New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
DON'T JOKE WITH CHINAMEN.

A gentleman to all appearance. but evidently
given too freely to jokes at the expense of others
WAS crossing in the Bridge cars yesterday with a
small number of other passengers including one
Chinaman, who sat apart silently observing The
water far below. Thinking 10 amuse himself and
his companions the gentleman 20 all appearancel
crossed TO the Cmnahlan ard touching his shoulder
began to PantOmime and by shrugs of his shoulders,
lifting his hands and other gyEtloEs,
accompanied by cultural exclamation, " Ough!
highee" endeavOred to express to the Celes-
tial that, he thought il was an elevated
position which they temporarily occupied IN life.
The Chnaman looked al him in doubt until the
man went through the motions again and empha-
sized the meaning by repeating: "Illghee upee;
very highee." To this tine Chlnaman asSeDted win
n grave bow. but no smile or grin. The man then
10y rantorimc indicated that fall from the Bridge
said semi-idiotically. The Chinaman not seeming
to comprehend, he repeated his gestures and added
"Oh. YES" said the Chinaman, in good English,
with only the slightest accent, you might; /
should go through TO China"
Before the jester could recover his equanlmty
and silence his upTOaTious companions, who enjoyed
his mistake and discontinue, the car had reached
the New-YOrk landing. The Chiuaman being ac-
ccste1 by another of the passengers, who cOngratu
lated him on his bearing in the matter, explained
that he had been in the country for many years,
had been educated in Ohio, and was the owner OF
prosperous South Brooklyn laundry. lie said that
practical jokes often attempted on HIM and he
rather enjoyed turning the tables on testers when
they were evidently trying to show Off,
THE WAR AGAINST LIQUOR-DEALERS.
The war against persons indicted for violating the
Excise laws continued yesterday in Judge
COwiug's COURTROOM but without much result, eX-
cept III exciting the wrath of the lawyers who APP
peared for the defendants. Many of the cases were
several months old. Assistant District-AttOncy
Brady announced at the opening of the court that
he could consent to no pOstpOnementS, and Judge
Cowing said that lie would not grant any adjourn
ments without the consent Of the DistrictAtOrney.
The courtroom was OyercrOwded with the fifty de-
PENDANTS, whose cases had been placed on the Caen
dar, and their friends and witnesses Lawyer after
lawyer appeared at the bar and presented afidavits
asking for adiOumments None granted.
When one lawyer, more persistent than Others read
affidavit showing that important witnesses for
the defence could not be secured until the next day.
Mr.. Brady said " want to have tie responsibility
put where il belongs. am not the DStrict-AttOT-
ney, l am only an assistant. | am acting under
orders to consent to no pOstpOnement whatever III
excise cases, and can only obey"
consider it an outrage" said the counsel, that
men who may be innocent can perhaps be convicted
because they not reasonable time to pre-
pare their defence"
No pleas of guilty were entered, and all Of the
three trials that were had resulted in acquittas.
The persons acquitted were Edward X. Evans of
No. so Bleecker-st. MelchiOr Meyer, of No. 90 East
Thrteenth-st. and solomon Cooley, of No. SO
Greenwich-st.