The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-02
THE CASE PUT OVER.
CSn1fsstoner kiefer Denfes the
assiss of the D~fease fer
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EEslezs the ee<snss 1nrrosuee~ Sou.e
Aszsaty sSA1e-scs s>nG1rg 70 aes<rzy ia
case Tor TIE government 4 i -sxocaxsse
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sAA@fsr vii bod Ching Gee Hes zzc zee
Use % answer o@for. s1e Fererzg ccaFt
g ea@ eE-A<Ss % attempting C Tribe Coz
ssEn7snt Interpreter sa1z z Gardnsr
a EsctI0E Ezz9s cT the aFroyr<ys for TIE
1eE~z-Ss that tnsg - discharged ara tie
iEsfovnnasso1 agz4azs them - discussed
NaS 1eEsss yesterday afEzrzooa al S
COCK - Commissioner Esegsr. TIE TO
san WAS rzzce Th4yK6ay afternocn ~
2szs x7ann3z Burke tor both Defendants
- Arguments CT tne n1rsor hegzn az 2
COCK Thursday afserBoo1 and csasln Led
sE.L4 - yesterday axEsxnocz-
Isss n-&@a c91tenssoa Of tf44 attorneys ssr
khs two Chinese Nas that there waS 70
authority 81 tire Fedsrz4 l4ws Tor th@ ap-
pSAa1fzest es such az oF1csr as Interpret
er G&T15Sr was al4exee 70 be Eszrtasr
tn&t there was no statute prsscrselzg AS
cGflNN. ard thai tie secretary es tAs
sEe2xary ba6 exceeded zis authority II
commissioning Gsrsa@r aad esr~ctzng nlm
70 perform ;as duties OF INTERPRETER ef
Chinese lAnsl<sge AM docuE4nES C a.
occasion s4e1 As IEs trial OF the tao ze-
cx1Esd Chinese.
Il waA fgrtne~ e0rsencec that Csardzsr
E4s &ctizg sicily as a witness Al the gzEne
VIXEN Z wGs alleged tAzt al Improper o.
fer had hssn n5z2e alFn. II other wcr4z
L Wa alleged that L any corrupt CT
Ter lad been made 70 enlist his services
tor TIE cefsnss Il was as a witness In tae
exAgz2ssssAgi3zs. and rot zs az c.ZceE c9
TIRE sosesnE2znt tl44s he wss approached.
A. % the Frat proposition Numerous
Authorities and supreme GS9Ft decisions
wsrs Gg1oted BY the attorneys Cor the &C.
fenae. II tae matter o leaFned axgsmears
% tie D~aFt Of aIstlug ulshed counsel. The
present case Ez2y be considered a. a rec
I'd breaker e tie history q practice De
ksfe EaltNd States Cosnnasazscuar Judge
Burke's argument for tre GefsEse Was 1s-
voted largely 10 tbs Erzt proposition. and
sas el@Dor2t@ay prepared AID exhaustive
g the Subject Judge B4Iisngsr ard Judge
tAau1ss closed the Arguments for IRE de-
Ease yesterday afternoon. tayiH.< especial
sts esE OF tie point ci&lmed that & was as
4 EikEess aad not "a al officer Of tie Uni-
ted States ssogsraEue1t that Gardner wzs
20 have been b<fosa.
On the frat question Judge Br1rker read
tiom tAs appropriation bills p&ssed -
g gress Tor the purpose % enfofcAng ths
81 ines4 exclusion acts These statutes
authorized ssef secretary q the treasury
70 appoint such of-scers and persons IS
asTe necessary for enforcing The act liz
FcferTs1 20 the evidences aEd2ced as 70 IRE
second question, and deeAlrS1 tn4t Gard
car WAS acting as Al official Ia the service
* The treasury department. when tie
O rr4gt offer vas made.
The comnls ssloEeF's ruling or TIRE motion
zss conc&ss and arteE he held against
the defense On both propositions and ee-
Essd TIA motion The court stated that ae
Ras satisfied that authority vas vested
ia the secretary OF the treasury - ap-
lcint silc7 an officer as an interpreter for
che purposes OF enforcing the exclusion
act. and that the attempt 10 oribe was
made RIth the full knowledge THAI Gard
nor Uas 50 acting.
After RE announcement Of the decision.
the attorneys for the defense he'd no
rsensary consultation. ard then asked
that further consideration q the case BE
continued untn next Thursday 70 give
them an opportunity for consultation
The request was granted and tbs case
y snt over.