The morning call., 1893-03-22
HEAVY SENTENCES
Judge Conlan Is a Terror
to Highbinders.
THE UTMOST LIMIT GIVEN.
Two Notorious Characters Sent Out
OF Harms Way for Six Months.
Joachimseu Is MercifuI.

Judge Conlan is making record for him
self in dealing with highblnders brought
before HIM.
Jeung Shew. one of the Chinese arres'ed
on March 10 for carrying a concealed
weapon, was the first one dealt with yester-
day. His attorney made motion for a new
trial and arrest Of judgment.
The motion is denied" said the Judge,
promptly "snd the defendant is ordered to
pay fine If $500 or be imprisoned in the
County Jail for 800 days. but the judgment
is not to exceed l80 days"
Six months Imprisonment is the heaviest
penalty. but the sentence was worded zone
dollar for each day Of sad fine," 50 that f
the prisoner served 40 days he would still
have to pay Sl3O instead of SO to secure
his release. The case was appealed and the
bonds were fixed at $1,000.
The next case was that OF Wong Jick, or
as he Is familiarly known, Asses Jaw"
lie was arrested by Detectives Cox and
Glennon on the 10th inst. for vagrancy.
Wong Jick Is one OF the most desperate
characters in Chinatown. and has given the
police n 0 end of trouble. He was one Of
the leaders of the Hop Sing TOngs, and was
a movng spirit in the deadly war with the
Suey Sing longs.
The detectives say that he was one Of the
most daring and pluckiest fighters among
the hghbinders He has gone single-handed
TO the headquarters OF the Suey Sing TOngs,
rapped on the door with his pistol, and
defed any Of them to come out and face
him.
1t surprised the police that considering
his fighting quail les none Of the Hop Sing
longs came forward to bail him out.
On the night he was arrested Quong Him.
Chinese interpreter from Los Angeles,
called a. the City Prison. it is believed. for
the purpose of bailing Wong .Jick out, but
Detective GienDon got him quietly inside
the prison bars, and locked him up on a
charge of VagTancy Quong Him subse-
quently gave $3.50 cash bail aud got his
liberty.
Detective Glennon thinks that the prompt
arrest Of Ouong Him had the effect or keep
ing away The friends of Wong JirI from the
precincts Of the City Prison for fear of
being similarly dealt with.
The Judge. after hearing the evidence of
the detectives, found the defendant guilty
and said he would defer sentence until to-
day.
The defendant. through his Interpreter r,
sad he would waive time and asked to be
sentenced at once.
Very we'll" said the Judge, 'the SEN
tence Of The court is that you be Imprisoned
in the County Jail for the term of six
months"
Wong took his sentence stnically.
Lee Ling Chi was alSu brought before
Judge Conlan charged with vagrancy. Ha
is the Interpreter Of the Suey Sing Tongs
ana has the reputation OF being a Police
Court capper.
The detectives say that he is one of the
big binders who order others to shoot men
belonging to rival societies. and when they
do so and are arrested he goes to an attor-
ney and asks what fee he will charge TO de-
lend the prisoner. He gets q quotation and
the promise Of a commission, and after try
Ing two or three attorneys lie engages the
one Offering the highest percentage as COM
mission, which he pockets.
Lee Ling chi declares that he is a men,
Der Of the QwOug Nee Wo company. 763
Clay street, nut the members of the COM
pany, II Is said, deny that he is at all inter
ested in the concern.
The Chinese Vice-Consul. King Owyang,
was IN court ready to give his testimony
showing mp the defendant in his true colors.
hen the case was called Judge Conlan
remarked that the defendant had been one
OF his clients, aud he therefore thought he
was disqualified from trying the ease
Il was accordingly transferred TO Judge
Campbe!Fs court and will be tried today
The defendants counsel iutimated tthat
he would bring B. N. Thomas of the Iuter-
nal Revenue Department as a witness 10
testify 10 The defendants charaC er.
In Judge Joachimsen's court there was
quite different condition of affairs.
Nine Chinese Hung Fuug, Ong Tuck,
4ee sam, Sing Hing, Wong Hing, Ching
Lin, Won Let, Zip Som and Chin cling
arrested with others on the night of the
10Th inst.
The officers who made the arrest testified
to lnd the defendants standing in a group,
but that they had not seen them standing
previously together.
TIE Judge thought the evidence was un-
sufficient to convict and dismissed the cases.
10 the great Joy Of tie defendants and their
friends.
The argument on the demurrer of Attor-
ney j. F. Cotfey to the complaint of seven
other Chinese charged with visiting a house
Of i'll fame was TO have been continued
before Judge JoachHsen Yesterday, but as
the Judge was lndisposed it was postponed
till to-day.
Sergeant Burke and his squad are still
keeping uD their yistatOns 10 all resorts
where highbnderS are suspected of hiding
themselves aud any found are treated 10 a
vigorous dose of kicks and cuffs.
They have been on the lookout for the
four Chinese released on worthless bonds.
and for whose arrest bench warrants were
issued by Judge Campbell, but have failed
to find them. The presumption is that they
will never be found