The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-07
ZEE GEE GOES FREE
REPyTED KING OF sNrGGLERs
GIVEN HIS LIBERTY.
Federal yadge Hanford Review the
Testimony Taken Before Tasred
states Commtssfoner Kfefer and
HeIas That IL Was InsaMcient.

r. r--fsss States t-e@sr-y agents s-c
oshe- gsvex--1sn- o1=4ais ws7 have Been
urearrhlnx ths crimes q the late Puget
so,4ze sznzgEst1g RAG. recssvsc a sewers
s9sw in IRE Federal Soart yesterday a1ser-
zco-, when zee Gee. tas alleged r-zre
never IN ire rig. Tie Catna1an ws<1cES
whose az s. would aavs been impossible
- Illegally laa1 . slagss ore CT IRE seven
hundred alleged Chinese merchants. was
g4vez us fIcsrty by Federal Tu1ss Han
fara. Unless re-arraxte1. be VII not e
compelled 70 answer % the Federal sTant
sasy 81 the charge % aiding and asssE-2g
tie gzlEwfu. imperialism CT C1laansz Ia
CO TIA Uzitsd States.
Ases- zecom pllsA1ag n. great task o ar
resting yse Gee ara having siza bound
ever IN ,hs Federal court for tSsL ths
goxsrrrs-s est1cers. strange . say, eld
nos make airy attempt 70 hsys Jutgs Haa-
<arc rule wsth them Ex-M8ycr J. = Ron
zs1 made ls1s legal argument II the
pris1rers favor, and when &c concluded
United states District Attorney BEs1A@r
sad:
II zrff submit tss case OF the record as
Il sands" AID Judge Haasord followed
up Mr.. BrlrkeE's r-lsrk win these wofCs,
Il vii order the prisoner discharged On
al the grounds urged" Then II vas I'll
over. TIE government officials disappeared
from the court room. the lawyers lGs1ed
together their law books. Judge Han
ford leEE the beach. and zee Gee. tas SUB
!sct OF Al the trouble. wsnt tuto the corrt-
dor % tas court hS1zs and Chartered n
his peculiar language 70 Gang Gee Hses
the wealthy merchant, wh0, with zee, has
a charge % attempted bribery hanging
over his funry-leoking head
What the next move OF the government
officers viii he = q question Special
Treasury Agent George W Whitehead,
who Is conducting the case for the govern
meut. refuses % say much FER publication.
Al ae said last Right was; Tas defend
ant did not naEs aaaca trouble in geyEtns
his liberty
Yss Gee was dismissed OF = writ OF
asbs2s corpus which his counsel sued cut
along with 4 Erit Of ceTtioraFi after
United States Commissioner James kieGsr
had bound me defendant over 10 answer
70 the Federal grand jury On tbs charge
% aiding ard AbeEting TIRE urla VIAL land
ting Of Cairamsn In the United Ssats-- Yes
tegday afternoons hearing was IL answer
% these proceedings.
Mr.. Ronald talked 70 Judge Hansord for
NO s40AsH 10 zGN@ NAaA k4sG N2NE. AAAA4csA-
officials failed AZ the preliminary e1a-ni-
nation 20 introduce one tota Of legal syi-
dencs that Tee Gee ever committed the
crime charged IN the information M,
Ronald took Up the governments evidence
and discussed Il. Special Treasury Agent
Leslie Cnllon had testified about the llss-
al landing CT Cinnamon. but did rot sag
that Yes Gee had been 3 srauggleT- Dr..
Gardner gave testimony relative 20 Chi
h -
about The prisoner Mr. Lewis. the only
other witness for the government, knew
absolutely nothing ahont the case.
TIE government officers, Mr.. Ronald
said, swore out & search warrant 10 search
zee Sings place at Port Townsend Tor
alleged couTraband opium. They used the
warrant 70 search Tse Gees store. which
is next door 70 the zee ShIng place \
book was seized. also several letters, par
porting 20 have been written to Ies Gee
and which, n Is alleged. Showed Up the
smuggling ring. Those letters were held
as hearsay evidence BY the United States
con- ntsSfaner and ruled cut Mr. White
had had introduced at the preliminary
hearing two letters bearing CT the snug
Siins ring and purporting 20 have been
written by zee Gee. He refused 10 say
where he get them because il would be
4 betrayal % the secret work CT the gov
NEEsaA4E4-k- 42ANE -G&-4 @AAAh4-AseA $50 AN1AA-
1ed that the writing IN the mysterious lst-
sers Ia Dir. WhifeAesd's possession. ard
which Mr.. Ronald characterized as for
series, and the writing II the book fcuaa
n Yes Gees place were the sama. But
here wss al absence OF evidence ten9
.rg 10 show that tbs writing was that
- zee Gee.
Then Mr. Ronald showed ~ decision
Y the United States s1prsnls court and
The writings ot ether great authorities
hat the action % the government ofstcs-s
a Introducing private PAPERS ard books
belonging 20 Tee Gee as evidence against
aisa amounted virtually . neking the
prisoner testify against himself. ST act
which - = rot compelled 20 DO under the
institution Of the United States
Mr. Ronald cited ether Illegal things o.
the part CT the government cfrcials Il
connection with tha proceedings. and Il
wss when be had finished and Mr.. Brink
~ rad spoken that Judge Hanfort stop
red tie prosecution b GLscERrg1ng the
prisoner.
-rceay Tee Gees hearing OF 4 charge of
attempted bribery VII ee taken up before
United States Commissioner EIefsr.