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

nv knowledge. but Mr.. Boynton Of Rutland
says did sell him one, think. 10 ~ let
him AVE ticket, but can explsin-V%, !
think II was. -.......
o. II you did, what were the circum-
stanc~s. A. II ldid-and believe Nr. Boyn-
tun-the circumstances were that Mr.. FerHu
son, who was secretary Of the association.
after the people had gone In to dinner, came
to me and rema' k'd, II want . Eet my din.
the rest went In, 90 that n any ono came
late, and so he says to me, "Clark. will you
take these tickets and II any one comes 10 let
Them have one" told him I would accom-.
MEDIATE him, and II Mr.. Boynton says lot
him have q ticket, probably did, but !
wouldn't say I did, but the money that
received for that ticket was passed right over
to Mr.. Ferguson.
O. What was the price Of the tickets. A.
think "a, % l would say. know our
supper was $l.b0, and didn't pay any At
ten,lon to the rest Of It; that was our trade.
@. And Mr.. Ferguson had table. A. Yes,
act right there 10 the oorridar to walt and
see II some late ones would como In.
@ Has all the stuff which Mr. Scott has
HAD for sale down In his premises there boon
charged up to him In the ONCE. A. Charged
tho office.
@. And he accounts A. He accounts
for the money that 10 taken 10 there.
@. Has he ever had charged to him any In.
toxlcatiug liquor OF any kind. A. He never
O. DO you know Of guests Of the house
having intoxicating liquors Of any kind
there and left In bis charge. A. couldn't
say; know there was packages came there
for doctors and professors which supposed
contained claret-marked to the doctors In
10 care of the Van Ness house and sent
down to Mr.. Scott to keep for them, and
planned between the doctors and Mr.. Scott
that they should be kept down there for
them. never examined Into them:
Q. Have you ever been asked by the guests
sir.
@. Many times or few. A. Quite good
many times, not "a many late years % l was
first, when they first started t!A house.
@. What have You told then. A. told
them we kept no intoxicating l;qaoH what
ever, and late years the commerci+l Travellers
have understood II and wouldu'. ask Inc {;
perhaps, but II wouldn't be nybody that had
stopped at the house before, because thoy
certainly knew It.
Q. And in the earlier years, when they
asked, what did you toll them. A. told
them the house didn't keep anything, or
possibly told them some place whore they
could 20 and get It, like Shattuck'e, or Mr..
them over to Mr.. Delaney's where l thought
perhaps they could got It.
Q. DO you know Mr.. Bailey Of st..
AlDans. A. l do.
Q. Do you recall his being hero 1t some
gathering of the Episcopalians. 4. 10
recall his being here at that time, At tho Van
Ness house, think 1t was at the time Of the
conservation Of Bishop Hall.
Q. Have you been shown what he swore
to in his deposition. A. I don't think have;
no, sir.
Q. Wasn't 1t shown to You. 4: Possibly;
don't remember; perhaps did ~ It; I
don't recall exactly now Just what It was.
Q. 1t was something to the effect that Of
that gathering some one came up to tho desk
aud asked you whore he could got some
thing to drink, and that you told him the
stairs to bis room and cali a bell boy-ring
the bell. A. No, have no recollection OF
ever saying that In the presence Of Judge
Bailey; no, sir.
@. What ia your Judgment, you speak of
your recollection. In addition to that, what
Is your judgment as to whether you ever did
say that on that occasion. A. should say I
never did say that to him or anybody else,
liked.
@. In that connection, will ask you II you
had any such custom or practice Of sending
guests to their rooms, or tell them that they
could 20 to their rooms and call up . bell
boy. 4. No, sir, have not, because tho
gentlemen generally know what they want.
And I have never told them to 60 to their
rooms and ring their bell, and II they wont
lions.
@. II you found out that = man wanted
intoxicating liquor, what did you tell him.
A. 1 told him we didn't have It at tho house !;
I might have told him, perhaps, he could
have bell boy; don't know a. told him
that; won't say did.
Q. Did you tell him Of any, place, IN that
A. Yes, that is what 1 said before, I would
tell him-possibly where he might get It.
Q. win ask you Il you know DR.. Good
win-if you knew him when no was Q
student here In the university In tho medical
department. A. I think remember. That 10
quite long time ago, seeing a. many people
as do. remember Goodwin as being Q
lame fellow, smalllsh man. I can remembtr
his being at the house there. different times,
@. Do you know of his having any lager
beer or other Intoxicating liquor to drink In
any room back Of the Office on the occasion Of
his graduating or at any other time. A. No,
sir. never; no knowledge of 1t.
@. Did you ever know Of any ono else hav-
Ing any Intoxicating liquor to drink any
where around the house. A. Not him or
any one else.
@. And what is your judgment as to
whether you would have found out II such
an affair occurred In your absence. A. My
judgment Is would have been told Of 1t or
heard Of 1t afterwards, II 1t had happened
there.
Q. wish to ask you whether you have
made examination Of the register for the
says he was student In the university.
A. Covering the two years.
@. Yes. A. have, sir.
Q. And noted the times when he was
there. A. Yes.
MIR. Clark testified at some length in re-
gard to entries Of DR.. Goodwin's name on
the register, saying that In only ono case was
there anything except meals and rooms
charged and that was IS cents, worth Of
cigars. He added that charge for 'cigars"
on the register always meant just what It
said.
Mr.. Clark also testified In regard 10 the
appearance on the registers Of p. w.
Clements name, going over them in detail
on the registers themselves and saying that
no extra charges appeared which could
cover liquor. There were extra meals and
livery and the like, only.l
@. Do you know Mr.. MscCammon.
A. Yes, l do.
@. Did you ever charge anything up to
him under the head Of "clgars" or "extras,"
OF anything of thst kind that was not indi-
Gated by the charge itself. A. Never to Mr..
McCammon or anybody else; no, sir.
@. DO you remember Of ever giving money
to any one to send out for Intoxicating liquor
for Mr.. McCammon, which money he re-
funded 10 you at the desk. A. No recollec-
ton of 1t.
Q. What is your Judgment Is tn whether
you did or not. A. Ny Judgment 10 It never
occurred my Judgment 10 that.
@. You didn't examine the register v It'll
reference to Mr.. Clement, 30 you are not able
to testify-y0u are not able to tell what time
was covered BY the examination. A. No.
@. During the time that you have been
there has the Van Ness house. had any
glasses, whiskey, wine, champagne glasses
or any except the ordinary table water
glasses. A. No, sir, not TO my knowledge. .
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