Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-13
WONG ARK'S DEFENSE
1t Was Another Man Who
Shot GO0t Cue.
The Mysterious Chinaman Who
Ran Away in the Dark.
No Evidence Yet as to Corruption
in the Police Department.
Wonderful Unanimity of Opinion Devel
oped on the Part of the Chinese
Yesterday s7Pro-
ceedings-Notes.

There was the usual interested crowd
of spectators in Judge Shaw's court yes.
terdav morning at 10 O'Clock, when the
trial Of Wong Ark, for the murder of his
mistress, Goot Cue, in Chinatown, on
the night OF April Goth, was resumed.
Wo Chung, who was put on the stand
Thursday afternoon by the defense, was
recalled for the purpose of further ex-
animation. Chung was one of the
three men who swore that they saw a
big Chinaman running away from the
spot where Goot Cue was shot, imme-
diately after the report OF the pistol, as
they were in small alleyway between
Marchessault and Apablasa streets. The
witness stated he was in a room in the
New building at about 10 80 O'Clock on
the night OF the murder. He went out
with two of his friends, Lem Hung and
Wong Tung, to find a dice game, pass-
ing through the alley. They had pro-
ceeded several steps beyond the open
ing Of the alley, when they
heard a shot and saw a man
running toward them. This man
turned at the corner of the frame build
ing and went toward Alameda street.
The witness then went to where Goot
Cue lay, and heard the woman say II
don't know who shot me. l did not
see." After the pistol shot Hook Moy
came out of the house and blew whis-
tie. Four or five minutes later the mys-
terious horseman arrived and then Off
Ger Rohn came up. When the police
man got there Goot Cue was inside of
the house..
Under cross-examination the witness
stated that he was truck-gardener
When he first saw the man who was
running away the latter was about twen-
ty steps from the deceased, at point
which the witness indicated on a map.
He could not distinguish the mans
face, as it was inclined away from him
and the fugitive was rapidly disappear
ing. When he approached Goot Cue,
some one of the bystanders asked her if
she was very badly hurt. She replied
that she was shot in the stomach, but
there was no danger of her dying. The
witness admitted, on being pressed, that
he had been to Mr.. Hardesty's Office and
that he belonged to the Hop Wah COM
pany. 80,
Officer V. J. Rohn was put on the
stand at the close of Chungs cross-ex-
animation to swear to the correctness of
map of the locality in which the MUIR
der occurred, and to testify to several
unimportant points.
Attorney Jesse Hardesty then took
the stand for the purpose of telling why
Chung and other Chinese witnesses in
the case had been in his office. He
stated that on Thursday night he had
had number OF Cinnamon in his Office
for the purpose consulting with them
about the case and also to warn them
not to allow the officers to talk with
them. Mr.. Hardesty was not cross-ex-
amined.
Lem Loon was then called. He had
seen Officer Rohn at 6 80 on the night
after the shooting, at the request of
Wong Chez, and asked the officer to
bring Wong Ark down to see Goot Cue.
Rohn said to him: "Ob, no; l know
what you people are doing. You have
taught the girl what to say The wit
ness did not belong to the Hop Sing
Tong society. Loon was not cross-ex-
amined.
Chew Chone, alias Sue Sing, the
keeper of the restaurant where Officer
Rohn claimed to be at the time of the
shooting, succeeded Loon. Officer Rohn
used to board at his place, he said, a
long time ago. On the night of the
shooting he was standing in the front
part of the store, about 10 O'Clock, when
he heard the report of pistol as if far
off. His partner was close to him, and
the front door, screen door, was closed.
He heard the police whistle blow.
There are seven or eight stores between
his place and Niger alley. Rohn was
not in the restaurant that night. He
had never had any trouble with the
officer, and had told him if he wanted to
come and take meal it would be all
right.
On cross-examination the witness
said that he belonged to the Hop Sing
Tong society. The water tank at which
Rohn claimed to be drinking was Just in
side the door. The witness was posi-
tive that neither Rohn nor anyone else
came in that night, for. he stood by the
water tank all evening.
Chew Chung, Sue Sings partner, gave
about the same testimony as the pre-
ceding witness and was not cross-exam-
ined.
Low Fon, boarding house keeper,
was next called. He lived in New
Chinatown the second door west of Leu
Took's place. On the night of the mur-
der he had just closed his store and was
standing outside when he heard the shot
fired-not over 13 or IA PAGES from where
he stood. The witness continued: "As
soon as heard the shot fired / saw
very tall man run from
that direction toward Alameda street.
heard the woman say, Il am shot, 'and
then [ went up TO where she lay. Hook
Moy came out OF the house and asked
Goot Cue who shot her, and the latter
said, Somebody shot me-" A number of
Cinnamon came up, then the man on
horseback, and later still Officer Rohn.
Hook Moy first asked Goot Cue who
shot her and Cue replied, II don't know.
Probably Kun Dock shoot me-" 1t was
not Kun Dock whom the witness saw
running away, but a "large, tall man."
Under cross-examination the witness
said that he did not pay any attention
to whether there were officers there or
not. Bevan did not search his house
the next day, and there was no woman
sleeping there. He did not tell
the officers nor any other white
men what he had seen, but he told
Lem Loon. It was a very dark
night and he only knew
few of the people in the crowd. He only
saw Hook Moy and Yeu Took when he