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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-14

LEWIS PETERSON.
Bell Boy Gives Some Evidence.
Lewis Peterson of Burlington was the
first witness called for the HERALD Wednes-
day morning. He said that he was nearly
Is years old and worked as Van Ness
house bell boy good deal, off and on, since
1891 His examination continued -
@, With reference to the entertainment of
guests there in the hotel with intoxicating
beverages; what did you have to do about
that. what was the process, liquor, wine,
and what was the process by which 1t was
got to the guests? A. Well, there was diff
ferent ways of course of getting it; don't
know what way you mean.
@. Tell us the whole story, anyway, just
as you did it. A. In the line of a guest be-
ing up in the room and wanted liquor of any
kind, they usually asked us down to the
office or rung the bell and we go up and
answer the bell call, and some of them would
ask us if liquor was sold in the house, if
| there was bar; and told them ssno,v not
would ask US If we could go out out and get
| it, and we said 'syes'' we would, and we did.
@. What about the pay for It? A. They
would give us the money, the guest would
hand US over the money and we would go
over and get it and return the change.
| @. That was always the case? A. Not al
ways.
6. Where then did you get the money! 4.
| We would sometimes pay it out of our own
pocket, and they pay US back after we come
hack.
| @. At other times, how? A. Well, we
/ would go to the office occasionally; il they
| told us to go to the office and get the cash,
we would 60 and have it charged.
@. Charged on the book? A. Yes, sup
pose so.
@. Did You have anything to do with the
pay for 1t, then? A. No. sir; not unless
| they paid us back, and we should give it
| back to the desk.
@. And when you went to the Office, what
| did you tell the clerk? A. Calling for the
money?
@. Yes A. We would tell him that such
a gentleman in such room, such number,
would Ike 80 much liquor, and he wanted
| the money for it and have it charged to him,
to hts account.
How frequently during the whole course
of your experience there was 1t that you
rendered service of this kind, would there
be days when you wouldn't render service
of this kind? A. can't remember surely,
but think there was a good many days we
didn't.
@. And other days when it was rendered
more than once? A. l couldn't remember
whether more than once or not. | couldn't
very fully remember now, so long ago.
@. What is your best Judgment about the
frequency with which you rendered that
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that Mr.. Clark told you so? A. No, SIR
Dfdssvo,t afo3, that nd of h1.sis.nce0

that ME- OldEk tOlu you 80! "A. NO, b1E.
@. Did you stop that kind of business?
A. Charging it?
@. Yes. Al did for one, for while.
@. For how long? A. Occasionally il q
guest came there that patronized the hotel
very often and he told Us to go down and
have it charged Ito his account, we should
always hate to make demand for the money
from him, and we would go down and get it
at the office, II q prominent man that was
| used to stopping there very often.
@. Explain little more fully than YOU
have what was your experience after you
hal those instructions from Mr.. Clark that
you must not charge any moreget any
more money at the till and 60 and get this
liquor; tell US your experience, tell US little
more fully about that-aboIt certnin9cTass
| of guests that came there, did you or didn't
you have it charged at the desk after that !?
A. Occasionally we did for some.
@. What kind of guests? A.. l cant re-
member, only remember that It used to be
some drummers that we knew very we'll
that we used to see there often we hated to
tell them mo, we have to get the cash from
you,n and so we would go down and have
the money charged at the desk.
O. What did Mr.. Clark say when you
went down on those occasions? A. / don't
remember as he said ANYTHING. only he oavp
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ment of these parties, did it ever happen, if
SO, how frequently, that Mr. Clark himself
was member of the party who was enter
tanned by you with those Intoxicating bever-
ages? A. Yes. sir.
@. Infrequently or frequently? A. Quite
frequently.
6. On those occasions how was the CON-
pensation for the Intoxicating beverages pro-
yided? A. There was not any objection to
my getting ahead If it was after hours.
@. To your getting ahead, what do you
mean by thats A. The supply.
