The herald., 1893-10-11
ATTORNEY LING Pur RIGHT.

IN. Federal Court.
There having BEEN some animadver
eions in the columns of this paper re
garding Attorney Il. A. Ling and his
testimony in the Charley All Him case
the HERALD prints herewith the report
OF the proceedings as certified to by the
court etenographer. This will Hhow Mr.
Ling's position in the matter, and will
relieve him from any misund erbtan d ing
OF his statements that may have arisen
r. A. Ling, called on behalf OF the de-
feDdant, being duly sworn, testified as
! follows:
DIRECT EXAMINATION.
By Mr.. Tnomas--Q What is your
nams, place OF residence and occupa-
ton?
A. Robert A. Ling; residence, Los
Angeles city; occupation, attorney at
law.
@. Do you know the defendant here
A. Yes, sir; have known him for
ABOUT u years.
Q. State what you know of him, his
occupation. his business; also, his char
acter and reliability.
A. | have known him more the laet
five or six years than previous to that
time. l have been his attorney for
ABOUT five years--four or five years-and
have defended cases for him and have
assisted in the prosecution OF cases. l
assisted Judge McComas in the prosecu-
ton of the Chinese riot case, and at
Jadge McComas's request he was asked
to sic beside counsel for the purpose OF
correcting any mistakes in the interpret
ing. And he has paid me thousands OF
dollars, and have always found him to
/ be an honorable, upright. straight man,
so far as know myself.
Q. Do you know anything concerning
| his business in Chinatown as mer-
chant, Mr.. Ling?
! A. Only what have heard.
@. State what you have heard. When
did you hear this?
A. | heard this during the trial OF
| the Wong All Moon caes.
| @. How long ago was that?
a. That, believe, was tried in July
Of this year.
| @. Well, what did you near then?
A. l heard then that ne was inter-
ested in store, from the different Chi
namen i'll Chinatown that told me that
he was interested in a store on Marches
sault street with Tom Bing. And these
| Cinnamon came to my office and said
there was notice posted in Chinatown
in Chinese characters declaring that
! Charley An Him had sold his interest in
the Tom Bing store and then Charley
! consulted me in reference to that mat
ter, before, and said to me that Tom
Bing, his partner, was going to force
him out OF the store because be was
assisting III the defense of Wong Ah
j Moon-consulled me about it, and
! told him that he could not force him out
except by law. And then after the trial
was over-when [ had occasion to in
ouiro for him they told me that he was
at his store, and I would send come
! Chinaman down for him, that | wanted
! 10 see him. After the trial was over he
came to me and said there were two
hghhlnders from San francisco here
with q price on his head, and he asked
me what to do; and | told him l would
&C 10 the chief OF police and ask protec-
tion from him. and he said there was no
use to 60 there, that he would not get
it; and then | said Il will go to the
sheriff and see that you are protected" !"
| told him further that he had better
move up near Main street where be
! CBull Dc " DOiO W hlIO pOSpIO COuto PtO-
| tect him il IL ey attacked him. He did
move. because I advised him to do SO,
I'D near the Pico house. lie came to
me- afterwards and told me how near he
was being ehot by the plaza by two
hindere, one standing behind the post.
Mr.. Donis-This is certainly very in
| teresting, but it is not at all material to
the Issues here.
@. By Mr. Thomas-By one question
l can show it's mateiiality. Did you
give the defendant any advice with
reference to remaining in this city?
A. Yes sir.
O. What was that advice?
A. advised him to leave the city !,
and he went to San Diego at nv advice.
@ Why did you advise him?
a. On his statements, and from the
statements OF Chan, whom considered
very reliable Chinaman, that his life
was in danger and that he certainly
would be killed if he stayed here; and I
| advised him to go away, as his attorney.
Mr.. Thomas-That is all.
CROSS ss.ExAMINATIoN.
By Mr.. Denis:
| @. What was the character OF tie
business done at that store?
A. l do not know; never was in the
store in my life.
@ You read the newspapers of this
CITY?
A. Yes air, sometimes.
q. You have read in the public
press OF this city within the past three
weeks that warrant had been issued
by the federal authorities for Charley
All Him, have you not?
A. Yes sir.
@. You are member of the bar?
A. Yes slr.
@ You knew that Charley All Him
was at San Diego?
A, / knew it; knew he went there.
@. Yes, you sent him there.
A. Yes sir, told him TO 60 and he
suggested going to San Diego, and says,
"all right" and never heard from him
after that.
@. Did you Communicate the fact to
any of the federal officers that the man
for whom the newspapers published
there was warrant was in San Diego
A. Mo, sir none of my business.
Q. You cay it is not your business
A. No. cir; | AN not an informer.
Q. Is it not your business as a citizen
to communicate the information that
people for whom there are warrants and
DIED.