New-York tribune., 1885-03-04
THE COURTS.
VERDICT AGAINST WONG CHIN FOO.
CHAN pARp TIFF SUES HIM RoR LIBEL AND eEis
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VERDICT AGAINST WIN" NAiN
CHAN PARD TIFF SUES HIM hoR LIBEL AMI VIZ 10
$1,000.
Judoe Beach sat on the bench in Part III. OF
Snprome court Yesterday and Chnahan got In the
,...s chair The Chinaman was Wong Chin Foo, the
rsaitor of The Chinese American At ms lett on INC
Irares desk rising erect from nGbottel into wheh
a. had een stuck, and emitting smoke ana iorelsn II"
,ause WAS ossstick, smaller than pencil IN diameter
d longer than two ordinary lead pencils It's body was
nj the color OF manila paper ana IL was
crowned with a circle of red paper W "on ooo =
was witness In his defence in suit Tor
for alleged libel, brought by Chan Pard ill., an An0
canized laup lryuan, who has mustacne' no'" 49,
dressed In American costume. and wen orcsSoN, W.
when Wong took the witness stand one OF ounoio ",
49, 20. sa,aoted mounted in ink-bottle ana
h,a This is supposed to purify the atmosphere anu
invoke good spirits ~ =, c,,
rarles spencer his counsel set forth that on June
IA 1885, Wong published in his paper rad n
dence The article declared that " riotous a.
named sn aP ms s low den of infamy on Parst No o.
had telegraphed Francisco TO the proplieots ol
Interpreter in the courts of this city IN regard 10 tne
police raids hottest. and to begin scheme & 70 ge'
and so open the way working the Chinese in this Sy
9ser Ip 70 rde spa the hi' edtor An attempt
charged made in this direction IN the pace oa m
prcparations to begin the profession Of gambling on
and scale aud In the outer part OF the store kept
make resemble much as possible grocery stoe' a.
blind his uefarOus business Wnle tbe Pal tos AZ
question In there tasting new Chhesc iu. nVs
more than mlnutes-suddenly rushed III the
cthroat and sneak thief, Chin TIP, ana most OF MS
can and Immediately showed night whle Chin ZIP
hastily called of the Cinnamon to hand hlh
Fur this Tp or Tiff held in $500 bail at the Tombs
Then The Chinese AmeJ1caa clipping showed up tne
history OF Tip. alleging that for promise OF @toou y.
kin editor $500 to main hm Tor me- mp bn ma"
sought to murder Mr.. Wong IN Chicago eayIhs & nm, III
I.
Cincinnati :" where he was introduced 10 n Sunday,
school superintendent OF chinese Suuday-scnoo dcu
Martin by a shysterlawyer OF Chicago named ROOM
who, in abiect want OF M eSa suPp"S Ps ian o & cut
threats While friend TIP was IN 'hioago, Ss no Ha
always been a member OF the \ NJ G. A., The clippins
Cnicaga and he got Mr. Martins confidence Being IN
gratiaed Mr.. Martins confidence ana MS goous
store Tip. the article said porceeded TO erien @
spacious pantaloons and side OF ms bosom anu ann ms
sleeves of the finest silks 40 and and ,atins i
ST 200 on these and taking his partners
$500 Tip 1t charged, fed TO his native land Win
other small change that he got from scores OF otner
Cinnamon that came In his way ana then Quit hn'
All this Chan Pard Tiff and he reiterated 1t on
the stand without truth and had preventea MS pc p
Young Mems Christian Association here lie saiu De-
cause he had been too busy.
adduced support OF his view beyond his own testi-
mony. He had simply been d" dschargng his duties TO
the public as journalist by apprising ~ OF maI aS as
sought to suppress Chinese gambling and opium
smoking and had been prosecuted Up he declared haa
representing him "yifying China and the Chinese
people and the English language in his said paper by
saderous accusations of eating rats and being slaves
and rabbc The editor asserted that these charges had
The Jury gave Chan Pard Tiff $1,000.