The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-27

Bow Ling's Attorney Rises 10 Cues.
ton OF Privilege.

Some two months ago Chinaman
and Chinawoman were married in the
Court house by Judge Bonnifeld.
When the nuptial knot was tied the
couple left for Cortcz District, where
the groom went to work A Chinese
interpreter, named Bow Ling, came
here from Carson and sworc before JUS
tice Osborn, that the newly married
Chinawornan had stolen from him III
this county, gold and silver coins of the
value OF $40 and jewelry valued at $75
or $50. An officer went to Cortez and
arrested the newly married. couple for
grand larceny and brought them back
here. Before the arrival Of the train,
on which they were passengers at the
depot, the first complaint was dismissed
and second one sworn to by Bow
Ling, alleging that the larceny was
committed in Ormsby County. The
object of this strategic movement, as
was subsequently disclosed by the evi-
dence, was to take the Chinawoman
back to Carson, where sac was held as
a slave before her marriage. The game
was blocked, however, by writ of
hobeos corpus sued out by the alleged
| fug!tives from justice. The evidence
in the case before Judge Bonnifield
showed almost conclusively that the
charge of grand larceny was trnmped
| up for the purpose OF getting the woman
back to Carson, where her reputed
owner resided. Bow Ling, who swore
to both complaints against the couple,
| testified that he never saw the woman
until after his arrival here, and never
saw any of the coins or articles alleged
to have been stolen by her in her pos
session. Bow ling WAS held to answer
on charge of perjury, and the grand
| jury found aa indictment against him
for that offense. Last Thursday the
following relative to the matter ap-
psarad in the SILVER STATE:
"rne Chinese interpreter Bow Ling,
who was held to answer for the crime
of perjury by Justice Osborn, has re-
turned from Carson with lawyer for
the purpose of being examined"
This simple statement OF fact
offended the lawyer, whose name, it
appears, is Wellington Stewart, and
Yesterday IN the presence of the Grand
Jury ani number of others in the
District Court he rose to question OF
privilege, and real the words above
quoted from the. SILVER STATE, and
,, endeavored to create the impressions
that his honor hs.t been suined by al
luding to him and Bow Ling in the
same sentence. he seemed to over
look the fact that his name was not
mentioned in the offensive item, tae
writer OF which had no idea that he
was the Chinaman's lawyer at the time
he penned it, and did not know W ell
lingtoa Stewart, except by the reprta-
! ton which he acquired in the Lsgisla-
ture, as person who'somstimas forgot
his pledges, from the man III the moon,
or any other Celestial. He took adj
vantage of his privilege as lawyer to
attempt to magnify a simple statement
of facts relating to Bow Ling's arrival
here with 1. lawyer, intea grievous' as
sault on his honor, and tae writer is
greatly tempted to show from the rec.
ord that he has not always been so ex-
tremely sensitive ON that point.
Since the above was in type Mr..
Stewart called at this Office, and re-
auested MS to announce that # anybody
can show that Bow Ling has been
,,Aoainy, since he tStewarti has been his
counsel. to get the Chinawoman bass-to
Carson, he Will as once withdraw from
the case.
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