The record-union., 1892-06-21
SENSATIONAL DOCUMENTS.
Ugly Letters Found in Highbinder
Headquarters.
City Attorney IEart's Name Forged to
Demands on the Gee Hong
Tong Company.

The highlander situation is becoming
interesting. Indeed, it is daily assuming
more and more sensational features.
One of these cropped out yesterday and
it may lead to other and still more inter
esting-not to say Observation-Disclosures
mentS.
1t appears that a quiet, well educated
Chinaman, named All Tie, had been en-
ployed as interpreter by the Gee Hong
Tong during the examination case of
Fong All Sheung, charged with assault to
murder. He claims that for his services
there is still due him the sum of SI22 So
and yesterday he sued out an attachment
for that sum against Mock Die and Wun
Yum. the chief officers Of the society.
The attachment was issued from Justice
Henry's Office, and the papers were
served by Constable BrisseI,
While Mock Die and Wun Yum were
at the Justices Office preparing q bond
in order to procure the release of the
property attached, Brissel placed Deputy
Constable Frank Swift, Jr., in the So
ciety's headquarters as keeper.
In the mean time number of Chinese
there opened some drawers and over
hauled and examined number of papers
and documents. Swift looked over their
shoulders and his eagle eye discovered a
printed letter-head, Of the kind used by
City Attorney Hart. This aroused his
curiosity, and when the letter was
opened he managed TO read enough OF it
to show that it was a demand for money,
and that it had Mr.. Harris name signed
to it.
SWIFT WOULD NOT TELL.
After awhile Constable Brissel arrived
with Mock Die and Wun Yum, who had
given a sufficient bond, and placed them
again in possession Of the Gee Hong Tong
premises.
When the officers left the place Swift
began to talk about the discovery he had
made, and when questioned by Brissel
he said he had seen letter, with the name
OF a city official signed to it, that he would
give good deal to have In his possession
He would not, however, disclose to Bris-
sci the name of the official.
Swift did. however, mention the name
to his father, the other Constable, and
also revealed the nature of the letter, and
the matter soon became public.
IT REACHED THE EARS
OF City Attorney Hart, who became very
| indignant and at once set about procur-
| ing search warrant under which the
Gee Hong Tong headquarters might be
overhauled in the hope Of bringing to
/ light the damaging epistle.
| Armed with the search-warraut, Con-
! stable Brissel again bore down on the
/ highlander stronghold, accompanied by
! Mr.. Hart, Deputy District Attorney
| Buckley and Police Judge Cravens
They found the letter referred to. 1t
was enclosed in an envelope bearing the
/ imprint Of the Office Of l.. C. Hart, CITY
Attorney, and was, as stated. written
upon one OF that gentleman's letter
/ heads. 1t read as follows:
SACRAMENTO June 10. 1892.
III Tie. The case is now completed, Please
/ bring me my money up. and oblige yours, re-
] spectfuily, Z. G. HAKT.
| The address on the envelope reads:
.Ah Tie, Chinese Interpreter, 5l8 X
street, Sacramento" Across the end is
written in pencil, ''9094, UP stairs''-the
| headquarters OF the Gee Hong Tong.
The letter is written in very good
/ hand, but one that does not in the least
resemble that of City Attorney Hart.
MORE ALLEGED DEMANDS.
The searchers also found letter writ
ten in Chinese. which they had inter
/ preted. and it proved TO be demand on