@. You mean providing a supply in adj
vance. A. told him / could not get any
at certain hours afterwards, and that would
have to get some in ahead, and he never OBJ
jected to my doing SO.
Cross-examination by Mr.. Foster -
@. Do you know how long you worked
there while Mr.. Bowman was In the employ
ment of the house? A, I worked right
through. / believe he was there two years.
@. Two wears? A. Yes. sir.
@. And / suppose that there was no par
ticular change in the matter of your furnish
ing the guests with liquor during that time
after he left? A. No change; Mr.. Bowman
was stricter than Mr.. Drew was.
@. But still you had full opportunity,
practically you had the same opportunity to
Bowman that you had after he left when you
were under Mr.. Drew A. Not as fire.
quently as would Mr.. Drew.
@. But Mr.. Bowman of course saw you
frequently bringing it in. A. Yes. sir.
@. And during the time that you were en-
pioyed at the Van Ness house, aside from
this quantity of liquor that you state you
have taken over sometimes so as to have it
on hand after hours. there was no liquor of
any kind kept at the Van Ness house, was
thereg A. Only in this light; on Sunday
afternoons we used to bring it.
@. Whos A. brought it and the other
BOYS wonld bring it.
@. Leaving out what you say the other
bell boys brought over from Drew's or had
on hand, was there any intoxicating liquor
kept at the Van Ness house: A. Only what
myself have kept there.
Q. i say aside from what you have al
ready told us You have done, and what you
have told us that Mr.. Drew brought some
over once or twice, and what you had, and
what the other boys brought in, was there
any other Intoxicating liquor kept there? A.
l am sure that Newton Stewart kept many a
bottle there.
q. Did you see him keep 1t there? A.
Newton Stewart, a colored man, they called
him Newt, that is his first name.
@. Where did he keep It. A. He used
to keep it at times in his closets.
@. Where were his closets. A. On these
way down stairs.
@. What was Newton Stewards business?
A. As hall boy and also, mostly, assistant
porter of Mr.. Mccarthy.
Q. He Is a colored man. is he? A. He is a
colored man.
O. And where were his closets, you saw !.
a N he 1Atx+ efofv- 1nvr~ A.
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said, s.Mr. Drew. Of course as am here all
around the house like to make an extra dol
lar If possibly CAM He says, You go over
to the other side.'' He says, 8 on know
pay rent for that, and it is just as much to
your interest to go there as II Is 60 me.
want you to go across
@. Across to the American house bar
A. Yes, sir.
@. When you didn't go there for intoxicat-
| ing liquor for the guests, whereabouts IN
Burlington did you procure it? A. don't |
believe there was any drug store in Burling- |
| ton but what could get the liquors. got
most of my stuff at Sterns'.
/ @. Did you buy any Intoxicating liquor at
| Fay Taft,s? a. / have many time.e snss
| @. That is, for guests of the hotel? A. For
| guests of the hotel.
@. And at other drug stores if you can
| think OF any that YOU have occasionally done
so? A. Once in while / used to go ue.
above there when those people were closed
@. Some other drug storess A. Those
| were the handiest 10 buy.
@. They were right across the park. A.
Right across the park.
i @. What instructions or conversations did
i you have with Mr.. Clark respecting the mat
ter of not going to the American house bar
after liquor and going instead to the drug
stores. A. 1t was in this light; | spoke to
Mr.. Clark one day in regard to Mr.. Drew
i found out it was nothing else only that
didn't visit his bar as frequently as l ought
to. and he would put in other lutte facts time
and time again that was not attending to
my business, words to that effect. and says
to Mr.. Clark. Il know it is nothing else ex-
| cept lido not go there He says, Sired,
| YOU use your own Judgment and of course
should go there as much as could; as Mr..
Clark understood at that time. of course
was trying to make dollar for myself
@. Why was 1t beneficial to you pecun-
iariIy to 20 to the drug stores instead of
going to Mr.. Drew's bar. A. Because got
champagne which was sold for 81, and got
; 81 for it, and could buy it for S3.50--
@. You got the difference? A. And |
,, | would get the difference.
