The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-01

Evidence brought osrt in The preliminary
trsaI Of Ching Gee Hes. the Washington
street. rueycharst. yesterday, was somewhat
sensational in character. and showed that
white the government officials wore
watching for Yse Gee 70 commit 8 breach
of the law. Ching Geo flee became IN
volved 90 the r,ashes % the trap laid 70
e.sch the ex-lnsespreter Il he should al
,cmpt 70 bribe Dr J. z. dsrdner
Special Employe Lewis testified yesisT-
sav that he saw Ching Gee Hse make the
,ranroper tender q money 20 Gardner. re
had expected zee Gee 10 visit Gardner IN
raou &C. OF the Butler hotel on the Bignt
~ senteuber u. He stationed himself ca
a stand IN his room 50 that he could look
through the transom into that Of Or.
Gardner. A. me appointed hour. instead
~ Yee Gee appearing. cAing Gee dee'S
s,,hssantiai form darkeued the door.
The Chinese ucrehan, entered the apart
mrnt. and Mr.. Lewis awors that be
watched him make the corrupt offer d
money TO tho Official Interpreter. D.
GARDNER The latter refused It. but Ching
Gee Hre tried 10 lay II On a chair. when
Tr Gardner Insisted that be take II back.
walch he finally did.
Gardner on the stand
whca tho Chinese eases were taken up
yesterday morning before Commission
f<Isfer Dr. Gardner, the government III
s.rpreter. was a2al1 placed on the stsnit
ching Zee Heels case vas the one anaef
consideration bv the court. bat both TIE
yellow defendants v-sFe IN court. ana seat
I'd ri tbe tables within the rail were thslf
atsornesa. six in number. a. follow
J,,as.c Thomas Burke. Judge II. y. Bal
nnger alfred Battle. ex-Aayor J. p. hon-
ala. Judge r. J. Humes and H. ". Jen-
nIngs.
United States Attorney W. II. Brinker
represented the governments. this being bis
first appearance IN the cases. by his side
vas seated Special Agent George W
sybstnhead. who has worked up the evil
deure agatnst Yee Gee ana Ching Gee iiec.
Mr.. Whitehead conducted the examination
CT the witnesses.
Interpreter Gardner vas asked to idcn-
tlfy feiegrams and papers bearing the SIG
nature ~ Collector " Customs Jackson. of
san Francisco These we're introduced for
the purpose Of proving the appointment q
Gardner and his orders % aid Special
Agens Whitehead IN the prosecution Of the
work In this district.
The defense mterposed technical ebiec-
tion~ 10 the aamlsslbilty ~ these docu-
menis The commissioner. however. admit
ted the evidence for what e was worth.
Judge Humcs then took the witness 30
resume his cross-examlnatilan "a coutin-
ued from Tuesday last. Mr.. Humes again
went into the past career OF the inter-
preter. and when the questions seemed 20
cover too much ground. according 20 the
view OF Judge Brinker. an objection WAS
made 10 them as Irrelevant and out 81 the
sphere of cross-examination hy the gov-
eminent. Judge iirlnker characterized she
questions as highly Improper and after
Judge Humes made a rather spirited re-
ply. Ia which he limited that he did NOT
have 60 take lessons from opposing coun-
sci as 10 the proprlety Of er0ss-eXamlna-
ton. the examination WIS resumed.
The line ~ questions brought out Dr.
Gariner's residence IN Victoria ard his
acting there a Chinese Interpreter Il was
asked II he did not swear ont a warrant
fer one LIN Sam for assault with intent %
murder, and again the government object
Cd 10 the interrogatory a. outside the leSiti-
mate tine 81 contamination
Al another time Judge uumes asked The
witness II his grandmother was not a
same character made hy the government
was sustained hy the court.
The fact vas ELECTED hy Judge uumes
that the money offered hy Ching Gee flre
consisted nf one currency note FOR So. ava
other for $40 and two $40 sold pieces.
Judge Rfinker. Tor the government. here
offered the record in ihc FIRST ease against
Nee Gee IN which he was charged WITH
cansniring 20 land Chinese unlswfully. I'm.
tfedleed as evidence to show that IL was
while acting in an official capacity for the
government IN that case that CHING Gee
Hec sought Ia eFihe the Interpreter
Sensational Testimony.
~ this point Ia Gardner was allowed
ta 80 and The government called Spesfsl
Empioye ~ { ho Treasury Lewis. Ne one
sNcept the treasury officials and Ju4vs
Brinkcr. was prepared for the sensational
nature 81 Mr.. Lewis testimony.
Special Agent Whitehead conducted tbr
examination. asking the usual Drelifrl,7-,.
questions. The witness stated that hts
hene was az Suspension Bridge y y
and that be was q special ernpIavc ef ft.
treasury department ~ thc eoyerufns..f
p~isook at 'be defendant. Ching C,o
lice
Mr. lows eyes sought the visase ~
Ching Gee Hee who sat with hls ea-,.a
eurlod neatly about his head near hls A..
togucgs.
o.--nla you see him on the p,rh, ~.
THURSDAY. September l6e
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