The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-01
They LAUGHED At NUN.
Pacific Mail Men Play a
Sharp Game.
1T MAKES GAsKILL WORRY.
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49, :.
a custon.Eouse Incident That Causes a
!: i: - GOtd Deal Of Annoyance to the IS.
-. =: -. $3.50, Ofolals. = =.
1T MAKES GASKILL WORRY.

Steamship Company II: ~. =.
Their names are c.. II. Bailey. and ]. j.
O'ConnOr. :;.::-... ::
They were put in the way to. pick up
considerable sum of money as informeIs.'
provided they would agree to "whack up"
with a Chinese. one Moy jim Nun, who.was
thereal informer. " :.
=. When 5000 was paid TO them on August
16, through a check on the United States
Sub Treasury in this city, they refused to-
keep their word and pay half of the sum:t0
the Chinese. :. !. RI. r. :
r Moy jim Nun is threatening Warn ey. w.
Gaskin, DEPUTY Surveyor of the Port, with
a lawsuit for the recovery OF his share. .*...
= That is WHAT'S causing the eommotion in
the Custom house. ...:. :.
:: Collector Phelps.and United States Mar
hal=LOng THINK the Chinese. is. justly en-
titled to-, the money: :: :. - >'
=: The reason why MNy: dim Nun did Dc
secure the Whole S500Q.is becaus he laeke d
both the moraEand: physicafcOurage. t0:pro-
coed openly an infornler.- =: !. = :
:. ! lie was afraid his: couItrymen in China.
town would assasSinate him il: they saw his
H. Bailey and j. o'Connor had no
such1earS. : = ~:
4 They got a iii: by means Of which. they
Jointly enriched thenSely5s.tO the extent. 0 I
-S5000and left MoY.Jin Nun inarefrigerator.:
=. La ADJ ii: 1891, tie Steamer China arrived
: II:this pertfronl Hong Kong ! Z :.
!: SHORTLY before her arrival MOy jim NJ I'm.
Visited United States Marshal Long and in.
formed liimthat there was a large Quantity:
If struggled opium: on*boafd and he would
like to:receIye: his share: of the rev ard due
inf0rmers.. | Pr, =
-. He:inssted; however, that his name should
'ha ma l-rlO Ia
-be:would be killed if he became known: as
the:nfOrmer. -. :'.:: = = II
: Marshal. long carried the ews to -Collec=
toT#=.P helps and told him about thee nina
mans IL ars.:.. ....~. F.: =
r.: Mr.. Phelps told. Mr.: Long that Moy jim
Nun would not get any money unless he ap-
:peared IN pers0n*before him as ain inf0rmer..
-. When N jim Mum wars .tishered into. the.
presence:Of theCollectQr1he first thing done.
waste send*f0r Deputy Surveyor GaSkill.':
:. 1t was agreed that. he name. Of. the Chi
nese. shOuld=:be kept :an.ofiiciai: secret and
that a~speeial search f0r#:the 'cOntraband
opium on board the-China should be made,
! When tire China. reached; her dock the
word had been passed; around enJoining
vigilance = =: -:
!: Deputy. Surveyor. Gaskil4:was on hand and
the: two Pacific: Mail: CLERKS, Bailey and
@0n. the :lOQk0nt for. contraband opium. -:
- Ehey had:the invoices and we're alert for
marks: ON cases not n0ted.ou the invoices. :.
IL There was ii shipment of forty: eases of
ehinaware with: the; marks "A M"'~upon
them.; :: = -: -:
Marks, lessee.o Irving Hail. / =. -. = :.
These cases they dlstrusted4 contained
=. -'The clerks called up Inspector Tobin,
WHO opened one. when their" suspicious
were verified: r.:
Eighteen. of the forty cases were filled
:0pum-22 iiYe-tael: cans In all
= These were seized ana subsequently CON
demned.aud sold for SIG 45.
=. Bailevand: OConnOr filed a petition in
tthe District Court, claiming that they were
tle: ipfOrmers: -: =: :
: Meanwhile an understanding was reached
*>bstween=thepi and MI: GaSkill that they
would *pay:.Aioy jim Nun half of the-Te-
ward, : ~: :: ~.
=Trhis*agreement was REDUCED to writing.
:: The court awarded 5000 as-the amount
Ito be paid: the twOclerks. .whereupon Mr..
*Gaskill .signed.and gave the Chinaman the
f0llewin *paperi ~: Z: ~.
