Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
MORE COMPLICATIONS
Those Mysterious Chinese Cases Inquired
Into by the Court
How tho Willy Celestials Remove
Rivals in Trade-The Hear
ings Go, Over.

Juu&e Miller neafQ tnB PROOF III tue Cdso
,of Sue Cow. the Chinese laundryman,
charged with threats and conspiracy, but
did not conclude the hearing.
When the time for swearing the wit
nesses arrived Mrs. Collins and the other
Interpreters said that they the witnesses)
considered the swearing with a ROSTERS.
head or the breaking of a cup as binding.
Bring in the cups, them" said Mr.. Null
lowry. Tell the janitor to bring in some
of his old crockery."
"Oh, no. said the Judge, and the wit
nesses were sworn in the usual way, the
Judge stating that he would punish any
Interpreter who did not repeat the exact
evidence as given by the witnesses.
Charlie Hong, the first witness called
to give evidence against Sue Cow for al
legged conspiracy with Lum Kee Sing,
through interpreters, told the court that
Sue Cow and Lum Kee Sing came to his
place and demanded money, which, he said.
was for Hop Sing Lung, who keeps
first gave him IS. Sue Cow, he said. told
him that if he did not contribute the
money he would make trouble for him.
DO you know anything about the Hop
Sing Town Club?" Mr.. Mullowny asked.
street"
rs Sue Cow member of the club?'
Witness said he never gave him any
money after he gave them the IS, but three
months before that he gave them some
chinese goods. Witness was shown paper
that he identified as an order he gave for
goods: He was asked If he had ever re-
ceived letter from any one, and he said
that the Hop Sing Town Club sent it to
him. but he did not know who wrote it.
me letter referred to was shown. and Mrs.
Collins read it. The letter was addressed
TO Lee Way. Lee Tuck and Charlie Hong.
The warrant charged that the offense
was committed on the 14th of June. This,
the witness said, was the fifth moon and
the 23d day with the Chinese.
On cross-examination, witness said he
never told Lawyer Aughinbaugh that he
would withdraw the charges If the Sam
price.
Knows Them All.
When questioned ty the court witness
said he knows about two hundred or three
hundred Cinnamon in this city. He is
Slightly acquainted with nearly all the
celestials and many Of them come in his
store. Witness was asked If there is not
Chinese organization In Washington, the
object Of which is to keep up prices. and
he answered: Il don't know about their
business
Witness has known Sue Cow about three
months. He conducts the Hop Sing Town
Club, so he has been informed Witness
said he had done nothing of which he was
afraid when he gave up The s.. but he gave
1t up because he was afraid Sue Cow
would injure his business and himself.
He had beard of similar clubs in other
cities and he had also heard of money be-
ing paid in other cities
Charlie Hong, in answer to Lawyer
Aughnbaughs questioning, said ne had
been accused of gambling, and that Sue
Cow and All Sing were witnesses against
him. Witness said he contributed money
toward defraying the expenses of he pros
ecution.
He WasThere.
Moy Philip, who is also in the grocery
business. was next called. He speaks Eli
glish, but the services of an Interpreter
were found necessary. He said that lie
was present in the store when Sue Cow
and Lum Kee Sing called and got the
S. from Charlie Hong. Witness said he
heard Sue Cow say he would make trouble
for Charlie Hong if he did not give him
the money. The money, he said, was for
use at the place on 12 street.
Witness told briefly what he claimed to
know about the case, and then Moy Foon
Wing, bookkeeper in Charlie Hong's store,
was sworn. He produced the books of the
firm, and he had seen Sue Cow in the store
Lum kee Sing was with him, and Charlie
Hong gave him money, he said, for taxes
Witness made an entry of the payment in
the book, and showed where he had made
the entry.
wong SharieS SAID mat the entry was
made in smaller letters than the other en-
tries In the book, and he thought it was
made sometime after the regular business
was entered.
Witness said he belonged to no club, but
he contributed money to pay lawyers.
Inside History.
After Wong Charles, the New York inter-
prefer, had Interpreted part of the testi-
mony ne went on the stand as Witness
and told the court of the means resortcd to
by some of the Cinnamon to get rid of those
who were doing work at cheaper prices
Their arrest, on charges, such as had been
brought in this case, he said, was one way
forging their names to notes and then
making them sell out their places of bust
ness was another, while in some instances
putting UP jobs to land them in the peni-
tertiary are resorted to. A number of
Cinnamon, he said. have been sent to
prison in New York. The witness explain
ed that in, the case before the court he
thought there was nothing more than an
attempt on the part of the three hundred
or more Cinnamon to get rid Of the few
who were doing work cheaper than the
established prices. Witness told of Chinese
clubs, lodges of Masons snd of the so
called highbnders, and when questioned
about the reputation of Charlie Ton Sing,
who was a member of the arctic expe-
dition. he said his character is good. He
has letters of recommendation from high
and not long ago he was given an intro
duction to Commissioner Roosevelt, as he
is an applicant for position on the New
York police force, and will in all prob
ability get the position.
All Sing was an important witness for
Sue Cow He has Sue Cow employed in his
place. Sing had been threatened because
he did work cheaper than the others. He
had received letters from some of the other
celestials. In one of them he was told that
Charlie Lee, a Chicago interpreter and
Chinese counsellor in Chicago, was to be
hired at great expense to work up the case.
The letter. he claimed, stated that Charlie
Lee was to receive $500 for coming here,
was to receive 500 week and s. day
for drinks and cigars. in addition to $500
for two local lawyers.
Sue Cow made complete denial. He
claimed that he did not come here until
three days after the alleged offense is
charged to have been committed. He came
here on the 18th of June.
A Chinese Dinner.
Lawyer Aughinbaugh was put on the
stand, and he said he was at All Sings the