Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01

A. Booth Sons e. Co. as a clerk.
i AT what pay?"
Il think 1t was Sc or IS a week and my
room"
Board yourself?"
i Il paid table board"
"Out of that?"
4 YES"
lie left the store a year before entering
the bank and during the interim ran a
brokers' office among other things.
| The business brought one or two suits
and you were sued?"
| 81 DONE remember being sued"
| You was indicted?"
/ Eyes"
Employ counsel2"
Il Eyes"
"Pay them?"
i mo SIR"
"Why not?'
u ut was not necessary"
ct was not because you didn't have
Imoney?'
mo; ] had money"
u Witness went on to explain that the New
York firm whose representative he was
paid the counsel.
Have any litigation with your New
York frm?'
/ Yes sir"
Didn't you get sued while there for
lblackmail?"
"Not that remember"
|
Der if you had?"
II think / would. ! should say to my
best recollection that l had never been
sued for blackmail, by the firm"
OTHER BUSINESS VENTURES.
lie acted as agent for private spccula-
tors in Nereenncs and placed their orders
for them. In October. 1899 he went from
the brokers' business into the show bust
t1N.. fnl1
months.
WAS you in the poultry busness?'
| was"
For how long?'
i "tntil got tired of it,"
How soon did you get tired of it?'
=. Every soon"
Didn't you once advertise 10 useful ar
ticles for 10 cents and when you got the
money send 10 pins"
81 did not, no sir
"Wcll what was it If not pins?''
Ketchum explained that he had manu-
featured article of wood which he called a
door stop and which he advertised and
sold while at Nergennes. The district at
torncy called them wooden wedges"
i did you get much out of that business?'
"Somethine''
"Wcn how much?'
81 started with less than s. and adver-
tsed in the New York Sunday Herald and
in daily papers. except for 81 which Dor
rowcd.
Witness said he made about 800 net from
his dealings in door stops
Tie was also in the fire extinguisher bust
ness and made money in that but it re-
CURED him to travel and he didn't wish &c
do that. He thought the net sum made in
the latter enterprise was about $500
when you went into the bank you didn't
have a great deal of money did your
Il had some"
GLOW much?'
"Ahout $500 or $50, something like that
! Witness said he was married and keep
ing house at that time.
"Were you in debt?'
Il 81 don't believe | was"
II Didn't YOU pay off some debts while ir
the bank"
NO sir. paid off several hundred dol
lars before I went into the bank
AS a NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER.
The examination brought out the fac
that witness established two newspaper
plants and four newspapers with force
Of seven printers, two boolkeepers, al
editor, solicitor and man in charge Of
an advertising wagon. among other en-
poycs while he was in the bank. He alsC
, had horses. II coachman and several othel
expensive hXuries which he had not en-
joyed previously.
Did you run for the Legislature in 1902
YES sir"
Spent some money in the campaign"
Not much. ! may have little"
+ you went into the congressional cam
, paign that year,"
81 did under MIR. Lewiss instruction."
Yes you and Lewis working together
and you issued tickets to voters redeem
able at the Office of the Enterprise aftc
the caucus of the town was carried FOL
your MANI"
mo sir, | don't have any recollection
y that | did"
you won't swear that you did OF
didn't?"
NO sir"
Now didn't you pay out about 800 il
that campaign"
mo sir, ! did not"
Didn't you once get the children to
gether at Nergennes and give them each
presentY
{ zone Christmas day my boy invited il
all the poor children of Nergennes."
And gave each a present."
"A half pound box of Wanamaker'!
candy, an orange and a little present cost
ing five or ten cents"
Paid for it?'
| 81 suppose | did,
Don't know?'
, Eyes sir | did"