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

two or three times sometimes not at all.
Q. Would you swear that liquor was not
ordered by guests Oftcner than two or three
times week? A. l would not swear to 1t
because sometimes they would order it most
every day.
@. State whether or not you ever served
more than one guest in day or at one meal
for instance! A. Yes.
@. More than two guests at one time? A..
Yes, have.
Q. More than three guests? A. Don't
think so; no.
Q. State whether or not you served more
than three people in one day, at breakfast,
dinner and supper A. Yes.
q. More than five people? A. No.
@. VIII you swear that you did not? A.
Yes.
Q. Now, Mr.. De We're, you may state
where the champagne was procured? A. l
cannot.
Q. Why not? A. Because 1 did not go
after it.
Q. Is that the only reason? A. Yes.
Q. What brands of champagne were used
in the hotel? A. couldn't tell; boys never
got the same brand twice. They did not
Keep enough stock where they got 1t.
@, Do you know where any of that cham.
payne was procured? A.. | do not,
@. Where and to whom was the cham
payne or liquor paid for by the guest? A.
Paid to me In the dining room.
@. Was this always the case? A. Twas
if they got anything to drink.
@. In the dining room or the hotel do you
mean? A. In the dining room.
@. And then what would you do with the
money? A, Give it to the bell boys to go out
after it.
@. And when would you give 1t to the bell
BOYS? A. Before they went out after it.
@. Then, Mr.. De We're, the money that you
received did not go to the bell boy, did it?
A. Yes.
@. Do understand you to state, Mr.. De
We're, that when guest called for any kind
of liquors at the table invariably they gave
you the money to send out of the Van Ness
house for such liquor? A. Yes, sir.
@. Will you swear that you never took
any liquor into the dining room, whether it
be of any of the liquors mentioned above,
served the same to guests, and the same paid
for at the office and not to you?
Collected to as eadiug.)
4. No: mean instead of "no" eyes" |
did 1St understand the form of the question
whek answered "no."
@. Now, Mr.. De We're, If one or
more persons should testify under oath
that you had served liquor in the din
not pay you for the same and you never
asked them for any pay, but the same was
paid for at the office to the manager, Mr..
Clark, or the clerk of the hotel, would that
person or persons be telling falsehood!
Collected to as leading, as immaterial, ir-
relevant and incompetent.)
A, l should think they would.
@. Now, did you ever have any instruc-
lions not to serve any liquors in the dining
room? A. No.
@. State whether or not Mr.. Clark knew
that liquor was being served in the dining
room? A. could not say whether he knew
1t or not.
@. State whether or not you ever refused
a transient guest any liquor when called for?
A. No, only in this way: told them it was
a temperance house and that / would have
to send out of the house to get it., and If they
wanted to wait 10 or 10 minutes / would try
and get 1t for them.
@. State, Mr.. De We're, what day In the
week the greatest quantity was served in the
dining room? A. ! couldn't do that.
O. Is it not true that Sundays in particular
there would be served in the dining room
several bottles of liquor? A. Sunday would
be the worst day in the week, as everything
would be closed up and couldn't get it out
side.
@. State whether or not liquors were
served in the dining room by you on Sun
DAYS? A. ! can't answer; ! can't remember.
any liquor there on Sunday. A. No.
@. DO you remember Of having had an in
teryiew with r. A. Perkins of THE RUTLAND
HERALD? A. Yes.
@. When was that interview had? A..
After the suit was brought; early in the
summer.
@. State whether or not you used these
words in answer to question from Mr..
Perkins 81 cannot tell how often liquor was
A.,lI 10, La.
Sundays, there would be several bottles, and
other days none at all!"
Objected to as INN aterial, incompetent and
irrelevant, and particularly as being In
tended to impeach the party's own Witness
A. Yes.
@. That statement Is true, isn't It?
(Same objection as to the last question:
A. Yes.
@. Did you ever have any conversation
with Gov. Woodbury. in the Van Ness hOust
relative to going out of the house for liquor
A. No.
@. State the conversation that you hat
with Mr.. Perkins on that day? A. l dom
know as | can.
@. State whether or not Gov. WOOdbur,
once told you to take the money when guest
wanted wine and not to bother the office, o
something to that effect?
Collected to as leadng.)
A. | don't remember any conversation lik
| that.
@. Now, Mr.. De We're, you may state wha
conversation that you ever did have with tn
| governor on this subject? A. don't remem
| Der any conversation that ever had with tn
| governor on the liquor question.
O. State whether or not you ever reportet
| to the office charge for wines or liquor
| served in the dining room? No.
@. And you never stated to Mr.. Perkins o
| any other person SOP
| iObectedto as immaterial, irrelevant an
incompetent)
| A. No.
Q. Now, Mr.. De We're, state whether o
not any liquors were kept In the hotel to you
knowledge A. No.
|
O. You may state whether Or not you KEEP
wine in the house for guests yourselfI A
No.
| @. You may state where the wine cam
from used at banquets at the Van Mes
house? A. There was no wine served {
| banduets there except at the commercii
mems club, and at this they furnished
themselves and had man to take care of !
@. State the mans name? A. Moses Mu
ray of Burlington.
o. State whether or not you assisted
taking care Of ~ A. served 1t on Il
table with his boy.
. @. How many people were present at tn
banquet? About 100.
@. How many participated in the drlnkir
OF wine? A. 1875.
@. Was Gov. Woodbury. present at tn
banquet? A. Yes; his glass was turned.
q. How many bottles were there used
that timer
Collected to as immaterial.)
A. don't know.
a Wore tickets. SIMMER tickets. issu
that nightY A. think there were. ] thil
: took them up. They were not Issued fro
, the Office. They were sold by themselves.
q. Have you ever seen liquors served
stairs in the hotel2 A. i have not seen
i served there, but know that II has been, I
q / have seen the bell boys carry II up.
O. State whether or not II has been
: custom In the time that you were there
serve liquors up stairs to guests?
l. Collected to as leading)
|, A, Well, guess 1t bias been the custom
people stopping there. Well, you ca
u answer II to say eyes" or to say ono" II
man stopped there and wanted something
d drink and he rang the bell, ordered the !
n boy to get It, gave him the money to get
that was all the custom there was to It.
n. o. How do you know thisp A. All tina
know about II Is what the bell boys have Il
me.
" Cross-examined by David j. Foster =
Q. Were you not told at the time OF
n banquet to which you have referred, by O.
III Woodbury or the manager Of the Van N