The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-19
BURNS DINED FRIENDS.
That, IL the Auegstios Made by Cora L
Ramsey.

Ramsey.
The taking of testimony in the suit
of Cora l.. Ramsey against Justict
Burns and his bondsmen was begun
in Judge Lindsay's court yesterday
morning.
The plaintiff was the first witness
and was on the stand for three hours
She testified that she had been the pro-
prietor of the Elwood cafe and lodging
house. and that or Saturday, July 81,
1897. IL had been attached during her
absence. When she returned home she
found the premises i'm possession of a
constable. the cafe locked up and the
door of the lodging house guarded by
Special Constable Rodgers. She asked
for an explanation and started to GO
upstairs and was told by Rodgers that
II she went in she could not come out
again until the matter was settled. She
went upstairs and remained until the
following Thursday, when the keys
were turned over 10 her and the men
left. On Wednesday she had asked
permission to go out to consult n law
yer and the custodian had dared her
to go. She did not go. During the
time she was in the house she had been
insulted and h%arrassed by the GUS
todian.
Al the time the property was taken
possession of she had % most
ly miners, and the cafe was selling over
200 meals week days and 300 on Sun
days. and business was increasing. as
the races had just begun. She was
making about s35 per day. There was
In the cafe July II about 500 worth of
supplies and n dinner that had been
cooked, but not served. worth about $50.
When the premises were returned to
her all these supplies nae vanished.
She asked Chapman, the custodian Of
the cafe. had become of them, and
ne said Judge Burns had brought some
of his lady friends there and they had
eaten the dinner and drank wine and
smoked cigars. When she opened the
place the cost of the lodging house was
81. 100 and of the safe s 1000.
On cross-examination she denied
that h owed more tina 81 900 on ac-
count of the cafe or hat she owed her
help over $500. She said she had used
the receipts above expenses in paying
bills. She finally said she had sold the
cafe In August to Mrs. McGregor for
$500 cash and the latter had assumed
81. 100 and of the cafe 81. 000.'
Dir. Ross, who was of the
cafe. testified that the expenses of the
place included help. rent and light and
about S24 per day. and that the average
cost of provisions was about $40 per
day and the receipts from SIS to slO0.
When the attachment was served Il
was about dinner time and the doors
were locked. the notice put on the door
and no n admitted. Thus the dinner
was a loss of between $40 and $50.
When the constable took possession,
there was I'm the cigar case 100 cigars
that cost $40 and about $50 that cost
from $50 to $50 per thousand. When
witness returned Thursday about 80 of
the highest priced ones had disap-
peared and about 100 of the others:
also nearly two gallons of port wine
that cost about I5 cents n gallon. All
the provisions a also disappeared.
Mrs. Little testified that she was the
housekeeper of the lodging department
and told about the arrival of the con-
stables and the levy on the place. She
said that she had asked one of them
whether she could go M and was told
that III she did she YOU not return.
However, she went downstairs to the
cafe and found the door locked and Mr..
chapman I'm charge. She asked him
why he did not let the ustome in and
he said that the place was attached.
when the place was taken the lodging
house was full Of roomers. but they
had been so much annoyed by the Gus
todians that seven or eight of them had
left. The constable had collected about
$40 from the roomers. Later on Gus
todian Chapman had told her about the
suppe that was enjoyed ny Justice
Burns and his lady friends. She also
said that the custodians had ANNOYED
m harrassed Mrs. Ramsey and dared
her to go out Of the house.
The cross-examination of Mrs. Little
had not concluded when court ad-
journed.