The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-02
BUTTE News.
CHINESE BOYCOTT CASE
The Examiner Hears Number
of Important Witnesses.
DONAT DORAIS TESTlFIES
The Grocer Was Threatened With Boy
colt If His Men Lodged at the VIII
House-Patting Described the
Work of the Restaurant.

A number of important witnesses les
titled yesterday before Examiner Blake
in the Chinese boycott case. Donat Do
rails. the Park street grocer was the
first witness on the stand yesterday
morning. He said that during January,
February and March of last year. the
time during which the boycott against
the Chinese was most actively prosecut-
ed. he had seven men in his employ.
some of whom were rooming at the WIZ
house.
What do you know in reference to a
boycott of the Chinese in Butte at that
timep,, asked Colonel Sanders.
Il remember il was in existence about
that time"
"Did any person or persons come to
YOU i'm reference to the boycott
Yes. sir.
How many and who were they?"
There were three of them, and one
was George b. Walters.
What. if anything, did they tell you
was their business?
They came to see me in reference TO
my men who were lodging at the WIN
house They said they had seen the
men come out and that ! ought TO know
that the house was boycotted and that
by keeping them there much longer l
might be boycotted myself. They did
not say / might be boycotted but SAID
it might be better If / would take my
men out.
Dorais said he met Walters again aft
erwards and told him he thought the
will house boycott would be settled in
a few days.
What did he say the boycott was
placed on the Win house for"
Il don't remember. but | am under
the impression IL was because Chinese
were employed there. but the men who
called on me never said what 1t was
for"
I'm your subsequent talk with Wal
tiers what did he say about the boycott
being settled or continued"
He said he had made certain prop
osition TO Mrs. Althoff to pay certain
sum to have the boycott lifted and she
had not accepted it.
What was said as to his purpose If
she did not?'
II said ii would be settled in few
DAYS. and when / next saw Mrs. Althoff
she said the boycott had been declared
Off"
state If you loaned her any money
10 pay the sum demanded?'
Yes. sir; l did"
Ibid you have any conversations with
these men about loaning money to Mrs.
Althoff?"
II probably did tell them | would try
and settle the matter and let her have
some money If necessary
How much and in what form did
you pay the money if you did pay it2'
Forty dollars in a check.
ITO whom was Ii made payable?'
George Il. Walters"
After that did you have any CONVEX
sation with these men about your en-
ployes continuing at the Will house"
II believe not.
Did they remain there2
Yes. sir
Mr.. Dorais said he had seen banners
and cartoons on the streets declaring A
boycott on the VIII house and the Chi
nese. They were carried about for sew
eral weeks through the business streets
of the city and past his place of bust
ness. On cross-examination by Mr.
Wines the witness said no boycott had
ever been placed on his business and
his men never left the Will house.
Ed. Patting. a clerk at 80 West Park
street, was the next witness, and said
that the restaurant of Hum Fay one
of the plaintiffs. was next door to the
place where he is employed. at 37ls
West Park street. He said that during
the first few months of 1897 he saw men
stand in front of the restaurant for the
purpose of boycotting it. and stop peo-
pie from going in.
What were they dolng?" asked Mr.
Sanders.
They interfered with people going
into the restaurant and asked then
what they were going in there for|
How many men were generally en-
gagged in that business?"
Generally two"
How long did they keep il up?"
"A couple of months or longer
Were the same two men there al
the time?'
NO. they were changed"
About how many different men wers
engaged in the seryice?"
Il think there were four different
men-two on a shift.
What have you seen them do, state
in detail"
business If they did not catch a mar
before he got in they followed him ints
the restaurant"
What were the results of the inter
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