The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-04-24
CHIN HANE AND HOEY YEN SING.
Lee Gong's Alleged Murderers to be
Tried This Week.
Witnesses in the Jefferis Case Who
Cannot be Present Before the
Coming Week.

On Saturday morning, shortly after
opening his court, Judge Johnson di-
rected Deputy Sheriff Hendricks to call
c. I. Jones and A. L. Hart, and also di-
rected him to bring up the defendants,
Chin Hane and Hoey Yen Sing, who are
confined on a charge of numbering Lee
Gong, on Third street, last May.
General Hart stated he was not ready
with the case, but was ready to appear in
the Jefferis case, which had been set for
this time.
The District Attorney said the Chin
Hane case was regularly set for this time.
Judge Johnson said he had set the cases
for the same day in order that he might
avoid the chance of having idle time on
his hands in the present crowded state OF
the calendar. The Chinese case had been
on hand ever since he had been on the
bench and he had set it first.
General Hart stated that on account OF
Mrs. Jefferis' condition, if the trial of
Jefferis did not come off now it would
have to be postponed for several months.
Judge Johnson stated that as he was dis
qualified by the law recently passed from
trying the cases, on account OF Mr.. Jones,
relative by marriage, being employed
III lnefIlt ne Hau aITdHReO Will JuNBt
Catlin to transfer the cases to Department
One.
District Attorney Ryan stated that he
was ready to try the Chin Hane case, but
was not prepared in the case against
Jefferis.
Judge johnson then directed the Clerk
TO enter an order transferring the cases TO
Department One.
The prisoners were transferred to
Judge Catlin's Court, and IN few min
utes the Chinese cases were called therein,
and the District Attorney announced that
the prosecution was ready.
General Hart said he was not ready.
The efferis murder case was set for this
day, and he was prepared on that Mrs.
Jefferis, if the case was not tried to-day,
would not be able to appear in court for
two months. There were many other
witnesses in attendance. District Attor-
ney Ryan had said he could not attend to
it next week, but he thought that it was
probably on account Of the meeting of the
Grand Parlor of the Native Sons. He
thought, however, that should not eX-
cuse Mr.. Ryan from going on with the
case. He himself was ready now, and
did not want to wait till after the birth of
Mrs. Jefferis' child.
Mr.. Ryan said the Chin Hane case had
been on the calendar for year and had
been in court several times. He and
JOnASOh WIZ otsAOCS h-AtlO VIC
Jefferis case was set on the same day as
q contingency in case the other was con-
tinued. He had letter from Rev. Mr..
Ferguson, an important witness, stating
that his wife was sick and their two
months-old child was suffering from
varioloid, and she would be unable to ap-
pear in the Jefferis trial at this time. She
was one of his most material witnesses.
and he could not go TO trial without her.
He could be ready, he thought, i'll week,
as she would probably beable to come by
that time.
Judge Catlin said the case which was
first on the calendar ought to be tried
first, unless good cause could be shown
for postponing it.
General Hart thought he had shown
good cause. He was willing to make
affidavit that the Chinese case had been
set as the contingent case. 1t was very
easy for Mr.. Ryan to produce letters, in
order to gain postponement.
Mr.. Ryan resented the imputation that
he was presenting letter without good
cause. and quoted from it that physi-
clans certificate could be procured if
time was given.
The Judge remarked that the two at
torneys stood on the same footing in re-
spect to their showing, and that Mr.. Hart
ought not to cast such an imputation on
Mr.. Ryan.
He then continued both cases till this
morning at 10 o'clock, and notified the
witnesses and jury to be on hand.