Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-14

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should wrap it up in a piece of paper
and put it in his pocket at place where
he named before he went home every
Saturday night. When the first article
appeared in the HERALD he came to me
and said: Ark, tell the boys to close
up for time the paper has got on to
us, and we will have to lay low till it
blows over A few days later he came
to. me with a copy of the paper
which had my name and the
names of the proprietors OF all
the other games in it, and told me
again to be very careful. He said to
watch out for Bowler, Bosqui and Auble,
because he did not want them to find
him out. After the article appeared l
asked him to take less than $5 per week
which amount was paying him, but
he refused, and l told him the boys
could not afford to pay so much and
were going to close up. He called me a
liar and thief, and said that was hold
ing out ON him.
Twelve o'clock having arrived, the
court at this juncture took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon the reassembling of court Ark
again took the stand, and, after few
questions put by Attorney Hardesty,
was turned over to the prosecution.
On the night of the murder Ark took
a walk about Chinatown for about
three-quarters of an hour, and then
went to Charlie Fook's joint. He
stayed there about fifteen minutes and
then weht to Woon's laundry, travelling
along Marchessault, Alameda and Apa-
blasa streets. He arrived at the laundry
about 80 o'clock, having left the same
place about 7 O'Clock before going to
Charlie Fook's. No one was at the wash
house when he got there.
Ah Deck came next day about 2
O'Clock and asked him to get up. Deck
said that Ark was accused by the police
of killing Goot Cue. Ark replied
"You're fooling me; how could have
killed her?" Deck assured the witness
that he was in earnest, and then Ark
asked him what time the shooting oc-
Cured. When Deck told him he called
to the latter's mind the fact that they
were smoking together when the shoot
ing occurred. Ark still thought that his
visitor was fooling and went to sleep
again. He was still asleep when the po-
licemen came. Bowler told him to dress
himself, as he had nothing but his shirt
on. Vignes asked him why he shot the
woman, but Ark made no reply. Bow
ler said: "We want you; you are al
rested" and Vignes said: "Put the
handouts on him."
The defendant became acquainted
with Officer Beyan about five months
before the shooting. He didn't make
the bargain with the officer about al
lowing the games to run, however, till
some time afterward. The deal was
made on Alameda street near one of the
cribs. He told Bevan that the boys
would pay $3.50, but Bevan stood out
for $5. He told the boys what Bevan
said and an agreement was finally made
on the basis of $3.50 per game per week.
Bevan at this time had been on the beat
about one month. Three or four pay
ments were made before the HERALD's
expose, but Ark could not remember the
exact sum he paid Bevan. On being
shown copy of the HERALD Of the date
of February I'd, Ark identified the arti-
Gle about gambling in Chinatown as the
one shown him by Bevan.
When the defendant left the stand
Hardesty said that it was necessary to
make out the case of the defense that
the court take judicial knowledge of
the time the moon rose on April Goth
last, but Judge Shaw refused to take iu-
dicial knowledge of anything. The case
was being tried by the jury. he said, and
it was not his place to do as the defense
requested.
Detective Fred Smith was then called
as an expert on opium smoking. He
testified that he was familiar with
Chinese habits, and illustrated how two
persons would naturally be in bunk
while "hitting the pipe"
Under cross-examination the witness
said that if the bunk were only two and
half feet wide and next to the wall,
the smokers would have to be head to
head, with the outfit between them.
At this point Attorney Hardesty left his
seat and rushed excitedly up to the wit
ness and District Attorney McLachlan,
exclaiming, whats that, sir; what's
that?"
Take your seat, will you. You've
had your turn, and now I'll have NINE"
said the district attorney.
"Take your seat, Mr.. Hardesty," COM
manded the court, and the attorney SUBJ
sided, saying to Judge Shaw: "I'll do so
at the district attorney.
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fed to speaking with Goot Cue the
morning after the shooting. The woman
told him that just as she came out of
the house some one shot her, but she
could not tell who it was. The man who
did it never spoke to her.
Wong Choo was also recalled and COR
roborated the evidence just given by the
preceding witness.
Officer Bevan was then called in re-
buttal, and denied in toto the state
ments of Wong Ark, that he paid the
officer money to let fan tan run. He
first went on the Chinatown beat on
February 1st. The captain of the police
placed hitl there on account of the ar
ticle in the HERALD. He showed Ark
one of the HERALD articles, in which the
defendant was referred to as one of the
chiefs of Chinatown.
Under cross-examination Bevan said
he knew Ark before being assigned to
Chinatown, having met him at a row
that occurred in January.
Officer Vignes testified that when ar
rested Wong Ark had all his clothing on.
Officer Auble testified to being present
in the hallway when Leu Took told
Officer Rohn that he was afraid to tell
the truth. Officer Rohn took the stand
and denied that he had had converse
tion with Ark about the latter's paying
money to Bevan.
Fook Moy and Officer M. T. Bowler
also testified briefly and an adjourn