The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-15

U. NONs III tuS NlulllH lbOul Wutn you |
acted as head waiter, what was the process
by which payment for intoxicating liquors
was efleotedy A, In regard to mixed drink
nj the table, cannot say that | had any |
of that, but as to bottle of wine
or bottle of beer, would order It, serve 1t
and have it charged, but sometimes they
would pay for il at the table: sometimes |
money to the, office, but mostly II was
charged to them.
Q. Did parties, with several in the party,
occasionally meet there for card playing for
several hours when this sort of entertain
ment was furnished to them from time TO
timer A. Yes, sir.
@. And how frequently did that happens;
do not suppose that you can tell how many
times week or month? A. could not tell
anything about how many times, some even
ings, and especially Sunday evening, a good
many commercial travellers would come to-
gether, or perhaps through the week or Sun
day afternoon; 1t may occur perhaps none
In q week, and then it would be three or |
four or hve parties in week and perhaps |
like that, but rs to how many | could not |
say.
Q. And would the entertainment for such |
parties be repeated during the evening, that |
Is, would they require entertainment from |
hour to hour as the evening went along! |
A. What do you mean, reciprocate back, one
u
Q. Yes, would the parties have to be
served several times? A. Yes, sir, it would
not be very long at time when they would
order-t would not be very long between
times that the bottle was empty and when
they would order again.
O. You get my idea now, don't you, that
the party sitting down to play cards would
perhaps every hour or every three quarters
| of an hour or every hour and a half, they
| would want to be served again with in.
! toXicating liquors? A. | would get a pint
bottle, would get pint bottle in the early
| part of the evening, it might last an hour or
| it might last two hours, then would get
another one and perhaps it would be three or
| four. perhaps sometimes only one or two,
more or less, as would be in the party.
| Q. When the compensation for intoXicat-
| ing liquors was furnished at the office, where
was the money taken from, taken right from
the money till? A. 1t was taken from the
money drawer.
@. During your entire period of service
there, how frequently did you nave 10 renaer
| entertainment In furnishing such enter
tainment TO the guests of the hotel!
A. As | said before, 1t might be very
often at times and then again it
might be quite awhile, but would say rarely
a day passed that something was not bought
by myself or by some other boy, but as | was
the oldest boy there in the employ of Mr.
| w T..
on his side surrendered my whole service the
number of years | was there, and therefore
in that light when they saw me doing so and
in the right manner they gave me more
privileges about that house than any other
boy that ever worked there.
@. Perhaps your long continued period OF
service lent some confidence that you would
do that business properly? A. Mr.. Clark
never objected at any time, when he was
back of the ofiice-he never objected to my
, going after any liquor, that is, in regard to
its benehting me, and only wanted me to see
, that the guests were supplied in the right
manner.
, O. Now come back to the question, did
Mr.. Clark know that what you had to dc
I with furnishing liquor to guests was a matter
of profit to you: he didn't know that you in
? creased your income there by what you die
| | in that line? A. Only in this way, many {
I time could have got liquor in-he was per
/ fectly willing; can't say that he really evel
: objected to my going out but what he knew
r that | was to make something upon it. Mr.
| Clark knew that got this little DIVIDEND
q back upon those bottles, as | used to get a
| least from dollar to two dollars month oil
I bottles that he knew.
p? Q. What was done with the empty bottles
| A. That is what am speaking of.
+ Q. What was done Immediately after the.
II they were taken from the room? A. III
I empty bottles, when | would serve th
= liquors in the rooms, | would say, "W II
If YOU kindly leave the vial in the dressing cas
drawer or leave it in the stand drawer,
II because that was my little point in gettin
that little ten cents for pint, of five cent
N for half pint bottle.
O. Did you accumulate these empties? A
n All the time, and returned them back to tn
e place that | got them from.
n hn hntt
+ had there in the house, that was my own Ii
,e tie business. Some | would keep, but mos
all of them went back. ..-
/. O. In returning the bottles, did you retur
them in quantities or did you return thel
ID one at time? A. | never returned under
T. dozen at time.
'r O. Now, was there, aside from what yo
10 say about the concealment of cocktails whe
to YOU brought them into the house, was thel
~ any attempt at concealment in the furnlshln
at of guests with this entertainment either
| their rooms or on the dining room tables
ht did you attempt to cover it up in any wa
no that you were doing that kind of service
70 A. / know in this light Mr.. Clark use
w to know when | had the parties on that
x would get stuff ahead sometimes, because
Il could not get it in late, he knew that.
az Q. Now, wine or ale or anything OF tn
r. kind, when it was served at the dining tabl
/ were there any precautions taken that 9TH
people present should not observe what WI
n. going on? A. Sometimes we would have
of right out in the sink in two or three or to'
ot or five bottles put up in pail OF ice, whit
of didn't seem to be covered up very much.
OF @. Do you mean that you used to ha'
liquors, ale wine and beer in quantities the
7 at the hotel? A. | cannot say that we h;
wine in quantities, but in regard to guam
GU ties of beer of Bass ale, do say so. :.
of @. And were those both intoxicating Ii
LET uors: A. Yes, sir.
nd @. And how large quantities would "
lar have on hand for the service of guests? .
be The service for guests / should think most
of was gotten to order; If l was on late wat
-er at night, and knew / was on late watch
nat would 90 oyer and get half dozen ext
on bottles; l always kept more of half pr
than would of pints.
lid Q. You kept them in the refrigerator rea
lar for guests as they called for it? A. Not
in, the refrigerator; had my own little plac
lar for it.
ntS Q. Do you remember some one occasi
Ing that there was a fair or something when a
ed considerable number of small bottles of liqu
A. were brought into the ho,el In anticipate
A. During the state fairs | used to get gu
Mt, large quantity ahead myself.
@. How large quantities? A. Perhaps
ese had two dozen half pints and perhaps
did dozen pints.
or O. Where did you keep it? a. Well,
ell, used to hide it most anywhere.
II a @. Now, with reference to the service
vas the dining room, asked you few momen
to ago whether there was any attempt to &C
ter ceal from other people IN the dining roc
ley the fact that guests were being served, W
'ug it done openly right in the dining room,
they have it right on the table openly? A.
ent was placed right at their places, poured c
the to them in glass just the same as you
led down into the cafe of this building and ha
ii served at a table.
the @. Was there ever, to your knowed!
the any attempt to serve in any way so that o
sitting near by would not observe that I
pay guests were drinking! A. No, sir.
to @. You spoke about the concealment
cocktails; what did you mean by that. hi
at did you conceal it? A. | would take tn,
to sometimes in a side pocket, or have it s.
if could put a paper over it, but l wol
SIX. always bring it in a beer glass, not a cockt
or glass.
nail Q. With reference to the billiard ROT
ssts service---I don't know as you know anyth'
nor about what was going on in the BILLS
for room, whether the parties playing billiai
ire. would have Intoxicating liquors served