Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-16
@. Where did you pay for that: A. Same
A naid for all Of IL AT the Office

Y. w mere ulu you pay lot mat! "A. same
as paid for all Of 1t, at the Office.
Cross-examlnation by Mr.. Foster -
@. On these different occasions when you
say you ordered this ale Of the head waiter,
did he bring 1t to you Immediately? \.
WHY, yes, sir.
@. And you supposed ut the time that he
simply had to go into room In the house
aud bring 1t TO YOU! A. J. did not suppose
anything.
q: Did you have any judgment about its
@. Have you any about it nowg A. No,
sir; | have not e.
@. At the time that you went there it never
occurred to you that the Van Ness house was
run different from New York hotel, re-.
specting the liquor businessY A. Well,
have never had occasion-never have had
liquor more than beer at my meals.
Q. You have been there right along. A..
Yes, sir.
@. How often during the past 10 years? A.
Eight or nine times year.
@. About once month! A. Yes, sir.
Q. And during that time from what you
| have experienced, it never occurred to YOU
| liquor WAS conducted any different in the
| Van Ness house than 1t Is conducted at any
| New York hotel! A. Not in the dining
rooms.
Q. Were there wine cards there? A. No
don't remember any.
| .. Wasn't 1t your honest judgment that the
| head waiter had simply to step In a back
room and bring the liquor to you: A.
don't know; l know
Q. You know how long or how short a
/ time 1t took? A. The ordinary time.
! q. don't know what the ordinary time
is; judging from the time, do you not think
the liquor was brought to you from some
| horo IL, fho ~ A I ipE
Q. And from your experience there, from
what you saw, what YOU learned. you un
derstand do you not, during these 10 years
that liquor was sold there the same as In any
New York hotel! A. should have thai
idea.
have no knowledge; have known the fact
that it has been served in the room.
Q. To you? A. No, sir.
q. Have you ever seen any barr. A. No
sir; l have seen bar, but they did not sci
anything over 1t.
@. Did you ever ask any one at the Office
about the LIQUOR business there! A. No, sir
@. Any remarks? A. No, sir.
q. DO you know what the head waiter
were during the time you stopped there
a. Mr.. De We're, l do not know the other.
Q. Mr.. Seeley! A. The present man! Yes
sir.
Q. Mr.. Schocey? A. don't remember.
| ". Anu uurlnS I'LL luis llue YOU Knew MI
Clark. A. Yes, sir.
Q. When you paid your bill you simpl
called for the amount of your bill and yol
paid for it, and no other talk was had abou
it? A. Yes, sir, as l remember.
Redirect examination, Mr.. Jones:-
Q. Did you ever notice any items upon tn
margin Of register opposite your name
A. Yes, have.
Q. And what was that entry? A. oh
cigars and some other items.
q. What did that represent? A. Bass ale
Recross, Mr.. Foster -
Q. What did you say was opposite you
name? A. can't put the exact name down
have seen cigars.
@. And they did not mean Bass ale? A
They would be put down in that form.
@. Do you swear that cigars were pu
down by Mr.. Clark to represent Bass ale
A. don't think could swear positively t
that.
Redirect, Mr.. Jones'
@. Did you ever pay anybody else but til
office for that beer? A. No, sir, not to m
recollection.