Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-01
WHO KILLED LY LEE GUEY?
PROGRESS OF THE PRELIMINARY EX-
ANIMATION OF All GONG.
Major Anderson Finds Fault With a Fair
Report of the Proceeding
More Trouble.

The preliminary examination of All
Gong, for the murder of Ly Lee Guey, was
not resumed yesterday forenoon as was an
nourced, for the reason that Major Ander-
son, attorney for the defense. occupied the
time of the Court, set down for hearing the
case, in an eloquent TRADE upon the
RECORD UNION for what he was pleased to
call its "designedly incorrect" report of
Tuesdays proceedings in the murder case.
He objected to his client being classed as
Highlander" He did not agree with the
report that one of the witnesses for the de-
serene and innocent as newborn babe"
when he testified that it was another
man" and not All Gong who killed Ly
Lee Guey. The Major condescendingly
admitted that there was some truth here
and there in the report, but the majority of
1t was istended to benefit the prosecution.
Attorney Charles 7. Jones, of the prose-
cution, took the floor after the Major had
concluded, and repudiated the insinuation
that he had been interested or connected in
any manner with the writing of the re-
port. He considered the report fair and
upon its face that it was not designed to
mold public opinion in regard to the
merits of the case. He could not see how
his friend the Major could take offense at
his client being referred to as high
binder" As a matter of fact, Mr.. Jones
thought the evidence tended to show that
he was a highlander. He was confident
that the article had been written honestly
and fairly.
An adjournment until the afternoon was
taken at the conclusion of Mr.. Jones re-
marks.
The murder case was resumed at .
o'clock. The defense placed Wong Hing,
who 10 of the same family as the prisoner,
upon the witness stand, and directed him
to tell what he knew about the killing.
Hing proceeded to relate almost exactly
the same story as that told Tuesday by All
Tan, another relative of the prisoner He
was conveniently near when the shooting
took place and saw the man who did the
bloody work as he was making his escape
from the place. The witness was positive
that that man was not his cousin" All
Gong.
MIR. Jones subjected the witnessto a rigid
cross examination, and was Just getting
warmed up when Major Anderson inter
rupted him by saying that the witness was
laboring under Misrepresentation.
Mr.. Jones objected strenuously to being
interrupted, and appealed to the Court H.
said he was getting tired of it. "As soon as
you see your witnesses are about to be
caught" said Mr.. Jones, you jump up and
interrupt me-"
"Oh, don't get rambunctious, now" said
the Major.
I'm not getting rambuuctious."
The whole trouble is just this" said the
Major, II am accused of manufacturing a
defense in this case. Now, only want to
make these corrections before the witness
leaves the stand, so that | won't be &C.
cpsed of doing it afterward."
"Oh, l understand what you want to do;
that's all right" said Mr.. Jones. "But
will insist that you allow me to cross-ex-
anime this man. You can make your cor
rectloDs in the proper manner afterwards"
The cross-exa.nination then progressed
smoothly to the end.
The next witness was Jacob Graft a
young Knight of the razor, who was show
ing an Eastern friend through Chinatown
on the night of the murder, in the hope
that something illustrative of Highlander
life would reveal itself
Something OF the kind did turn up, to be
sure.
Mr.. Graft said they were Just walking
down Third street when they heard two
shots, and shortly afterward Chinaman,
with pistol in his hand, ran past them
and disappeared in the alley He was
pretty sure that the man was not All Gong,
but he did not care about swearing to that
effect
why didn't you tell rue what you knew
about this case when l asked you several
days ago." inquired Mr.. Jones.
Il wanted to wait till l got into Court be-
fore told everything"
Why
well. you know, a still tongue is a wise
head always practice that"
This latter statement, in connection with
one be had made previously, that he was a
barber, caused large smile to overspread
the features of the majority of the specta-
tors.
After some uninteresting testimony by
Tom Clark, bar keeper at Congress Hall,
where Goug was employed, the case was
continued Tor further hearing until to- day.