The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14
TALK BY BARNAMAN
SAYS HE ''SWELLED" HIMSELF AS
A WARM DETECTIVE.
DENIES STATEMENTS MADE
Mrs. Gordon, the Woman Detective, He
Alleges, Told Him She Could Get
Witnesses in Ogden-He Ex-
plains the Part of Nichols.

At the conclusion of yesterdays session
of the preliminary hearing in the case of
the state against Charles L. Barnaman,
charged with perjury in connection with
the Bordeaux case, an adjournment until
10 o'clock Tuesday was taken in order
that the testimony so far adduced may
be shifted from stenographic to typewrit-
ten form and used by the defense, which
is now submitting it's case.
After the cross-examination of Charles
0. PIERCE, Lyman A. Sisley, correspond
ent in the divorce suit, gave his testi-
mony.
His direct examination was much the
same as it was in the district court, but
the characterization was far more
searching by Attorney Thresher. Objec-
lions We're made and sustained right
along.
The memory of the witness was not en-
tirely clear as to dates, but he thought
he had not walked west towards Ex-
celsior avenue with Mrs. Bordeaux more
than four times.
Questions as to whether he had met
Mrs. Bordeaux at the Nine Mile house
ard race track and ridden in a hack with
her from the latter place We're met with
objections, which the court sustained.
Pointed Questions Asked.
Mr.. Thresher asked the witness some
very pointed questions and in answer
to one the latter replied tht he had bet
ter read from the district court testi-
mony, the remarks of Judge Clancy.
Mr.. Thresher did as requested, saying
the judge had said: mo gentleman
would give woman away
To this Mr.. Sisley said: mo, the Judge
said that man who would ask such
question was no gentleman"
In answer to another question Mr. Sis
ley said that at about 1880 o'clock in the
evening of December %, 1897. Mrs. Bor-
deaux and himself had walked alone to-
wards the western part of the city
It was twilight at the time and the
electric lights We're burning. He said he
was never with Mrs. Bordeaux after
dark and had no particular business on
the West side on that particular evening.
Motion for Non-Suit.
The examination of Mr. Sisley finished
the states side and Attorney Thresher
moved for a non-suit. but the justice
overruled it. to which ruling Mr..
Thresher entered a protest.
The defendant then began his testi-
mony He admitted having had a con-
versation with Mrs. NJ. A. Gardner or
Gordon about November TO- He said she
had sent for hi mand he had met her by
appointment.
'She told me-" said Barnaman. "she
wanted a divorce from her husband; that
she understood I had been working on
THE Bordeaux case and was familiar
with such things.
l~l, >;,,rr
in the interest of the defense in the
Bordeaux case and when I learned she
had told me an untruth swelled myself
up and paid her in her own coin.
'.She had given me $40 bill on which
to work and displayed a large roll Of
bills. saying she would be willing to pay
$1,000 for a divorce.
"She said my time in calling was worth
something and handed me the $10.''
Did you represent yourself as a detec-
tive?' asked Mr.. Thresher.
AS Detective.
eyes: I puffed myself up as q great
detective and she seemed to become pos
sessed of the idea that I was just the
man whom she wanted in her employ"
"Were you telling the truth when you
told her you were great sleuth?''
mo; there was no more truth in 1t
than there was in a number of other
statements I made to her. Mrs. Gordon
represented to me that she knew two
women in Ogden whom she could secure
as witnesses for her in her suit for di-
vorce; that one would cost her $3.50 and
the other about $500.
st expressed a willingness to look up
the evidence for her and told her l
would go to Ogden and see the women if
necessary
'I did not mention to Mrs. Gordon
anything about the women who testified
at the Bordeaux trial."
did you sign the paper put in evil
dence here this morning-the document
in which it is alleged that you procured