The herald., 1895-09-16
THREE ROUNDS WISE OUT
A Short Struggle Ends in Favor
of Los Angeles
GEORGE j. DENIS DID III
Some Very Interesting Bits OF Cores
pondenCe
Which Passed Between This City and San
Francisco, and a Chinese naiden
Raised the Rumpus

A three.round glove contest. size of the
mittens used not known. has just oc-
Cured, the combatants being John NJ.
Wise, collector of customs at San Fran
cisco, and George ]. Denis United States
district attorney for the Southern Cali
fornia district, with Headquarters at Los
Angeles. The affair was strictly private
and formally official. the cause of the
battle being one Wong Chuey, a Chinese
maiden whose alleged graces of person
and manifold other attractions have en-
crossed the sTace and attention of the
San Francisco papers to the extent of
dozens of columns, and of the Los An
geles dailies of space and attention in
proportion. Wong Chuey is like thous
ands of her Monaghan sisters in this
country. one of those Chinese courtesaus
who are imported into the United States
by smuggling for the express purpose of
assisting in the enriching of some high
binder master. The girl was apprehend
ed for being unlawfully in the United
States and she is now awaiting trial
upon that charge, preparatory to depor-
tation to China. The case comes up for
hearing in the United States district
court one week from tomorrow and there
by hangs this tale.
One of the important witnesses in the
matter for the government is Collector
Wise, who in the natural course OF events
had been subpoenaed by District At
torney Denis to be on hand and give his
evidence. That subpoena was round ono
iii the struggle.
In reply to the formal summons sent
him, Collector Wise forwarded to the
United States district attorneys office in
this city a letter Jelly brief in its ac-
acknowledgement. The San Francisco col
lector OF customs could not go to Los
Angeles. That was a blow between the
eyes for United States District Attorney
Denis, and it looked as if the latter had
been Knocked over the ropes and would
two.
But what did Denis 90 to him?
He swore he was untrue to him.
Did Denis owe him money!
No!!!i!
He just took his typewriter in hand
and what he wrote TO Wise must have
rather taken the wind out OF the collector.
Denis said: The government needs your
testimony in this case and "all of the
power of Grover Cleveland himself will
not keep you away"
The words quoted above may not be
literally just as Collector Wise received
them or as they were written by the Los
Angeles ulSJr1Ct attorney. OnlV tne Two
officials themselves know just how the
letter read, and neither of them will tell.
United States District Attorney Denis
was seen at his nome on Westlake avenue
in reference to the matter last evening.
He left the dinner table to see the rs-
porter and his reception of the reporter
caused icicles to form upon the sills of
his parlor windows. He was ANNOYED
that he had been Intruded upon outside
of his regular office hours and he was
doubly annoyed when he learned the OBJ
iect OF the reporters mission. He said:
81 certainly would not permit you to
peruse any official correspondence. (Which
might have passed between my Office
and that of Collector Wise upon the sub-
ect which you mentions, were any such
letters as you suggest in existence. Mr..
Wise may do SO. That is his affair and
MOI NINE"
The third round IN the hea ,yweight
struggle ended when the second letter of
Denis reached Collector Wise, and it
ended in favor of the man from Los An
geles.
Collector Wise will be promptly on
hand when the case of Wong Chuey is
called for trial befor, United States Dis
trict Judge Olin Wellborn one week from
tomorrow. and it has taken but very
small part of the power of Grover Cleve-
land 70 BRING the collector to Los Angeles.