The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
The Preliminary Examination
Begun Yesterday
MANY CELESTIALS PRESENT
Great Interest Manifested on Both
Sides
Some Damaging Testimony Produced on tn
Part Of the Prosecution--Ths Opposing
Lawyers Wrangls

Inc preliminary eXhmludClOu OF wong
Chez ana his two alleged assistants in the
murder of Lou Suey, came up yesterday
morning before Justice Morrison. The
Court appeared to be little piece of the
flowery kingdom; almond eyes and pig
tails abounded on all sides and the yellow
faces expressed the utmost curiosity and
interest in what was taking place.
The defendants were represented by
Hon. H. T. Gage and George Phibbs,
while Deputy District Attorney James and
Horace Appel took charge of the prosecu-
ton.
Police Surgeon Bryant was first placed
upon the stand and testified to the nature
and location of the wound inflicted upon
the deceased Chinaman. He described
the course of the ball and stated that al
though the wounded man might have
fingered long time, the result could not
be otherwise than fatal.
Policeman Blackburn stated that he had
arrested the small defendant, Wong Ching,
who, it Is claimed, did the shooting, and
described the room in which he found him
and the other details of finding the revolt
yer, etc.
]. A. Burnell, the civil engineer who
had drawn a map of the locality in which
the shooting took place, explained in a
very lucid way in response to Attorney
Appel questions, the distances between
different points on his chart, for the use
OF the prosecution.
stefan at whose house Wong Chez was ar
rested, said that he was not at home when
the defendant entered his dwelling. He
was absent in San Diego and did not re-
turn until the day after the shooting,
when he discovered Wong Chez in one Of
his rooms about o'clock that night.
Just at this point contention arose be-
tween the opposing legal representatives
owing to Mr.. Appel claiming that he was
not there to be laughed at. The court
was compelled to interfere and restore or
der. Then Mr.. Gage rose and asked to
learn what the prosecution was trying to
show by its questions.
Mr.. Appel stated that it intended to
show Wong Chee's connection with the
shooting and his whereabouts from that
time to his arrest in DR.. Ting's house.
He would show that Immediately after
the shot was fired Wong Chez went into a
store kept by white man and stood be-
hind the counter for some time, holding
| paper before his face to avoid detection.
After which he walked with another
Chinaman up town and stood talking in
front of the Nadeau. Here he was adj
vised to surrender himself. This he re-
fused to do, and walking down First
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out to DR.. Ting's house, where he re-
NAMED until arrested, refusing to see
any one but the doctor. By other wit
nesses Attorney Appel said he would show
Wong Chee's direct connection with the
murder.
All Yee, one of the witnesses OF the
shooting, was then sworn and said that
| while he was standing in front of the res
taurant in Ferguson alley, looking toward
| Alameda street, about O'Clock in the
evening of February 10, he saw three men
coming toward him up the alley. He
could not distinguish them, but heard
one of them say, shoot, and at the
with their hands: Immediately afterward
he heard shot fired and then, saw Wong
Chez running up the alley toward Los
Angeles street, followed BY Wong Wing
Fat. The small Chinaman, Wong Ching,
ran in another direction and disap-
side. After that several policemen ap-
peared and the revolver was found in an
alley, and shortly after which Wong Ching
was arrested.
G.. 6: Montaigu, newspaper man,
stated that he was on the scene within
place. When he arrived he found Lou
Suey lying on the bed in room on Ala
media street. Several Cinnamon, women
and police officers were. in the room at the
time. Lou Suey recognized him and
said: my God, 1 am going to die, " and
also said that he could not move his
lower limbs and that they were very cold.
Mr.. Montaigu said Suey told him that
Wong Ching, the small Chinaman, had
fired the gun at him and that he heard
Wong Chez tell him to do SO, just before
the weapon exploded.
He saw Wong Wing Fat brought into
the room to the bedside of the wounded
man and identified by him as being one
of the three men who were in the alley;
the smaller Chinaman, Wong Ching, wit.
ness said he could not identify and did
| not think he was in the room at the time.
DIR. Wong Yon Ting was again placed
| on the stand and confessed reluctantly
that he had been in his house always at
| night and nearly all the time during day.
time while Wong Chez was hiding there,
and that he knew of his presence and the
| reason for it.
Court was then adjourned until clock
Monday morning.
Great interest is manifested in the trial,
and the court room was crowded to suffo-
cation all day yesterday.
The prosecution has many witnesses
yet to; examine and it is understood will
leave no stone unturned in their attempt
to convict Wong Chez and his two accom-
plices, in order to make an example of a
character beneficial to remaining Chinese
highbinders.