The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-01
WHO KILLED MARY ?
The Case Against Little
Charley and Old Jake.
CHINA MARY AND HER FATE,
The Story Told by Old Jim-rhe
Shanty on the. Hil1-The Two
Mysterious Lights.

The case of the People vs.. All Jung
alias Little Charley" and All Gee
alias "Old Jake" indicted for murder
in the first degree, for killing China
Mary in Alta in October last, came up
before Judge Zane yesterday. A. G!7
Sutherland appeared IN behalf of Little
Charley, and demanded separate trial,
which was accorded him. Some time
was sp mt in securing jury. The en-
tire panel was soon exhausted, and 1t
was necessary to issue an open venire
for dozen names before the twelve
good men and true could be secured.
The evidence was published in full at
the time of the preliminary examina-
ton before Commissioner Norrell. and
for this reas IN, and others, many OF the
persons examined had either formed or
expressed an opinion; and several OF
those who appeared, otherwise qualined
10 serve, were excused because OF
prejudice against the cop per colored
race
Little Charley" who. it may be
said, bears very appropriate nick
name, app ars perfectly happy and
composed, and does not seem TO have
aul fears as u the outcome. Old Jake,
however, wears downcast look, and is
evidently not so confident as his
Younger brother. The morning session
was consumed in obtaining jury, and
it WAS not until the afternoon that work
on the evidence commenced.
Mr.. Clark made the
OPENING STATEMENT,
saying they expected to show that for
some years previous to her death, China
Mary was living with a Chinaman
named Big Jim, in and around Alta:
Next to Jim's shanty, about twenty
wards distant. was the building occupied
BY Little Charley and Old JAKE; on the
day the murder was committed, Jim WAS
making preparations to come TO Salt
Lake, and dld come; that evening be-
tween and 8 o'clock Charley entered
the shanty of Big Jim, ostenslbiy for
the purpose of paying some money he
owed Jim: in the latter's shanty was a
trunk containing $500 or $500, some
jewelry, etc; while in that shanty
alone with Mary, the defendant knocked
her down and murdered her. using Il
miners candlestick for the purpose, in
| tilcung SIX or seven wounds upon her one
near the lett breast, and others near the
| iugular vein; that evening, two men
| we're seen coming from Big jim S shanty
and go into Old Jake's; Charley
| Admitted thai evening that be
had killed China Mary and was
going to leave the county; that he did
leave and go to Wanship, via Park
CITY; he took the train at Wanship
and rode to a sidetrack near Echo Sta
ton, and waited until Union Pacific
freight train came along, when he made
a dicker with the conductor to carry
him as far as Green River, bat was put
! off the train at Evanston, where he
bought O ticket for Chicago; on this he
rode as far as Rockfori, H., where he
was arrested. taken to Chicago. and
brought back to Salt Lake. The murder
occurred Sunday night: Monday, moth
| ing was seen OF Little Charley, Old
Jake or China Mary, and that evening
the dead body OF the woman
was found ia her shanty, after all
entrance had been forced by some OF
the citizens of Alta, at the request OF a
number of Cinnamon who had grown
suspicious that all was not right; the
trunk in Jim's shanty had been broken
open aud the money and other valu-
ables were missing.
Mr.. Clark called Big Jim as the first
witness, and Jimmy Ling stepped for
ward as an interpreter. At the request
of Mr.. Sutherland, Jimmy was sworn
as to the custom of giving and receiving
an oath, etc. He would tell the truth,
he said, just as well under an American
oath as under a Chinese oath-one
administered under the Chinese
custom. He thought he was perfectly
able to interpret whatever testimony
might be adduced, and was accepted.
said his name was Jung Box, but that
he was commonly known as above; that
he was 33 years of age, and had been in
America about twenty-seVen years
thirteen years of The time in Utah; was
| a cook by profession, and in October
last was living in Alta; he was mar
ried man, his wife's name being Sun
| Yue, known, commonly. as Cnina
Mary; have, known Little Charley for
about four years last October Charley
was living 10 shanty few feet dis
tant from his house, aud Old Jake was
living WITH the latter; his mouse. or
shanty conta med three rooms; the last
time be saw Mary alive was on Sunday,
October 9th, at about 2 pm; saw
Charley the same morning, when be
asked him for $40 borrowed money
Charley said all his money was in Salt
Lake; he came down to Salt Lake that
day, reaching here the same evening
before taking tbs train he told Oh harley
he was coming; when he left he had a
leather trunk in his house containing
twenty-three $40 gold pieces, two $40
greenbacks and some jewelry-a brace
let, finger ring and some hair
ornaments; the trunk was locked
when he left, but when he
returned home Tuesday morning,
the trunk was broken open and the
valuable contents gone; Sun Yue was
dead in her bed, with several wounds on
her body; the trunk or box was kept
under the bed where the woman slept
Charley lived at witness house in Jun2
last, but did not know whore the money
was kept.
A long cross examination followed,
but to little purpose.
Il. c. WALLACE:
Keep store in Alta, where have lived
for sixteen or seventeen years; Alta is
| n hOr7f fuaIuo y,1iInr hv uooop rood from