The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-04

1RATE frisco JURoRe.
rey Rspsa shs cA.rss Of Md Table ss.-
Prosn tbs fan FranciscO Examiner.
There were several wilh-eyed citiseus in
judge Wallsce's court yesterday looking
They were some Of the jurors who
served i'm the casc of Benjamin Davis last
week, with whom Mr.. combs had an
a~ltercasion on account Of q difference as
10 where they should 10 IN get dinner.
"What did you mean ny saying" that we
ate with knives ~ asked Juror Regain.
II didn't say all the jurors did that"
stammered the blushing officer. II only
saw one or two do that. Besides, / didn't
say il was the Davis jurors that ate with
wa" IN a.. -, ,,. Davis ,,,roru
were printed I'm the Eramsi"er," persisted
Isl .coafdn't help, that walled Mr..
Coombs, despairin9ly. 1.-The reporter
dian't get them from me. He took them
awe don't like To have anybody think
that the ball Of fare at the Baldwin or amy
we scoop in our food" persisted MT.
Regain. 'and we do not care to he criti-
cised by q court bailifi, anyhow. II WAS
table with the jury. 1 have known cases
where that was not done.
II can readily understand that your
FEhSAS wan xNAEs ahb q
you could not get away with your bluff.
and that was Why you indulGed i'm dispar-
aging remarks about the Jurors. They
themselves the equal of you, Mr.. Bailih.
at seems too bad, after citizens are
duty, that they should be subjected to rid
icule like this. All day yesterday friends
were TESTING at our expense. They said
court had DID the Examiner that we ate
with our knives. and they wanted to make
an inspection of our mouths to see Il they
were cut while we were shOveling in our
food. as your published interview seemed
20 infer, 1 have been seriously thinking
the court and having you cited TO answer
for contempt of court, Mr.. Bailiff."
During ali his time Baiiifr Coombs was
aged to say that he mean mo- harm, no
d~isrespect. He hoped the subject would
.Maybe il will, and maybe it WON'T"
said Mr.: Regan. as the sweiterinR baliif
bowed himself away. THE am
tinued. "The disaereement was much
more serious than stated in the article
published. Why. this man, BailiR Coombs
we refused to eat i'm the restaurant desig-
mated by him. He also presumed to tell
us which side of the street we should walk
on, and ordered us to go two and two and
not break ranks unless he gave us permis-
sion. 80.
told him plainly that h was only a ser
want of the court, while we were gentle
men OF the jury that we were not sub
He said il there was a policeman i'm sight
he would have us all arrested. i asked
him why he didn't try il ON; he said he
was am officer of the law and clothed with
AS much authority as "a policeman would
'He said il we ditin't obey and GO i'm and
eat where ne wanted ms to he would take
room till midnight. We dared him to try
trouble we offered to pay. for our dinner
out of our own pockets il he would take us
to another restaurant near at hand. He
ers what to do from Sheriff Laumeister,
and he would show us what was what.
., "Mhcn w ws q. Jad Saek w ws Se'"a Xftsr w Sn
made our talk to him 1t only took q min
ute to settle the matter and we were sent
to the Baldwin. That's about all there
objected to the coffee at the bail
iff's ~favorite restaurant, and we didn't
That was why we refused to go there. We
had been there before. Besides, persOn-
ally, l had a dislike for the proprietor. he.
bakers during their strike.
AT any rate we were only exercising
our rights as American citizens, and we
objected to being handled like SD much
court room furniture"
A b~ystander sueeested that in order to
did not eat with their knives the walters
i'm the Baldwin dininRroOm should he sub
pPnaed and their Testimony taken when
the bailiff's contempt case comes up. II
was thought that one of the hotel table
knives might he introduced as an exhibit
i'm the ease to show whether or not they
are sharp enough tn cut a boartler's
mouth, unless the court should rule il out
a~sirrelevant .immaterial and incompetent.
Stevens m to call Judge Wallace's
attention to the matter, but was waved
aside with the remark that the court did
$40 ,.;,l, a. h.ar IN sxys1tptr nrs .A1p,,st IL
Nc further attention will he paid la the
matter, therefore, until the proceedings
i'm contempt are instituted against Bailifi
Coombs.
HE WAS A FlvE-OOllAR BABY.
The Isaby Farmer says he Was tn Have