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JAMES w. FLYNN.

Experience of a Bell Boy and Clerk.
The next deposition read was that of
James w. Flynn, clerk in the Broadway
Central hotel in New York, taken at New
York March 2. He used to live in Burling-
ton, and testified that he began work in the
Van Ness house as dining room boy five or
six years ago, then served as bell boy awhile,
and afterwards as night clerk. He was in
New York through the winter of 1894 3. but re-
turned to the Van Ness house for the last sum-
mer season, and finally left it about October
1, 1895. He said that the house made no pro
vision for furnishing guests with liquor, but
when question as to the furnishing was re-
peated, went on
A. The guests called a bell boy to wait
upon them and gave the order to get glass
of ice water or perhaps 90 ON an errand for
them. and when they called for anything of
this kind the bell boy usually went and got
it for them.
Q. You say anything of this kind? A.
mean liquor.
O. Did the bell boys have to report to the
office before they were permitted to go OUT:
A. 1t was the rule, yes.
@. And did they make known to you what
sarily. they did not.
@. Did they sometimes make known to
you what their errand was to be? A. |
would not say that they did.
@. How did you know what their errand
| was? A. We didn't question them they
came in the Office and said they were going
| out for such number.
| @. Did they tell you where they were &C.
| ing? A. Sometimes across the park, some
| times to Sterns'; they usually told us where
| they were going.
| @. And were there other drug stores that
| they went to besides Sterns'? A. Yes, sir.
| @. What others? A. Any of them; any
| you might mention.
| @. And did you furnish some money from
| the office to 90 on these errands? A. Occa-
sionally we did.
Q. Did you know on any of these occa-
sions that they were going out to purchase
intoxicating liquors? A. would not say so
| Q. Did you try to ascertain what they were
going for? A. No.
@. Did you have any reason for not want
ing to know what they were going out for
| A. didn't, in the slightest
| @. When they returned what sort of pack
ages did they bring? A. That depended
altogether on what they went for; if the,
went for liquor they brought back liquor ant
| IL they went for suit of clothes they brough
it back.
U. Inc PachaSeo Nouiu NC Vi lhe uppIOprl
ate size for pint bottle or quart bottle i
they went for it, A. Certainly.
| Q. And did you not inquire of them wha
they were going TO purchase when you fur
nished any considerable amount of money
A. Any considerable amount, of course
it was very seldom that DO
would ask for great amount q
money; what mean is possibly "A dollar o
; so, and it is very seldom that we gave an
| more than that unless we knew who il wa
for and we would not give it for stranger
@. Didn't the boys sometimes have to Us
, more money than that for champagne: A
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"Bell Boy" Experience.
REV. DIR. EDWARD HALVES.
Observation of a Clergyman at tn
Banquet.

