The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-19

"Thomas-I don't know; I am not
certain as to that"
did he take any part in the meet
ing?"
II don't know: I don't remember"
did Mr.. Weldon take any part in
it?"
II don't remember"
Ibid George f. Sherman take any
part in it?''
Il don't remember him being there"
You didn't take any part in it,
Dougherty didn't take any part in it,
Weldon didn't take any part in 1t.
now, who did take part in the meet
ing?"
Il don't say that they didn't take
any part in it. ! don't remember"
How do you know the meeting was
for the purpose of securing employ
ment for girls?'
''Dougherty told me to come over"
What else did he tell you?"
II don't remember"
What did you say, or what did you
do at the meeting?"
II didn't say much. I talked with
Dougherty most of the time?"
well. now, what did you talk to
Dougherty about
About the price of molasses'
The witness was inclined to be an
gered by the general laugh that fol-
lowed the answer.
These men have no right to laugh
at you said Mr.. Sanders
That's what we did talk about"
said Martin. Il remember 1t we'll, be-
cause | told him the price of the syrup
and he said he had paid more than
that for il, and he went down and
spoke to Booth about it. and Booth told
me about 1t the next day. That's why
/ remember IL so we'll. ~
Martin said SO far as he knew the
meeting was simply to consider the
question of unemployed girls, and he
didn't believe the word Chinese" was
mentioned at the meeting.
What is your best impression as to
whether the Chinese were mentioned"
About Chinese? | never had any
impression about them"
The witness said that at the second
meeting he attended some stranger
was speaking. The man was some
what excited and talked about the un-
employed girls.
What else did he speak about?"
II don't remember"
Did he offer remedy for the prob
lem of the unemployed girls?"
No; remedies seemed to be lack
| ing"
The witness said he had been a
I
Keepers association, but he did not
! belong to ii more than a month alto
| gether.
when did you cease to be a mem
ber?"
When the association busted up"
When did it bust up?"
II don't remember"
When did you first become men,
Der of it?''
that either "
Where is Mr. Dougherty now?"
Il don't know
Martin denied that he was one of
the men who stood in front OF DR.. HUE
| Pocks place and warned people not to
go in the store or patroniZe the Chin
ese, and he did not remember ever see
! ing anyone else stand there. He also
denied that he ever stood in front of
/ the Palace restaurant.
Who did stand in front of that res
taurant engaged in that business ?"
II don't know that anyone ever did.
Did you ever see anyone standing
| there?"
II might have seen someone stand
ing there, but ! don't remember"
Were you ever at the Hum Fay
restaurant"
Inside? Not that | remember Of"
Were you ever on the outside?'
Not on any such business as yor
| have reference to-"
Colonel Sanders turned to DIR. HUE
Pock and Hum Fay and asked then
If they knew Martin, and both replied
that they did.
DO you know Charles Slayton?"
Yes. sir
When did you last see him.
Il don't remember.
DO you remember when you last re
membered seeing him."
Last week"
What is his business?'
Second cook"
Where was he employed"
He worked for me a while
How long did be work for your"
Il don't just remember"
THAT is, you never kept a stop
watch on him. but about how long di
he work for you?'
about four weeks
When"
Between 1896 and 1897"
There are no four weeks betweel
1896 and 1897 suggested Colonel San
ders.
Well 1t must have been in 1885,
said Martin.
. do you know that there was boy
colt on the Will house,"
No, sir"
DO you know of a boycott on tn
Chinese of Butte?'
Not positive"
. That concluded the testimony of tn
, witness of the active forgetrulness, an
I II HasselberCer n grocery clerl