The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-13

ability OF some Ia talk or understand
intelligent language was the cause of
raising the average time to two min
utes and n half. Several Austrians were
among the applicants and unblushingly
swore that they had been in this coun-
try 10 years or more, yet they could
not talk TO the court, except through
an interpreter. They claimed that they
came to this country under the age of
IL and their W testimony on that
point was accepted as sufficient and
Judge Clancy did not require them to
prove IL by another witness
DO you know this man." the judge
generally asked of one of the Witness
es, after the applicant had been put
through the usual questions.
Yes. sir"
Man OF good moral character"
Yes"
Think he likes this country"
Yes. sir"
Think he'll be all right IL he gets his
papers,"
yes. sir"
What do you say about it?'the judge
asked. addressing the second witness.
II think the same as that man"
Give the man his papers," said he
judge to the clerk. and the oath was
administered and another man was cali
ed.
What kind OF a man is this John
Sullivan another witness was asked.
lis he decent?"
Yes. sir"
And will make a good citizen?"
Yes, sir"
Adolph Koschitzky had an intoxicated
witness who could scarcely navigate.
What do you know about the moral
character of MIR. Koschitsky?" asked
the judge.
The witness did not quite grasp the
idea OF the question.
do you know whether he is a cut
throat or a mean MANI"
The witness didn't think he was that
kind of a a
do you think he'll be all right If he
gets his papers?"
Yes, sir"
Never know anything rotten about
him. or mean about him."
NO"
Never hit a man on the head with
a hammer"
No"
Phil Mulcahey said he came to his
country at the age of 10. John Doyle,
an old man, was one of his witnesses.
DO you think he loves this country"
asked the judge of the witness, Doyle.
Il think So"
Does he prefer it over England and
all other countries?
Il guess So"
w ion want any guess work about
IL. You either know 1t or you don't
know It,"
We'll, I don't know how he feels
about it," replied the witness.
you ought to know. You have been
with him and heard him talk. III you
can not answer the question, 1 cannot
admit him. He might be a tory. When
the constitution was signed $1,000 tories
left this ountry and went to canada.
Do o think this applicant is all
right?"
Yes. he is all right"
Mr. Clerk. give him his papers,"
"How long have you known this
man." asked the judge of a witness for
the next applicant.
"A long time"
That's not answering my question.
How "a calendar years have you
known him. 1 don't care about his teeth
or his hair. but want to know how
long you have known him"
The witness said he had known the
applicant for 2l1s years, and
he was admitted to citizenship.
DO you think he Is friendly TO this
form OF government a witness for
John Black was asked.
The witness evidently thought the
question was funny, and he laughed.
lis he a traitor? that is what II
means said the judge.
The witness didn't think Black was
a traitor.
This means a great deal" added the
judge. 1t means a great deal more
than you think. He may be called
out to fight and die for his country
Jacob Lammbi. a subject OF the ear
of Russia, was one of the applicants.
The judge asked one OF the witnesses
IL Lammbi loved America better than
he did the n
You sea the cars word IL law"
explained the judge. In this country
1t is not SO. This man will get a vote
and he "a ear himself. Every man Is
his own car in this country"
The witness thought the applicant
was all right.
lis he a man Of good moral charac-
ter. or does he steal chickens" asked
the judge.
He Is a good man. said the Wit
ness.
What Is you name? the Judge Ask
cd the other witness.
Alex Burgler."
That's an awful name. \ burglar Is
a man who steals"
The following were admitted to citI-
zenship: John T.. Sullivan. James Do.
Ian. Elias Makki. Mat johnson, Jere-'
mia Conroy, William J. Tuohy. c. +.
Cory. :. W. Cory, Darby Mckinley,
Frank Gehlea. John sullivan. John J.
Harrington. Adolph Koschitzky. John A.
Fraser. Pat Whalen. Thomas Fraser.
Dan Sullivan. Pat Tuohy. Dennis Har-
~rington. Phil Mulcahy. Michael Henry.
James buddy, job Monahan. ]. A.
Nugent. Juliu r. Stunnell. John Blythe.
ThomSs Blythe. NJ. Jaklitsch. Thomas
Thomason. Jacob Lamini. John Wat
tart Andrew Northey. Charles II. Me-
Dewitt. John johnson. George A. Sisley.
John Lynch. Richard Sullivan. Edward