The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-01
BEFORE THE EXAMINER
The Hearing Resumed in the Chi
nese Boycott Cases.
KENNEDY ON THE STAND
He Was Suffering From a Loss OF
Memory But 1t Was Refreshed-De-
MED Any Discussion of the Boy
colt at His Assembly.

nese boycott case was resumed yester-
day afternoon before Examiner Blake.
Robert Kennedy. the obstinate witness
who was on the stand last Saturday.
was further cross-examined by Francis
Brooks. and in answer 10 questions he
said he could not remember that the
subject of the Chinese boycott was ever
discussed in a meeting of the Clerks
An affidavit made by him some time
ago was submitted TO him for the pur-
pose of refreshing his memory. In that
affidavit he said he Joined the assembly
on Jan. Is, and that on that occasion
the question of boycotting the Chinese
was discussed.
What have you to say as to that
now" asked Mr. Brooks.
THAT must be mistake" answered
Kennedy.
Did you ever attend a meeting 1T
which the boycott question was dis
cussed2''
Il don't think | did"
In answer to further questions the
witness said he went back to the Will
house TO room after the boycott injunc-
ton had been issued by the United
States court and he left again for the
purpose of sleeping in the store.
Were you ever fined by any organi-
cation or body of men for not leaving
the viii house when you We're first
notified to leave?'
did you ever tell Mrs. AIthoff that
you were fined?''
No, sir
Were you ever threatened to be fined
if you did not leave?'
Il had never been threatened
Never heard anything about a fine
in one way or the other?"
mo. sir
did you ever tell Mrs. Althoff that
you had to leave her house and that
the unions were secretly working
against herr
mo, sir: | never did,
Did you say in the presence OF Mrs.
Althoff and her daughter-in-laW that
you had been fined So for rooming in
her house, and that you paid the tine?"
No, SIR
Kennedy said he did not believe that
ffe had made the statement, contained
in his former affidavit, that the Chi
nese boycott was discussed at any
meeting of the clerks.
THE question was never discussed at
any of the meetings that l know of"
he said.
He admitted saying that George b.
Walters and another delegate from the
Clerks assembly told him he could stay
at the Will house until he recovered
from illness. He said he Joined the
Clerks assembly about the 18th of
January, 1897. but he did not remember
who was president of the assembly at
that time or who presided al the meet
ing.
Was it there that you took the oath
mentioned by you on Saturday. giving
that as your reason for not answering
the questions asked you at that time ?"
Yes sir"
Who administered the oath?"
L don't know"
What office did he hold?"
Il don't know"
What office did he pretend to hold 2"
Il don't know what the offices in the
association are"
Who, al that meeting, did you hear
discuss the boyeott2"
THE only man | ever discussed it
with was George Walters.
Who at the meeting talked about
it?"
Il don't remember that anyone did.
IF you don't remember what anyone
talked about how do you remember the
nature of the oath you took"
Il don't remember what the oath
was"
IF you don't know what the oath
was what excuse was that oath for not
testifying?"
7 don't know, but I suppose all oaths
are the same. and that they are bind
ing, are they not?"
mo, that one was not answered
Colonel Sanders, to whom the query
had been directed.
This concluded the examination of
Kennedy. and he was excused and
Fred Orem was called as witness. He
said he came 10 Butte from Dillon Is
months ago and knew that there was
a boycott on the Will house. He had
seen banners and cartoons indicating
that the house as well as Chinese were
boycotted.
Orem testified that he carried one of
the Will house boyeotting banners and
that he had been hired TO carry ii by
Frank Baldwin. one of the defendants.
and had been paid by him. He saw
several men on guard at the Will house
and Baldwin told him they were walk
ing delegates.
Fred Holbrook. the boot and shoe
man, was the next witness, and testi-
fed that he and his wife had boarded
at Noyes' boarding house and also Mrs.
Holmes, but left both places because
he had been requested to do SO bv
representatives of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor assembly for the
reason that Chinese cooks were EN-
ployed. Mr.. Holbrook said when he
was boarding at the Noyes' house ne
was asked To leave there and was
asked to speak to Mrs. Noyes and try
and induce her to discharge her Chi
nese cook He did so, and she dis
charged the chnaman and hired a
white man. Mrs. Moves was also fined
s12 by the union to pay the salaries Of
the walking delegates. and Mr.. Hol-
brook used his influence to have her
pay the fine
At the conclusion of Mr. Holbrook' $
testimony the examination was ad-
journed for the day. 1t will be resumed
at 10 O'Clock this morning, when y.
Dorais will be put on the witness
stand.
More than go ladies in Butte have
been relieved IF haadache and nerNaas-