The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-10
WILLIAMS WASN'T THERE
He Will Probably Be Punished
for Contempt.
HIS CASE NOW PENDING
He Was Expected to Present Some SEN
sational Testimony in the Chinese
Boycott Case Before Elk
aniner Blake.

some sensational testimony was ex-
pected in the Chinese boycott inJunc-
ton case before Examiner Blake yes
terday. but owen Williams. the witness
who was to furnish it, did not appear
The order to show cause why he snoulu
not be punished for contempt for re-
fusing to obey a subpoena on Tuesday
was continued for hearing before Judge
Knowles in the United States court I'M
fill o'clock this afternoon. Williams
appeared in court yesterday morning
and was represented by an attorney
who asked for and was granted until
to-day to prepare an affidavit, and
williams will not be required to testify
in the boycott case until the contempt
matter is disposed of.
The story of williams fears that he
will be murdered If he testifies is tolo
by him to the effect that several men
came to his room one night ana warned
him not to testify and threatened to XIII
him If he did. Williams did not open
the door and he therefore did not see
the men. The matter was taken up yes
terday by the defense committee rep
resenting the labor unions VINO are
backing the defendants in the boycott
Injunction and the committee publlshed
a notice Offering reward or 5000 Tor
information leading to the conviction OF
the party or parties who made the al
legged threat TO murder Mr.. Williams II
he should testify.
The examination was to have been
resumed at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing but none of the attorneys for the
prosecution appeared, and after the
examiner had waited an hour for them
an adjournment was taken until =
o'clock. at which hour the examination
Nd Frank Weldon.
one of the defendants and secretary or
the Cooks & Walters union, was again
mt on the stand. He testified that he
had known the Silver Bow Trades &
Labor assembly for five years, but was
familiar with il only about three years.
what were the avowed objects and
purposes of the assembly during the
time you were familiar with it, asked
Colonel Sanders.
..rhe furtherance of the interests of
labor. a. bureau of general education on
labor TOPICS" replied the witness.
How long have you been connected
with any labor organization in Butte
About five years"
How long have you lived in Butter"
About six years.
The witness was asked as to the COM
mittees of the Silver Bow Trades &
Labor assembly and he said that TO his
commfttees-the arbitration committee
and boycott committee. The duties OF
these committees he said, were sug-
gested by their names, but the duties
were not always confined to an ADJUST
ment of differences between employees
and employers.
rs not the Silver Bow Trades & La
Dor assembly exclusively a labor or
ganiZation?"
What 1 have seen of its workings
would say that 1t is not exclusively g
labor organization, but that the inter
ests of the whole community are taker
into consideration, but the labor ques'
ton is the alpha of its existence"
what other interests does the Sill
yer Bow Trades & Labor assembl.
charge itself within"
.aThe interests OF good government
us 1t a political party TO that ex
tent?"
NO. 1t could not be characterized a
a political party"
In answer to further questions as t.
the assembly's political character tn
witness said it's members were some
times Instructed to carefully investi
gate the social and political standing
of candidates and vote accordingly
The witness spoke of the work done b.
the assembly during the last presiden
tial campaign in sending Bryan mis-
sionaries to the East, and Colonel San
ders got into an argument with tn
witness on financial questions an
asked him IL the assembly. in working
for Bryan, believed that the laborin
man should get poorer money for hi
work.
Mr.. Wines objected and said the ex
animation was not a political club, an
the colonel withdrew his question.
What are the duties of the boycott
committee?"
Il can't say just what"
Weldon said he never served on
boycott committee, but he would sa
that it was a ub-arbitration commit
tee. In case of a grievance where tn
arbitration committee reported a fai
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