Arizona republican., 1894-05-27
LIKE A CANARY BIRD.
The Soft lnsinuating Voice of
 Charley Sam.
Sing Lee, a Friend of Ouong Yu. Has Something to Say of the
 Alleged lnformer.

Sing Lee, a representative of Quong Yu, called at TIE REPUBLICAN office last night to give publicity to the record of Charley Sam, who is held by his countrymen here to be 8 black mailer and an informer in the recent snug gling cases in which Quong Yu was one of the successful defendants.
 The Chinese are disposed to make ex- istence unpleasant for Charley Sam, though they say no highbinders are connected with the movement and that there is no purpose to assassinate him as he believes.
 Sing Lee gays that Charley Sam com ing to this country landed at Frisco and mbarked in a shoe factory with six partners. For two years he en- gagged in dissipation in double sense. That is, his manner of life was that of a roue and the money of the concern was soWn with lavish hand. HIs manage ment ot the exchequer, Sing says, was such that a climatic change became desirable and that's how Charley came to Phoenix. That was eight or nine years ago. He engaged in an unsuc- cessful business, got in debt and after ward went into chop house enter prise which was paying $150 month. AS result of this Chinese Jonah's ad- vent, Sing Lee says the business was speedily and systematically wrecked.
 Charley then engaged with partner in the grocery business at the corner of First and Monroe streets The monotony of i'll luck was unbroken and there was a recurrence of the chop house business which brings Sam Lees narrative down to modern times.
 When Qnong Yu got into trouble about those antique looking opium cans with their uncertain stamps one of his first counsellors was Charley Sam who submitted proposition to get him out of the difficulty for the modest and in- definite sum of $400 or $500. There was not that amount of trou blt in sight and Quong Yee got another mediator.
 Then says Sing Charley Sam got mad and told Quong Yu that he was going to make it hot for him; he was going to be witness and tell the Melican court something's that would make Quong sorry he hadn't been fired out Of the country by Mr. Geary. The result of what he WAS going to tell would cause Quong to have pain in his belly when ever he caught the smell of opium.
 Quong was turned loose and then Charley Sam's woe was on deck.
 A committee of Chinese business men subpenaed Charley Sam to appear last Monday night at Quong Yu's store. Charley was afraid to go and more afraid to stay away. But" says Sing Lee, i've no want kill him. we want to ask him what for he do thls an tell he should not do that. Charley come an bought anuller man along. Charley aflaid an not come in. He stand out side and the man with him an hold their hand like this on their pockets, but We no want to kill him; we to much gentleman to kill Charley Sam we want talk to him." Sing turned to go away but came back to the reporter and said, II ferglot, 1 want you say Charley Sam, he glot a tongue like candy blird, sweet you know; re sling 'te te te' sweet. You know how candy blird sling"
 Having paid this tribute to Charley Sam's gift of blandlshment, Sing Lee asked the reporter to keep this account of Charley's iniqdity standing" unti It was ordered out.