The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-23
PATTISON OR STILLWELL.
Collector Phelps Must Decide
Which Is Dishonest.
One or the Other Has Committed Perjury
The Investigation Ct the Sensational
Newspaper Charges Concluded.

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tor George Pattlson was concluded yester-
day afternoon.
1t only remains for Collector Phelps to
read the record of the hearing and give his
decision.
When Commissioner Heacock called the
court to order yesterday morning the Chi
nese Vice Consul was the first witness
heard.
he said Chang had asked him to wise a
| certificate of Identification for one Ow Yang
| Gum Tong who had left this country over
year ago. Witness said he asked Chang
what names were signed to it and whether
| the names were genuine Chang read over
| the signatures and said he saw them APP
| pended.
Then witness vised the document, but
such wise really amounted to nothing al all
and carried 10 weight with the Collector in
| landing Chinese.
| Upon examination, witness produced
| the book containing the photographs of tile
| chinese merchants who departed on the
| City OF Picking III June, 1892.
| OW ang Gum longs name was inscribed
| therein, but not his photograph. nor were
| there any signs Of the photo having been
| torn out, and that of the fictitious Chinese
substituted for it. as claimed by the sensa-
| ti0nal newspaper.
On the contrary, II was quite clear that
| the photo of the Chinese in question had
never adorned the book.
But the first page next to the fyleaf was
missing from the book, had evidently been
cut out. OF this fact Attorney McEnerney
made the most, intimating that Ow Yang
| Gum longs picture had been on this miss
ing leaf.
THE CUSTOM-HOUsE RECORD.
But this point was widely shattered when
the Cust0m-h0use record was produced.
1t showed that only 80 merchants had left
on the City of Picking that date.
In the ConsuPs book are the photographs
OF So of these, with blank spaces left for the
other two above their names.
Evidently if the photograph of Ow Yang
Gum Tong was on that missing page, il was
there alone, with no other photos This is
highly improbable, for the book shows that
at least two dozen photographs are usually
pasted on each page.
Collector Phelps was the next witness.
As FAR as he knew Inspector Pattson was
honest and trustworthy, certainly very in
dustriOus.
The Collector was very positive that the
Chinese records had not been examined on
Tie afternoon of July -. when Detective
Reporter Suilwell says that Inspector Pat
tlson procured from them the data concern
ing 0w Yang Gum Tong
Why was the Collector positive?
Because at that time the records were
locked in drawer, the keys to that drawer
locked In another drawer and the last
drawer locked with a key carried in the
Collectors pocket.
Why did he remember Il so distinctly?
Because his attention was recalled 10 the
circumstance the next day Between Q
and $40 O'Clock p. NJ. Of that day the Col
lector was IN his office. Certainly during
this period no one had access to the records
When he left the office the records were
locked up.
Witness said he never relied upon the
wise OF the Chinese Consul to the Identified
ton certificates. in fact paid no attention
to that feature, and did not care whether
they were yised or not.
George Hermans, assistant stage-manager
of Stock wells 1heater, testified that he
made ny the fraudulent Mr.. Baker lie
came 10 SttllWelPs room az the Occidental
The last time he called was just when Mr..
BAKER says he was expecting the return Of
inspector Pattson with the promised data.
get OUT OF THE ROOM"
Hurry up! get out Of the room: I'm ey-
pectng Pattison every moment" said mir.
BAKER. lie was anxious there should be
10 witness TO his Interview with the In
spector, aud TO this end he cautioned witness
TO tell Nicholson TO remain downstairs for
The present, SO that he could not witness
that niervie~,. unAh--rshieb yyas To rssi ma
schPmeTs accusations against the In pectOr
Further than this, witness said Siillwel
once worked for him at San Diego, and that
SllIlwel had a good reputation.
George W. Montieth, Joseph Falkenheim,
K. W. Mcclure and j. l.. Cunningham were
the next witnesses.
They had all, at fTerent times, resided in
San Diego and never heard any one saw
Stillwell was dishonest. Most OF them ad-
mtted, though. they had never heard his
reputation discussed.
Inspector of Customs S. j. RuddeIl pro-
duced the Collectors book of Chinese
records and the so-called "blotter records"
IN MS own office.
The latter we're found to contain no record
Of the departures on the City Of Picking on
June 2, 1891.
A reference TO the Collectors records
showed there was no mention as to the busi-
ness OF Ow Yang Gum Tong.
Nlce-COnsul King was called for cross
examination but no additional information
adduced
To prove Inspector Pattison's alibi the
first witness called was Ii. A. Henry. Be-
tween 10 and 10 minutes after o'clock on
the afternoon Of July - witness saw In
spector Pattison at Washington and San
some streets.
Inspector c. A. Noyes said Pattison came
to him with note from "Mr Baker" at the
him.
At Pattison's request Noyes accompanied
MN to the hotel and remained downstairs
while Pattison went up to ''Mr. Bakers"
room.
If PattisOn did not return within five
minutes" said witness, II was to 90 up to
see what was the matter. He did not
know Baker and was not sure that every
thing was all right.
- looked at my watch. and as the five
minutes were up ! stepped 10 the elevator
to 20 up and met Pattison coming down.
asked him what was the matter. He
replied that some Chinese had been giving
MI. BAKER fairy story about landing a
Chinese for $40 | asked him what he
said to Baker, and he answered that he had
"a haT ffryC Ind an
Pattlson aud myself then left the hotel
and walked back TO the Custom house"
WHERE PATTIsoN WAS.
>. w. Nulicevlch testified that he saw In
spector PattisOn at Sansome and Washing
ton streets coming from the Custom house
at :: 30 o'clock on the afternoon of July -
Witness walked behind the Inspector for
some distance along SansOme street.
eertincate from the Safe Deposit Com
nany was introduced. 1t showed that
PattisOn was at his box in the vault from
3..S5 t" :46 o'clock that afternoon.
Mr.. Armstrong of % Market street met
Pattlson at the corner of Sansome and Mar
ket that afternoon ut exactly o'clock, and
stood talking with him about five minutes.
witness was very positive as TO the time.
Ior ne went directly 10 his Office after the in
terview and sent a clerk out TO paw a bill to
store that closed shortly after 4 o'clock,
Paitson wore plaid ulster overcoat with a
cape
Caplaln w. u. leale was riding by on the
cablecarS while Armstrong aud Pattison
stood talking. He waved his hand to Patti
son as he rode by. Witness recognized
PattlsOn at that distance chiefly on account
OF the plaid ulster he wore.
James Macintosh, carpenter, stood In
front of the Hibernia Bank about o'clock.
lie saw Inspector Pattson walk up Market
street from SansOme and board the Post
street cars.
Pattison himself then swore that he took
| Post-street car at the turntable shortly
| after o'clock. He Temem bered the incl
| dent, because he boarded car No. 7, had to
| get of and board car No. 4, which went out