Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-15
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Deesnssr Tern -tseeraAte Oliver 6. Rali
Prssisias.


the defendant hy soreS took from The eaIa
rlsinsns ssh. The respondent sat inssi
The bar wish his mother sna by the side .
his counsel. Hep lung sprssresi in III
dress of his native eoaatry.
Mr. Csrlston opened for the government
briefly outlining is case, and called He
Lang 10 the stand,
NJ. Goddard interpasei an objection Ii
the swearing Of the witness antil he caui
have an opportunity 70 examine lam as /
his views upon the binding effects OF Al
cath, renaSFking thS. it was well knesi
that the Chinese were rsgans and no
Christians.
This peEmissioa Was given BY the court
and al examination tli'eaesei the fact ths
Mr.. l.ans spoke the Engi!sh language yer,
Impeyfectly and diA not understand il
ImeSninS very welt Tic oeald act he msds
70 understand " hat wss meant by an oath
OF hy tbe worA ''truih Upon exsmina
uea by the Judge he stated tils, he had beer
10 SUNDAY sctsool here three months sa,
hs,i TEACHER. The oath vas aiministere,
ianIer objection AZ C0uHsel Ger defendant,
Mr., I.uag testified that his native place
Va. Canton. China. aad Il hail been about
4
I,hat he had bxuu b0Sae twice during
tAis time; haA been in Augusta seout 4
mouths; that h.. snej half Of two laan.
,Ifies oa Water street in tlils city and a
cousin owned tho other balf lie had seen
| Clark. the prisoner, before the night Of the
assault upon him, ami knew his face, but
net his name dill laundry work for him 10
tbs summer lie came To lis place Sunday
and got bundle Of clothes snd told hm
| he worked ay the depot, and says, 'he got
no money. no peyee; he would pay me
pretty qairk lie Neri TO the depot, Ia
| hts office, and 'hc was changing his sbIrty !,
| he tax pretty hsd he said shirty no good,
yeiow and dry, and he said no money, no
payte." In about a week he saw him On
| the street and told him to pay the 50 cents
| aud ''he looked Ike he fire Eae he say 'no
money, no payce.
GA Thanksgiving day talked through the
teiebhoue To my Causiu in Boston who toll
me 10 send him sl'0 that was ilue him.
told Inn, would send him S'l and took SJi
out of trunk AZ the M.kaio laundry above
Bridge street, and about u o'clock at nieht
went 10 my other shop below the post office,
Had big bundle under my arm, When in
front Of the Water Company's oilicc | saw
.hree or four men. | saw Clark ard he
saw me and lie came aud Knocked me lowp,
fired n,e down on ihe sidewalk, lie fred
,uc about two times, My money vas in the
outside pocket of mS inSiie coat hal il
in an account book had sjl in bills. /
was going To send So to Boston fuday
morning ia the posi- Office. Did not hear
he man make any talk hen he threw me.
lie tore my Gaat open rs ffoni, gpi' M
and went home aud went I, bed. go, M
At 4 o oCioek the next morning and fouui my
money anA book gone. ! 1.-Two alone, When
no fired ne down he licked me- and put bis
hand on M, mouth and tired me here ind
esting hipt. lie hurt me. lie tore my Goa,
open in front. Tie top button was no,
autioned. tbuugit he would kill me.
On cross examination he testified that on
the nisht of the assault he bad au the same
undqrcoat he was noW wearing. but another
outside coat, and this was produced during
the forenoon. Had been to the t0ngrega-
tiousl church 10 Tits city vert TO the sun
day school to learn English, and TO church
TO hear them .ing and play on the pisno.
" cnt TO ~ hooi in China but not to church.
CLARK bad werk down al my laundry good
many timcs. He owed me - cents. He
told n,e to cumc to ,',e dvpot aud get my
pay went up huh ie ""S '"Sphi"s "''
shl-t "hen } Eot 'h''e' c., ,....,.-,
lie say N' ts1''', ~ nm s'"''
duty' am ne u" t"y ',',''3 ~ sVV
S9il you "'''p - : ,,.,, ,t,.,I a..
Sai u" WpAty no P'9"F 'Y,' t9 ~" "S
Il good ava ''e saY no ,,' "a" WI 'o''
.of hNe Ih'e1 W PSJ '.
p'ained - p4nl'hiphs gus "41tA 'PusDn
the manner I'D WING" VI" '''R' ~ W" oi'n
tfst TIE lop tu'."h ~ t'N "''si '"o' ~
unouuoh.', ana ''tt Nhtu ~ We '"'S''
ana "hified touhi 'hH cVA' wa t'tH "F"a
IN ifoht "o"n lhi'e VI i'u' nu''o .a ~,
the pocket on .''e o"tsl1e VI n'' '''',e' ''"''
when was loope" 'oee"'ei' WI" oP,"
Ciark hrea the uo"h "1i' ~"
tried TO get up a"' DC 'ier
me down again "hsn EM k',"s w
had my hands on we sideNais a''n ne 'hfeN
ne down sgain. ne tooK ',o'i o' NY eoa',
grabbed flght fouih, "' va. VPene" "'y
coat. Wlnk De s'ii NV ,n1 's''. ~ sooi
many bad MEXICAN men XIII 'hi"a'''n 'o''s
time ago.
Arthur w ha"ts tesuee" 'iia' Nv ""s u,
the employ OF .. y. btoots "a W. anu
about II O'Clock Ihankssi''hg hlens Nhs On
hls way nome aoDg ""'e' s"se'' "a" w
men scuilling across ibe S,feel s"h'e" h''e
between Bridge sirec, ana is'ce e'oeAs,s
store, -" one doWn ah1 ols nn"1,s ui''
der his arm anu supPose "as we ,p'"a-
man. went flght aiong aia f"' s'op "
investigate.
george r. l,unso" n, - ,,',9I,.,,,,,,, ~.
the employ OF the -h,'fh .o,, up,l'"."k ' ~
Saw Ciark on ihanksg,sipg nism'' oe'Ne'.
His and It.D. SsH nm on " a'et sues.
and walked "ith nm ne "e'I NA',s' ,,, Nv
the Cony house was "i,h nm fla'iA rams, ,un'.
mer. While Win tlafk ann aoous ~ ,i,o i,ois
of Bennetts new restaurant, saN we 'nlha.
man az he had just crossed ntriss s'e'.
square, disgonaliy, I" tpe sas' s'ue =,
Water street ana Mas salng low ,o"..u w
the posiofice. 'lafk ststlel se'uss ",
street and ~ ne sia'ieii sapi so"lt''inH'
| don't rene stnber jos' W9a' ~, ,s'ns " W
! the Cbinamari oppesha 'he ?" Ss' Io"
pspy's of'lcs and iook iini s''n zoe ps'''
round the neck and k'ha o. Vi'e ~"
| spin, AMI The th'nsmAh 'pfesf' oa' an,
vent down on the sidewa'k' an, as ne ssn'
to get up he pushed bin aesn aesin, anI,
either pushed o. thfes hm. "mn ''nA
r. aa, 1hat Cd "a Ctiaaman. san