News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
ALERT SPICER.
The Van Ness Night Clerk TELLS His
story.

s'"'y'
| Albert Spicer said that he was night clerl
ot +bo vor Noo, ho,,so al ha,1,eas s,.,.'
AZ Vuo "u Ne'S nouse ""u l'u oeeh Since
December IL, 1873. His examination pro
ceeded:-
| q. Do Won knovaNTr Chairman ~ ,T;ddro
buTv. Yes cir i''''''' VI 4i''u'0
q. And do Won recaJI his con,ir, 70 III,
| Van Ness boi1Se one mnrnin% ubon w ' he
claimed TO he ON his vav to ST AIhsns nv
Montneli,.r Yes cir wv -A''""' Vi
| a IN that occasion IA bo osl, ,o,, f,,. 49,,
Gin cocktail NJ H.. bo al 9 ST" io' any
O. What conversation did Won have will,
NJ C,honn,on w tSot oau sEu nave WIN WIN
| Chonmon canno in an tLa oocI,F III a, Ill ~
arrives bero Of ohont lie , Ost"i mui til
mornipo uo canno mn A' 70 p pho ,d ~ NV
ro Oi istorod ond osilnd fo up w. .,e no'el anu
q Ma Won show him i'm e 70 ,oU ~ocr, w,
" 49, WI you eno4 p n,an 20, 90 iooin. a. es.
eo9r So mere nGOw tbe u Il on lhe rst
,'Ln+ ,,so1 III ous1 su1 oH ulnInS Iooll'
fter Won cot 70 'u th oiu u,mS [ooni,
have anv conversation WITH i binl VI" YOU
| cir WIN N'"' a. ioS'
20 What voO thot M os,oa 49,, .
hrin, bin, ,ito,,or sc 10 Io ashou hi . "
bier " P'''i''' Vi ''0 ""'e' anu d 'uiii-
n MD Won doso Voc 81,
g. What ncc Tu A. aoSib Sir, oftor o
got ,hot for hin ftn Tu'Is' a.S.l YOU
With tho ;o to hli a. H. Hi.el Ianle pacS
his Grin and toot nnt hoIs rin, ~ op1noH
we'll I shoud saw nearly half f,1II ~ Viii
io az oaIaI J"' inil ~ WIS
him '"' "'e' 'A'' II l "ouiu vi lin VIII
q did vop toka a d,i,b until, h,,,
yes, sir, did ''"' " vi INN Win n''ii' A.
O. Did he stov tbere fo, broo,fos+
think he did. niits snTe he ala 'A'"''' AZ
n and I'D Won 600 hin, ortai hofuo l.,
Went in to breaEfast nun w sa, DT L;l' nc
eraI times ont in he ono and S"" uI,l se "
pether there for an hon. or ,,oro '"'N'u ~
o. Did he refer to the 1neetion ~ hovino.
drink again that morning hefare goino IS
breakfast, A. Yes. eO"s W
O. What did he saw. A. Tie asked mo II If
was possible for him 70 cot someihing - -
O. And what did Won saw tn him. 7 told
him the house didn't sell a thing and tbera
was nothing in the honse | could furnish
him,
o. Did Won say ANYTHING further tn him ,
Yes.
o, Tell what Won finally told him II
told him that ND in INV room 7 tbonght 7 had
perhaps, two drinks Of nv own whiskev
and If had would bring If down. I went
up to nv trunk and found lust about two
drinks;I brought it down and we drank it
DeIOre breakfast.
first showed him IL 'i'"' '"i''0 ioo" "n'i' l
q On that occasion did you frrrisb hin,
with ANYTHING eIse bnt that 'V No " sir MN
O. ASd diJ he 'U nav v' v y'' for that ' 81, No
sir - 'N "' P'' ~" '0' '""'' A. No'
O At any othar tiro did Won so,, or
furnish him arV intoYinoiiro. u rcnor of on NJ
tinJ No i No ott,o, ~, ~ - W a"9
a M Won ro,saI al bis boin% tboro sono
l;t,o I'm y o ,'b o OJi C oneio s9lliS
tbo;r hanoneet thore ,N' To o'o,,,i,ny n
inc him tbere '"'''' a. 'o'oi'''0' VI sec
n Pomon,hor soo;ro, hin, +ho.o t,,o o,,o,,
inc of The hanonot Ya ,' 'n'io '"e e'en-
An mJ o tbnt A. 90. ,,,,,,,o 1;1
voS aa hi HIM rn" or o'f fn,nh ~ n G.u
ANU ANU nvina,ir VI c u.sn n'nl Ut g.v9 MN
MY MI in.oNi1Gaa ~. hquor OF any KIND A.
No, sir uia not H., :,
a, w. u' ~ sne e'.'e tu"I you nave peeh IN
tu;nha .nono AZ nisat eieIh; uaEe you EYER
n,,. E,.e any mioney W 'iie oeIl oo!s WIN
NV Wn d h;noMlng Wnat they Wah'eu II Ior' A.
~, ~ i "ane hot. ,,-,,,
" nave you ever lurnlshed Them any
money 10 De USED IN getllng intoxicating
hqHoT; A. no, SIR.
=, " Nus Deeh common thing Tor
Tue guests 10 re'elve-ask Tor small
amounts OF cash nj the Office. Yes, very
frequently happens