The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-07
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/ chips some strips OF red caro- bnard
and some black and white buttons.
Quong and Ling were arrested on tba
I charge Of Keeping gam bling house and
I appeared In the Police Court at 2 o'clnGk
! Yesterday afternoon. At the opening
hour the court room pr sented quite an
interesting Spectacle. The Two prisoners
occupied anxious seats in front of the
judge, while twelve or fifteen other
CeleStials were dispersed about the
room. Quong Dang Lung. the first
prisoner, sat with his spectacle nose
cooked in the air. and with an air of
supreme indifference on his counter
am e; Ling looked pae and
del c Ell. while their fellows each
wore different grades of puckered
ylsages and crooked eyes, which mig bt
signify something or nothing. Mr.. L..
K. Rogers appeared ON behalf OF the
city ana Mr.. A II. Nelson represented
the Cinnamon.
When everything was in readiness,
the prosecution introduced the tes-
timony of Officers Brown and Cham
oers which was simply to the effect that
they had Taided the house and cap
tured the articles above mentioned.
Marshal Bailantyne was asked what he
knew about the methods OF Chinese
gam bling, but was not an expertin the
line. He knew, however, that the ap-
paratus on exhibition was a part of
that used IN the games of Chinese. at
this juncture the defense asked for the
discharge OF the prisoners on the
ground that no case bad been made
out against them. The court thought
they should be put on their defense.
however, and Charlie Yung. cook for
Major Silva, was sworn as inter
prefer. The two defendants and
another Chinaman were sworn and
testified for the defense. They
were not gambling-only playing
for pastlme. By some cross questions
Mr.. Rogers got some Slight admissions
out OF the witnesses, and taking cour-
age, turned round to an officer and told
him to go down on Fifth Street and
subpoena q Chinaman for him. 1T don t
MAKE any difference what Chinaman,
just so you get one, said he. Accord
ingly Chinaman was brought in, and
the others were anxious to get to com
munlcate with him before be went on
the witness stand. The officers pre-
ented this, however, until he was
brought into the courtroom, when from
different parts of the place the Celestials
shut up" and instructed by the court.
through the Interpreter that if thev did
not keep sLill they would be put into
Jail for CO tempt.
( The new witness was sworn through
the interpreter and during the process
the city attorney thought he discovered
an attempt 10 explain the nature of the
case to the witness. Some difiC lty was
experienced in Keeping the celestials
quiet and Mr.. Rogers becama slightly
excited. He had discovered by his time
that the new witness could understand
English. and picking up the string of
brass chips which was on the table he
walked burriedly around the table anu
confronting the witness with them asked
what they were. The witness replied
that they was allie same cents, IN China.
A lank, dark visaged. crumple skinned
heather that was sitting near the wit
ness began to twist his face into all sorts
OF uncOuth shapes and stretch out his
arm to warn the witness and nnally got
up and walked past him to the door. In
passing the witness he muttered some
thing In Chinese, and the prosecuting
officer becoming riled and more excited,
as the vanishing Chlnaman passed by,
gave him kick on another part of his
anatomy which somewhat fastened his
exit. The court interposed and the at
torney apologl1ed. The witness then
explained that the chips were not cur
rency in this country aud that they
were used only in China.
The attorneys summed " their case,
exchanging some very original COM
parsons in their arguments, and Ling
was discharged, Quong Dang being
found guilty. Sentence will be passed
this morning.