The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-07
ORDERED TO BE DEPORTED
Three Cinnamon Arrested at New York
for Violation of the Geary Law.
Prearranged Plan of Testing the Act-San
Francisco Heather Sullen and Defiant.


der arrest. Their names are Wong Guam.
laborer. who lives at No. Mott street
Lee Goe. q costumer. of No. 20l2 Third
street. and Fong Yue Ling. of No. Mott
street They had voluntarily surrendered
themselves by advice of eminent law
| yers. In order to test the constitution
| atty of the Chinese exclusion act
| At o'clock they were taken into
the United States District Court. where
| Judge Brown was sitting, prepared to hear
! two of the cases. The case of Fong Yue
| Ling was brought before United States
| Circuit dye Lacombe. The case of Wong
| Guam was first called. The chief lawyer
| for the Cinnamon was Joseph Ii. Choate.
| and with him was Thomas ID. Riordan. the
| counsel for the powerful Chinese Six Com
| panies. of San Francisco. which are defray-
| ing all the expenses OF the test cases. Mr.
Riordan came here from San Francisco two
| weeks ago. United States District Attor-
ney Mitchell appeared to prosecute.
Through an interpreter Wong Guam ad-
| mItted that he was laborer. that he was
a resident of the United States, May, 5.
| 1892 when the Geary act became a law. and
| that he had not applied for a certificate OF
| residence as required by the law, nor had
he troubled himself at all about 1t, and he
had no excuse to offer for not doing so. His
| lawyers appeared as anxious as Mr.. Mich
| ell TO have him adjuuged guilty of violat-
| ing the law. and Judge Brown remended
| him to the custody of the United States
| marshal. 10 be deDorted to China.
Lee Cess case was then called. 1t diff
| feTed from Wong Quans. inasmuch as his
| lawyers said he was without the necessary
| certificate through unavoidable cause"
but was not able to prove so by any white
person. nor was he able TO show by any
| white person that he was in the country
| May 5. 1892. as the law requires According
| to the Geary law. when Chinaman applies
| for registration the collector of internal
revenue may refuse to register him. unless
/ he shows by reputable witnesses
| that he is entitled to the protec-
| tion that registration guarantees.
| If ct tine emu of the year the
| Chinaman still remains unregistered he 10
| liable TO arrest. when he then must prove
| by at least one reputable white" citizen
| that he resided In this country prior to the
| passage of the Chinese exclusion act Leo
| Goe had applied to the internal revenue
| collector on April. IL, but was refused
| registration on the ground that Gay
| Mamiema. the Chinese interpreter. whom
| Mr.. Choate had officially designate as q
| Chinese gentleman" was not. In the
| opinion of the collector. reputable wit
| ness because he was Chinaman. Judge
Brown signed the papers for the expulsion
| of Lee Goe.
Inc the tnlrd case. tnat OF ong i ne Slng,
| an AmercanlZed Chinaman. who wears
| neither blouse nor cue was not taken be-
fore Judge Brown, but before Judge La
combe, who also ordered the prisoner de-
| ported to China In all three cases counsel
applied to Judge Lacombe for writ of
| habeas corpus, which was denied
| in accordance with the prearraDged
plan of counsel on both sides
and counsel then gave notice of
| appeal to the Supreme Court of the United
| States. The three Cinnamon were admit
| ted TO bail in $500 each. which was pro-
cured by representatives of the Six Com
| panies. The 'cases. the district attorney
| said Will be heard by the Supreme Court
| in Washington next Wednesday. The pro-
| ceedings were closely watched by Yung
| Koui. member of the Chinese legation at
| Washington. and by Vice Consul Wing of
| this city.
San Francisco Chinese in suIren Moot.
SAN Francisco. May 6-Colleotor of In
ternal Revenue John G. Quinn. IN an inter
| view in regard to the Chinese registration
| law. says: The Chinese are acting very
| snllenly about this law. They have re-
| fused to register. and seem to think no
| actual steps can be taken TO remove them.
| In fact they laugh at the idea of the law
| going into effect. They seem to think
| that the Chinese government will
| not permit it's people to be removed
| from the United States. The Chinese haYe
| stated TO me that if the United States IN
| slsts upon their departure a feet of Chinese
| battle ships may be expected q: the Golden
| Gate at any moment. This indicates that
among the lower class of coolies there ex-
| lists determinatiO TO resist the law. and
| that they expect their government to go
| To war If necessary TO keep them In this
| country. If violence Is not opposed to the
| officers when they are called upon to per-
l,air a y loxy ia anl rad
| stitutional, shall be much surprised
Inquiry in Chinatown shows that the
| fears of Collector Quinn are well grounded.
| There exists among the Chinese most
| by circulars issued by the six Companies
| Every circular issued has contained ad-
| vice To the Chinese 10 resist the law. Yes.
terday another circular was issued
| calling upon the Chinese to stand
iirmIy ON the ground they. had
| taken and to prepare Tor q vigorous
| defense. AT the office OF the Six
Companies it was stated that this simply
| meant that the Chinese were not TO become
| panicstricken and register on tho last day
| allowed by law. and that they were all to
| contribute their quota TO the fund for en-
| ployIng lawyers to fight the law. There
| can he no doubt. however. that the Chinese
| placed a different construction npon the
| circular. Wherever the circulars were post
| ed t.ere were crowds of Chinese eagerly
| scanning every character printed on them.
and 1t evident they imagined the DIX
| Companies were advising physical violence
| In resisting the law.
United States Marshal Long was asked
! what he would dolf violence should be Of
| fered. Il would use my best endeavors to
Quell any disturbance" said he. land If
| my deputies proved inadequate presume
| that General Ruger would be directed to
| see that the law was upheld"
There will be no more trouble" said
| Vice Chinese Consul King Owyang. Tho
Six Companies will not advise their coun-
| trymen To shed blood. If the law is de-
| clared to be constitutional and no other
| legal defense presents itself ohe Chinese
| will obey the law and depart from this
| country. What my government would do
IN this event i am not IN position to
| state"
Chinese Carrying Steamer Libeied.
PORTLAND. Ore. May 6.-About seventy
| We of the Chinese on the steamer Danube
were landed to-day. One Celestial died of
typhoid fever last night. and it is feared
| the disease will spread. owing to the hlthy
| and crowded condition of the ship. The
] vessel has been llbeled for $4,000 by the
| United States government for overlooking
| with passengers.
Well Put
| Chicago Journal
Two women who were ACQUAINTED met on
| h. nd nm n than said