The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-08
IN BLACK AND WHITE.
Colored Men and sisvonians Don't Get
.1;cff' Along Very Well.

Colored Men and Siavonians Don't Get
CO., Along Very Well.
The battle of the colored men and
the Slavonians was the subject of two
lawsuits before Judge Fox Monday.
The first case was that of Joe Zupre-
mich, who was accused of striking the
colored man, ]. L. White, over the head
with a crowbar. The little court room
outside the railing was filled by specta-
tors. The Austrian was represented
by Col. T. O'Leary and Assistant Coun-
ty Attorney Winston appeared for the
prosecution. A jury trial was demand
ed When six jurors had been secured
the complaining witness took the stand
and told what seemed to be a straight
forward story of how the affair hap
pened. He said he was working at his
furnace, No. 10, about 8 O'Clock Satur-
day morning, when he heard shouts
and saw a crowd of men gathered
about the No. II furnace. He thought
there was some excitement and he
went to see what 1t was. There were
about 35 Austrians there, and the wit
ness walked into the crowd and asked
what was the matter. A fellow named
Kaiser said: You know what's the
matter, you black - -" Then
three or four of them shouted: xiii
the Niger" They all had bars. SHOW
els or picks in their hands. Joe Zunich
came up behind him and commenced
IT didn't pay no attention to him."
said the witness, "but / kept watching
them other fellows with irons in their
hands. One of 'em standing long side
o. me made a smash and 1 ducked IL,
but he hit me over the ear. was GO
ing towards the defendant here, trying
to get close. so he couldn't strike me,
but Zunich was on my back and I
didn't get dar. He hit me on de top
O. my head. Den / seed dat dey's too
many of 'em for me and got out o.
dar quick. know how I wasn't very
slow, fer / jumped in de tunnel and
ran. Did / run fas'? Well, guess 1
did, and as 1 run a fellow named
George threw a piece of brick an hit
me in de back, but dat didn't hurt
much, an / KEEP on goin'."
r. j. Reel and John ]. Lawrence cor
roborated his testimony.
The defendant himself. Joe Zuprenich,
testified that he was outside of the
crowd and did not strike White. Sew
eral other Austrians swore that they
did not see him strike anybody. Most
OF them understood English on direct
examination, but on the cross, refused
to answer except through an interpre-
ter.
The jury found the defendant guilty
and fined him $40 and costs. which
amounted to about $50.
The second performance opened at
z.3O O'CLOCK ana drew out, as large an
audience as the other. In this the po-
sitions were changed. Harry Ester,
colored, was the defendant, and Joe
Zunich, an Austrian, was the prose-
cutting witness. Attorney English APP
peared for the defense. The testimony
in this ease was to the effect that Zu-
Mich accused Estes of throwing down
some sheets of tin which the day shift
had placed to keep out sulphur fumes.
The boss had taken them down, but
Zunicb thought Estes did ii. He called
Estes names and started to come down
on a lower floor where Estes was. Es-
ties thought to attack him, and he
threw a piece of brick, knocking Zu-
mich down, then grabbed him and hit
him with his fist two or three times
and released him. The prosecution
tried to show that the Austrian had
no intention of attacking Estes. while
the defense thought they proved that
he was ON his way to fight Estes, but
the court decided in favor of the pros
ecution and fined Estes $40 and costs,
to $3S. for which he gave
security by an order on his months
pay.
Dolan-Dorian.
Married On Monday, May 6, ut st.
PauPs Catholic church. at 8 80 q. m, NJ.
f. Dolan and Miss Sadie Dorian, Rev.