Evening star., 1898-10-12
Four Chinese Laundrymen Arraigned
for Disorderly Conduct.
HISTORY OF THR ALLEGED OFFENSE
Stories Told BY the CeIestiaIs on
Witness stand.
GONG INDIGNANT

The disorderly conduct cases growing out
Of the trouble between the Union and cut
rate Cinnamon. as heretofore published in
The Star. were called for trial in Judge
Scotts court this morning. There was
large delegation Of celestials present in
court. Lee Sing. Moy Lirn, Moy Young
and Moy Gong were the defendants and
they were defended by Attorneys Taylor
and Bell.
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh made an OPEN
Ing statement, in which he told of the
trouble at Hop Sings laundry last week
During the course of his remarks he re-
ferred to the troubles between the union
and non-union men.
Counsel for the defendants followed and
explained that the trouble was the result
of an effort to purchase the laundry from
the owner. who was called Moy 10y, al
| though he advertises as Hop Sing
Considerable trouble was experienced in
getting the defendants to testify, as each
one declared he could not speak English
and wanted an interpreter.
Sergeant Judse's Testimony.
Sergeant Judge testified that about 9
o'clock in the afternoon of the 3D. of this
month he found a disorderly crowd of
about seventy-five people at 18th and T
streets. In the laundry he found two of the
defendants attempting to force their way
behind a counter. while one of them was
endedVorlng to tear down a sign. Moy
Gong, he said, was only talking loud. He
told witness that he was Hop Sings cousin
and had called there to prevent any trouble
One of the defendants told him that they
had been over on 14th street and torn down
another sign. The proprietor and another
Chinaman We're behind the counter when
witness reached the place. A colored wo-
man, he was told. had beer assaulted in
the place.
Where was the sign you speak OFF, the
witnesS was asked.
1T was in the window behind the coun-
ter, he answered, and one of the defend
ants was trying to pull it over the gas let"
Were any of the defendants swearing?'
asked counsel.
Il don't know" answered the sergeant
Il couldn't tell what they were saying"
Witness said he went to the laundry on
complaint of the colored woman, who said
she had been assaulted. He said that Lieut.
kenney had ordered the men to look ont for
Cinnamon who would probably interfere
with cut-rate laundries that day.
prosecuting Attorney Pugh created some
surprise by announcing that he would call
no more witnesses
Argue for Dismissal.
Counsel for the Cinnamon argued for a
dlsmlssal or the case op the governments
testimony, but the motion was overruled
Moy Gong was then sworn and asked for
the introduction of an Interpreter, because,
ne SAID, Moy Gong could speak better En-
glish than the intefpret@rs
Il can prove thia," sad the prosecutor
by number of Witnesses
1t developed that the witness was able to
mako himself distinctly understood and he
proceeded with his testimony He said he
went there with his cousins to buy the
laundry, but they failed to agree unon the
price. II & y
The witness, who had been referred to by
his counsel as a Christian gentleman" de-
Ciared he knew nathing about the Chinese
ltundrymen S union; that he was not a
member Of it.
Declines to Read.
Mr.. Pugh produced a piece of red paner
on which there was Chinese writing and
witness was asked to read it, This he de-
cllned to do and threw the paper away
with the remark:
It's some lying
He added Its nothing" and finally said
he could not interpret it,
counsel thought Mr.. Pugh was acting
falher harshiy with gentleman
We got paper in my pocket" said
Hoy Gofg' showing some feeling He said
thiS paper showed a collection was being
ea eakeh up Tor present for his Sunday
Take that" he said ipdjpnantIx, ..,rd
make trouble for Somebody
Moy Linn was sworn and started out by
shaking MS head to indicate he could NOT
understand. Mr., Pugh repeated the stats
menus made about the previous witness
ana then Moy concluded to make his state
ileht He told of the prospective sale of
tEe laundry and said Lee Sing had pulled
at the sign. f
Did you hit the eolored woman?, he was
asked liz WIS
he answered that he saw no colored wo-
man there. WV"
Lee Sing denied the officers charge that
ne had pulled at the sign
Interpreter Needed.
1t became necessary to swear an inter
prefer for this defendant, and he made a
general explanation of the affair
When one Chlnaman had been referred
TO under number of names. Lee Sing ex-
pia1ned that when the Chinaman was
young man he had no name His father
named him when he got married and later
on ms teacher gave him another name
Delenuant Moy Young also made an ex-
pianation and general denial
Georgie Johnson coIored testified that
sne was In the laundry the day of the
trouble The Cinnamon were fussing and
enere se was big crowd in front of the door
by a Chinaman-
Martha Cause, who lives above the Iaun-
dry, testified that she was attracted to
the laundry by the noise. When she saw
what was going on she went for police
trouble there before
The Courts Decision.
The court heard arguments of counsel and
usnmssed the case against Moy Gong. The
other defendants were fined s15 each, with
thirty days Imprisonment as the alterna
tive. ~
COOP SHOT.
handmaster SOnsa Shows the St.
Louisans His Skili With a Gun.
John Philip sousa has been winning
iaureis as a marksman ont in st. Louis ac-
cording to the following from one of the
newspapers of that city. John Philip Sousa,
the band leader, suent Saturday forenoon
over the traps of the DUPONT Shooting Club