The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-16

the parties to the action. About Sep
tember II, 1897, he lad seen Lyman A.
Sisley and Mrs. Bordeaux walk out
West Granite street as far as Excelsior
avenue and turn down the latter. He
had. lost track Of them near the corner
Of Excelsior avenue and Broadway, but
later he had seen them come out of the
unfinished house described by Nj.
Campbell. He was on the opposite sid
of the street. Sisley had come out first
and acted as If he might be in a hurry.
He cut d%iagonally &C ross the street 60
ing towards Alabama. A minute 0r so
later Mrs. Bordeaux had come on; and
started east on Broadway. She was
| fixing her hat. Tom Bordeaux II
| Robert NJ. Campbell were on the scene.
| The former came out Of the house and
! Campbell, he thought, came around.
| Bordeaux had followed Mrs. bordeaux
| as far as the West Broadway school.
Rarnaman said he was out in that Sec
tom at the invitation of Tom BorIsaux.
whom he had met in Granite street at
the corner of Washington. .
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Barna-
man was cross-examined. He said ne
had walked to the corner of Washington
| and Granite streets with Charles Plerce
and met Tom Bordeaux there. Pierce
started back in Granite street ne.
| witness. joined Mr.. Bordeaux. who
| whistled to him from the opposite side
OF the street. Barnaman initiated the
! whistle and Judge Clancy asked him how
it was to be put into the record. A gen.
eral laugh followed.
Barnaman said he had seen Mr.. Camp
bell and Bordeaux going west together.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Bordeaux ne,
too, went west on the opposite side OF
the street. following a few yards back.
A man and woman were ahead OF Bor-
deaux ard Campbell. but witness said
he did rat know who they were. The man
and woman turned down Excelsior ave-
nue. and on reaching Broadway turned
east. Witness said he lost track of the
pair in that vicinity for the time being,
but saw them again afterwards. He
stopped at the south side of Broadway
opposite Thompson Campbell's house,
remaining there ten or fifteen minutes.
While there he had seen Mr.. Sisl;ey come
out of the unfinished house followed by
Mrs. Bordeaux and Tom Bordeaux. but
he did not know the woman until after
she had returned to her home. Mr.. Sisley,
he said, seemed to be in a hurry after
coming out of the house. ut was a kind
of dog trot," he said.
You were not surprised at Mr.. Sisley
coming out of the house and hurrying
away?" was asked.
Il am not surprised at anything hat
occurs in Butte was the answer.
why did you not ask him what was
going on over there?"
1T was none Of my business"
Tom Was Under the Bench.
Thomas ]. Bordeaux. a brother of the
plaintiff, testified with reference to the
part he took in the affair. Il saw Mr..
Sisley and Mrs. Bordeaux going west
in Granite street on the evening of Sep
tember q. 1897" said he. Il saw c. L..
Barnaman and R. NJ. Campbell at the
corner of Washington and Granite
streets. Mr.. Sisley and Mrs. Bordeaux
continued west to the corner of Excelsior
avenue and then turned south. On reach
ing Broadway they turned east and Mrs.
Bordeaux entered the residence Of
Thompson Campbell. Mr.. Sisley walked
to the corner of Alabama street, stood
there a few minutes n h entered
the unfinished house which now bears
No. S25. A short time afterwards Mrs.
Bordeaux entered. I was under the car-
penter's work bench. When 1 jumped out
1 said something about having caught
them. Mr.. Sisley ran and Mrs. Bor-
deaux left afterwards. When they had
gone I struck a match n u a lady's
handkerchief on the floor. l picked it
I'D and started after Mrs. Bordeaux,
catching up to her about the school,
house, I gave her the handkerchief. She
asked me to not make her any trouble
and I told her / would make no prom
Uses. l went with her as far as her
door op5 loft bar thoroo