The record-union., 1892-06-10
HIGHBINDERO IN COURT.
Sitting Out the RingIeaders in Last
Weeks Riot.
a Desperate Gang Of Cutthroats-EiGht
OF Them Held for Examination
More Trouble Feared.

After the disposal of minor cases in the
Police Court yesterday some eighteen or
twenty highbinders, arrested for partici-
pating in the recent riots, We're arraigned.
AS the score OF villains were marched up
from their cells they presented unique
and formidable appearance.
The courtroom, hall and stairway were
thronged with Chinese, either witnesses,
Interpreters or friends or enemies of the
prisoners. Fearing that some of the &C
cused might escape in the crowd, Bailiff
White had acted on an original idea.
Each of the prisoners was conspicuously
marked on the breast of his blouse with
large skull and cross-bones. or Deaths
appropriate.
weeks residence in the cells of the
City Jail had not improved the appear
ance of the cutthroats and assassins, and
they made up most villainous and for
bidding collection of culprits.
Dressed as they were, in the regulation
Chinese costume. it was almost impossi-
BILE to distinguish them by appearance,
and their names were equally confusing
because of their similarity of pronuncia-
ton. Each particular Individual as
sumed the look of innocence 1t is so easy
for q Chinaman to assume, and looked as
blank, indifferent and as idiotic as possi-
BILE.
The eighteen accused of murder and as
sault, or found armed on the night of the
riot, were taken into the ante-room and
were closely guarded by the officers.
An interpreter was then sworn, and
through him the accused were selected
from the throng and arraigned. There
were probably fifty Chinese in the court
room and hall, besides those under ar
rest. Watched closely. they could be de-
tected in casting quick glances of muir
derous hate from one to another, and un-
der their blank, dull and assumed ex-
pressions could be seen lurking the
deadly threat of murder and vengeance.
Charles 4. Jones appeared as special
counsel for the prosecution, and repre-
senting the Chez Hong Tong Society,
while General Hart was retained by the
Bing Hong Tong Society, which has sew
eral representatives here.
AS soon as the Chinese answering to
the names given by the interpreter could
be identified and selected from the
throng, Looey Toon, Lee All Choo, Chin
Tung How and Lee Hing were arraigned,
charged with assault to murder, on the
complaint sworn to by All Ling. These
four are charged with completely in the
murder of Lee Gong, the Third-street
cigar merchant.
Ching Hing and Looey Yen Sing were
next arraigned, charged with the murder
of Lee Gong. Ching Hing is the one iden-
titled by Lee Gong's wife and several wit
nesses at the Coroner's inquest, rs being
the man who fired the fatal shot. He is a
harder-looking customer than the aver
age highbinder, and appears to be few
shades darker in color, and more dogged
in demeanor.
Fong All Tan and Wong Choey were
next arraigned and charged with assault
to commit murder.
Fong All Tan is the Chinaman who was
shot some six weeks ago, and was ex-
pected to die. He has so far recovered.
however, that he is able to appear in
court, and is apparently nearly recovered.
The examinations of all the foregoing
were set for Wednesday, the ed, and
eight of the highbinders were then re-
leased, no complaint being sworn to
| against them.
AS they filed out of court they were
eyed with suspicion and fear by the Chez
Hong Tong men, and several bystanders
remarked that there would be another
racket before long