The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-21

ing brides to assist in the landing of Chi
nese immigrants. At the morning session
there were many interested spectators,
and later in the day the courtroom was
crowded, among those present being at
torneys, Government officials and large
contingent of Chinese. "Dick" Williams
family sat close to him all day, and his
pretty little daughter dressed in white
played about him.
The proceedings were enlivened bv a
Chinese witness swearing solemnly that
Lyman 1. Mowry, one of the attorneys for
the defense, was a member of the Hop
Sing Tong-in fact, highlander. And at
the close there was depression when the
court sent meddlesome Mongol to jail
for six months for contempt.
In the morning Dong Ting, witness
for the prosecution, failed to answer; also
Chew Sing and Deputy Collector Tobin,
too, were not on hand when called and at
tachments were issued for all three.
The indictment under the landing of
Wong Ling Choy was next taken up. Choy
claimed to be native of San Pedro Point.
Marin County. He landed September II,
1895, after having arrived on the Coptic
August 81.
Wong Sam was called to testify. He
spurned the services of an interpreter, and
then IN good English told the counsel that
he was broker and came to California in
1870. He admitted having had something
to do with the landing of Wong Ling Choy.
Said he:
II first learned from his brother, Chin
Deck OF San Pedro Point, that Choy was
on the Coptic. While he was on the steamer
l saw Williams. | asked him if it was
hard to land native-borns. He said: 1T
is very hard to land them now, because the
Collector is suspicious Of all the native
borns.' | told him / was instructed bv
Chin Deck to employ an attorney to land
Wong Ling Choy, and Williams said: You
will have to go to court and there will be
expense and trouble and bother. You dis
miss the attorney and leave the case to me.
1t will cost something but the attorney
could not land him. | asked Williams
how much it would cost and he said. sIll
land him tor $780,
Then | asked Williams to come to nv
room at 8lS Washington street. He came
there and / offered him 800. but he refused
it, so l gave him 500. Chin Deck was
present when gave the money.
That evening Williams told me should
have to get an affidavit of the bows father
to square him with the Collector. A
gentleman on Montgomery street. between
Clay and Washington, made the affidavit
winch was lot Inc collector. / kept it in
my room, but Williams never called for il.
and l couldn't find il the other day.
"Have you stated now all the conyersa-
ton with Dick Williams regarding Wong
Ling Choy?" asked Mowry
Probably not. The counsel don't ask
it, /" was Wong Sans diplomatic answer.
The defendants attorney fired the same
questions in different forms at the intelli
gent witness, who replied, II think that
is all"
Sam told his history in the cross.ax-
animation that was evidently intended to
trip him in some places. He came TO San
Francisco in 1870 from China, spent six
months working in a family, after which
he went to school ana studied. Next he
went back to China, where he remained
for some time. On returning TO Calfor.
mia Sam became general merchant on
Dupont street, between Jackson and Wash
ington.
After two years he withdrew from the
business and went to Portland, Or, where
he was a merchant, thence to Noeales.
Mex, and from there to Phoenix, Ariz..
whence he went tn Los Angeles to open
an intelligence Office. He came to San
Francisco again and between 1889 and 1892
Collector Phelps offered TO put him on the
payroll, but Sam refused the money, |
though he supplied the Collector with in
formation.
"How did YOU make your m oney .hen2'
asked Mowry.
How did you make your money! Sam
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