The herald., 1895-07-10
Are Being Examined on Charges
of Felony
'oR SOLICITING BRIBEs
Approached Henry T. Gage for the Hush
Money
He Gives Their Correspondence to the Officers
and They Are Csptufed-Jack coyne's
Story on the Stand

Sam Reddick and Alex Burness were
on preliminary examination yesterday be-
fore Township Justice Young on the
charge OF felony preferred against them
by Sheriff Burr, who charged that they
solicited bribes from Hon., Henry L.
Gage. The details Of the clever way in
which the foolish boys were captured
were first published exclusively in The
Herald.
Yesterday afternoonj'' Jack" Coyne. who
in reality is Harry Coyne, young man
of %, and who has been for seven years
connected with the Teale detective
agency of st. Louis and elsewhere, was
placed on the stand, and he proceeded to
relate how he was detailed by his chief,
Detective George T. Insley. to discover
the true whereabouts of the defendants
on the night Lou Suey was m,tdrered.
Insley doubling if they were in Ferguson
alley, as they swore they were.
Coyne took a room at 718 Macy street
until he got acquainted with the boys and
then moved to room % LA South Main
street, where he entertained them, and is
said to have had it from their own lips
that they swore falsely at the Wong Chuey
trial for pay from the celebrated Quan
Him Charley All HIM.
Coyne claimed to have seen Burness in
conversation with that willy celestial and
to have been told by Burness that Him
had given him $3.50 and other sums. He
said the Chinaman gave the boys small
sums occasionally, promising them big
reward when Wong Chez and Wong Wing
were sent to San Quentin.
"But." said Coyne, .'Burness had got
tired Of waiting and proposed the bribery
| FRO tho Ofhar cido RI Rnr-
ness said if they could not get money out
of Gage they could rob the Mead, Wright
& Co. butcher shop where his father
worked. So after some discussion the
following letter was made up and sent to
Henry T. Gage. 1t is marked peoples
exhibit A and is dated Los Angeles, CAL, i,
June 81, 1895:
Mr.. Gage-Dear Sir-We-Alex Jack &
Sam would like to take visit to some
summer resort but we are little short
of funds and If you would be kind.enough
to forward US the funds we will not APP
pear against Wong Cnee & Wong Wing
and as long as you are willing to pay US
cere Friends Alex Burmese Esq Jack
Coyne Sam Reddick.
eff you wish to do business meet us at
room % LA South Main any time you
wish. drop us q word When you wish to
meet us. vt
Ae 1OAOWlHk COA bOnIin6
date of June 2Sth, was sent back by Mr..
Gage, under instructions from Sheriff
Burr and District Attorney DonneIl, to
whom the matter had been referred at
once by Mr.. Gage:
"Burness & Reddick Yours received.
Who is Coyne? He was no witness. Is he
reliable? Answer bv message before I ar
range gan interview. Yours, Henry T.
Gage"
Burness answered this on a Los An
geles District Telegraph .company's letter
head, using that oompany's envelope and
messenger: "Coyne is friend of mine
and witness in the case Of Wong Chez
and Wong Wing; he is reliable and oil
rite. Yours, Burness."
This correspondence was carried on un-
til the young men were gravely compli-
Gated and the officers had them
''cinched' for felony. Coyne identified
the letters, each one; district messenger
whv was in the office plan did that also.
Attorney Henry Gage was put on the
stand and told of his connection with the
case. The trial was continued until 9
o'clock for further evidence.
A curious fact is that Burmese bonds
men are aChen Quong Jom and Yam Kee.