The herald., 1896-10-15
ASSETS LESS THAN DEBTS
The Litigation Pending Over the Good
Hope Mining Deal
A Good Reason for Not Paying Stipulated
Alimony
Supervisors Struggling Over the Elec-
tion Boards-Chapges in Consta-
bles and Justices-General
Court Notes.


Chew Wing Cows trial on the charge
of numbering Wong Ching were yester-
day devoted to cross-examination of
Percy Hammond Bell, the young Eng
I lishman who figures as the strongest
witness for the prosecution. Young Mr.
Bell wavered in some minor particulars
from the evidence given at the prelim-
| mary examination, but his testimony
on vital points was not shaken. AS he
had said that it was his knowledge of
medicine that prompted him to exam
inc the wounded Chinaman, some per-
| tinent questions were put to him by
counsel for the defense to test his knowl-
edge of surgery and therapeutics. On
some technical points the young man
stumbled, but that to older practitioners
will not seem remarkable. Counsel for
| the defense indicated yesterday an
intention to impeach the testimony of
young Bell.
Charles Huggins, the next witness
called by the prosecution, testified to
some material points, as to seeing the
| flight of the Chinese after the shooting
Then All Dock, through Chang Kin
Ling. interpreter, gave his testimony,
| to the effect that he was smoking OPT
um in the store before which the shoot
| ing took place, heard the shots and
| caused the store doors to be locked.
During the cross-examination All Dock
was made to stand beside the defend
ant to show that both Cinnamon were
| Of size, and might easily be mistaken
one for the other after night They do
not differ half an inch in height.
| Police officer Matuskiewiz was next
| called to prove that short time after
| the shooting he arrested one of the
| fleeing Cinnamon that Bell had de-
| scribed, and at a point in direct line
| from where the young Englishman had
seen him. This was intended to con-
| Arm the statement of young Bell, but
/ the court would not admit the evidence
sustaining the objections of the coun-
! sci for the defense.
| Charles M. Louis was the next wit
ness. This young man was near the
] shooting at the time it occurred, and
| he saw one tall, Chinaman running away
| Immediately after the shot. This Chi
| naman, he said, was making motion
as if concealing a weapon in his cloth
| ing. and he positively identified the de-
| fendant as the fleeing Celestial.
John M McInnes, sergeant of police
| of San Diego, was present, and as it
| was necessary that he should return at
once to his home city, counsel for de-
| fense. who had subpoenaed the officer
asked the court to permit him to give
| his testimony at once. Despite the OBJ
4 jections of the prosecution, Judge Smith
/ permitted Mr.. Innes to take the stand.
i The police sergeant in reply to QueS-
! tions of defendants counsel, said that
he knew Charles M. Louis to have bad
i reputation for integrity. On cross-ex-
] animation Sergeant McInnes was shown
| tO hold u11ita a prudpe oOaipSf unI1p o.
| Louis. McInnes named some people
who, he said, knew that Louis reputa-
tion was bad. After Judge Smith had
excused McInnes and said he might re-
turn home he was served with sub
roena by counsel for the state This
fact made the judge extremely angry.
and he delivered severe lecture to
the attorneys for the prosecution, say
ing that to serve process on a witness
after the Judge had excused him
amounted almost to contempt of court.
G. c. McComas. H. H. Appel and
George Phibbs of the prosecution at
tempted to explain that they needed
McInnes to prove certain facts, but
the court peremptorily shut them up,
and told McInnes to make tracks for
San Diego as quickly as possible. On
| account of the loss of this one witness
Attorney Appel Immediately called for
Subpoenas for half dozen others, say
ing that it might be necessary to call
for fully twenty witnesses to prove
what could just as we'll have been
shown by the man from San Diego, ha6
the court permitted 1t.
Wong Kee, who gave his testimony
through the interpreter, made some
statements strongly against the ac-
cused. While he was on the stand an
other furore wes caused in court by the
declaration made by one of the counse
for the defense that Detective George
Gard was making disrespectful remarke
in the hearing of the jury. Both De-
tective Gard and the attorneys for the
state disclaimed any intention of utter
ing any asides with intention of influ-
encing the jury and the incident closed
The case will be resumed this morn
ing, and from present indications will
continue many days.