The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-12


i aminer that he was afraid of his life II
! he should testify. and demanded protec-
! ton for himself. Affiant further says
! that the said Williams gave TO affiant
! as a reason why he did not desire 10
appear and testify on the occasions
/ mentioned. substantially The same rea-
! son given by him orally To this court
| when first brought before il on this writ
/ If attachment, and that he was before
\ the issuance of the writ of attachment
/ herein told by affiant if he did not APP
/ pear and testify, said writ would be
| applied for
| 1T is but just TO the witness Williams
! TO add that while he did not seem to
/ appreciate the binding force Of the writ
/ Of subpoena. as compelling him to go
| and testify, he did on all the occasions
when affiant was endeavoring TO induce
| him so to appear state and say that II
| Judge knowles should require him to
1 go and testify. he would do 50, but not
! otherwise, and that he seemed 10 labor
/ under genuine fear OF bodily harm If he
| should testify in this ease. And further
| affiant saith not"
/ After hearing the afidavits Judge
Knowles stated that Mr.. Williams had
| como to him for advice and he had told
| him he would have to testify.
IF q witness can be inundated In
that way We might as well give up the
courts" said the Judge MIR. Williams
has lived long time in Montana, and |
/ have known him as good citizen. |
am sorry that anything like this should
have happened. but he must testify"
The judge observed that the intmida-
ton of a witness was simply a con-
tempt of court and could only be pun
ished as such. Mr.. Campbell suggested
that the proceedings against Williams
were only for his refusal 10 appear be-
| fore the examiner and that he might
decline to answer questions under Il
right he might have.
Il understand from that" put in
Colonel Sanders, that ne reserves the
right of further contempt"
Judge Knowles replied that Mr.. Will
! Jams refusal to testify would be a
matter TO be considered later. 1T is
evident to me-" he said, that so far
! there was no intention Of contempt. but
Mr. Williams evidently hoped that on
account of the threats made against
! him he would not be compelled to tes-
| tify. II is the duty of a good citizen to
testify whenever the law calls on him
| To do So no matter what consequences
| he may fear No one can be excused.
| 1t might be a murder ease, and the
/ main witness would be intimidated so
| that he would not testify. We cannot
permit anything Of that sort. | shall
discharge Mr., Williams from the at
tachment. but | must insist on his testi-
mony being given. If Mr.. Williams re-
! fuses now to obey the subpoena he
/ must expect to be pronounced guilty Of
| contempt"
Mr.. Williams obeyed the order and
! appeared before the examiner later in
| the day.
| John Beall, the lveryman who had
the contract for hauling the boycott
sign about the city. was recalled yester-
| day morning when the examination
was resumed before Examiner Blake,
| and testified that he had examined his
books and found that the wagon had
| been used Al days for that purpose.
Frank T.. Weldon was again called To
| the stand and was further questioned
| concerning the communication or re-
| quest received by the Cooks and Wait
ers' assembly from the Hotel and Res
| taurant Keepers association to APP
| point committee to meet with the
association and consider the Chinese
question from the phase II affected
white girls and depriving them of en-
| ployment. He said tho committee was
| appointed as requested.
What was done Ivy that commit
/ tee?
My mind Is rather vague as To what
! was done"
1 ANtl Ilhl HbS1iA ST. InIts SditI I III
onel Sanders.
Il am on the witness stand and under
oath" WAS the reply Of the witness,
You were on that committee We're
you not2n
Yes, sir
Who else was on that committee"
The only one | can remember was
George w. Morgan"
DO you remember whether Pat Kane
nl1 mi To- en- mn
To the best of my recollection he
was not
Was "A boycott committee appointed
by those committees"
We We're there only on a visit To the
Hotel and Restaurant Keepers asseei-
alton as committee.
What WAS the subject matter of the
discussion"
There WAS not much discussion of
any kind. II my memory serves me
right, Il, +. Locke then manager of the
MeDermoti hotel, opened the converse
ton by addressing ms on the lines Of
henefiting the unemployed men and
women Of the town. At that time the
city was oVerrun With unemployed girls
and boys The conversation Was in
formal but on general lines for better
ing the conditions ! have just spoken
| of
Were there persons at that meeting
representing the Clerks assembly ?"
In answer To that | would say that
unless Mr. Locke WAS member of that
assembly there was no such represent
ati4e."
Was there a committee appointed. at
that meeting, consisting OF yourself,
George NJ. Morgan, PAT Kane, Frank
Baldwin and George Il, Walters9'
No, sill"
What effort WAS made To secure
! work for The unemployed"
The matter was only discussed and
no action was taken. as We We're there
! don't believe more ihan 10 minutes !"
What means Mere adopted Ia get
employment for sirls9'
Il can only say from what ! said at
the time. ! think said that where
people employed Cinnamon To do the
work Of girls those places should be
itlied hy unemployed white girls. The
conversations OF the others followed