@. And was some concession made to you
by the drug stores in view of the amount of
, | dealing that You had with them, did they let
! | you have intoxicating liquors and wines and
ales and so forth, at less than the regular
!, | going price. A. They would sell me at the
, going price, aud If charged more for it of
!. | course that was my own lookout: they never
made any reduction only in this light, that
knowing this would make something upon
! | the liquor.
O. bid you understand In fact that you did
get the liquor at price less than he regular
retail price to casual customers who came in
! | or did you get a reduction from the regular
!. retail price: do you remember about that.
: | A. l would charge many time 60 cents
where II would cost me 30 cents, allowing
five cents for the bottle when twas returned.
@. That is for spirituous liquors: A.
e Yes, sir.
@. 4 pints A. No, 80 cents for half pint
!, and would charge $l.25 for pint.
= With reference 10 y0tir deal with these
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fecf1v Wiling: car, { gay That ne reaNyNevef
objected to my going out but what he knew
that was to make something upon it. Mr..
Clark knew that got this little dividend
back upon those bottles, rs / used to get at
least from dollar to two dollars month on
bottles; that he knew.
@. What was done with the empty bottles?
A. That is what am speaking of.
@. What was done immediately after they
they were taken from the room? A. The
empty bottles, when / would serve the
LIQUORS in the rooms, would say, NV Ill
YOU kindly leave the vial in the dressing case
drawer or leave it in the stand drawer
because that was my little point IN getting
that little ten cents for a pint, of five cents
for a half pint bottle.
Ali the time, and returned them back to the
place that got them from.
@. In quantities? A. The bottles that
Ad-there in the house, that was my own lit
y. business. Some l would keep, but most
all OF them went back.
@. In returning the bottles, did you return
them In quantities or did you return them
one at a time! A. 1 never returned under
dozen at q time.
O. Now, was there, aside from what you
say about the concealment of cocktails when
YOU brought them into the house, was there
any attempt at concealment in the furnishing
of guests with this entertainment either in
their rooms or on the dining room tables
did YOU attempt TO cover it up in any way
that YOU were doing that kind of service!
a. know in this light Mr.. Clark used
to know when / had the parties on that /
would get stuff ahead sometimes, because /
could not get it in late, he knew that.
o. Now, wine or ale or anything of that
kind, when it was served at the dining table,
were there any precautions taken that other
people present should not observe what was
going ONT A. Sometimes we would have it
right out in the sink In two or three or four
or five bottles put up in a pail OF ice, which
didn't seem to be covered up very much.
O. Do you mean that you used to have
liquors, ale wine and beer in quantities there
at the hotel. A. cannot say that we had
wine in quantities, but in regard to quanti-
ties of beer of Bass ale, do say so.
@. And were those both intoxicating liq-
uors? A. Yes, sir.
| @. Ard how large quantities would you
| have on hand for the service of guests: A.
The service for guests / should think mostly
was gotten to order; if ] was on late watch
| at night, and knew was on late watch.
would 90 over and get half dozen extra
| bottles; l always kept more of half pints
| than would of pints.
| @. You kept them in the refrigerator ready
| for guests as they called for III A. Not in
the refrigerator; had my own little places
| for it.
|
| @, Do you remember some one occasion
| that there was fair or something when any
l considerable number OF small bottles OF liuuor
were brought into the ho,ei in auticipatIong
A. During the state fairs ] used to get quite
a large quantity ahead myself.
/ q. How large quantities! A. Perhaps l
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lslg' llll! lngy woman glvg lg lUl g1V g0p pUl,
but no wine.
@. How much did you pay for it, in the
bulk, or did you pay so much plate? A.
We had to pay, in settling, in the bulk. but it
was figured SO much a plate-75 cents, per-
haps.
@. You didn't know the number and took
your chances? A. We had to guarantee Is,
] think, to be at the banquet.
@. And the price was SO much a plate for
at least 70? A. Yes.
tee settle with the hotel? A. Yes.