Observation of a Clergyman at the
Banquet.
DR.. Edward Halves, pastor Of the Congre-
gational church In Burlington, testified as
follows: -
@. At one of these banquets when wine
was served at the Van Ness house you were
one of the guests? A. / have been a guest
twice.
@. Do you remember two years ago when
YOU were guest? A. think the first time
was a guest in 81, and am very certain
that the second time was in '93.
@. On those occasions was wine served
there, champagne? A. / suppose so, sir.
@. You don't know yourself whether it
was so? A. No, sir.
@ You do not know what champagne is:
A. | do not.
Q. From looking at it? A. No, sir.
Q. 1t was poured from bottles? A. Yes.
Q. Was there anything shout it except the
locks of it to indicate to you what it was
was there anything on the occasion to inGi-
cate-did you know that 1t was champagne
that was being served? A. | say / suppose
so.
Q. About how large an entertainment that
you attended? A. Well, at least 100 and per.
haps nearer $50; can't say.
@. Was Gov. Woodbury. present on both
l0OSe OCCdslOHs! y. i all uOl CtItdlH dDOul
the first / believe he was the second time.
Q. And did you sit near him? A. think
had the honor of being at the same table,
@. Perhaps you noticed whether he
frowned when they brought this wine in
A. | remember-wel, l didn't look at hi
face, sir, | observed his hands rather; OBJ
served he did not turn his glass up.
q. You heard no comments by him about
the propriety of serving the wine? A. No
at that time.
@. Later or earlier? A. At some time
perhaps later, possibly before.
@. But not on that occasion? A. Not OF
that occasion.
@. suppose he was not talking to you a.
his pastor, was he? A. ] should say not par
ticularly-rather as fellow citizen.
@. You may state what he said about il
A. 1t would be impossible to repeat exactly
except know that the governor expresse,
his disapprobation of having wine Furnished
on those occasions.
Q. Did he say how he came to have givel
his consent to allow his hotel to be used 70
that purpose? A. No, sir, he did not.
Q. Did you inquire of him! A. No, sir.
Q. Perhaps it didn't occur to you to do SO
A. don't think 1t did.
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Q, And you know some of the other meny
A. Yes, sir; whole line OF commercial
travellers.
O. Give us some namess A. Charlie
Baker was travelling man.
Q. The name OF anOthery A. Well, now,
those commercial travellers many OF Them l
cannot remember.
Q. Can you give us the names OF any other
men who used to play frequently A.
Brownell, horseman, a lawyer there, l be-
lieve.
q. Ed. Brownelly A, Yes, and Doctor
cannot think OF his name; heard it short
time ago.
Q. Does he live up there in Burlington
A. | think he does.
q. lie Is a doctory A. Yes; Arthur Mar
tin; he is employed by z. S. Peck; he was
on the Burlington Free Press; Lucius Bige-
low was there every Sunday; 1t was what
they called the Sunday school class; they
| mostly met at his ROOMS.
e.. Whose room! A. Mr.. Bigelow's
room,
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HON Err RIGGS.
MIX Punch With Manager Clark and
Others.

Homer Riggs of Middebury, In deposit
ton taken at Middlebury April 4, said that
until recently he had been pension examiner
and that he had been served with "miXed
drink" in the Van Ness house-'milk
punch or eggnog." He said
John McGary invited me over to his room
to poy cards, and after while he asked if
| didn't want something to drink, and he
called the bell boy and asked him to go out
and get something-eggnog or milk punch,
Pve forgotten which. He told him to get a
pitcher. He went out and got it. | couldn't
tell whether it was Intoxicating.
O. Did it contain any intoxicating liquor?
A. Yes, it did.
@. Who else was present: A. John Nc
Gary and Herbert Clark 1.-THE clerk of the
Van Ness house, and some one else.
Q. Some one else that you don't remember:
A. Yes, there were four of us.
| Q. In whose room were you? A.. sup
| pose in Mr.. McGary's room; he invited me
| up there.
@. Did you know the bell boy who waited
| on you? A. did not.
20. Did you know how the compensation
| for this drink was furnished? A. | think
| McGary paid for it at the time. We were
| playing partners, and L THINK Herbert says
he would pay for it, and Clark says we Wont
quarrel about it, and l think McGary paid
for it himself.
Cross-eXamination by Mr.. FOSTER
| q About when was this? A. think
about four years ago. | was there off and
on. 1t was while | was on the road.
q. And Mr.. McGary asked the boy 10 90
out and bring in something, either milk
punch or eggnog: A. Yes, and he brought
1t in pitcher.
Q. You unde rstood the boy would hav
to 90 to some place outside the hotel after it
did you not: A. Yes, that's what | under
stood, and from a remark that was mad
. afterwards.
Q. Do you remember what that remar
, was? A. Yes, he asked him, "Where di
YOU get it? Over to Billy's" He says, at
!, fixed up in pretty good shape any way"
Q. Have you been around the hotel some
.. what during these years: A. | always wer
, in there. | didn't always stop there. 1t wa
my custom to stop at the other house, but
! was always over there and had friends ther
, Q. Did you not understand from all 70
saw and from all that you learned viii
stopping there that no intoxicating ltquc
! was sold at that hotel: A. / so understood
J it.
@. Or kept for sale? A. I understood
was the only hotel i'll the state of Vernon
= | that didn't sell 1t.
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II In that wayne had the privilege OF dec:
Grating the dining room, sometimes for half
day II was given up.
Q, am talking about this question--you
knew that Gov Woodbury. was opposed to
Your having wine there, you got permission
Of somebody to serve that wine, or else you
rented the dining room, so you owned the
room for the time being, which was IT. A.
Never knew Of renting the room.
q. Who did give you permission to serve
wine here at that public placer A. can't
answer that question.
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f. A. LA FOUNTAINE.
A Drug Clerk Tells About Bell Boy
Purchases.

