Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-16
w. j. SCOTT.
The Billiard Room Keeper Says That
He Never Sold Any Rum At His Bar.

The Billiard Room Keeper Says That
He Never Sold Any Rum At HIS Bar.
The first witness called for1 Gov. Wood.
bury was w. J..Scott, who said that he had
for 70 years kept the Van Ness house billiard
room. He said that he had kept "soft
drinks" for sale In the room, and the ex-
animation proceeded
@. Tell what you have kept? A. had
ApOllinaris water and Hathorn and high
rock and settler and ginger ale and tonics,
cheap ginger ale, this five cent etuff that he
used to get from MOran's, but / never got
any thing to sell there but was furnished me
from the Office, and on my affidavit never
received any intoxicating liquors to sell
there, and I never sold any while l was
there. sIl
@. Have you ever kept for sale any fer
mented liquor Of any kinds A. Never.
@. When you speak OF tonic beer, what do
you mean? A. mean this cheap stuff that is
made from Moran's water and ginger ale and
stuff, don't know what he called It.
O. Is it any more than water? A. Sweet
ened water mixed with these ginger ales.
@. Aud charged with gas? A. Yes.
@. No fermentation about itp A. Not that
l know Of, sir.
o. You speak of not having kept for sale
any intoxicating liquor Of any kind shave you
kept any Intoxicating liquors there. and If So,
Whatp A. have kept ale, lager beer for the
professors of the college to Keep on Ice to
keep 1t cool for them.
@. The professors of the college when
guests of the housef A. Yes.
sors whose stuff you kept! A. Not In par
ticular, because think they used to get It
and settle for 1t among themselves, and it
| was sent down for me to put on ice, and
when they wanted bottle bell boy would
| come down and get It.
@. What kind of ale did you keep
A. Didn't keep any ale.
beer and ale? A. 1 beg your pardon.
@. For the professors! A. No ale.
Q. Did you keep anything but lager beerf
A. Lager beer.
@. Then, have you ever had any ale of any
kind, except ginger ale, in your place there:
@. Do you know Harry Jepsom? A. Very
well.
@. Do you recall an instance when he with
one or two others came to your place some
| years ago and spent some time there playing
billiards? A. No, l don't remember that the
man was ever In the billiard room; and we
never catered to that kind Of society.
@. Did you ever furnish, or sell, or give to
Harry Jepsom any ale, or beer, or any intoxi-
eating liquor Of any kind! A. Never.
@. Did you ever give any one any ale, lager
beer or intoxicating LIQUOR Of any kind, or
sell or furnish any Of those liquors to any one
In Harry Jepsom's presence In your place
there? A. Not to my knowledge.
@. Did you know Prof. Moore, a lecturer
In the medical college, be was one of the
professors In the medical collegeF A. Don't
know that do; don't remember him.
| @. You don't remember him in particular:
A. No, sir.
Q. Did you ever set out to any one any in.
toxicating liquor Of any kind and call 1t pear
ciderf A. Never knew of such drink.
| @. Did you ever set out any kind of liquor
intoxicating liquor or otherwise, and call Il
'!pear ciderw A. No, sir.
| @. You say you never heard of the drink
| A. Not before this case came on.
| @. Have you had your attention called to
what DR.. Moore has testified to? A. Yes,
have been told that.
@. Before that time, had you ever heard
the expression spear cider?' A. No, sir
not to my knowledge.
@. Did you ever furnish any of the profes.
sors or furnish or sell or give any OF the
professors there in the college any intoxi.
eating liquor of any kind, except what be-
longed to them? A. No, sir; never.