The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-25
ORAGS ALONG SLOWLY
More Forgetful Witnesses in the
Chinese Boycott Case.
LITTLE OF IMPORTANCE
Reluctant Testimony Brought Out In the
Examination-George e. Sherman
Questioned About Com
mittee Meetings.

dragging slowly along. Yesterday was
another day of forgetful witnesses. and
except the evidence of reluctance on the
part Of witnesses to testify the COM
plainants counse did not succeed in
bringing out anything very important.
George Z. Sherman was on the wit
ness stand when the examination was
resumed yesterday morning n was
questioned further about the alleged
boycott committee meetings held in the
Baker He could not remem-
Der who was there. He had an idea
that Frank Baldwin might rave been
there, but he was not certain. He didn't
remember what they talked about, pul
thought they discussed the price OF
goods.
'The last thing 1 remember is that
some one invited the crowd out to take
a drink and l then went home SAID
Sherman.
Colonel Sanders asked him IL Frank
b. Weldon, one Of the defendants, was
at the meeting.
Il think he came to the door once"
was the reply.
WAS he in the room?"
He may have been"
Colonel Sander and MIR. Wines got
into an argument over the question as
to the right of the witness to answer a
question with the words might have
been"
1T is so or is not so or he does not
recollect, and the witness has no bust
ness to say it may have BEEN" said the
colonel.
The question was repeated to the
witness.
Did Mr.. Weldon come into the room
once or twice."
Il don't know"
Now we have got you on the Mar
tin level" said Mr.. Sanders, referring
to the famous witness who had forgot
ten everything.
ASIDE from the Invitation to drink
and the discussion Of thep price of goods,
what was talked at that meeting?'
Il don't know"
did you not go down there to in
quire what had become of the money
that had been subscribed to carry on
the boycott?"
II believe ! did,"
did you make any inquiries about
it?"
Il believe / asked some one what had
become of the money, but no one seemed
to know and paid no more attention
to it,"
WAS J. II. Free at the m%eeting?"
THE laundry MANI"
Laundry man and coal man both"
said the colonel.
"A little short fellow?" asked the
witness.
Il don't know; 1 never measured
him. replied Mr.. Sanders.
Il hin he was" finally said the Wit
ness.
lis your memory so defective or in
firm that you annot recollect and have
no impression of what occurred at that
meeting?"
al Ill, 1oa,, ra,oanhar uubat did
occur"
Was there a bill received and ordered
paid by the meeting for printing notices
and banner"
Il don't remember him not"
WAS your memory better on the 18th
of last May than il is now?"
Il think 1t was. That was nearer the
time"
An affidavit made by Mr.. Sherman on
the date mentioned was submitted to
him and he was asked if he did not state
in it that such a bill had been present.
ed and paid.
Il see it is in the affidavit. but at
present l don't remember about it,"
MI. Wines objected to the use of the
affidavit. He said it could not be used
as evidence and the only thing material
was what the witness now testified to.
Il submit said Colonel Sanders.
that what the witness does not testify
to is just as material az what he does
testify to-"
did you receive any Information at
the meeting as to what became or the
money raised?"
Il asked what had become of it and
/ was told it had been used. The an
swer was not satisfactory to me. / met
Dougherty the mex morning and he
asked me what I had learned about 1t
and / said ] could not find out. He said
he guessed they blew it in"
Mr.. Wines made another objection to
one of the colonels questions.
What is the matter with you?" asked
Colonel Sanders, turning to Mr.. Wines.
You must have had vinegar for break
fast"
The witness was asked about the rec
ord books of the Hotel and Restaurant
Keepers association. of which he was
treasurer, but Mr.. Sherman said he did
not know what had become of them.
we only a one book outside of the
receipt book, and that was a blank
book said the witness. He said he
had never kept account of the receipts
and disbursements of the association,
but kept the money n papers in a
drawer and relied on his memory for
the rest.
You had a small drawer in Sher-
mans restaurant consecrated to the ex-
chequer of the Hotel n Restaurant
! Keepers association"
Yes, sir"
He said he paid out some money on a
bill from the president and secretary OF
the association.
What became of the bill?"
Il threw il in the slop bucket"
What did you do with the slop
bucket?"
Threw il down the chute"
The witness thought the bill was from
the Cooks and Walters assembly for
some money due from the association,
and was O.. KID by the secretary and
president. The amount Of the bill was
$50 or $50. He paid s35 or $40 TO the
same people at another time.
Did you pay S12 to Mr.. Robert Tay-