The herald., 1896-10-16
1T IS AL ONE SIDED
| Evidence in the Chew Wing
Cow Case
| WITNESSES agree ON TIE DETAILS
Fighting for Liberty Of the Ac-
cused
"A TOO HASTY JEALOUSY
A Wife's Troubles Will Be Aired in the
Police Court
colored Hotel, Servants Who Gobbled Diamond
Rings
TOO HASTY JEALOUSY
A Wlfe's Troubles Will Be Aired in the
Police Court
colored Hotel, Servants Who Gobbled Diamond
Rings
Still More Suits Against the Mount
Lowe. Railway-Coffin Must Pay
His Alimony or Go to Jail-Gen-
eral Court Notes.

| The court room of department one was
| early crowded yesterday with an audi
ence that was chiefly composed Of Chin
amen, and before the shades Of night
had fallen the apartment, in spite of
every effort to properly ventilate it, had
assumed the odoriforus peculiarities of
a police court room. Even standing
room was All times at a premium so
great Is the interest shown in the case
involving the guilt or innocence of the
Cinnamon charged with the murder of
Wong Chez. The court was opened by
the continuation of the testimony of
Wong Kee. who says he saw the shoot
ing OF Wong Chez and declares that
Chew Wing Cow did the act. Wong
kee says he was standing beside tel
ephone pole near the scene of the shoot
ing, on the corner Of Marchessault and
Alameda streets, when the tragedy oc-
Cured. He has known Chew Wing Cow
three or four years and saw him two or
three minutes before the shooting stand
ing with other Cinnamon before the
store where the shooting occurred. Wong
| Kee was at the time listening to the
music that emanated from an upstairs
room over the store and was entranced
| Dy the melody as produced by celestial
musicians. While thus engaged Wong
Chez passed him and few feet behind
MN came Wong Hing, and he SPOKE to
| both of them.
AT that time the defendant, Chew
Wing Cow, and his companions were
standing in front of the store, and when
Wong Chez arrived in their vicinity the
shooting occurred. Wong Kee declared
rived alongside Chew Wing Cow and
friends, that he heard Gong On Chong
say to Wing Chew Cow, Shoot" where
upon Cow shot Chez in the face.
Witness graphically described how
Wong Chez staggered and fell, and cse-
| clared he saw the defendant put pistol
| in his pocket and run away. On the map
of the locality witness described the
course taken by Cow and his fleeing
companions. and substaStiated the state
ments made by the young Englishman
Bell. Witness saw the defendant after
ward at barber shop and still later
saw him go up a stairway. When asked
where this stairway led the witness re-
piled, upstairs. The witness said also
that at the time mentioned tkere was a
horse and buggy standing on Alameda
street near Marchessault and with the
rig were three white people. 1t was the
evident intention of the prosecution to
| lay basis for introducing as witnesses
the Haislips, who occupied that buggy
at the time of the shooting and who
should be good witnesses for one side or
the other
On cross examination attorneys for
the defense tried to shake the testimony
given, especially as to his seeing two
white men in the vicinity-one Of them
young man with spectacles.
| Wong Hing was next called, but be-
fore he gave any testimony, f. w.
Northam, San Diego policeman, called
by the defense, was placed on the stand
by consent OF the opposing counsel.
Policeman Northam knew young Lonis,
a witness for the prosecution, and de-
| clared that the young mans reputation
was very bad He has known Lonis
three or four years and would not believe
him on oath. Witness was submitted to
severe scoring on cross-examination,
counsel for the prosecution undertaking
to show that he was prejudiced against
the young man.
After the San Diego policeman was
excused, Wong Hing was recalled. He
also had heard Gong on Chong say tC
Chew Wing Cow, Shoot him." and saw
the defendant put the revolver to Wong
Chee's face and fire. Wong Hing after
the shot was fired cried out Save life, ,
and saw the defendant and his COM
panions run away. photograph OF
the late Wong Chez was shown tc
Wong Hing, who is an uncle to the mul
dered man, and was identified. When
counsel for the state wanted this pho
tograph marked as an exhibit in the
evidence, there was vigorous objection
from the defense. but after much par
rying the court over-ruled the objec-
tions and permitted the jury to look upon
: the polished counterfeit presentment o1
the lamented Wong Chez.
After this Policeman Il. L. Benedict
was called to prove certain incidents
} of the statements made in writing by
Wong Chez when he was in the receiv-
ing hospital. but the witness was moi
allowed to say much. Chief of Police
J. M. Glass was the next witness. He
would have told all the details of the
interview with Wong Chez at the police
, station, when the wounded man, una.
| BILE to talk by reason of his laceratet
: tongue, was yet able to write the name
of the man who shot him. but the OBJ
jections of the defense were SO strenu.
Gus that the court upheld them, and a.
the time of adjournment the argument.
, for and against permitting the writer
questions and answers to be admitted
were in progress.
Although Chief Glass was allowed tt
say that It was Wong Chez who wrote
the name on the paper he held in hi.
hand, he was not permitted to say wha
his question was to the wounded man
though readers of The Herald will re.
member that the chiefs question was
| WHO shot yOu?' and Wong Chee's aps.