@. They kept track of the number of
plaIes? A. Yes.
@. That is the only time you have been
on the committee of arrangement SO you
have known anything about It? A. No, sir;
have been on committee before.
@. Earlier than that? A. That year I
served as president.
@. Have you been on the committee since?
A. No, sir.
@. How many times before have you been
on the committee of management? A. Once
and possibly twice; wouldn't say positive,
twice.
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here as Compared with New York, YOU

,neTt rs C0HIPdTtu- WIFI NeW 1UTk, you
would see 1t was small.
@. Do you know how the guests were pro-
vided with that wine in the dining room, did
you have anything to do with thats A. No,
not directly.
@. Did it become matter of charge on the
books sometimess A. Undoubtedly as in
the same way with the business, still would
not sxrear tn any 90 40 w hen 1T was doun
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me of the guests? A. I have been guest /
vice.
@. Do you remember two years ago when |
Iuu were guests 4. think the first time |
was a guest il 81, and / am very certain |
hat the second time was in 49,
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@. You don't know yourself whether it |
was SOP A. No, sir.
G. You do not know what champagne is?
A: I do not:
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ut B.ll Boy
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
TERSELY TOLD.


 Look for. Tennessee horses at the Ken- lucky stable, Avenue A and Twenty first street, on Monday morning. If you want a feast of beauty and have the latest thing in a ladies' waist see Chalifoux & Co.'s line, which is now open for your inspection.
 The SfcGeever Furniture company is an- ticipating St. Patrick's Day by handing out to their friends beautiful sprigs of Shamrock and neat neckties.
 The "touts'' around the local pool room last night, when they heard of the wire tapping in New Orleans, were heard to ex- claim, 'I told you Plug was good thing D
 It is expected that Governor Oates, Cap tain Johnston, MT. Clarke and Captain Kolb will occupy the four boxes Monday night to witness the performance of Our Regiment"
 There was lively game-the fifth-of baseball yesterday afternoon between the Towards and Curran's at East Lake, re- sulting in the close score of Is to 15 in favor of the Towards.
 The Travellers Protective association Alabama division. met last night at the Morris and elected officers. The associa ton were invited to hold their annual meeting in the rooms of the Commercial club.
 Ladies: 1 have just received few pairs of Oxford ties in black and tan. All the new toes A, B, c, D, E and F last sizes, 1Sla to B. They are really beautiful. Please come and look at them. Very respectfully. T. C. King.
 The Monarch Cycle Manufacturing com pany. Chicago, exhibited a line of Monarch which received favorable notice from the bicycle press of that city. Four models were shown, two of ladies' and two of gen tlemens.-The Iron Age.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
Roland Reed.

MT. Roland Reed plays a return date at O'Briens Tuesday night and on that occasion will present his great comedy, "The Woman Hater."
 MT. Reed is a person SC pecularties of person and eccentriyities of manner must always attract attention while his sense of humor is so keen and his express sion of it so spontaneous and facile that the result must be satisfactory to an au- dience so far as he is personally con- cerned.
 With a face that is grotesque in it's conformation, with figure that suggests a shadow in coat and trousers, with a voice that persists in getting on top of the shrillest pitch and staying there, and with a nervous, jerky method that at once puts an audience on the edge of expectation, it would be impossible for him to occupy any middle ground be- tween success and failure. He must be either Supremely ridiculous or eminently successful in making fun. He is the lat ter.
 In "The Woman Hater" Mr. Reed has an excellent vehicle for his unique tal- ents. The play is thoroughly farcical and briStles with bright lines and telling situations.
 The story tells of the misfortunes and adventures of one Samuel Bundy, an old bachelor, who is reputed woman hater, but who secretly admires the fair sex. He becomes engaged to three wom- en at the same time, without knowing ex- actly in what way, and then marries the woman of his choice. But on his wedding day he is arrested through mistake as a dangerous lunatic and incarcerated in an asylum, from which he is finally lib- erated and restored to his wife.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
THE HERBART CLUB.