f. A. La Fountaine OF Burlington said that
he had been a clerk in several drug stores in
town and was in the Stearns store from 1883
to 1892. His examination proceeded
@. During that time, were you acquainted
with the bell boys at the Van Ness house?
A. Yes.
Q. Did they come to Mr.. stearns' for
liquor? A. Yes.
Q. Did you wait upon them? A. | did.
Q. Did they have any commission? Did
YOU sell it to them for price less than to
the ordinary patron? A. Yes. did.
Q. What discount did you make to them?
A. Well, there wasn't any regular discount.
We gave them as we felt; if business was
good, we gave them a good discount; If
poor, gave them poor discount.
Q. During those four years, how large or
how numerous, frequent was the deal be-
tween the bell boys at the Van Ness house
and Mr.. Stearns' drug store: A. | should
say they came there daily, as an average.
Q. And would there be days when there
would be many trips? A. Yes, and there
would be days when there wasn't many
trips.
Q. And perhaps days when there wasn't
any trips? A. Yes.
Q. What kind of liquor was given to these
bell BOYS on these occasions whiskey, rum,
gin, champagne, or what was given to them?
y. quite llttle wine.
q. Champagne? A. Yes.
Q. What else? \. Some whlskey.
Q. Beer? A. Very little.
q. Any mixed drinks? A. No, sir.
no. Who were the bell boys that came
thereg A. A fellow by the name Of Dufley.
q. Michael2 A. l think that is his first
name, and Aubrey. ..-
O. Do you recall any Others? A. do not.
o. Do you recall whether there were
others? A. There were others.
Q. But you don't recall their names2 A. L
do not.
Cross-exsmination by Mr.. FOSTER
Q. Speaking of Aubrey, did you run any
account with with him. A. Never.
q. And YOU speak of these trips of the bell
boys TO your store, when you used that ex-
preston, YOU mean all the trips-you mean
all trips for all kinds of errandsl A. Yes.
Q. And in the majority of instances, |
suppose, the trips of the bell boys to your
store were for legitimate goods of the drug
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FRED G. AUBREY.
Peculiar Experiences of a Van Ness
Bell Boy.

Bell Boy.
The next deposition read was that of Fred
G. Aubrey of New York, taken in New York
March 2. Aubrey said that he was manager
of the elevators in the Waldorf hotel. He
had always worked in hotel, beginning as
bell boy in the Van Ness house when young
lad and Mr.. Bowman was manager. After
Mr.. Bowman left Mr.. Drew became manager
of the Van Ness and American houses, run
together, and the testimony went on -
Q. In connection with the American house
at that time. was there bar where intoXi-
eating liquor was sold! A. Yes.
Q. And did the bar open into the main part
did 1t communicate with the main part of
the American house? A.. The door opened
right through the end | am pretty sure. the
other side of the toilets; AS you walked
right into the billiard room, one door facing
you, and at the right of the little hallway was
the entrance into the bar.
O. There was easy communication between
the office and the bar of the American house.
A. Yes, sir.
q. And al that bar what kind of intoXicat-
Ing liquors were dispensed or soldy 4. From
what ! ever knew the same as-l never
called for anything yet over the bar but what
l got 1t.
Q. Were all kindsof spir,taels LIQUORS and
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A. j. BOYNTON.
Still Another Van Ness House CIerL
Testifies.

Testifies.
The next deposition read was that of A. j.
Boynton of Rutland, taken at Rutland. He
had been clerk at the Van Ness house a short
time and the experience he told of was in the
same line with that of Lamb and Flynn. In
a second deposition Mr.. Boynton told about
attending the banquet of the commercial men
at the Van Ness house year ago last winter.
Champagne was served and the governor was
Clark at the hotel Office and thought that he
paid 81 80 or 50 for it. ,.N
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FRANK BROWN.

