News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
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of things.
l.. S. Drew of South Burlington said that
he had been in the hotel business Al years,
and his examination continued
Q. When did you cease to be the pro-
prietor or manager of the American housei
A. 'S3.
@. Ceased to be the proprietor of the Amer
Jean house how long after Gov. Woodbury.
went into the Van Ness? A. Two years
after.
Q. Had you known anything about the
general policy and management of the Van
Ness house during the two years that Gov.
Woodbury. and Mr. Bowman owned it, that
You were running the American hOuseY A.
Knew nothing about it.
q. What was the arrangement at the time
you left the American house, as you did, the
time the two houses were united, what was
your arrangement with Col. Woodbury.? A.
In trade?
@. Yes, in general? A. was on a salary.
q. Did you at that time hold lease of the
enLIre American house? A. did.
@. What was done with reference to that
lease? A. Well, | sold the lease to Col,
Woodbury. with the exception of the billiard
and bar room. In the trade he said he didn't
want that, would have nothing TO do with it,
and | says, "You don't need to, | will take it
myself"
Q. And was that billiard and bar room
clear to the east end of the American house?
A. Yes.
Q. So that to occupy the rest of The first
floor you didn't have to go around it at all,
it was clear to the east end? A. Yes.
Q. Was there a door connecting the other
part of the American house with the billiard
room or the barrOOm, one or the other? A.
The billiard room and barroom was all in
one.
@. Was there a door connecting that bill
Hard room with the other part of the hotel?
A. What we call the baggage room, there
was.
@. What was said and done about that
door at some time after you became manager
of the Van Ness house? A. Gov. Woodbury.
came to me one day and he says, "Is that
door open between the billiard room and
baggage rOomW and | said it was, and be
said, 81 would like to have you close it;
fasten it, for don't like to have any connec-
tiOn through there"
Q. What was in fact done at that time?
A. 1t was closed.
Q. And kept closed? A. And kept closed
q. What were Col. Woodbury's general
instructions in regard to the policy of the
house, particularly in regard to Intoxicating
liquor at the Van Ness house, at the time you
became his manager? A. His wishes?
Q. AS to directions? A. His wishes and
orders were there should be no iqnor kept
IN the house Tor sale.
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O. Did you ever see anything in the nature
of intoxicating liquor being carried upstairs
in glasses on servers or any such way as
that? A. | did once. | saw one of the boys
come across the road; it was one morning |
early just as i got up. He came across the |
road from the American; he had server |
and napkin over it, and I judged it TO be
cocktail; it was the only time had ever
seen it.
Q. During the whole period that you were
there2 A. Yes | didn't ask him what he
had, but inferred from its being covered
up, judged it to be a cocktail
O. You didn't take occasion to speak to
Gov. Woodbury. about it? No, sir.
Cross-eXaminatlon by Mr.. Prouty:--
Q. How long was Mr. Aubrey employed
by you? A. l think he was about two years
| am not positive.
q. one OF the - and worst boys you
ever had around? A. Want me to tell il as
it is?
Q. Yes; If you will make this an oasis in
your desert and tell it as it Is? A. say he
was.
Q. And you think you employed him for
about two years? A. Yes, he was there
when | went into the house.
Q. And you turned him off because he got
so he owned the whole establishment and
wv WIN hllnF A.
That is the name of it.
Q. Does that mean that Aubrey wouldn't
go TO your bar after hisrum? A. No, | don't
think it does.
Q. Does that mean that you used to tell
Aubrey to go over to your bar and get his
rum and that he went somewhere else? A. |
No, sir, because | never told him so.
q. Isn't it true that Mr.. Aubrey worked
there for six years after you came there? A. |
oh, no, | don't think it, oh, no; he wasn't |
there with me for six years; / couldn't have |
lived, most killed me.
Q. You might have lived, but your bar |
couldn't live, could it? A. don't know |
about the bar; | was out Of bar then. |
sold out the bar.
Q. Didn't you tell Aubrey TO patrOnize |
Mccarthy just as he had patrOnized you? A. |
i don't think did.
q. viii you swear that you didn't? A. |
Yes, sir, | will swear to that.
Q. That is one thing that you will swear
toy A. Yes, sir.
Q. You knew that as manager of that
hotel, that liquor was brought into that hotel |
and served to the guests in that hotel, didn't
you? Yes, sir.