The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-17
LOANED THE sMUGGLER COIN
His Damaging Admission on the
WitneSs-Stand.
CLOSE OF THE EMERALD TRIAL.
Attorney Garter and Agent Phenix
Swear They Are Not Work.
ing at Cross Purposes.

The trial of the Emerald smugglers
practically ended yesterday afternoon.
All the witnesses have been examined,
and the attorneys will give their reasons
| for and against the conviction Of the &C.
cused to-day.
Mensihg, the mate Of the Emerald, who
promised to go ON the stand and excupa
himself, failed to keep his word. Greene
valid, another member of the ring, was
questioned yesterday, and convinced the
jury that he is in urgent need Of physi-
clan for his memory, which exhibits
alarming symptoms of premature decay.
All that Greenewald could not remember
about his connection with the ring would
make an interesting volume
All day the attorneys for the defense
battled with varying success TO exclude tes-
timony tending to establish connection
between the HalcyOn and Emerald rings.
The two Knights-Samuel, the Assistant
United States Attorney. and George A.
the principal attorney Tor the defense
were the chief warriors in the struggle
and their efforts drew from the court a
facetious remark about the mental con-
ditton of a man who Is between tive
knights.
George A. p0ked fun at Garter on ac-
count of an unfortunate alluSiOn made by
the United States Attorney to the birth OF
the case, and argued that ii was unfair TO
make use of the evil deeds of Whalley, the
ii alcyon smuggier, who, like VUss and
Syenson. had been permitted to escape IN
the prosecutions of the defen 5antS.
The attorneys for the Government
pressed the charge and succeeded in estsD-
fishing ;he fact that GTeenewad of the
Emerald had been associated with Whalley
Of the HalcyQn,
Greenewald was questioned as to his re-
latiOns with Wichman, aud admitted that
be had been ON speaking terms with the
accused candy-maker, but denied that lie
had any financial transactions with him.
GTeenewaiG subsequently modified this
statement, and confessed that Wichman
had owed him $500 on note. Wiehms n
gave him the note in Honolulu. Greene
wald said that he went to Honolulu from
Victoria in 1890 for the benefit of his
health. He dtd not remember the name
of the vessel on hich be sailed nor the
name of the captain.
WAS it the halcyon?" Attorney Knight
asked.
mo, it was not''
: Greene valid test fed that he returned 10
this city in April. 1890 T 1891. He bad mis-
picture taken In Chinese costume with
" haley and Mclean at Honolulu.
-Greenewald was asked how he obtained
his living and caDdidly confessed that he
was a gaWb bier, but received sumo money
from his father. He declared that he did
not know Captains Voss and Syenson and
was not acquainted with Loo 500.
What did you do with the $1,000 you say
you brought down from Victorian"
Greenewald hesitated. but upon being
assured by his attorney that he might
safely answer The question replied that he
f loaned it TO Whalley. -:
| sd d Whailpy ever pay the money back ?''
N
did you not sail from Honolulu TO this
citv as Charles Nichol.'"
Greenewald declared that he did nothing
of the kind.
Were you ever interested in landing
Chinese or opium from the Emerald %
mo, SIT; never"
Where we're you during August 1882"
I'm this city,"
Where were you on the 7th, 9Th and 9th
~of that month ??
81 don't know"
Here the defense rested, and John T.
Foley was called IN rebnttaI. Foley is a
| Custom house officer. He testified that he
knew Greenewald, and that on Novem bpr
4 last he saw Greenewald In Wfchman's
store. He saw him there the next day and
on the 9Th. After leaving the cahdy-store
on the last occasion Greenewald went Ia
| Chinatown and disappeared on Wash
! ington street, near Dupont. At O'Clock
of. that day Mclean. Greenewald, Wieh-
man and Voss went TO an attorneys office.
: Foley. few days later, saw Greenewald
10 Climate wn at Leo Soo's shop, He was
/ with JGslyn, an other member of the ring.
who is now In Victoria. After parting
from Josfyn, Greenewald went to Wich-
mans. On several other occasions in the
same month Foley saw GreeuewaId al
Wtchnan's, yet Greenewald on the stand
! had not remembered one of these In
! stances.
"Did you report to your special officer
I that Charles Joslyn was bereP" Garter
asked. ..,.:.
Al did"
why did you not shadow hlm?"
II was not told to shadow him."
sly on knew that be was suspected of
connection with the ring?" =
/ II did, but was acting under instrue-
! tions." -.
"Are you not afraid to tell the truth be-
cause OF the conflict between Mr.. Garter
and Mr.. Phenix? Do you not fear that if
you tell what will please one you will
| offend the other ?"
F Attorney Garter arose before the witness
! could answer, and, with right hand up.
lifted, swore that there was no conflict be-
tween him and Phenix, and Phenix made
haste TO declare that there was no conflict
/ between him and Garter. The latter b.
| jected to the question asked the witness
and the objection was sustained. After
this episode no evidence of Importance
was given and the examination of wit.
nesses closed. -.
!
The fitness Of things is happily illus.
trated IN the name of Mr. Chinook
| -Whlskare n OraUnp