Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-02-15
in THE CIRCUIT COURT.
A Sharp Legal Battle Over a
Big Note.
THE CHINESE DOCTOR vs.. COURT.
RecelVerships Cannot Be Run for
Lawyers Only.

The work Of the circuit court is drag
ging slowly along by no fault of Judge
BURNETT or the grand jury.
The suit Of A. Bush vs.. s. u. Mitch
ell and twelve others on a note Of $22,-
600, given Thos. Holman. for his cleo
trio light plant, occupied all last even
ing and this forenoon. There was a
sharp legal encounter when T1lmon
Ford put o. NJ. Paxton, attorney for
Mitchell on the stand. The gentlemen
had several tilts in the last legislature.
Paxton is known as the brightest and
keenest legal talent of Oregon, while
Ford IS the acknowledged heavy weight
before WebfOot juries. The relation of
attorney and client had to be carefully
guarded against, aud while Mr.. Pax
ton was very careful what he said, he
did not conduct very rigorous cross.
examination of himself when Ford
was through. 1t was by all odds the
keenest legal fencing that has taken
place in Old Marion courthouse for
many day, and was enjoyed by court,
jury, bar and bystanders. .t.
DIR. WING LEE.
DR.. Wing Lee, indicted last term for
practieing without license, comes for
trial next after the Bush suit Dr. Lee
lives at Salem He applied to the State
Medical Board 10 1890 for license to
practice medicine. 1t was denied him
ON the grounds that he had no diploma
from a medical college. He presented
an affidavit setting forth that he was
native of Young Lee, China. that he
attended medical college known as
Chung Lung at HOa Puig, China, the
full term of four years cOnsecutively,
that said college was a legally charter
ed medical school of China and had !
authority to confer the degree of Doctor
of Medicine, that said degree was con-
fered upon him in 1857, that he has Il
diploma, which he presented to the
auditor Of Garfield county, WASH.
where he registered as physician, said
diploma being In Chinese characters
and is genuine. He left there in 1882
and practiced In Portland. There are
not many Chinese physicians In Ore
gon- DIR. Wing Lee has quite large
practice In Marion county, aud num-
Der will testify that he cured them
when other physicians had failed. He
ls defended by Darcy and Bingham.
GRAND JURY WORK.
Indicted persons were arraigned and
for defense appointed, as fol-
lows:
State vs.. Robert Walsh, selling liquor
without license, ChRs. Il. Robin.
Same for selling to minor, same coun-
sell.
State vs. VIM. Langley and Bennett,
Indicted as o. e. Bennett, for larceny
In dwelling, John Bayne for Langley
and y. l. Hayden for Benntet.
State VS.. John Dohman, forgery, G.
e. Robin.
State VS.. Chas. G. Sarvis, embCzzle.
ment, VIM. NJ. Kaiser.
TRUE BILL
was returned against Frank Duprey,
'olored, for stealing macintosh over
,oat from DR.. l.. J Lemleux Jan. 10Th.
Bail fixed at $500.
Foreman Keller has dispatched
grand jury work. Very little attention
mas been paid to the usual grlst Of petty
PERSONAL affairs usually brought before
he grand jury. The two boys from
Butteville will bo disposed Of tomorrow.
Today the grand jury visit the court
house and Inspect the poor farm,
THE NOTE CASE.
A Bush testified that Eugene McCor-
lack, acting for the syndicate, had paid
I, 400 on this note and 1t was endorsed {
few days afterMcC COrnaok said It was
N error and he directed It TO be PLACED
o his credit.
A. N. Bush stated the same.
Paxton objected b the note being In. |
reduced as II was not executed by =
'"PN' eNNH"AiNy ioA Nuy ol tue hlghcfs,
Objection Overruled and note went to q
he jury. AT 2;l5 the legal arguments
o the court were closed aud the jury |
ecalled. A motion was filed to annul Z
he suit. Overruled. Instructions To .
Ind. for defendants, refused. Exceptions i
led. Court ordered jury 10 reuder
eTdiot for the amount OF note 4
nd interest but ruled that the way 8
be note was drawn no attorney Zee I
Ould be allowed. The fee asked fir
'as $1,000. I
MORE TRUE BILLS. fE !
w. N. Parker, for obtaining money
nder false pTetenses Of +. NJ. Town
md, Dec. 0, 1898. He will plead hot