The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-16
BORDEAUx'S SUIT AGAINST HIS
WIFE BRINGS OUT SENSA-
TIONAL TESTIMONY.
Witnesses for the Plaintiff Tell Their
Stories-Wife Of Correspondent
Sits Beside Defendant During
the Trial-Brother Of Plain
tiff Gives Evidence
Defendant Did Not
Appear in Ccurt
Until Today.

The selection of a jury, reading of the
pleajings and statements to the jury
consumed the entire afternoon yesterday
in the divorce suit OF John Il. Bordeaux
VS.. Ella F.. Bordeaux. but the taking of
testimony was commenced this morning
before an audience in which We're many
women.
During yesterdays session the defend
ant did not enter the court room nor was
she present when court convened today,
but twenty minutes later she put in an
appearance and took a seat beside Mrs.
Sisley at the west side OF the room. Miss
Flora Green also occupied a seat beside
Mrs. Sisley and at 10:45 O'Clock two other
ladies Joined them.
job r. Bordeaux was the first witness
called. He said he had resided in Mon
tana since 1877 and hat the defendant
and himself had been united in marriage
ic this city Inc ?. 1886. This was the
extent of his first story.
Ex-Alderman Robert NJ. Campbell fol-
lowed Mr.. Bordeaux. He said he resided
at No. 10 Ohio street and had known
the plaintiff and defendant since 1886.
He also knew Lyman A. Sisley, the CO.
respondent, by sight. September q,
1897" said he. Il saw Mr.. Sisley and Mrs.
Bordeaux together going west in Granite
street. They turned south west of the
Gulch. Mrs. Bordeaux entered Thompson
Campbell's hous and Sisley turned into
Broadway and entered the rear door of
an unfinished house bearing No. S25. A
minute and a half later Mrs. Bordeaux
also entered. 1t was about s o'clock in
the evening and was growing dark. The
light on Alabama street was shining
through the house and the cheese cloth
over the window. 1 was near the rear
door. After getting into the building Mrs.
Bordeaux took off her hat and laid it on
"a carpenters bench. Sisley and she met
in the room where the bench was and
Sisley put his arms around her and
kissed her. Tom Bordeaux was under
the carpenters bench and when he
thought they had gone far enough he
jumped out and exclaimed: I've got you
dead to rights this time.' Sisley ran out
of the building and went across the
street. Mrs. Bordeaux put on her hat
and left. but Tom followed her. Charles
l.. Barnaman was across the street,
DID you ever see them at any other
place." asked Mr.. Thresher.
Yes; some time prior to that, l think
1t was in August, l saw Mr.. Sisley and
Mrs. Bordeaux meet in front of the Scott
DOCK, in West Granite street. and go
west in Broadway. 1t was about Z or
8 O'Clock in the evening""
On cross-examination Mr.. Campbell
said that Mrs. Bordeaux had entered
the building. s25 West Broadway, via the
west rear door. He also said he had pre-
viously heard something in regard to the
parties and had stationed himself in the
house out of curiosity. In explanation as
to how he and Tom Bordeaux came to be
In the unfinished house, Mr.. Campbell
said he had met Tom Bordeaux following
them and Bordeaux had told him he had
seen Sisley inc Mrs. Bordeaux coming
out of the unfinished house two or three
times and he thought it was their rem
devious.
You are not a regular detective are
you" asked Attorney Mediation.
sir; I just watched them out of
curiosity-I fell into it by accident
And your curiosity was an idle one %
1T was at thattime. I'm a sort Of an
idle fellow any waV," said Mr.. Campbell,
a broad grin overspreading his face.
Mr.. Campbell said he had entered the
puii0Au6 a lev" 1hIlulCS dllSdo VI OlSlcy
going in at the rear door. Sisley had
come in at the front door. Tom Bor-
deauX had entered at the rear door abou
10 feet ahead of him %(witness,) walked on
the joists to the opposite side and taken
up a position beneath the bench. Mr.
Campbell said he did not see Tom Bor-
deaux get under the bench, but had seer
him come out.
"What was the first thing Sisley die
after entering the building" was asked
He got to hugging the girl" was the
reply.
But the girl was not there then, wa!
she?"
Il mean he proceeded to the hugging
business as soon as she came. Before
that he stood neal the bench"
How long We're they in there before
they embraced each other?"
about half a minute"
did you cough?"
mo; 1 did not"
Mr.. Campbell said he was sure of the
date because he had put it down in a
book. Two or three days later he had
told John r. Bordeaux what he haG
seen and the latter remarked that i
was a hard thing to believe.
Tells What He Saw.
Charles L. Barnaman said he knew