A Witness Who Testified to Nothing In
Particular.
The next witness called by the HERALD
was Frank Brown of Burlington, employed
In proprietary medicine Office, who thought
he had attended Van Ness house banque's
with both wine and the governor present
but was not sure, and did not make any
statement with certainty.
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CHARLES e. LAMB.
A Van Ness hons. Clerk Tells His
EypsrIencs,

The next thing in the trial was the
reading on the part of the HER
AID of the deposition of 81, Charles L.
Lamb. taken at New York March 2, 1896.
The evening times., 1896-10-02
ALLEGED SPANISH VICTORY.
As Usual, Cubnns Reported to Have
Lost Heavily.

Havana, Oct. 2.-Cen. Melguiza reports
that the oombiued Spanish columns. com
rnanded by Coils. Hernandez, Frances and
Romero, met several rebel parties updcr
Maceu, uear Tombas de TariBo. and dislodged
them from their posi- tons The rebels
retired, aud the Spanish columns continued
their march. The Spa0iards again found
theenemy and fierce engagementoccurred.
resulting in the rebels being dislOdged a
second time.
The enemy fired four cannon ssots at
close range. The column under Col. Her
uandez returned TO Dimas for the purpose
of carrying the wounded TO place where
they could be properly treated. Coils.
Frances and Romero continued their march
and entered the town of Manaias, which
was in possession OF the rebel leaders. Brico
Diaz and others.
The enemy made strong resistance but
they were routed and driven out OF thetown
b. bayonet charge. in which the losses oi
the rebels were heavy. eighty of their dead
having been counted on the field
The Spanish losses were eleven killed and
"a major. captain and eighty-six privates
wounded, thirty-six Of whom are seriously
injured.
The evening times., 1896-10-02
OREGON BANK ROBBED.
Two of the Bandits Shot, But Third
Escaped With Booty.

La Grande, ore. oct. 2-The First Ma
tional Bank Of oseph, wallowa county. was
robbed yesterday Afternoon OF $1,000 by
three men; one Of whom is dead, and an
other badly wounded, while the third is be-
ing pursued by posse Of citizens.
At the time OF the holp-up there Were
four customers In the bank All were lined
up against the wall, and while two of
the robbers stood guard the third went
into the vault, taking ell the coin and cur
rency, even TO nickels. and placing them
in sack. He then ransacked the private
boxes.
By this time the report of the bank
being robbed had reached the citizens.
several of whom armed themselves and
awaited the appearance of the robbers
As the robbers made their exit from
the bank Alexander Donnelly. young
man twenty-five years of age. opened
fire and killed one robber instantly and
wounded another biting him twice. The
third robber had the sack containing the
coin and succt-.,ed in reaching bis horse
which was standing near by, and made
his escape to the hills. The robber killed
was named Brown. while the one who
escaped was Cy Fitzhugn
The evening times., 1896-10-02
BIG ROBBERY REPORTED.
Police on the Track of n Man who
Took Probably SI,2OO.

A big robbery in the neighhorhood OF
Rhode Island avenue and Fourteenth street
Is reported. The amount taken Is supposed
to be from ST 900 to 81 200.
THE police are on the lookout. but Will
say nothing about the matter. Precinct
Detective Barnes has been working on some
case OF the kind and some Central Station
man is joined with him, but nothing is
known OF it at police headquarters.
Cured at No. HOS Rhode Island avenue,
but there is 10 such number.
The only word from the police received
by anyone in that neighborhoOd in regard
to any recent robbery was to look out
for fraudulent checks and silver pieces
with the word Liberty across the back.
Among those who received this notice was
Mr. John L. ErgOod, the grocer. He said
he was told last DIcht to look out for checks
that might he presented for payment, gen
uiue on the face, but false as to the indorse-
meet. Tits indicates that the checks may
lave been stolen with other valuablcs, but
the raid must have been made Tuesday or
Wednesday night
A case involving 81 zoo, or some such
amount, was reported TO headquarters last
night, but turned out to be mistake.
The money was in the hands of member
of the family, and some misunderstanding
had arisen as to its whereabouts.
The evening times., 1896-10-02
JUSTICES ARE UNDER FIRE
Local Magistrates Investigated by
Attorney General Harmon.
Law Regarding Landlord and Tenant
Has Been Violated by Several
OF Them.

