Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-16
bill at the end Of my stay paid altogether al

bill at the end OF my stay paid altogether at
the desk.
O. AT your room In the hotel were you
served with intoxicating beveragesy A. Oc-
casionally, from time to time rs felt a desire
after lecturing, might want milk punch
or W hiskey | didn't keep anything in my
room; am not drinking man in the ordi.
nary sense, but would order by ringing the
bell and having It answered by the bell boy
or porter, and having it brought to me.
q. And the milk punch that you speak Of,
did that contain into xicating liquor! A. To
the best Of my knowledge 1t had Santa Cruz
rum, / should say.
q. And how was the compensation made
for these beverages furnished you In the
looms A. The same way, In the final bill
never paid anything except finally.
q. Did this entertainment, both in the
dining room and at your room. continue
during the whole period Of your service In
the colegey A. During the six years!
Q. Yes. \. | saw no difference from one
year to another.
@. When you ordered intoxicating beyer-
ages either from the waiter or from the hall
boy or bell boy, what instructions, II any, did
you give him9 A. Nothing at all, except to
ask him to get 1t and he got It.
Q. You told him what you wanted and he
got It. A. Yes, sir. =.
Q. Did you know where 1t came from?
A. No, didn't; had no interest in it; l
| had my opinion about it later.
Q. Later, but at the time! No.
| q Did you on any OF the occasions that
you had ii, did you prepay for such 6ey ,ne
porter for leaving it, in the usual way. l
never paid anything, even for carriage hire,
but in one BILL check or cash, finally.
| O. And how frequently at the table would
| YOU have such beverages? A. Two or three
times a week, presume, or every other day
/ I fxyt hxarn /
know exactly.
| Q. AS frequently in your room! A. Yes,
think every day during that season; l was
pretty much rushed, you know; was there
| for short period occurring three hours a day
and operating at the hospital and besides
that having consultation work at the hotel in
the morning which came incidentally to
the professOrship, so l was reaily tired
out and In that way probably every day did
take milk punch or something of that sort,
which perhaps would not do at home, as
say am nota drinking man.
o. Was there any other part Of the hotel in
which intoxicating beverages were furnished
to you! A. The first year, or possibly the
second year Of my going to Burlington, there
was in the basement, in the billiard room, AL
accommodation for people going down there
asking the billiard man for something. he
would 60, as my memory serves, to room
adjacent to the billiard room and then bring
| q
little counter like an oyster counter, IN
bottle, and give you glass to help yourself
this was usually called pear cider.
| q. Have you made search among your Ole
bills for any of the bills of this hotel during
this period that you were there? A. Yes
/ looked over number OF pills and 1ounG
one, have forgotten the date of II, 1895
think. The statement made the other day
will give the date; do not know what date
| it was.
@. And you have given that bill to MIR
| Clement! a. think so,
Q. You have not got the bill here? A. Nd
| sir.
Q. You did give a bill of the Van Ness
house to you, You gave such a bill to Mr.
Clement? A. Yes, 1t was here the other day
Mr.. Wids: We shall produce the docu
ment, we have not got 1t here.
Q. Speaking Of ales, did you indulge In
that hotel In any kind of aes that were moi
intoxicating; have you had ales served tC
you which were entered on your bill-would
that have referred TO anything except Bass
ale or some ale of that nature? A. / never
drank any ale there except Bass ale.
q. 1t was always Bass ale! A. Yes; an
not an expert on ales, but know 1t was no
Weiss beer or anything of that sort.
Q. Did you know Mr.. Woodbury., the pro
pretor of the hotel! A.. Yes. met him an(
knew him to shake hands with, that is all.
| q. And was he about the hotel! A. Usu
ally daily; he didn't live in the hotel as far a
knew.
Q. Did you see intoxicating beverages
served to other people in the dining room be
sides yourself? A. Yes, sir
Q. Was 1t a rare or common occurrence
A. Claret and beer were quite common t
my observation there.
Q. Did you observe anything about thu
way in which such beverages were served t.
the guests that seemed to be in the way o.
toncealment; was there any attempt to con
ceal the service? A. No; | never saw i
served in teacup, for instance, as / have
seen 1t In New York on Sunday; no, never
saw any concealment about it, 1t was Oper
and aboveboard.
| @. Did you one season, one year, take an,
intoxicating beverages there yourself! A.
took barrel of bottled beer one year from
New York, shipped it from New York to tn
Burlington house in my name, and it wa
delivered to me-; had It to give to the doc
tors who came in occasionally, in my room
/ didn't have this served at the table; l hat
it for my own convenience for these gentle
men who came to have consultations, and
had cigars and bottle of beer or something
think it was shipped as olive oil; that Il
the way 1t got into the state.