News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14
A. L HALL.
Democratic Convention and Other Oe-
casiOns.

Democratic Convention and Other Oe-
casions.
A. L. Hall of Bakersfield, in a deposition
taken at st. Adams April l, said that he was
a farmer and had drank liquor at the Van
Ness house. The examination proceeded: -
@. On how many different occasions? A.
| am unable to state how many times, but
several different occasions.
@. State by whom and how the liquor was
procured upon those occasions. A. The
first time that remember Of having anything
there was in the dining room and ordered
from the waiter.
Q. State as nearly as possible when this
was In whose company you were and the
manner In which the liquor was ordered and
served. A. My recollection is that 1t was In
1886 or 1887, had been to Burlington to
horse race or fair, l can't tell which, came
up to the Van Ness house In company j.. +.
Kelley, j. G. Salisbury, d. Noyes Burton;
we went into supper and think Mr.. Saulis-
bury asked the waiter If we couldn't get
something to drink; the waiter asked to
know what 1t would be, and we told her
whiskey, and she said she would see, and
directly it was brought in and we all
partook.
@. In what form was 1t brought in? A. 1t
was brought in what l call wine glasses on
a server.
@. Who paid for the liquor on this occasion,
II you remembers A. | am unable to state
whether paid for It or whether j.. G. Saul
isbury. 1t was paid for at the table.
Q. Come now to the next occasion that you
remember. A. That same evening we went
to our room and was there quite late and we
had more or less liquor all the evening; that
was obtained by ringing the bell, the boy
coming up, and ordering 1t.
O. Who ordered the liquor in the EVENING"
A. Sometimes one and sometimes another Of
| the party.
O. In what form was the liquor brought
up? A. My impression Is that 1t was
brought up in a bottle with tumblers and
pitcher of ice water with 1t.
@. What did the boy say, If anything,
when the liquor was ordered? A. don't
recOllect as he said anything more than he
| brought 1t and when 1t was served he would
hold out his hand and ask for half dollar.
@. Come now to the next occasion. A.
| The next time that called, from memory,
was In January or February, 1888. was In
vlted to the Van Ness house to dinner by
| friend of mine, and before dinner we went
| up to a room and there had some whiskey;
| can't tell upon that occasion who ordered
| It nor who paid for 1t; my impression is that
| It was ordered by W. S. Soule, the man who
invited me there TO dinner.
O. From what source was the liquor OBJ
| tanned upon that occasion? A. My impress
| boy. .e.
D. If there was any other occasion
q. Please state who was present upon
| this last oceasiong A. w. S. Soule of Fair
| field, Col. II. +. Brigham Of Bakersfield,
| d. j. Foster of Burlington and myself.
@. If there Is any other occasion, please
| refer to that. A. In 1890 | went TO Burling-
| ton to attend the democratic convention; we
registered at the Van Ness house; they sent
us across the street to sleep and room In the
| old American; the young man who showed
| us over to the room helped carry our grips;
| | asked him If we could have something be-
fore supper, he asked what II would be and |
said a bottle of sold Grow" was good
/ enough for us; he went out and brought 1t
in. 1 paid for II and with the party
drank It.
o. State who was present upon this occa-
sion. A. There was G. G. Prouty, A. G.
Brigham of Bakersfield, w. S. Downey of
Bakersfield, II. j. Isham Of Fairfield; there
was others that came into our room that
didn't belong TO our party at that time, and
among those was l.. II. Kilt of Sheldon,
and think Adolphus Paul of Berkshire and
others whose names do not now recall.
o. Were Frank Eldred and p. j. Farms
worth present. A. There was one or two
men present that l did not know their
names.
o. Did that one bottle Of "Crown whiskey
20 round that crowdy Objected to by
Plaintiff for form and matter. Question
wlthdrawn.) 4L
o. State whether any other liquor was
procured and drank upon that occasion. A.
After supper, later In the evening, there was
other liquor brought into the same room, 1
think by the same young man that brought
In the first bottle ordered by II. j. lsham,
that was drank there.
o. Who paid for this liquor, II you know
A. The first bottle 4 paid for the second
bottle Mr.. Isham paid for. -
o. Refer how TO any other occasions. 4
dent call to mind any particular time
could testify 10,