The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-09

saw him twice
by the way. is Mayor Thompson in
the city now" asked Examiner Blake.
He IL at the tomb of the Savior"
said Colonel Sanders.
Can o tell how much damage
walking delegates did to your busi-
ness?"
Lots of l couldn't tell how
much"
did you have any talk with Charley
Slayton or any of these men?"
Yes. One day Charley Slayton came
into the house. I was going to fire him.
He said not to be too saucy or he would
run me out of business in two or three
months"
The witness identified some boycott
dodgers as having been given to his
customers n posted up on barrels in
front of the restaurant. Some of them
were thrown in his place.
what was the character of the pic
ture you have mentioned that was
driven round the Streets"
"A picture of a Chinaman squirting
water with his mouth and dropping a
rat and doing some cooking"
WAS the picture absurd. insulting,
co~ntemptuous or otherwise?"
Il don understand"
ID you now what burlesque is?"
mot Chinese"
WAS 1t bad Chinese
bad looking"
DO you know what became of that
p~icture?"
1t went on the wagon aroun the
streets. / don't know where IL is now"
DO you still keep your restaurant
Yes"
Louis, the Chinese interpreter. or Don
10y. was then put on the stand. He
said that he saw Captain Waters and
old him that the Chinese were paying
taxes and licenses and should be pro-
tected. The captain said he would see
about IL but nothing was don Then
the witness went to the mayor, who
told him to see a lawyer. Thompson
Campbell. Wines or somebody. He went
to the mayor afterward n to the de-
~tective, but no good was done. The
policemen watched on the other side
of the street and ak past.
Like the priests and Levites, they
passed by on the other side?" asked
Colonel Sanders.
II don't know about that. None OF
them do nothing"
who else did you see?"
Il saw the county attorney. / also
saw Lee Mantle when he was mayor,
and Governor Tool n Governor Rick
ards. But no good. Then hired
Thompson Campbell"
did you hear anything from the
governor on the subject?'
He turned it over to the attorney
general"
THAT was because the attorney
general knew more h he didg'
Il uppose So"
did you have charge of the Chinese
in Butter"
Il have no charge. They care for
themselves"
can you tell the amount of damage
these Chinese have suffered from the
b~oycott?"
Nobody could tell"
"Of the Chinese who a " gone away,
do you know where they have gone tor
Most of them l don't know where
they went. Some have written to me-
did any of these walking delegates
ever tell o how many people were
engaged with them in this work of
boycotting the Chinese?"
II don't remember"
Gus Malander, 81 years old, a drug
gist, was the next witness. He had
lived in Butte three years. He Is en-
ployed by Louis 5. Cohn at present.
Are you familiar with the labor or
ganization of this city,"
II have been a member of the Clerks
assembly for about two years"
Did you hold any office with them p
II was presiding officer at one tim
and at present am treasurer
Have you the treasurer's ook
II rave not"
do you know where they are?'
II do not. They were in the locker,
but they are not now. They have dis
appeared"
Have you any suspicion as to when
they Disappeared
II have not"
When did the books disappear"
Some time in February"
They were in a locker in what
hall?'
ar. 60 ro,,ctr,. hill mn the third
floor"
When you missed II. what report did
you maker"
II made no report. for / thought the
books would come back. l didn't see
why anybody should take them.
spoke to some of the officers. but non,
of them knew anything about them"
do you know where to go and look
for the books"
II do not"
Does Identification with these secret
societies tend to produce kleptomania
so far as you have judged scienti-
fically?"
II have not been troubled that way
or ! couldn't hold the position
have"
Does IL not show carelessness on
your part to lose this book?'
1T isn't of value to anybody
1T happens to be of value To me just
now. Do you suppose a reward would
bring it?"
Il couldn't get 1t for a reward"
Have you opened new books since
this book so mysteriously disap'
peared?'
II have not. I keep the accounts OF
slips"
Have you attended meetings of thu
Clerks assembly in Butte at which
there was talk in regard to the Chi
nese?"
II don't remember Of hearing an,
such talk"
That's ALL"
"One moment" said Mr.. Wines. "yo,
searched for this book. did your"
II looked where l las saw 1t, In tn
locker"
1T Is gone to Davy Jones locker.
suppose" said Colonel Sanders. II wisl
the Judge would make a note of tn
failure to produce these books. whei
asked to do so. / don't wish any harm
to these labor organizations, and / hop