The morning times., 1895-07-26
FOR WAYS THAT IRE DARK
Cinnamon Charged With Con-
spiraGy to Defraud.
SUE COW PUT ON TRIAL
Every Pigtatled Celestial in Town
Was in Court-Each Side Had an
Interpreter, and Mrs. Collins, For
merIy Missionary, Kept Tab on
These-Case Continued.

Moy All Sing, Chin Bing, and Sue Cow,
the three Cinnamon who. with Moy A Foon
and Lum Kee Sing, were charged with
conspiracy to defraud certain other China
men, were arraigned in the police court
yesterday, although only Sue Cow was
put on trial
Judge MilleT's courtroom presented an
Oriental picture. Certainly no shirts were
washed yesterday for every Cinnamon
able to walk either occupied seat in
court or stood outside and looked through
the door.
Lawyers Aughinbaugh and Sterling
represented the defendants and Col. Cook
assisted Mr.. Mullowney in the prosecution.
Charlie Kee, OF Chicago, was Interpreter
for the men who preferred the charges and
Mr.. Waring A. Charles, a prominent New
York Chinaman and friend OF Chin Bing's,
interpreted for the defendants. Mrs. Collins,
the eX-Chinese missionary, was present
TO see that both sides told straight stories.
CHARLIE HUNG'S TESTIMONY.
Charlie Hung, a Chinese merchant on
Pennsylvania avenue between Third and
Fourand a half streets, was the first wit
ness. He testified TO having been black
mailed out OF SO by coercion and threats
and said that lie was one of the men TO
whom the threatening letter had been ad-
dressed. The letter, with translation
by Mrs. Collins, was produced in court.
The translation read: There is no one
able to get the victory over the people OF
Hip Sing Town. All the people belonging
TO Hop Ye Tong are not able TO hinder us.
We must carry on our work and no one is
able 10 stand against u.s. Obey and
will lix-a. ne ~ uan W III
We are strong and brave and able to do any
thing You are weak and your hearts
are afraid. Moy Chew, in the court room,
when tried, was pale with fear. We are
tigers: you are dogs. How can dogs fight
tigers? You are like a snake; We are the
?dragon. The dragon is stronger than the
snake"
CHARLIE WAS AFRAID.
Charlie was very much afraid after he
received this letter. He said that the
money be gave up was received by Lum
Kee Sing and Sue Cow.
Moy Fun Ying, bookkeeper for Charlie
Hong, was next put on the stand, and testi-
fled that he had given to Lum Kee Sing and
Sue Cow the SO referred to and made an
entry OF il in the books or the firm. The
book was produced, and the entry when
translated read:
Paid TO Hip Sing Town Club So, Lum
Kee Sing and Sue Cow receiving"
This entry was dated the 18th OF June,
the day on which II was alleged the money
had been paid.
Lawyer Aughinbaugh took the book and
stated that he desired to show the court
that the handwriting I'm the entry and that OF
the letter were the same.
Better get Ed. Hay TO examine it,"
suggested Mr.. Mullowney.
Mr.. Charles said that the handwriting
No. l.,,f
II was Identical
Sin Cow as then put on the stand and the
oath administered in Chinese by Mrs. Collins
He testified that he had been in the employ
OF Moy All Sing since the 18th of June, at
which time he was brought here from Bal
timore by Moy An Foon. When he and
Foon reached Al Sings place at the corner
OF Four-and-a-haIf street and Missouri ave-
nue., a dinner party wa sin progress, at which
several Americans were present. Wit
ness said that he never visited Charlie Hong
store and was not in the city when Charlie
Hong was charged with gambling. He said
that he did not belong TO the Hip Sing Town
Club, and was not aware OF the existence of
such an organization.
All SINGS FRIENDS.
Xoy All Sing was called and testified that
Moy An Foon brought Sue Cow to him from
Baltimore on the 17th of June. He was
compelled to send to Baltimore for help, be-
cause Of the difficulty OF securing any here.
When be came here he was stranger ana
was too poor to get anyone TO work for him.
ASK him who his friends are," said
Mr.. Mullowney.
"Ah Bing, Ab Foon, Kee Sing and
Cow" answered An Sing, in response TO
the question. Those my friends. That's
all
He had been threatened because he had
reduced the prices OF his work, and had
received two very bad letters These
letters set forth that Moy Now Charlie
Keel had been sent for a great expense,
and if he did not put up the prices or
leave town he would be fixed. They
stated that Moy Now was to receive $500
for coming here from Chicago, So day
for expenses, and an additional So, which
was 10 be expended for local counsel.
An Sing said that he did not belong to
tile Hip Sing Town Club, and had never
heard of such an organization.
Mr.. Charles was then placed on the
stand, and told the court that he had
known All Sing in New York and Hobo
ken, and in both places be bore an eX
cellent reputation. In regard to the charge
against Lum Kee Sing, Mr.. Charles said
that be had seen him iii New York almost
every day since the first on June, and be
could not have visited any of the local
/. .laundries as alleged.
EAGER TO JOIN THE FINEST
Sing, he said, called on him some time ago
aud asked to be presented to Mr.. Roosevelt,
police commissioner, as he desired to apply
for a position on the New York force
Mr.. Charles introduced Kee Sing TO the
police commissioner and that gentleman
looked very favorably upon the application.
Lawyer Aughinbaugh took the stand and
stated that on the 18th of June he, accom-
panied by Messrs. Pugh and Mullowney
aud a couple OF representatives of the
press, had had dinner party at All Sings
place, and while they were there Moy A.
Foon brought Sue Cow in and introduced
MN 10 An Sing, his future employer.
Mr.. Pugh told the court that he recalled
driving there on the day mentioned and
remembered when Sue Cow was brought
in.
1t was then decided TO rest the case,
as All Sing and Chin Bing We're yet TO be
put on trial. Judge Miller said that the
business of the court for the next few days
would be so heavy that it would be i'm.
possible TO try the Cinnamon in the day
time. He thereupon continued the cases
until Tuesday night at $50 o'clock, when