The morning call., 1891-08-25
In BLACK AND WHITE.
FOrger Wong Gee On Makes a
Written Confession.
His Verbal One Void in the Sight of the Law
1t Was Obtained Under Promise of Re-
lease-Pattison's Work.

Special Government Detective Pattison
obtained written confession yesterday
from Wong Gee On, the forger of the
Thomas stamp. Several days since the Gov
ernment obtained his verbal confession on
the promise made by Special Agent Evans
that he would not be prosecuted. District
Attorney Garter refused to allow his dis
miSsa. in which case the confession made
was of no value as having been obtained
through undue influence.
To straighten out affairs and have con-
1esslon that would not be void in the sight
OF the law, Detective Pattison called at the
County Jail and asked Wong whether he
would like to make a confession and put it
in writing He said that he would. and the
following curious product of Chinese rheto-
ric is the result:
August oath. '91.
On dated in the County jail.
Hereby Lee All Gee he is employ by Wing
Lung Opium-store. Lee Gee lie was used TO be a
Dook-keeper and few days ago lie had come look
ing for me several times aud Lee q ed he said On
can You Write some stamps for Inc? | said
can't do 1t, then Lee Gee lie ask me why and
said once my uncle lie had told you gone TO Try
10 10 write them IN upstairs. l said yeas, but that
Tine only used the BILL OF ladlng paper wrote a
lew, and then his uncle ask me why don't you
not go on 10 try some more. l said l wont do 10
II. when that time was visiting his store then |
refuse him TO do forged stamps until in about
Two weeks ago Lee Gee he come up the pho
t4eraph gallery On purpose to see me-
lie said On please yuu to write some stamps
Tor me. l said what did you want it for He
SAID. need some Of them sent up the country.
That time was refused him. l don't want to do
IL. so Then Lee Gee lie was beg me again and
again. SO see Lee Gee he were tugiUg me so
hardly aud sometimes 1 was 20 yisite his store
and his uncle ask me to take my supper at his
table, so see the frend-feelings that lime l was
give my promised TO Lee Gee, to say, yeas; then
SAID got no money in my pocket TO buy the
paper aud the rubber stamps
Then lie said Will give some money for you.
First he was give me three dollars to 60 TO buy
the rubber stamps and paper. was took the
money. gone to buy ready eyerythlngs SO | com.
nenco to try 10 write the B Nj. Thomos name
good many times. But 1 was to try TO wrote
them in about weeks don't look like Mr.. b. M.
Thomos' do. 1 was spend Lee Gee good deal
money 10 buy the red ink and paper. l bought
Tue red rubber stamp from klnkner & Co. my
sell ana Lee Gee give me the money TO buy 1t,
ana bought the paper from Pearson Bros. on
healny street and Lee Gee give me the money
10 buy II with.
bought the paper several times and bottles
RED INK Lee give me the money too. Lee Gee he
knews me write that stamps myself because he
them about sue thousand % soo samns ~ae ane
while man to help me. / write them upstairs
photograph gallery 800 Stockton ST.
This confession it is thought will be legal
even if the fist was obtained SO question
ably.
The Appraisers Building is hardly less
quiet than at the greatest stress in the in
yeStlgetlons into the Thomas stamp frauds
Deputy Inspec tor Simon, who made .he dis
covery and prosecuted the Investigation
with such zeal, is trying to clear himself of
the suspicious his own zealousness caused
to be cast in his direction.
lie was going about yesterday with
paper trying to get signatures 20 the state
ment that he was perfectly vindicated in the
eyes of those who made the Investigations
into his case and that of Revenue Inspector
Thomas