The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-24
BOYCOTT CASE
The Hearing Resumed Before
Examiner Blake.
LOREN OlOS ON THE STAND
Stills Still Unable to Discover the Where
about of b Trades and Labor
Assembly's Records-G e.
Sherman's Experience.

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Chinese boycott injunction case. re-
sumed the hearing yesterday morning
after an adjournment of several days.
The first witness on the stand was Lor-
en- b. Odds. After the usual prelim-
mary questions had been asked. Colonel
Sanders inquired:
Were you ever a membe of the leg
stature then after a moment added,
prior to 1902"
The question seemed to carry an in
ference that the Office of a legislator
was honorable prior TO that year. and
the witness answered in the affirma-
tive.
Mr.. Odds testified that he had some
knowledge Of the boycott On the
Chinese. One day he started To go
into the Palace restaurant. n a man
stopped him and told him the place was
~boycotted. 1t vas the first time he had
attempted to go INTO the place. He
had also seen boycott signs carried on
the street.
did the notices speak of the China
man in such terms of respect as one
gentleman uses toward another
Il hardly know what constitutes a
gentleman under your question"
Stills, editor of the Butte ~Bystander.
and secretary of the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor assembly, was again called
to the stand.
Since last Saturday have you made
any effort to find the book of records
of the Silver Bow Trades and Labor
assembly which contains a record of its
proceedings during December, January,
February and March, 1896 and 1872"
Il did not understand from the court
that I was to put in all my time search
ing for the book. and l made no further
search for IL. except that l looked for 1t
again on Sunday night. and 1t was not
there
Did you look anywhere else than in
the ecker for the book?'
Yes: when / first noticed the OBJ
sence of the book l thought that per-
haps I had fogotten to put It away, and
] looked for 1t on the desk and other
places"
Have you any knowledge or infor-
nation as to where the book now is?"
II have not"
did you attempt to get any such
information"
The witness said he made an an
nouncement of the books disappear
ance to the assembly when he first dis
covered its loss. and again called the
matter W last Sunday.
who owns the Butte B~ystander, of
which o are the editor?'
The Standard Manufacturing and
Printing company"
who controls the attitude of the pa
per and directs It's policy on labor and
other questions"
II do
What do you know in reference to a
contract whereby the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor assembly should con-
troll and direct the policy and attitude
of the paper on public and labor ques-
tions?"
IT don't know anything about it,"
"When did you assume control of the
paper?'
ION February II, 1885,"
who preceded o as EDITOR
- man named Mitchell"
Mr.. Stills said he had a lease on the
paper, n in answer to questions
asked by Mr.. Wines on cross-examina-
ton. he testified that the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor assembly did not
have the slightest interest in the paper
or control of its policy. In regard TO
the disappearance of the assembly rec
ord, Mr.. Stills said he had nothing to
do with it. He had been a member of
the assembly only since January, and
during the boycott was a resident of
Deer Lodge County. and knew little
or nothing about the boycott. The
first he new that the book had disap-
peared was on Sunday morning. about
four weeks ago. when he went to the
assembly room TO write up his minutes.
The book was not in the locker, and
he looked arou for 1t. but could not
find it. At the meeting that night he
reported the loss to the assembly. but
NJ one seemed to be alarmed about II.
and he paid little attention to II after
that. Every member. during the meet
ipes of the assembly. had access to the
place where the books were kent.
George f.. Sherman. the restaurant
man. was the next witness, and was
n,YaCtgonaI NJ 70 hfc EpnNylaAro 81 The
boycott. He saw a wage hauling
some boycott signs about the city. but
he could not recall what was on the
signs.
do you know whether they had ref
erence TO the Chinese or Esquimaux,
or some other race of people?'
II think they referred to the Chi
nese."
Mr.. Sherman's examination had not
been concluded when an adjournment
was taken for the oon hour.
Mr.. Sherman was on the witness
stand all afternoon. and his examina-
tion had not been concluded at the
houT of adjournment. He testified that
during the existence of the Hotel and
Restaurant Keepers association h.
was treasurer of the body.
Did the association act i'm conjunc-
ton with any other labor unions?"
II don't believe IL did"
Inc Witness was aSken III ne ndu NOT
made an affidavit in regard TO the boy
colt in 1897. and he said he did.
DO you know anything about an ef-
fort being made to raise money by sub
scription. or promises to pay money for
The purpose of keeping up or maintain
ing a boycott on the Chinese?"
"There was some money raised. bu'
for what purpose IL was used / don't
know"
do you know that IT was subscribed
to pay the expenses of the ~boycott?'
Some money was paid over"
WAS II not raised for the purpose OF
paying the expenses of the boycott?"
Il believe that was the object"
Did you have anything TO do with
raising some money for that purpose,
or an attempt to raise it,"
We'll. I was out with an old gray
headed man. George Il. Walters. and
Robert r. Taylor. and We talked with
different partieS in reference To If"