The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-23
gIILNOT BE DROPPED.
~,swExr OFFICIALS TO CAMP
an ZEE GEES TRAIL
Gage Orders That The In
,,sxss.ss~a BE CARRIED o.-tsara-
x<rss Application for Hases.
-. wrss Conftnaed TIN rsaay.

.sseuxh cslas Gee Hes ard Tee Gee
80 essrnargss fron custody OF fhe
~ aavfrx sttsnpssc 20 5rtbe Ia
e Gard3er. Il - announced
- taat me investigation iats tas al
!. r.s..-~ sraa6z a. Peri Townsen6 IL
.~~,ssus. and thai al ti1s machinery az
!. .uumxnd Of the treasury Department
J, sro1ght to bear 4 ina ease
x.rs sc~. tne government hzs failed 20
-. ont 8 case against any Of the ac-
- r-ss-ese. In spite CT the fact that
--..rany Of sensational character was
..&vsxse~d IN the FIRST ease. tnat OF Yee
.. sasrgsd wlrh ceus2irtng TO Land csi-
= = v,osztiou o. the exclusion act, no
80 been oouns ever 70 await the
-,srr n TIE Federal grand Jury. MANY
-.sse have. perh-pz. supposed thar taa
.r~un<nt wonld allow the case 20 drop.
= ne contrary Is the fact
sveeal gmpIoys Lewis. OF the treasury
s-r.rus1s. a nsan who has had more
a. txn ysars' expsTisnee 81 fsrrsting
- frauds against the revenue laws. Is
- aers. ard Il IS star 4 On good author
= s.ss Secretary Gage haz ordered that
:. irssssigaksoa be carried forward with
sxaf
as1esa. Axsns Leslie CBll0ua- In TIRE pre-
zrsnxry examination in the Yee Gee
- sx5re thai - knew that many Chi
- asd beer fraudsn,iy landed through
- rsstaas district The government. BY
9 satrssses. has attempted 70 prove thas
! ascziraey has existed for tns unia w.
4. sntry Of Chinese into the United
nrfes Tee Gee was the only man ar
.sns n q result u the investigation. bat
u vas discharged
rutrre developments VII be awaited WITH
ssrss. IN visw q the semi-cfnciAi stat
ust nzds that the ease will be prose-
sasd
The Hasess corpa. Case.
ysdgs Hanford was occupied yesterday
sfrrroon ln listening 70 the testimony OF
IL government Witnesses IN me appi-ea-
Hsn Tor writ OF habedS corpus N the
axraasr-Lewfz case. Mr. Lewis. who il
1 sgsciaI snplcye Of the treasury Depart
nsnf. vas arrested xfth J. e Gardner.
sas Interpreter employed In thu Port
rawnzsnd Investigation. or the charge OF
rstbery preferred ~ zee Gee. formerly
ennsse interpreter 10 the employ Of Col
bftar u Customs J. C. Saunders Both
ssived preliminary hearing before the
ssacx Of the peace AZ Port Townsend ard
vssa bound over 70 the superior court.
hmsd.alsly thereafter Judge Briaker.
scans Cor the government. applied 20 paz-
ritt Judge Haaf0rd for a writ Of haheas
zDus
II The hearing yesterday r. w. Jea-
nau and A. r. Coleman, both OF Port
rawnsend acted an counsel Tor the state.
n opposition 70 the granting 81 the writ.
jaaxs Brinker conducted thu case for ths
government
speeiai Agent Leslie Cullorn. Special En-
bsys Lewis. Or. Gardner and United
nzsu Court Commissioner James Kiefer
sxs the witnesses FOR the government.
" Klsfsr testified 20 having issued the
ssrrh warrant by which the government
d2esu we're empowered 20 search ths
rsnssss Of Yse Gee at Port Townsend
fsr Evidences Of fraud upon ths customs
sFylce
". caiiom and Mr.. Lewis told OF the
nd on Yss Gees place. including the ar
Fest Of Gee and the seizure Of his account
soex and letters found In bis trunk In
Ials respect little that was new was
ssaxhs cut. unless Il vas the
het thar the officers testified that they
bad made the search OF the store IN rur-
fssaee Of the search warrant issued BY
Commissioner kiefeF. % the application
4 Special Agent Whitehead.
Dr. Gardner swore that he acted under
&c Instruction Of Special Agent White
ssd throughout TIE search OF Gees
fore ard translated such documents IS
y VS. required 20 20. His business was
xnply that az translator and interpreter
kr the government
Eaes u tae witnesses were subjected 70
svsFs etoss-sxamination BY counsel for
~ state
A c'cssek. after Dr. Gardner had lert
~ staad. the case vas continued until
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