Notwithstanding the inclement weath- CT, the last meeting of the Herbart club was well attended. This was a special meeting called for the purpose of hearing Prof F. M. Roofs paper on The Culture of the Will" MT. Roof fully sustained himself in the able paper which he pre- sented showing comprehensive grasp of the subject and a careful study and comparison of the best authorities The following is an outline of his paper:
 Will Culture.
 What is meant by will culture? Before this question can be rationally answered 1t is necessary to consider briefly the origin of the will itself and its relation to the other powers of the mind. In dealing with this subject I propose to treat psychology as natural science and to deal with the mind in it's relations to the physical environment of which it takes cognizance.
 It is unfortunate for psychology that so many authors have written on the subject for the visible purpose of estab- fishing assumed theories. But, happily the old theories of what were formerly known as materialistic psychology and idealistic psychology have been relegated to the past. The tendency of modern psychology Is to leave the souls prioro immortality to the domain of metaphysics and theology, and to deal with the powers of the mind as they are manifested through and in relation to the physical nervous system.
 To this end many psychological labor atories have been established in Ger many and America, and many important discoveries of physical and psychical re- lations have already rewarded theilabors of the investigators. Tr
 The Physical Man. ,va b
 The human body, like all other animal bodies, is concretion of minute cells the principal part of each cell being a eontractile semi-liquid fluid, called the protOpalasm. In some of the lower ami mals the organization of this cellular mass is SO imperfect as to leave the cells practically independent of each other Cut one of these creatures into pieces and each severed part, instead of dying becomes new and perfect creature But this represents the lowest type1 As to the intermediate types, there is,reither time nor necessity here for their con- sideration.
 In man the community of cells is or ganized into a beautiful, but complex system, composed of various groups known as organs. and each organ per forming its regularly assigned duty for the body polite.
 The blood is the common carrier bring ing regularly to each part the material of nourishment to sustain it while 1t works. But this is not all. The various parts are brought into such close com munication by means. of a magnetic tel egraph, known as the na vous system that whatever affects one part imme- diateiy arouses the sympathy of the en- tire community.
 That the activities of the mind are manifested through this nervous system.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
PLOT TO ENCIRCLE MACEO,
(Continued From First Page.


 The neighbors and all the civil and military authorities know everything that has been related here, but such is the state of affairs on this island that General Weyler has had no objection to appointing this monster, Colonel Jul, military governor of Matanzas Such deeds as enumerated are common.
 The people of the towns of Matanzas with Jul as governor and Arolas at the head of column, will suffer the conse- quences of their bloody instincts
 That people may know who General AfolaS IS l may relate what happened in the Mercedes estate near Colon. It havfng come to his knowledge that A small body of rebels were encamped on the surrounding estate (Mercedes) of Mr Caffolla, General Arolas went to engage them, but the rebels, who were few in number retreated. Much vexed at not being able to discharge one shot at them. he made prisoners of three workingmen who were out in the field herding the an- lmais of the estate, and without any for mality of trial shot them. When the bodies were taken to the central they were recognized, and to cover his responsibility somewhat General Arolas said that when he challenged them they ran off, and at the first discharge of musketry they fell dead.
 Tt seems impossible that being so near the United States, so near that country so free, cultured and generous, innocent peasants can be butchered with impuni- ty. Not even in Armenia happens what is being witnessed in Cuba. The history of the Spanish dominion in this island is history of crime"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
PERSONAL.

See Chalifoux's new stock of ladies' waists.
 Maj. E. L. Hgdon returned yesterday from business trip in south Alabama.
 Messrs. l.. A. May and Eugene F. Enslen left last night for New York and Boston, visiting her daughter, Mrs. John w. Tom linson
 Rev. P. T. Hale, who has been quite sick has sufficiently recovered to be able to fill his regular appointment today.
 Ladies: I have just received a few pairs of Oxford ties in black and tan. All the new toes A. B, c, D, E and F last: sizes 1872 to 8. They are really beautiful. Please come and look at them. Very respectfully T. c. King.
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