The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-05-07
CHINESE TEST CASES BEGUN,
All the Machinery Of the Law
Set in Motion.
Three Non Registered Mongolians
Ordered Deported.
An Appeal to tho Supreme Court of the
United states Taken, and the
Hearing Set for Next
Wednesday.
By the Associated Press.l

BY tne ASSOCIATED Pr0ss.I
New York, May 6.-Three meek-ap
pearing Cinnamon who have violated
the Chinese restriction act by failing Il
register as required by law, walked int
United States Marshal Jacobus's office
in this city this morning and were i'm
mediately placed under arrest. They
are Wong Guam, laborer, No Mott
street; Lee Goe, costumer, 2702 Thirt
avenue; Fong Yue Ling. M. Mott
street. They voluntarily surrendered
themselves by the advice of eminent
lawyers, in order to test the legality o.
the Chinese exclusion act.
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 the United States circuit
court, Judge Lscombe.
The case of Wong Q1an was fret
called. The chief lawyer for the China
men is Joseph H Choate, and with him
Is Thomas D Riordan, counsel for the
powerful Chinese Six companies of San
Francisco, which are defraying all the
expenses of the test cases. Riordan
camo here from San Francisco two
weeks ago. United States District At
torney Mitchell appeared to prosecute.
Through an Interpreter Wong Guam
admitted that he was lsborer and resi-
dent of the United States May 5, 1892.
when the Gsary act became law; that
he had not applied for certificate of
residence as required by the law, nor
had he troubled himself at all about il,
and he had no excuse to offer for not
dong 20. His lawyers appeared as aux-
ious 40 Mitchell to have him adiudgsd
guilty OF violating the law, and Judge
Brown remanded him to the custody OF
the United States marshal, to be de-
ported to China.
Lse Goes case was then called. 1t
differed from Wong Qnan's, inasmuch
as bis lawyers said he was thout the
necessary Certificate through an "un-
avotdable cause" but not able to prove
so by any white persons, nor was he
able to show by any white person that
he was in the country May s, 1892, as
the law required.
According to the Geary law, when
Chinamsn applies for registration the
collector OF internal revenue may refuse
to register him unless he shows by re-
putable witnesses that he lie entitled to
the protection that registration guaran
tees. II ct the end of year the China
man still remains unregistered he ia
liable TO arrest, when he then must
prove by Mt least one reputable white"
citizen that he resided in this country
prior to the passage of the Chinese ex-
clusion act.
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revenue collector April 18th, bat was re-
fused registration on the ground that
Gay Mamie, Chine interpreter, whom
nese Gentleman" was not, in the
opinion of the collector. reputable
witness, because be was Chinaman.
Judge Brown signed the papers for the
expulsion of Lee Gne.
The thi d case, that of Fong Yue Ling,
an Americanized Chinaman who wears
neither blouse nor cue, was not taken
before Judge Brown, but before Judge
Lacomhe, who slso ordered the prisoner
deported to China.
In all three cases counsel applied to
Judge Lacombe for writ OF hsbess COR
pms, which was denied, in accordance
with the prearrsnged plan OF counsel on
both sides, and counsel gave notice of
appeal to the supreme court of the
United States. The three Chinsmen
we're admitted to bail in $500 each,
which was produced by representatives
of the Six Companies. The cases, the
district attorney said, will be heard by
the supreme court in Washington next
"Wednesday.
The proceedings were closely watched
by Yung Kui, member of the Chinese
legation at Washington, and by Vice.
Consul Wing of this city.