Attorney General Harmon has directed
an investigation into the practice of several
or the District justices OF the peace.
complaint was made TO the Department
of Justice that several of the magistrates
were Illegally issuing papers in landlord
ana tenant cases, thereby prostituting their
office for private gain. -..-
AT the department this morning no In
formation could be obtained regarding the
investigation, or the parties to be ex-
aIDiued.
IL was learned, however, that several
uptow WI magistrates have coiisideri 5Ie!and-
lord and tenant business, which is done in
connection with certain real estate offices
The law makes it obligatory upon the
justice to compel his complainant To ma ke
oath to his statement before any sum
mons is issued to the tenant To appear for
u hearing
In nearly every case. it is learned, the
landlord is entirely unkno wn in the mat
ter. His property is in the hands Of the
agent, and to him he looks for The rent
If it is not fort hcoming he directs the agent
to put his tenant out.
tits not an uncommon occurrence. the in
formant or The Evening Tines stated, foc
the real estate agent to have on his la nis
five and six such cases a day, aud the busl-
ness accruing to the Justice OF the peace
is eIormous in consequence. The practice
of serving summons on tenants has become
SO large that it has been discovered that
more than one real estate dealer merely
notifies the magistrate to issue a summons
70. such and such tenant. The real Cs-
tate man keeps an account with the ma gfs-
trate and the latter at the formers Girec-
ton issues the summons forthwith.
THIS is not the case with all the magis-
trates, but. according to the general be-
lief, there is more than one instance of the
hUd.
The officials at the Department Of Justice
We're acquainted with some of these facts,
and have determined to investigate charges
What the penalty Will be is not stated,
but removal from office could he Inflicted
if the Attorney General so directed.
Justice Strider when seen today freely
cknowledged that he had omitted the COM
plant in some instances. but said that such
q happening was inevitable in an office
where any large amount"of business is
I transacted.
Justice Ia ylor also said that perhaps such
an oI:ifssion had occurred in his office, but
as not one in twenty of these cases come
up for trial. the charges will probably
vanish into air upon investigation.
Justice Mills said that he had no state
| ment to make, but that his books are open
| to investigation.
The evening times., 1896-10-02
TAINTED FISH FOR SUPPER
President and Students of Milwaukee
college Poisoned.
sixteen Persops Hoverin& Between
Life and Death, Though Physicians
Hope That All May Recover.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. Fifteen STU
dents and Dr. M F j. Albrccht, the presi-
dent Of the Coneordnn Collts- are hover
ling between life and death as the result
of eating tainted fish Tuesday night. There
were sixty students who Were made Ill,
but all but fifteen are in a fair way TO re-
coyery.
Concordia College is Lutheran insti-
tuition and has upwards OF zoo students
, from all portions of the West aud North
west. fs' 4 -
An attempt was. s.made TO get the names
of those who wercPOiAODed butthe authofl-
ties of the College would not divnlge them,
q s they say 1t would undoubtedly cause uii-
necessary ala rfn.
DR.. Hayes, the p,ysiCian of the College.
said last night that the condition OF DR..
Aibrecht and fifteen of the students wa :
serious, hut that hv had hope H. tLts :
would ultimately recover.
The condition OF the students is lmpFoE'
ing this morning, according To the icpoI1
| OF the physicians 10 attendance. II Is DC
Iieyed that all Will recover.
The following is a list Of those VINO are Iii
aad whose condition is stu considered ser
| ipus by the attending physicians
The Rev n j. F Albrecht, presiueot
| of CoucorCia College: four Children oi res
ident AIbrccht; G. Brink, baker Of college,
~ a. Foerster, steward Of college, Mfs.
EocrSter. three children of Mr.. ara Mrs'
Foprster: ianitor. two dUmestics. W horst
NON student; Theodore WugaZer. stddeht'
! II. Steege, student. .,.. .
The CITY health department IS making
| thorough Investigation