The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-16
Md THE WITNESSES.
.-rmx1r OFFICER CLAIMED
a.!.sss-.ve MADE SERIOUS ERRoR.
aA6e. = japanese indicted Tor
r<aiag IN Some CeustSynen'
uas Liberty Through the
- q Imnixratien lHsDeeteF.

So ---...,,,to e an ugiy-faced son Of
! - eon,e time ago. II Is alleged,
.asI into the United States eighteen
- - ON .. small sloop known as
80 0~ There liz a law which makes
49, crime, and there 10 not much
- ~ Yamach!to violated II. ana De-
-. =. - Is tail. But he has escaped.
y A. escsnse OF the alleged serious error
81 ,,.sss6 etates officer. After the wit
seA heen committed TO jail by a
0,.tna commissioner, so that they
.>s - a hand when the trial should
.s.~e Tinted States Immigration
Islker removed them from the jail
- - authority OF the court and
y /. - an. back to Japan. That act
- ~ eoyerument In bad shape There
= course. other witnesses for the
sss~~eat but the prisoner insisted be-
~ $500 Eapford yesterday afternoon
81. ~ Jspe who were deported after
- ~ been bound over as witnesses
- 1eve testified In his favor.
S-ect,gto has caused the government q
- Al Of trouble and put Il to much
z-.rus1 He used 10 he fisherman In
r. Ttneer river country. One day ne got
.lSsnee 10 make lot OF money by bring
1870 M United States great number
I = ~ eouBtrymen. He secured q sioop.
- IA. and brought them 70 the Bound.
~. Cerp successfully landed. but the gov
-sS,art e0Icers heard Of ii, and not only
ESsrra 3anachito, but arrested q num-
RI z ~ illegally landed laps They
- senf % fail until tho day came
) 49, "a Yamachit0s hearing before
S5fe1 Rates Commissioner Kiefer. The
1nr6ouer, after hearing testimony,
4. SS1n0ed that Yamacliito was guilty and
SsS13 lin ever for trial It was feared
Ssf II paupef Japs who had been arrest
Sre1 vho were used as witnesses against
1snnlAiso would skip the country IL
- iheir liberty. Commissioners Kisfe-
1rA each to give bail In the sum OF
r fhey did not have friend this SIDE
r 16on ana were compelled to 20 back to
- nero they were supposed to stay
- Xeuachito was tried. Then Ii was
$500 bat they would be deported.
~ days ago yamachito's case was
go heEoee ths Federal grand jury and
atw ~ Was returned. But there were
- ltMs IA It which made II defective
- I'm Hartford. on motion OF Lawyer
- Who defended Yamachjto, asked
Wopust = disniss 1t. Judge Hanford did
~ ~ prisoner wss not given his lib
"a. ~ court stated tina. he would al
n ~ oaoe to % before the grand jury a
go ffne. +: vsday the case was again
119e4 ard ano.eer true bill returned.
49, i1gally correct and yesterday the
Gn1nns Was placed on trial. Mr.. Clay
~ Dooocufed the case for the govern
n6E III Jury took Its seat and II was
a4ooe nat the case would 60 on with
= htorSuptoa.
II Lawyer Wilhelm had an objection.
= ~ that after Commissioners Kiefer
- boat the japanese witnesses. Mako
- Mixers and Yamatra, to the King
anU I'll. there to stay until the trial.
+. Walker, who was the leading govern
~ eGlcer In. the case. removed them
- ~ them deported to Japan. Those
toeetad Witnesses, Yamachito's counsel
IT'D we're very important In his de-
- " aad 50 informed the govern
III eorers. They would have testified.
~ maintained. that they had known
Nnoner when he was a fisherman In
- tfeeer river country. that he had
oeng 70 do with the smuggling sloop.
- III 10 was In no way identified with
= Aneging Of the Japs into the coun-
q
kna thh condition OF affairs was made
nsm g Judge Hanford he directed the
MAO vates marshal To produce the jap
saeeA The marshal showed that such
vas impossible. The court there
" naae On order dismlssin9 the pris-
- U the order Il was stated tina, the
1870 witnesses had been daported
.a1s1 TIE consent Of the court. by I'M
ssssan Agent Walker. And so Yama-