The herald., 1895-07-11
Burness and Reddick Held for
Felony
LAWYERS AT LOGGERHEADS
The Attorneys Working at Cross Pur.
poses
The Factions Lay Traps and Ambuscades for
Bach Other-Lou Suey's Ghost Com
lures Briberyland Perjury


having in the Burness-Reddick-Covne
soliciting bribery case, the preliminary
examination in which was concluded yes
terday before Township Justice Young.
The boys were held to anSwer for felony
IN soliciting bribes of Henry T. Gage.
but the case of "Jack" Coyne, the stool
pigeon who entrapped them, the court
took under advisement.
To pegin with. it was brought out yes
terday that while Gage and Coyne were
trying to entrap Burmese and Reddick
under instructions from Sheriff Burr and
District Attorney Donnell. Burmese and
Reddick were trying to catch Gage,
George T. Insley and Wong Chez under
directions from Deputy District Attorney
McComas, Lawyer horace Appel and
Detective Mckenzie. And as things de-
veloped before the court yesterday, it was
such ridiculous situation as to cause an
audible smile.
YESTERDAY morning Deputy District
Attorney Holton and Henry 7. Gage ap-
peared before Justice Young to prosecute
the examination of Sam Reddick and
Alex BuIness on the charge of felony
brought by Sheriff Burr, and Attorneys
Guthrie and Kendrick appeared to con-
duct the defense.
The boys were on hand and the ex-
animation Of Henry T. Gage was con-
clujed. He merely identified the corre-
spondence and stated his connection with
the case.
William Burmese, father of Alex. testi-
fed merely to the fact that his son was
only II years of age.
Deputy District Attorney McComas was
next called, and he testified to having
been told by the boys before the trial that
they had been approached by people from
the Wong Chez camp Offering bribes for
them not to testify against Wong Chuey.
He said: "Don't take dollar but find
out who it 10 who Is offering this money
and let me KNOW Mr.. Gage objected
to this, but MI. Guthrie said he wished to
show that the boys were acting under
similar directions from the district attor-
ney. The Judge ordered them to proceed.
So McComas related his conversations
with the boys directing them to find out
the bribers. During and before the trial
Detective Mckenzie had been used to
work up the evidence against Wong
ssa Uassy Go'1 }o s% and wns Ma soss
young man whom he used as maid OF
all work." and Mr.. Gage thereafter re-
ferred co HIM by that lengthy title.
Speaking of the letter-writing, Mr.. Nc
Comas said he had left that to Mr.. Nc
Kenzie's discretion: he having orders to
find out who was offering brides.
Deceive A. Z. Mckenzie was called and
he related his instructions to the boys to
lead on the bribers, not to take any
money, but to toll him SO he could attend
to them. He and Appel, he said, direct
cd the boys.
Attorney H. H. Appel was called and
he corroborated the preceding two wit.
nesses. He said il he had known any let
ters were written, or were to have been
written, to Mr.. Gage. he should have gone
to him and told him about the plan.
cd Mr.. Guthrie.
eyes" said Appel gravely. and every
MI. Holton then proceeded to open the
argument for the prosecution and stated
that under the law. Coyne could not be
6e hs aS Ss'e to ns Ss or M NJ:
release of the prisoners, denouncing the
conspiracy that pitted the sharpest
criminal lawyer in the city. the district
attorney, the sheriff, detective and
stool-pigeon against two young boys, one
only II years old, that was for the sole
stead Of seeking to prevent it," He
quoted numerous authorities sutaining
his motion, maintaining that Coyne. who
was the master hand, should be punished
rather than his victims. His associate,
Mr.. Kendrick, also spoke. ridicuiing the
office and deploring the use Mr.. Gage put
his letter paper to. He pointed out the
two parties, each seeking to entrap the
other, and implied that kthe whole tenn
pest in teapot was got up merely to
effect the ends of three Chinese highbind-
res. The spectacle of the district attorney
prosecuting his own witnesses aided by
the attorney whose case they injured, was
too much for Mr.. Kendrlck SO he sat
down.
Mr.. Holton then took advantage of the
opportunityto o speak very coldly and with
such weight of legal knowledge, that after
q short speech reviewing the testimony
and expounding the law on the subject he
rested.
Mr.. Gage was content to rest. The
court Immediately held that there was
no doubt the boys wrote the Letter solicit
ing bribe and he was not convinced as
to Just what their intentions were. He
held Burness and Reddick to answer IN
their $1,000 bail already deposited, ana took
Coyne's case under advisement.