Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-16

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believe so: think that WAS one Of the oc-
,asions when wine was served.
q. And when there were about 100 guests,
You say: A. think so. nearly that number.
:, q. Can you FIX the time for any other! A.
Possibly two years ago last December. |
'hink three years ago last December | did
hot attend the banquet.
q. At the one, two years ago last Dccem.
her, was there wine served: A. II my
memory serves me right, think there was.
Y. Was you on the committee of arrange
ment. A. have been on the committee at
different times. but | think not within the
last three or four years.
O. On these two occasions that you speak
Of, year ago last December and two years
ago last December, WAS the wine served at
the table! A. | shall have to ask you to re.
peat that.
q. How was the wine served to the guests
in the dining room: A. II WAS poured into
,he glasses MS Is customary, suppose, upon
such occasions; each table was served by
some one pouring the wine.
q. Who was 1t that served itg A. |
couldn't say who poured the wine.
O. DO you remember anything at all about
saying that the person who served the food
did not pou. the wine.
q. Was 1t anybody that you knew? A.
No, sir, couldn't say; there may have been
young men that knew that have seen per-
haps on the street but not acquainted with
them.
Q. There was more than one person sery-
ing the wine, wasn't there: A. Necessarily
would be.
Q. Quite good many A. Yes.
Q. And were they the employees OF tho
hotel. A. | should think not, although do
not 90 to the Van Ness very often; | am not
clear upon that point because am not ac-
quainted with the employees Of the house.
q. You are not now! A. | was not at
thar time.
q. Have you been heretofore acquainted?
| A. In the office. some of them.
| q. And when were you more particularly
acquainted with the hotel: A. don't know
that was ever any better acquainted than
| ut the present time.
| q. On any occasion have you ever had
except on the occasion of these banquets--
any Intoxicating beverages furnished to you
in that hotel! A. have not.
Q. Never! A. Never.
q. Once. A. Not once.
| y. Except on the occasions Of these BAN
@ In no room of the hotel, A. No room
of the hotel.
Cross.examination by Mr.. Foster -
q. Referring to the banquet year ago last
December, Is it not your recollection that
four young. cOlored men served the wine:
A. l wouldn't have thought of that, Mr..
Foster, but | think l can remember that it
was so at that time.
q. You have served on the committee of
arrangements! a. nave.
g. For the association which gave these
banquetsy A. Yes.
q. The name of that association is what!
A. 1.-THE Commercial Travellers association
of Burlington, Vermont" believe 10 the
correct name for it.
Q. Those years when you were on the COM
mttee, what arrangement was made respect
ing wine, or the furnishing of the wine! A.
No arrangement whatever with the house.
O. That is. the association furnished the
wine! A. Association furnished the wine; |
was given to understand the house had
nothing 10 do with it; would have nothing 10
q. And so far as your knowledge goes on
every occasion when wine has been served ut
one of the banguets of that association the
association has furnished 1t, has 1t not!
A. 1t was so, az near rs can remember the
arrangements that were always made; we
were given to understand distinctly that the
house did not furnish the wine. II the asso-
citation saw fit to have wine, that was their
part.
II @. Can you tell whether or not Gov. Wood.
bury, then Col. Woodbury., did anything,
exercised any influence to prevent the ASSOC
} citation having wine on those occasions? A. l
have been under the impression that Gov.
Woodbury. did not favor having wine, and
heard 1t from members of the committee, or
the governor may have made that remark to
me at different times; can't state definitely
in regard to 1t.
Q. You are, and have been since these ban
guets began to be held, a member of the as
sOciationy A. l have for number Of years,
yes, sir.
Q. And when you ere member of the
committee, you made the arrangements with
the house simply for the banquet, the sup.
per, did you not! A. That is right, that Is
just what we did.
cuded simply the use of the dining room and
the food for the supper and the service Of the
food by the walters of the house! A. Yes;
there was always special arrangement with
, regard to the cards and cigars and so on, but
never any arrangement made for wine with
the house.
q. And during the time when you were
member of the committee, the wine was
taken to the house or sent to the house by
some order or direction of the association!
A. That Is as | understand it.
Q. That IL, 1t was not purchased of the
! Van Ness house, was 1t? A. 1t was not.
Redirect examination by C. NJ. Wilds:-
Q. The time that you are talking about now
is when you furnished the wine yourself!
, A. You refer to Mr.. Fosters remarks!
| Q Prefer to the time you have been just
talking about. A. That | furnished the
wine!
o. Yes. A. No, sir.
q Did you ever furnish the wine! A.
did not.
@. How did they get the wine! A. Usually
bought by the committee.
@. How, who of! A. AS would be GUS
tOmary for any One-Ordered from New
York.
Q. You say the arrangements were made
y with the house. Who do you mean by the
''house"? A. remember years ago going
: to MIR. Drew when he was manager.
@. Since Mr.. Drew's time! A. can't re-
? member of serving on the committee since
that time.
Q. Did you make the arrangements with
Mr.. Drew! A. Mr.. Drew; yes.
q. You say there was no arrangement
made about wine with the house-why wasn't
. II. A. The house, as we understood 1t from
the msnager, would not serve wine.
q. They objected to letting you serve wine,
didn't they, in that public place! A. can't
o. They didn't object, then: A. Vino
was served.
o. am talking about before it was served.
have had the pleasure of attending one or
two of those banquets myself. Preliminary
v they did or did not objectto your serving wine
= in that public place, which was It! A. lfthey
had objected. we couldn't have had the wine.
= Q. That Is 1t exactly. Do you say they did
F. or did not object! A. We had the wine.
+; o. You know whether they objected TO
" your serving 1t there or not, don't you: You
/. have told Mr.. Foster that Gov. Woodbury.
n was opposed to It, How did you lind that
out: A. stated to Mr.. Foster that | may
have learned that In conversation with Gov.
Woodbury. or from some member of the com
mittee, and understood that Gov. Wood
. bury did not favor it.
Q. Was that after the banquet or before :
A. Before.
: .. You understood that the proprietor of
s this hotel did not favor your having wine
there? A. understood 1t so.
Q. Who did you get permission Of to have
4 wine there, at that public place, who al
t lowed YOU to do 1t! A. didn't serve the
wine; don't know they had permission
d. from any one.
q. You was on the committee Of arrange
i ments. and YOU know how you got permits
sion IL YOU knew Gov. Woodbury. was Op-