The sun., 1893-07-26

this port, I notified Mr.. Gunner, the deputy
who has charge of the Chinese manifest. that,
would Ike to ssV be- notified hereafter Of the ar.
riyal Of all Chinese sttem ptine to enter here by
when they are examined or inspected.
The & next vessel ,,s e srriye Hites this notice
Havana. containing six Chinese passengers.
Having the manifest OF the vessel In my DOS
session went ,ns With Mr. Gunnsr to the SuH exam
an actual farce. The Chinese were accom-
panied by an interpreter OF their own selec-
ccssful Chinese smueslers in, this city. 1t
should have been allowed to go on board OF the
steamer ana miugle for several hours with the
cnnsso nsSs SrSr the "Tyal OF sS d0
is also a suspicious, circumstances that
the Government officer should have, taken the
word OF this corrupt Chinaman, who was not
as to the illness Of these creatures to enter the
interpreter disclosed he fact that he knew too
much. Ho was familiar with the description
sst St in hs rns IN
the Chinamnn under investigation. thereby
furnishing tho answers in, each case in uc-
cordanco with the descriptions in the .certn-
scription of each individual set out in tho
passports and manifcsts
am SOrrN th nuu tnat MI Gunller SeomeI
satisfied with whatever answer tn" interpreter
gave him. Whenever ATTEMPTED to ask dues-
tions Mr.. Gunner made special efforts to con-
vince me that whatever answer the Interpreter
gave WAS the gospel truth without any vara-
tions.
tigation shows that Lee lit never was mer-
chant at Yonkers: that Lee lit denied that he
N trf to M and that Lees
endeavored to erase the endorsements Of the
Collector at Burlington in his certificate Ivy
writing was very faint there was sufficient on
the paper to Indicate it's Pnrnort.
trapped In making his lying statements. he
confessed that he had attempted to enter the
81 a bens sna ss
and il he really was a Chinese merchant AZ
by the deputyto land. Lee iit was taken be-
fore Acting Collector Copcn. Immediately
mysterious process Deputy T. Ii. Dunn made
his appearance: I You =, VIII remember % I that y9n
ayS bees against eSs6 Dunn ms@ or
being IN. collusion with others who are
try. MIR. Dunn declared it was an outrage to
hold Lee Yit. and during the examination ap..
offensive manner. Indeed no, paid attorney
could have done or said more than he did in
support Of the Chinam"r on He ,rs1 Gavs full Yen.
the exclusion Of the Chinese. He MAIN
taincd that the circulars and proceedings
adopted and promulgated by tho denart-
mont for the exclusion OF the Chinese
were not worth the paper upon which
there were written or printed: that they were
ridiculous in character and had been over
ruled by Chief Justice Fuller and were no
longer binding upon the Government Treas
ury officials. Among tho many statements
he made was this
"''fhere was n devil of a row kicked up by the
Treasury Department when half dozen
Cinnamon were attem ptinK to get through tho
port OF New York. when the same department
allowed them to get through at San Francisco
in droves
Mr.. Gunner. who was present sided with
Mr.. Dunn. and both Of them insisted upon the
discharge OF Lee lit. l called the attention OF
tho acting Collector to the erasure on the GER.
tiflcate OF the report OF the Collector at Bur
lington, and asked for the retention OF the
Chinamnn until could investigate his alleged
mercantile firm at Yonkers. Notwthstandi ing
all the suspicious circumstances surrounding
the case. Acting Collector Couch. upon the
earnest solicitation OF Messrs. Dunn and Gun.
nsr. refused to detain the Chinaman. and he
was imm ediat ely released and suddenly dis
appeared have since ascertained from one
OF our Government officials who lives In lon-
kcr- that no such man as Lee UT. or the lirIn
named by him. lives or has ever transacted
business there.
From ali the evidence have been able to
gather / am convinced 1t will be i'm possible
for me to prevent unworthy Chinese from en-
tering the United States at the port OF New
York az long these alleged corrupt Govern:
ment officials act rs Judge. jury. and counsel
in the investigation OF their own miSdeedS,"