The morning call., 1893-03-20
WORTHLESS BONDS
Judge Trout Adversely
Criticized.
VIII Ting Gong's Scrutiny Apply to
Bonds Accepted by Superior
Court Judges?

There was good deal of adverse criticism
in police circles yesterday over the action t
Superior Court Judge Trout in acce pting
the worthless bonds for four of the Chinese
arrested for vagrancy.
From the fact that there are three Police
Court clerks. whose duty it is TO accept
bonds. any of whom is always available.
it is said that the judges judicial mind
should have been filed with the suspicion
that something was wrong in the attorney
going to him to secure acceptance Of the
bonds.
The request of Chief Crowley to have
Ting Gong employed to assist the police Ia
accepting none but substantial Chinese
bondsmen has been approved by the FL
nance Committee of the Board of Super
visOrs. and will be passed upon al the meet
Ing of the board tonight.
But when the request was made no one
dreamed for a moment that there was any
possibility Of a snag being struck which
would render all the wise precautions taken
abnrtive.
The trouble is that if Ting Gong be en-
ployed, and If attorneys can get Superior
Court Judge to accept bonds, his services
will be considerably handicapped.
The only safeguard would be to get the
SUPERIOR Court Judges to agree not to ac-
cept any bonds unless approved by Ting
Gong. VIII they do so?
Although peace is said to have been de-
clared between the Hop Sing longs and
Suey Sing Tongs, there is very little faith
placed in the declaration.
81 believe" said an officer yesterday.
who has had ample opportunity of judging
the Chinese character, that il is only n
temporary truce forced uron The highbind-
ers by the vigorous action of Chief Crowley
They will wait till the present excitement
blows over, and will break out shortly
worse than ever.
The clubbing by the police and the de-
strucilon OF their headquarters have had
the effect If driving a number Of the high
binders out OF the city, but soon as things
quiet down again they will return and will
be found in new headquarters ready for
offensive operations.
II have heard il rumOred that q new high
binder society has been formed, even more
powerful than any of those known to the
police, as menace to the organization IT.
Gently formed by the reputable police, but l
don't believe it.
1.-The work of suppressing the high
binders will be carried on relcntlesly, and
it would, l think. be impossible for any big
meeting of the highbinders to be held IN
Chinatown without the police getting wind
of it by some means OF other.
THE approval OF Chinese bonds by the
Consul-General has done more to terroriZe
the criminal class in Chinatown than any,
thing else. The number of worthless Chi
nese bonds that have been accepted in past
days in our police courts would surprise
most people.
at was an exceedingly wise movement on
the part of Chief Crowley to get the bonds
approved by the Chinese Consul, and it
would be great pity If anything should
interfere with that arrangement"
Sergeant Burke and his squad visited
several highlander resorts yesterday after
hut eipuln biUhhinda- h.
found Most of the places were totally de-
serted and some are now occupied by
Chinese families.
The highbinders who were accustomed
to promenade the streets on a Sunday after
noon were also conspicuous by their alb
sence