The morning call., 1890-12-07
REGARDING THESE BONDS.


REGARDING THESE BONDS.
John I. Carey, ex-United States District
Attorney for the Northern Dstrc: Of Cali
fornia, gave interesting testimony in refer
ence 10 forfeited Chinese bonds. He did
not give personal attention to Chinese cases,
as that was attended TO by Assistant Weller
When Special Attorney Schell was appoint
ed last February he went through the rec
ords and brought to light all the forfeited
bail bonds. In fourteen cases, to collect
bail from sureties, service was made in only
two cases.
In seventy-fve cases in the Circuit Court
and twenty-siX cases in the District Court,
Carey did not commence suit to make sure
ties settle because it would have put the
Government to useless expense of S25 in
each suit, there being no hope of recovering
anything by tile action. In thirty-two cases
the interpreter was to blame for accepting
insufficient or worthless bonds. This inter-
prefer, who is Chinaman, was indicted and
is now in jail awaiting trial. 1t was impos-
sible to find single bondSman in all the 105
cases referred to. Mr. Carey also explained
certain recent orders by the courts in refer
ence to protecting the Government from
Chinese frauds.
Congressman Stump, who is the only
Democrat on the subcommittee, has habit
OF asking puZziing questions during his
regular cr0ss-examination of witnesses, and
Carey did not escape the ordeal. In answer
W tilt NAL y idHutt qucoliOHS carey Saiu
that Ruddell had testified in good faith
The records are so mixed, however. that the
Custom-house books do not show how many
appeals were taken from orders of remand.
The witness thought that remands were
made in about % or 80 per cent of the
habeas corpus cases tried. There had been
three prosecutions under the Exclusion Act
and one offender is now in San Quentin.
Police Officer GlennOn testified that he
had been Oh detective duty in Chinatown
for five or six years. He said the Chinese
are a very undesirable class of residents,
The bighbinders committed many crimes,
including open perjury in court. There are
twelve highlander societies in this city with
membership of about $500. Many shoot
ings and murders on the streets are the re-
suits OF quarrels or feuds among the mem-
bers Of highlander societies. There are
merchants who join these societies for fear
OF being blackmailed or murdered. The re-
specta0lesShlnese merchants complain that
the hlghbinders try to iDjure and blackmail
them.
A VOLUNTEERED STATEMENT
F. A. Bee, Consul of China, volunteered a
statement in reference to the functions of
his Office. His first connection with the
Chinese was when he defended them as an
attorney before the Congressional Investl-
cation Committee here in 1876. IL am the
only American" he said proudly, ''in the
Chinese Consular service. The Chinese in
tuIo Clty dlO uuuiUcIS duu l0-
creasing in cleanliness. The city, however,
does not spend a dollar in improving or
cleaning streets and sewers in Chinatown,
although the merchants pay $1,000 year
Tor that purpose"
AS to the Six Companies, Consul Bee said
this was the only country in the world where
such organizations exist. Then he gave an
elaborate history of the foundation Of these
companies. Originally the Mongols were
divided into six clans for protection and mer-
camille PURPOSES. That was tile origin Of
the Six Companies. Consul Bee explained
that the Presidents of the Six Companies
would not appear before the committee be-
cause they knew nothing of the Chinese
question. There are now $4,000 Chinese In
the United States, $1,000 in California and
1900 in San Francisco.
Sergeant-atArms Reade was instructed to
summon the Presidents Of the Six Chinese
Companies to appear before the investiga-
tors tomorrow and the committee adjourned
until 1870 o'clock in the morning of that
day.
To-day the committee and attaches will
make visit to Mare Island and inspect the
navy-yard there. There will be only two
members of the committee as quorum
present, as Senator Squire departed for
Washington, ID. c., last night