The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-26
HIS TWIN BROTHER.
Ingenious Defense Of Lee Fook
Bow on Perjury Charge.
TIE EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.
A Fsiiow-countrynaa Says He Came
Over From Chins VITA oAum Nee
Ysng-Hfs Various stories-

The trial Of Lee Fook Bow on the charge
OF perjury In connection with the hsbeas
corpus proceedings TO secure the admission
OF his alleged wife, chum Nee Yung. 70 the
country Was continued before Judge Han
ford yesterday. and viii be concluded TO
day The motion OF the defendants eorn-
sci TO strike three counts OF the indics-
nenf vas ovcrruled. except on one point,
aid the day was consumed in the taking
OF testimony for the government, with
. rather interesting finale from the de-
Tense
Ihad~S. Smith, Of Port Townsend, sxore
70 the prisoners testimony st the hearing
before Commissioner Swan, and said he
testified in English. Ex-Deputy Collector
ID. A Mckenzis told Of the trial of the
haoeas corpus proceedings before Judge
hanford. saying that the prisoner took the
oath and telling the testimony he gave,
which was tho same rs he gave before
Commissioner Swan. W. @. Hubbard, the
bailIff at the trial Of Chum Nee Yung.
gave the same testimony. and said he
thought Lee Fook Bow had letter or
paper. and that he had q red paper pur.
porting 20 be = marriage certificate.
r. B. Randolph, the crier of the court,
reisted the story the prisoner told of being
married TO the woman and about her
going 10 Victoria to visit her mother. who
was sick. at vegetable garden four miles
out Of the town. The witness said he pro-
duced letter In Chinese, without date or
signature, which vas interpreted. and also
produced red paper In Chinese which
ne said was marriage certi also
produced q photograph OF the woman.
who, he said, had never been out of San
Francisco.
All Quia, a Chinaman, proved the most
valuable witness for the government. for
he told of coming over from China on the
steamer with Chum Nee Yung and All
Geg. He said they came from Canton TO
Hongkong with Di Mob and there got on
the steamer. There were four women,
one boy and man in tae party, the man
being named Dug All See. He saw Lee
Fook Bow in Victoria on the day the
steamer arrived and that individual said
he was about to take All Gew TO San
Francisco
c. Richards. an official of the San Fran
cisco customhouse. told how Leo Fook
Bow arrived at that city on January 81,
1893. with China woman and said All
Gew was his wife. They were admitted
and landed As man and wife. He identi-
fed the certificate for the woman as hay
ing been delivered TO him by the prisoner.
o. w. RuddeiI. deputy surveyor of Gus
toms, then told how the accused arrived
at San Francisco on the steamer Umatilla
in April. 1893, accompanied by . woman
who he said was his wife. The witness
showed picture of the woman, and said
the man presented certificates, but the
woman was refused landing and the
steamer returned with them to Puget
sound ports
The prosecution then closed and the de-
Tense was called upon to produce its testi-
mony. but w. II. White, who represented
Lee Fook Bow, asked for an adjournment,
saying he had only one witness to exam
Inc. Judge Hanford was unwilling TO
grant the request and Mr.. White began to
inquire for that grcy-haired Chinaman,"
but his man was not forthcoming. He
then wanted to explain his reasons fer
asking an adjournment in the absence of
the jury, and after some discussion the re-
quest was granted and the jury excused.
Then he stated TO the court to Lee Fook
Bow wanted to testify that the picture
which had been shown was that of his twin
brother In China. He wanted to advise
his client not to add perjury TO perjury by
giving such testimony, and wished to have
an opportunity to consult with the man
about IL. An adjournment was finally
allowed. and Mr. White was permitted to
see his client last evening.