The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-20

them by other nrms. Since the com
mencement of the suit most of the in.
debetedness has been paid. though
Chauvin-Fant admit an Indebtedness OF
IS. and the plaintiff claims there Is still
due over 500. In addition to this. the
costs have piled up to between $500 and
$500. and this is probably why the case
Is still on the docket.
r. A. Harwood and John T. Shelton
| appeared for the plaintiff. and Charles
O'DonneIl and J. u. Thrasher for the
defendants. The reading of the papers
in the cas- occupied considerable time,
after which several witnesses were ex-
amined. and arguments made by coun-
sci. Court was then adjourned.
-
The hearing in the suit Of Cora r..
Ramsey VS.. y. II. Burn and others oc-
cupied the entire day in Judge Lind
says court yesterday. MIR. Billiard and
Thomas O'Grady, who had been dodgers
i'm the Elwood. testified for the plaintiff
that the ~custodians had annoyed them
considerably and had notified them
they could not enter and depart from
the house. Mat Dingley testified that
the custodian had stopped him and told
him thai he could not enter. but on be-
ing Informed that he was a lodger, "A
permitted him to enter. The plaintiff
here rested and the defense begun its
testimony.
Matilda Peterson. who had been
pastry ook al the Elwood. testified
hat after the attachment she had seen
between 60 and 20 cans of goods that
had been i'm the kitchen i'm an upstairs
room.
Thomas Scow. second cook, testified
that at the time of the attachment
there was considerable food on hand.
meat. canned goods and "A few chickens.
The latter he and the other help had
eaten after the attachment. The din
ner that was cooked when the house
closed would feed from 60 to as per-
sons. He and the dishwasher had re-
manned in the house cleaning up until
about midnight. He said that at break
fast and lunch they served from % To
IS persons. and At dinner between 40
and 80 or 70 at the outside.
A statement was then submitted
showing the Indebtedness of Mrs. Ram
sey to several firms.
j. T.. Mccormick. a ledger. testified
tina he had remained in the house
three or four weeks after the attach
ment. Inc beyond being garnisheed,
had not been annoyed at all by the Gus
todians.
william Luxton and Mr.. Sibley tes-
titled that on the Monday following the
attachment they n seen Mrs. Ram
sey at the race track.
w. c. Chapman testified that he had
been custodian from Saturday evening
to Tuesday noon. He had seen Mrs.
Ramsey in the Saturday
night and upstairs on Monday. Had
seen Mrs. Little a number of times and
admitted her to the cafe whenever she
asked. On two different occasions she
had told him h wanted victuals for
Mrs. Ramsey and herself. and he had
o W her To take a tray full each
time. He has never interfered with her
coming or going as she saw fit. He
denied that he ever old either OF the
ladies that Judge Burns had visited the
place and taken supper with several
lady friends. He also denied hat he
had ever interfered with the coming or
going of Mrs. Ramsey, or that he had
nnoye or insulted her in any man
ner. He had seen no wine in the house.
n all the cigars that were in the
house when he q charge were there
when he left. The cooked food that
ar there he had permitted the at
PENDANTS to eat during the time of the
attachments. He had never I'm any
way interfered with the dodgers i'm the
upstairs rooms.
Peter Mccall. another custodian, tes-
tilted that he had never interfered with
Mrs. Ramsey or any one else while he
was in charge, nor did he tell any one
that iflthey entefed they could not get
out- He did NOT know Mrs. Ramsey.
did not remember seeing her while he
there. and was sure he had never
to her. He stated that he had
not seen Judge Burns and several la
in the cafe eating supper. He had
no orders To interfere with any one.
but was told not to allow any property
to be removed.
Albert Rouleau. the head cook, tes-
sified that he had seen Mrs. Ramsey
in the cafe after the attachment. He
also tol of the amount of provisions
that We're On hand.
Constable Tim Lovingly testified that
Saturday and Monday nights
he had called at the Elwood cafe a
dozen times to see Mrs. Ramsey, and
was told by Mrs. Little that she was
at home.
Constable Rodgers. one of the defend
testified that he served the at
tachment IN Manager Ross and took
possession Of the place. Mrs. Ramsey
not being in. Later he served the pa
pers on the lady. He had placed Gus
in charge. but had not given
them orders to prevent any one who
In the house from going in OF
out.
Justice r. II. Burns testified that he
had issued h attachment at the in
stance of the Beaverhead Meat COM
and given IL to Constable Rodg-
to serve. Beyond that he had moth
ing to do with the case. This closed
the testimony and Mr.. Kavanagh
made the opening argument i'm behalf
Of the plaintiff, after, which court adj