Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-30
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
The Chinese Certificate
Frauds Exposed.
BOYD MAKES A CONFESSION.
Railroad Jubilees at Placerville
and Victoria - Fires in
Oregon.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. |
FAN Francisco, March pa SEN
sation was created in the U. S. Cir
cult Court in the trial of EXCLUSIONS
Inspector Ciprico and Mclean and
Whaley who were indicted in connec-
tion with w. A. Boyd for fraud and
conspiracy in dealing in Chinese re-
turn certificates. w. A. Boyd was
placed on the stand and made a full
confession to the conspiracy in which
he said that F. d. Ciprico, L. w. Nc
Lean, J. f Kipp, A. HIM and him
self were engaged.
Boyd then explained how the con-
spirators obtained possession of so
many certificates to send to China.
Hundreds of Chinese were sent to
the Chinese registration Office at the
Custom house, who had no intention
of going back to China. They got white
tags in the same way as they get them
now. Boyd then made out red certifi-
Gates ard had them signed in the reg
ular way. He then got the white tags
from the Chinese who had registered
and who had no intention of going to
China. These white tags were turned
in at the Custom House as evidence
that the Chinese had departed and
The red certificates remained in the
hands of the conspirators to be sent
to China at their convenience. AS
many as 100 certificates were obtained
in this manner. With the departure
of every steamer these certificates
went to Hong Kong and were sold,
and many Chinese were landed
here on them. After Him.
went to China the certificates were
sent to him to be disposed of.
Ciprico, Mclean and Kipp were
cognizant of what was done. The
steamer that followed the City o.
Peking carried big batch of these
certificates. Ciprico sent them, but
they all knew they were going Hinz
was sent as many as five or six hun
dred certificates in all after his de-
parture from Hong Kong, and the
money was returned for division.
Frequent conferences were held by the
men after that time.
Boyd stated that he had been in
duced to give this evidence for the
government at the solicitation of AS
sistant District Attorney McPike, and
at the conclusion of the testimony Nc
Pike moved that the charges against
Boyd be dismissed and that he be dis
missed from custody, which Judge
Sawyer granted. A nolle prosequi was
entered in the case of ex-Inspector
Whaley, who was indicted on a SIM
liar charge, and an order was made
directing the Marshal to take Inter-
prefer Kipp and A. HIM, who is now
in this city, into custody, which was
afterward done.
In the course Of his testimony, Boyd
said that on the evening of the 9th Of
january, 1885, A. Him., Ciprico and
Kipp called at his house. 1t was
agreed that HIM was to carry some
certificates to China for those who
were interested in the scheme. Those
who had an interest in selling the GER
tifcates were himself, HIM, Ciprico,
Mclean and Kipp. On the following
day Boyd said he saw Ciprico and
Him. at the mail dock before the City
of Peking was to sail. Ciprico up
braided him for not sending more GER
tificates to China by HIM. The num-
ber agreed upon the previouss even
ing was five hundred. Continuing,
Boyd said that prior to this occur
renee he, Ciprico, Mclean and Kipp
met on several occasions at saloon.
After several discussions it was agreed
that the proceeds from the sale Of the
certificates should be divided in the
ratio of $12 to Ciprico, $12 to himself
and IS or 81 each to Kipp and Nc
Lean.
Ciprico, Kipp and HIM secured
bail tonight in the sum Of $4,000 each,
their bonds being approved by AS
sistant United States ATTORNEY Weller.