The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-04

saw him take hold OF people ana STOP
them from going in and several times
had words with persons he intercepted.
Hooper was detailed To duty at the
Yokohama restaurant. japanese
place. There was only one boycotter
there at time.
II saw him go right into the restau-
rant and pull men out. and | told him
that if he did that again | would have
To arrest him." said Hooper. Il only
had to warn him once. and after that
he walked up and down the sidewalk
and accosted people and talked TO
them.
What occurred when he pulled the
man out of the restaurant
He followed him in and took hold of
him and pulled him out. He told him
not TO go in there, as the place was
boyCotted.
About how many day did this man
accost? ?"
quite number when he first start
ed in. The restaurant had quite trade
when they first started the boycott. but
it fell off afterwards"
How did the action of the man on
the sidewalk affect the amount Of bust
ness done in the restaurant
Il know the business fell off consid-
erably. but how much | could not
say"
Hooper also saw the workings of the
one of the delegates in front of that
place also operated at times in front
of the Jap restaurant on Lower Main
street.
c. W. Barber. clerk in u. w. Til
toms store. was the next witness. and
said he had seen the Chinese boycott
floats about the streets. but could not
say what the wording of the signs were.
In December. 1896. he was boarding at
Hum Yay's place. About that time
three men called on him at the store
and asked him If he would not stop
boarding at the Chinese restaurant and
he said he would.
What did you do in reference to
leaving the restaurant?
We'll. | quit and went to white
restaurant
DO YOU belong to any labor organ
ization?"
Il do not"
Mrs. Joseph V. Long was called as a
witness and Colonel Sanders asked
Are You more than 20 years of
age"
mo, / am not" she replied, but then
admitted that she was.
Mrs. Long testified that she knew of
the Chinese boycott and had seen the
signs paraded about the city. She also
said a committee of three men called
on her at her house and asked her If
she employed a Chnaman.
Il told them then | did To do the
washing. and they told me to discharge
him. and of course / refused to do So
said the witness.
What reason did they give you for
wanting you to discharge him."
They gave no reason
They simply asked you If you EN-
ployed a Chinaman. and when you said
you did they asked If you would not
discharge him." inquired Mr.. Wines
They told me / had better discharge
him"
Mrs. Bessie Irwin. wife of Postmaster
Irwin. was the next witness.
Are you over 20 years of age?" deli
cately asked Mr., Brooks
II am"
Mrs. Irwin said three different COM
mittees called on her. One of the men
was Walters. one of the defendants.
"They first talked to my Chinaman,"
said the witness. and then they came
to me and one of them said: / see
YOU keep Chinaman, don't you think
you had better let him go?' ! said |
didn't think SO, and the man said |
had better as IL would save me lot
of trouble in the long run. They gave
me two weeks to think about il, and at
the end of that time the committee re-
turned and asked me If had dis
charged my chinaman. and when ] told
them | had not, they said they would
give me three weeks more, and that
was the last | saw of them"
As Mrs. irwin was excused Judge
Blake requested her to return next
Monday to sigh her testimony. by
the way" he added Mrs. irwin. l think
I met you about 30 years ago"
Indeed 50 years ago. responded
the lady as she walked out of the
room.
Mrs Laura ]. Scott proprietress of
the Scott house. was called
Are You over 80 years of age asked
Colonel Sanders.
considerably over H." was the re-
ply
Mrs Scott testified that she knew Of
the boycott and saw the signs carried
about the streets some time before the
boycott was issued.
THE injunction is a sort of a Christ
ian era from which YOU date the reign
Of common sense and decency," sug-
gested Colonel Sanders.
The witness said three men waited
ON her and said they understood she
was employing a Chinese laundry and
that they We're sent as committee
from the union to tell her to not do il
any more. and she replied that If that
was their notice she would have TO de
sist and the committee said "all right"
A day or two before the injunction WAS
served another committee called on her
and told her they understood that she
employed "A Chinaman 10 come TO her
house at l. o'clock al night to do her
cleaning
What did You say To that aeusa-
tion?"
Il pointed TO the woman, who was
then cleaning for me, and said she
was the only one | employed, and
that | never had a Chinaman to wash
even door for me. ! was irritated and
my answer was short
Your American blood boiled put
in Colonel Sanders
Mrs Scott asked for the name of the
person who told the committee she was
ot1ntnlnA.itn.r n chin,