New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-14
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S.v En- tNCIsCO June 13.-Ihe local courts l"i-
nisb the chief news of the week there being ho oS'
than three remarkable trials in progress not count
ing the side shows of tho notorious sharon case III
the trial of Adoph Spreckels for his attempt W h'i
~ H. De Young. Claus Spreckels the Sandwich
Island sugar king. made some curious stateinon''
in regard to Eastern sugar rchnerS raising il oppS
ing fund TO eecure extension ot tho RECIPROCITY
treaty. When crOss-cxamncd he developed pam
fu, lack of memory of facts about his methods OF
monopolzirg tho sugar business on tins coast
Another case is that of the Rev. Dr. Morrison. who
obtained the funds of the Order OF Chosen FRIENDS
on false death certificates. He has managed to live
we'll for many years by n clever system of fraud
and forgery His defence is that he was terrorIzed
by one John Dent a blackmaller, who, aided by
female accompice, placed him in n compromising
position and then used him as a tool. The story
has not even the merit OF ingenuity, and Dent Is
REGARDED as mythical as the legal Richard Zoe.
Mcrrison's crime was rendered doubly foul by the
fact that the funds lie stole were contributed by
poor working people for mutual Dement, III c'so
of sickness or death. The trial OF Martha wilson,
an ey-slavc, for perjury in the sharon case HIS
brought out several remarkable types OF character
One is Nellie Bracket who figured so cOnspicuOuNiY
AZ Sarah Altleas bosom friend. and who aiterward
furnished an affidavit that she traced the marriage
certificate aud chief letters. and that much OF her
testimony in the first trial was false. She admitted
th, time that Sarah had induced her to cutter into
a conspiracy AGAINST Sharon for $4,000 ana "A
Trunk full of clothes She remarked with some
prdo. "Well / told a good many lies. and told
thcm we'll I'm n success at it," THIS cynical
ovowal would probably not have been made had
not this ingenious young woman her youth 10 plead
i'm excuse If she were tried for her rank perjury
she would get clear the ground that she was not
of ace when the offence was committed. Another
witness IN this perjury case. Mrs. Brown has been
sent to aIl for refusing to testify She declares that
she does not wish To become mixed up with the
:" dirty case" but hcI language and manner do not
show such fastdOus taste. The real truth prob
ably is that she has adopted this to secure
notorety and give Increased weight to her testi-
mony when sLo decides to furnish It, Sharon and
Sarah both testified again. but gave nothing new.
The revelations OF the sharon and its oiishOots
have been so gross and perjury so glarng that the
nubIic no longer believe any of the witnesses. The
ease has mu to answer for In weakening the sane
tty OF tine oath ana in violating pnblIc morals.
Iuck Wee is a Coolie. who arrived here in Fcbru-
airy from Hong Kong but was refused admlttance
because he was u Iaborer. On a writ OF hahca@
corpus he was landed and secured an attorney.
HIS case WAS repeatedly postponed. ihdIlY last
mnnth good evidence having bccn given that he
had sailed for Victoria. ms case was dismissed.
rms week he was arrested IN Chinatown. where hc
was dolniclied. 1t seems that he bought n ticket
Tor Victoria and went Cn board the steamer hut III
the confusion OF departure he slipr'd on sh"le.
Ills ease Il Il type of many Others which 20 to swell
the Chinese population OF tins city.
The Bun sun. "A low restaurant one Of the show
places IN Chinatown always exhibited To Eastern
tourists was Dutnci Ills "erA, chiaiIhS hrhNy
loss rne restaurant MAS newly httrl up so'rh
years ago after the iro and 9iO.OOO was spent IN
furniture and DECORATIONS The char, and table,
.tL.t VttIlu land
and bcntiiu.ly carved while screens and mural
decorations were artistic AMI unique. An Lh'i"rh
t,url,t recently pad 100 for cnalr and ~cttcr
- hich struck MS fancy. The china also was Hur
and dinners served IA the best style to Ga nr-e
patron, cost, with WINE ana music. 80 per plate
The tire also spread 10 the chinese theatre 10"
roui of which wa, burned Fortunately 1t WAS
closed for repairs or there would probably have
been heavy 1855 OF ne
This years directory. just ont, contains 10000
new names. which Is ecu yaIcnt 10 Z1."uO Atil-
! ton to the population. winch now may De roughly
| estimated at 32J,OOO.
| The grasshopper plague is about ended IN this
State II country paper, can be cred ted Ihry nIst
| exaggerated IL. and now claim IL mas done IttIc
harm having been confined t. certain localities
| ANA not spreading broadca-t. a woIid have been
| the case had the insects been gcnuin" I"cu7l7.
| Many Of the Mission Indian, OF southern CALI
fnrnia are threatened with eviction from the Lands
when they and their people have heid since before
| the ccssion OF California 30 the United Hiatc, Ia
| several cases the trlbcs have cultivated Lana Zee
| longing to tho dominican priests and on the death
of line priests the property has reverted To the UoV-
eminent. Squatiers nave Iatcy become very hS
| ,rrs,iyc and on several ranches the Indians have
| brcn ordered oil tine land Oh winch tAcr gram Is
| nor ready 10 harvest. Like the nero OF Ramona,
they have refuge but the mountains, "h"o water
ana pasuragc too sCduty 10 support ih"f ototh.
| Tins week a number OF representative Indians lltl
| an interview with Congressman VI irkhhn pf los
| Angeles AMI cndcav0rcd to enlist his aid IN srcur-
iug relief them at the next session vi CongT, So
| lney arc good farmers ami praccdblo, industrious
people who ought to he projected from the LAND
|