Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-09
THE CASE DISMISSED
Nothing in the Chinese Perjury
DECIDED BY THE POLICE COURT
Two Government Witnesses Have
Their Veracity Attacked.
THE ATTORNEYS PLEA S

THE ATTORN EYS' PIE A 5
The Chinese puzzle, involving a gigantic
conspiracy, the shooting of celestial and
alleged perjury. has occupied so much OF
the time of the Police Court that not mere
than three dozen of the so-called Chinese
four hundred" were present today at noon
when the hearing of the case of An Sing
and Sue Cow, for alleged perjury, was call
ed. Yesterday afternoon, after The Stars
report closed, the government rested It's
case, and the defense called several wit
nesses, among them being Detectives Carter
and Gallaher, DR.. Smith Of the Emergency
Hospital and a newspaper reporter.
When the hearing was resumed this
morning Judge Miller was called by the
defense and questioned by Mr. Clarke con-
corning the hearing in the shooting case
He told the court OF the testimony given at
the hearing, and Of the positions in winch
the parties were when the shootlhs was
done. So far as his recollection was con-
cerned, he understood that witnesses 10
Gated Moy Chew near tree IN front OF ana
on the same side Of the street the laundry
is situated, and not across the street, as
was stated yesterday by another witness
Precinct Detective Hartigan was called
and questioned about the character OF the
colored women who were called Tor tie
government
Jeffords objected, and Mr.. Clarke said he
was not the least bit surprised at the op-
lection.
Just what 1 had expected" said Mr..
Clarke land I'll burst il don't say what
1 want to say. These poor Cinnamon have
been hauled into this court and the facts
were all known to Judge Miller, but bcfore
bringing this case they waited until Judge
Miller went off on his vacation and then
they had them locked up on Saturday right
SO they would not be able to give bail
Then when the governments witnesses are
arrayed as saints and angels the prose
cutor objects to their character being at
tackled"
The witness said he had arrested two Of
the women, and they were discharged by
the court when arraigned. They were let
off with lecture.
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh was called,
and he said he knew two of the women
because of their appearance in court.
Zone of them 1 know by name" said
witness, land the other know by sight.
Would yoI believe them under oath?'
Ny. Pugh was asked.
Il would not" he answered, land If
knew thing to be a fact and they swore
to 1t would then have my doubts"
Asked i'm Marriage.
After recess Sue Cow. one of the defen-
dants, was put on the stand and he re-
peated his testimony given at the former
hearing, when he said that Moy Chew
shot All Sing. He created some amuse-
ment for the audience when he made the
statement thst Annie Brooks had asked
him to marry her. Sue Cow cannot speak
or understand English, and the proposal
was made through All Sing. who acted as
interpreter. He had also been told by All
Sings father-in-law that the woman want
ed to marry him.
Richard Crown. white man. who has
colored woman for his wife, and who
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sworn. He swore that he sat at the front
window nearly all day and said he was
watching the tree most of the time
There We're 500 people there" said wit
ness. land the shooting could not have
been done without my seeing 1t"
Where do you live?' the witness was
asked by Mr.. Aughnbaugh.
"At No. 100 AZ street." he answered.
with your colored wife?" queried Mr..
Aughinbaugh.
Yes, with my colored wife," answered
witness.
The Arguments.
This closed the proof. and the court heard
what counsel had to say. During the
course of the argument by Mr. Sterling he
said he had often heard that there was a
law for the rich and law for the poor,
ard this case proved to his mind the truth
of the statement. Counsel pictured these
poor Cinnamon, only three or four in num-
Der, being prosecuted by the three or four
hundred other ceIestials Said Mr. Ster-
ling:
MY connection with these cases has
brought to. my limited experience a weak
eninS of faith as to the substantial fair
ness accomplished by the law. Certainly
my respect for its dignity has lessened, /
have often heard that there was no law
Tor the poor man, and my saddest reflec-
ton upon these cases is that 1t is So I
believe that too often is the machinery OF
the law made to turn backward; and little
wonder is 1t that its delicate and pliable
product-called justice-should come out so
warped crumpled and misshapen that we
cannot recognize 1t, and must stand
aghast."
In conclusion, he said:
THE rigor Of the law has placed All Sing
in Jail, while his wife and child ara home
destitute. 1t was the lack of humanity
In his prosecutors that made this possible.
but now 1t Is hoped that sentiment-that
f!rer reason-may fin1 some place in the
law and he be allowed to go to the assist
ahce of his family. Without dismissal Of
this case he cannot do, for he cannot give
oa1l Ii this case cannot be determined in this
court there is less chance that the grand
jury can handle it as we'll"
Mr.. Jefords, for the prosecution made
the closing remarks, in which he handled
the Chinese question in a fair and i'm
partial manner, letting the Judge take the
" hole responsibility in the case
If the court believed the defendant swore
falsely he understood that the court would
hold him, while on the. other hand, if the
will be acquitted.
Judge Scott, in summing up the testi-
n1ony, referred to the other trials in court
and the action of the grand jury He
had carefully considered the whole case
and had reached the conclusion that All
Sing had not committed perjury. The
charge was therefore dismissed
A nolle pros. was entered in the case of
Sue Cow, and both men were discharged.
When the case was dismissed there was
an effort at applause in the audience,
which was promptly checked. and the dis
appointed crowd of celestials made their
way from the court to Chinatown"
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