Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-07

A.-No I didn't know it then.
Q.-They told you they were going to?
Al didn't rent it. Mr.. Clark made the
arrangement for the room. | was in
Montpelier at the time, and / sent down
and asked the president of the society not
to have any wine.
Q.--when did you find out they were CO.
ing to have it,?
Al found out day or two before.
| Q.-You knew then before they were
permitted to go into the room that they
intended to use it for that purpose?
Al did, sir.
| Q.-You have said that on one occasion
YOU stood at the desk and saw % cents
passed to a boy for the purpose of going
out and obtain some Bass ale?
| Ayes
Odd 1T occur to you how the boy was
going to get the ale to the guest?
Al supposed he was going after 1t
and would carry 1t to him.
Q.-Did 1t occur to you to ask Mr.. Clark
whether that had ever been done before?
Al didn't ask him.
Q--Do you know whether 1t had or had
not been done before?
Al do not, I never saw II done.
Q.-flave you the slightest doubt If upon
| that occasion you had told Mr. Clark
| that under no circumstances should an
| employee of yours bring into that hotel
and furnish a guest with intoxicating IL
quor, that this business would have stop
ped?
Al think we couldn't prevent 1t and
will tell you why.
o. don't care to have you tell why
perhaps you can tell that bye and bye.
ask if you don't know that If that boy
went and bought and brought that liquor
to the CUES; that that would be Illegal fur
nishing to that guest?
Att depends upon circumstances. | sup
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liquor or beer for medicinal purposes,
should send to the agent, 1t would not be
Illegal not for the boy to do 1t, and
knew, of course. 1t was not Illegal for
the guest under any circumstances;
guest has a right to go and get 1t him
self or send for 1t; no law against It,
Q.-Do you understand the boy was go
ing to the town agent?
A-No sir
Q.-You put some Interpretation upon
that transaction-dd you assume that
that boy was going to the town agents?
Al gave 1t no thought whatever.
Off in point of fact, that boy was on
his way to the town agents for the pur-
pose of buying a bottle of ale for medicin-
al purposes. you hadn't any objection to
the hotels furnishing the money to buy It?
Al shouldn't want to get mixed up in
1t at all-shouldn't want the money to
get mixed in it at all.
tg.-1nat is commentators. ~ tnOS" were
your views, why didn't you say to Mr..
Clark right then and there, Now. this
thing must stop. under no circumstances
will | have intoxicating liquor brought
into this house by my employees and drank
here" Why didn't you say that?
A.--Because / didn't think 1t was neces-
sary to say that.
Odd you ever say 1t?
Ono sir never said IT,
Q.-Never said it to anybody?
A-Never said IT, | never gave anybody
any right to do 1t or any leave TO DO IT.
Q.-You have just testified as to what
instructions you did not give, | want you
20 tell us what instructions you did give?
A.--Who to?
Omen that were running that hotel?
Al gave instructions to them not to
deal in intoxicating liquors.
Q.-What did you mean by that?
A.-Meant what | said.
Q.-Ever give them any other instruc-
tons?
A.-Nothing, only | have often said,
you must be obedient to the law"
Q.-There has been talk about il?
A.-Of course.