wine was paid
fOrg A. No, | do not.
Q. Was Il paid for at the table. A. do
not remember that il was.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14

Q. Have there been other occasiOnsl A.
] / should presume so. l can't recall il very
viyidly 10 my recollection now.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
MARKET is STEADY.
EAsTERS SHIPPERS ARE BuY,su
FREELY AT CHICAGO.
Price of Hogs Takes Another Tum-
BILE of Five cents--other Live
stock Markets.

Chicago. Feb. ,5.-'rhe week closed
with heavy beeves selling at loo to l5c
lower than last Saturday. others ruling
about the same as n week ago. Medium
weights are selling the best. Ensterns,
shippers and exporters have bought
freely, ad larger proportion OF the
cattle than usual have been shipped
from here on the hoof. Prices today
ruled as follows: Fancy beeves. 81. $50
so common TO prime steers, 1925
say; stockers and feeders, 81 656f3 30;
bulls, cows, heifers. sl.75Q3.S5; veal
calves' W. 80. Texas steers 50. 1904 10.
Hogs-Tlere was a decline today Of
&c, buyers holding back for concessions
ana the supply was disposed of at the
reduced prices. Common TO prime
heavy and medium weights sold today
at s3.gOu4 20. and prime light sold as
high as 81. 30. the bulk OF the hogs
selling at A.tO74. 20.
Sheep-The few on sale today were
sold early at firm prices, and quota
lions were about the same as n week
ago for good sheep. and somewhat
lower for lambs. Common to choice
natives are now saleable at 81 75f
S.Sc; Westerns at 81. 50G3. 65; good TO
choice and fair TO prime lambs at $50
Qpi.60.
Reeeipts-cattle. 400: hogs. 10000:
sheep. 1000.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,
The following Is the range OF prices
on the Chicago markets today fur
nished by II. @. McPeak a. Co:
Omen Hob \
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

NEVADA, TEXAS.
HOTEL LOVE.
W. b. Love. proprietor Special atten-
usa ~ travelling men
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

ST. Louis. Mo-, Feb. l5.-Flour-
Dull, unchanged.
Wheat showed great weakness and
closed at the bottom and b-sc lower
than yesterday. Spot dun and lower.
No. red cash. 7sc; No. hard, G2 a.sc:
February. 81 b-Sc; May, 81 6-se; July,
o. i-ic.
Corn firm and higher. with wheat
early. May was bid up 2.saIl-2c. but
later went of ana closed at to un-
der yesterday for futures. Spot lower.
No. mixed cash and February, 20 i-2c;
May, 21GI l-Sc. July. IS s-sc
OAts-Futures firm during most OF
the session. and closed about the same
as yesterday. Spot firm. No. 2 cash,
lie; May. 20 Lee; July. 10 s-Sc
Rye-Qulet. No. 2, &c.
Barley-Steady.
Cornmeal-sl.3 5Ii,i0.
Bran--Dull. steady Two cars aack-
ed sold cast track at Is lee.
Flaxseed--Quiet. S5c.
Timothy seed, S2.S5u3.G0,
Hay-Qulet. Prairie timothy, 50. 500
s.00 timothy, IS 5O47.0o.
Butter-cotton ties and bagglng un-
changed.
Eggs-Falr and q 1-2c.
Whisly-Sl. 90.
Pork-Lower. Standard mess, Job
bling, 1912 i-2; new, 10 l-2c.
Lard--Lower, Prime steam, 81. "a Ia:
choice. S53 l-2.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

BIG SANDY, TEXAS.
FULKINSON HOUSE.
Mrs. Barrett. Proprietor 81. 90 per day.