= CCsIOM:HoU Sc. 81 N#FIyGxCfSCo CAE.,:.) :
. - - =: ;SUIiyI.YOR,s GfFIC E..
<.-SAN' fItk9lCIsCo, Oct. 90, 1881. }. d.
II hereby agree to.pay 10 :Moy jim Mun:S250o:
less.legaL eXl e.Fses, 10 he agreed upon BY Coec:
tof:k Bheirsl and oljsc+aEAgen EVAN .wnen the
same shall have. leen paid+to ME By HALEY and
.OGonboT: L he salq $500 IS hall OF .lnIofmet'
fees allowed by the court in Tile ease OF Marks
5.opium ease.:I have IA qua aDII. In writing from
Bailey and 0ConnoE that they +would'pay same
; 10. nll.. - " WI. Gas Is ILL.,. :
-, On AiIgust .16 two checks. arrived from
Washington. foT~SgJ00. each, made payable
Respectively To Bailey and QtC0nn0r. =. !: -
> DEPUTY Surveyor Gaskill.: supplied him
self" wit a: bag,.and with: =Thez-two. clerk S
proceeded to the. Sub Treasury, :expecting
. them to hand over: to him between them
= $3.50, TO. be paid by: Gaskill to- Moy jim
: Mum. j.. = -. .: -: -
-. The clerks:w were very: cQmpanionable.
=: as .theg. Tefused to#pay over the China
MANS share of the money Mr.. Gas kill grew
Indignant at their breach. Of faith: ~ -:
:=.1hey: merely Iangfed: at tie Deputy Port
Surveyor and told him that they were poor
men themselves: and did not propose TO
divide with any: aceursed. Chinaman. "
:: MT< Gaskill left: without the money and
reported theiUcidrnt to Collector Phelps
wv lien: INSTRUMENTATION proceedings were
had in the United States District Court Mr..
Gaskill testified that Bailey and O'Connor
wereathe ohlY.inlormers.."
:: lie said there was general information
:, that thei e. was opium. OH the steamer; which
caused hlm*to go to the Mail dock, but-that
Bailey and o'Gonnor gave the first specific
information. =.
!. :: II do NOT understand" said Mr. .Gaskil
THAT there*ls amy. other claimant in the
case. Marshal Long did make claim, but
lie has withdrawn his petition"
:: Then he was asked: ASIDE from Marshal
Longs petition you do: not know Of any
81 know there is no other informer,"
said Mr. GaskIll. :. -:
!. He then added that he was very CERTAIN
from the knowledge that he had that the
Sc ZuTe would not :haye been made without
fhe.infoImatian+of the. two men.
Marshal Long says that :M0y jim Nun
gave him the information on April % and
th at the:Oplnm was:Seized on May:1.
He put IN claim 10. protect the Chinese;
but as an: officer of the United States is not
alloWed:to recover as an. 'inf0Tmer he with
drew his ciani.:: -: -. :.
= Deputy Surveyor. Gaskill yesterday, refer
.Ifng<to the bject, said - have acted In
good faith all through the. matter. and 10
not know: what 10 do ~: "
:: SIS MI Bailey imp asked a CALL re-
porter last night at the residence Of CHI.
Bailey, alto Freolon street -, =
No. sir. answered. the woman who
came to the door. What do you want
with him @'
Il called to talk with him about that $500
he got" said The reporter. =
en-! what's that-S2590? Why, why,
how did be get it,. I'd like TO know? Tie
money IS coming to me. I'm his wife,"
"Well, you see, Mrs. Bailey, THAT is
what:do you know about the money!"
why, | don't know anything. How
should /? don't see how Bailey got IT.,
though It's coming TO me from an estate,
and | can t see how he got it,
But. Mrs. Bailey, it isn't the $500 from
the estate Pm talking about. It's anOther
$500 your husband got day or two ago."
HE got t-w-e-n-t-y-fi-y-e h-u-n-d-r-e-d
dollars and never told me? i don't be-
Iieyeit."
You'll excuse me, may have made a
mistake, bat when doyou expect Mr.. Bailey
home?
II dou't know. He hasn't been home for
supper; but that $500 / say-well, oh,
you're certainly mistaken"
And Mrs. Bailey closed the door.
Z At 1917 Rausch street j. j.. O'Connor was
found working away on a brand-new safety
bicycle.
Eyes, I'm the fellow that got the $500, -
he said in answer to the reporters saluta-
ton, "and I'm going TO keep it, too" he
added. -....> -
snow, let me tell you about this affair." -