The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-10
MBNACED BY BONDS.
Defaulting Chinese Cited to APP
pear in Court.

Owing TO the multiplicity of defaulting
Chinese the work Of examining the habeaS
corpus cases before Commissioner Hough-
ton has become colossal task. and. recog-
nizng his first duty under the circum-
stances. Assistant District Attorney Nitter
has been turn NJ his efforts latteriy toward
bringing the Dondsmen to account.
The fact that there are 100 cases of de-
fault shows to what extent the Chinese
bond traffic has been carried by unscrupu-
loUs middlemeH. acting for their Chinese
clients. Yesterday Judge Morrow Of the
United States District Court made an order
that tomorrow all the Chinese habeas-COr-
puS petitioners who are IN default shall APP
pear before him. II accompanied by their
bCDG~Wtn the order would ensure an I'M
usual crowd If Chinese there, though the
court is often ITeQuenJed by them,
MT. NItter, IN explanation OF the affair,
stated that since Charles 4. Garter as
Sumed his duties as District Attorney there
have been only thirty habcas-corpus Writ5
in the District Court OF these twenty-five
were carried TO their legal end by dismissal
or otherwise; three are pending, aad in two
there were defaults. In both Of these suits
have been brought against the bundsmen
The present regime does not hesitate to
state that the blame lies entirely with Com
missioner George W ScheI who had
-
Carey was District Attorney.
Dir. Garter asserts, IN further rebuttal OF
certain published statements IN regard to
the true status OF the hdbe3S corpus 10 the
Federal courts and OF The relation Of various
officers q the Government thereto, that
within thirty days he will nave the pleasure
Of informing the Ne0ple Of San Francisco
that for the first time IN ten years there VIII
not be case uDOn the calendar Of either
the United States Circuit OF the United
States District Court.
4 compilation Of figures from tie records
Of the District ana Circuit courts displays
the following features: NTlts ISsueG-1S~2,
]; 1eSa 375; 1854. 4S}; 1855, J23; 1856, 80;
1857, 25I5, 1855, 1919, 1852 J55; 1870. 1863;
1891, -2S. Nj. Carriers responsibility be-
gins with January l, 1891, and the results
accomplished ID the way of remands eX-
ecuted Is Interesting: 1852, none; 1888
none, 1Ss1, none; 1852 none; 1SS6, none;
1857, 100; 1855, l5o; 1882 81; 1879, 1Iy; 1891,
BIZ IL jail awaiting deportation, %
These figures show that during the year
1891 there was less number Of WT,tS sued
out In the United State, District and Circuit
courts than 10 any previous year since The
restriction and exclusion acts were H force
and that the actual results accomplished IN
Icmauls executed and Cinnamon actually
dcpeTteu 10 CHINA nearly equal all China
men depoTt6G under the restriction ana eX-
ciUsl0u acts during the nine preceding years.
mus idi lu tut year l-F- not VIII OF
LaDeaS corpus has been issued to 4 China
man in tie United States District or Circuit
Court.
The responsibility for forfeited bonds does
not lie with the United States Attorneys
Office but with the courts il is urged. How
ever that may be, the United States Auor-
ney has refused 10 accept Chinese as sure
ties on bonds, and under the ruling OF Judge
Morrow, October Is, 1891, no Chinese bonds
have been accepted, and no Chinaman has
been admitted TO bail without giving a white
bond 30 which 1t vas required that he sure
ties should be owners Of real estate.
suits have been prosecuted in the Circuit
Court upon bonds III two cases and In the
District Court n six. and in this connection
It may be Interesting TO state that these
cases are Tho only in the history of the pros
eCutI0n OF Chinese bonds upon the Pacific
Coast where there has been a recovery of a
dollar upon Chinese bonds or where there
Is Sill a fair prospect Of further recovery.