The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-26
CHINESE BOYCOTT CASE
Day Consumed in the Examine
ton of Three Witnesses.
MANY OBJECTIONS MADE
Dan Mcdonald Said That a Boycott Was
in Existence but Did Not Know of
Any Combination Formed
Against the Celestials.

The taking of testimony in the Chi
nese boycott case was continued yes
terday before Judge Blake, the master
in chancery The day was consumed in
the examination of three witnesses, a
great portion of the time being occu-
pied by running fire of objections by
counsel for the defendants to almost
every question propounded to wit
nesses by the attorneys for the plain
tiffs.
At the opening of the session, Dan
Mcdonald resumed his place on the
witness stand. He stated that he was
an iron moulder by occupation and had
lived in Butte eight years. Colonel
Sanders, who conducted the examina-
ton asked him If he knew of boy
colt being in existence against the Chi
nese of Butte during the latter part OF
1896 and the spring of 1897. Counsel for
the defense entered an objection. but 1t
was overruled and the witness admit
ted having a knowledge that such a
boycott existed.
The witness was next asked If he
knew of any attempt being made by
any one to prevent the employment Of
Chinese and said he did not, neither did
he know of any combination being
formed against the Chinese. The wit
ness was then asked if he had at any
time endeavored To influence any per-
sons to discharge Chinese from their
employ, and the lawyers on the other
side came in promptly with an obJec-
ton and asked the court to instruct the
witness that he might decline to an
swer the question on the ground that
ii might tend to ncriminate him,
claiming such right was given the wit
ness under section 800 of the penal code
of the state.
Judge Blake reserved his opinion and
will pass upon 1T to-day.
Then came the following question and
answer:
do you know Mrs. Margaret Noyes,
here?" the witness was asked.
Yes sir"
Have you ever been at her house,"
Yes sir
When"
Il could not say when"
About when?"
Il don't know, probably a year ago"
Who was with you?"
Il could not say"
why can't you say
Il don't remember"
Was anybody with you?"
Il am inclined to think there was"
How many?'
THAT | can't say"
What was your business at her
/ house,
/ The question was objected to and the
/ Mrs. George Althoff. proprietress of
/ The VIII house, WAS recalled and testi-
/ fled that at the time of the boycott she
/ found it necessary, owing to illness
! among her help. to employ Chinaman
for about two weeks. One day Frank
Baldwin. g. w Taylor. George More
i hart George b. Walters, II. II. Burns.
1 Ed Marchand, Nj. j. Geiger, Louis
! Schiller, Charles Slayton and w. II.
Eddy called on her and represented
themselves to be delegates of labor or
i CARNATIONS who had been commits
stoned to infor her that unless she dis
charged her Chinese help, her dodgers
would leave her. She declined, and
delegates were stationed at the front
and rear doors of her house, who per-
suaded her roomers to leave her.
The witness stated that she called on
! the mayor and asked for police protec-
i ton, but was informed that If every
one who was being boycotted had OFF,
/ GERS stationed at their places. the police
would be able To do nothing else and
i that she would have to employ a spe-
| cial policeman. which she did, but the
| boyeotters were so persistent that she
/ finally discharged the Chinaman.
Continuing. the witness testified that
cards and dodgers We're distributed
| and posted about town notifying the
public that the VIII house was boy
| cotted After she discharged her Chi
i neSe servant, Sne pald George Is. wal
ters $45 to have the boycott against her
house lifted
Guy Y. Piatt, who was at the time
of the boycott. employed by the By
stander Publishing company. testified
that dodgers addressing the friends Of
organized labor and informing them
that the VIII house was boycotted,
We're printed at the Bystander Office
The witness gave much further tes-
timony concerning the Trades and La
Dor assembly and its workings and Mrs.
Althoff was then recalled to identify a
copy of the dodgers which were circu-
lated at that time. as we'll as a written
notice she received from Frank Bald
win informing her the boycott against
her house would be discontinued upon
| her paying over certain sum of
money. and the receipt she received
from George r. Walters at the time she
paid the $45.
The hearing then adjourned to this
morning.
The Maine disaster and talk of war
has caused great drop I'm the price of