The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-29
Chinese Hawaiian Citizen Escapes
PlOtt0TS.
TWO CHARGES WERE BROUGHT
IndiCtme nt of BIaCkmaIling Follows
One ACquittal-Hong Kong Re-
fuses an Extradition.

The Hawaiian citizen, Chung Shut
Yeung, arrested in HongkOng on a
charge OF burglary, an account Of
which was given in this paper several
days ago, was dismissed in conse-
quence Of the evidence OF two German
missionaries resident in the district.
His enemy, which, doubtless. is the
Chinese Government, was not salts
fed with one attempt to ruin the man,
but again applied to the English mag
istrate for eXtradition papers, this time
having Chung arrested on the charge
of threatening certain persons with in
tent to eXtOrt money, within the JurlS-
diction of China in the middle of
October On query from the Magis-
trate, instigated by Mr.. Gedge, COun-
sci for the defense, it was learned that
Mr.. Robinson, attorney for the prose
cutiOn, represented an official in the
Chinese Government, and, on further
inquiry that the official was second IN
power at KOwlOon city.
Mr.. Robinson said the charge laid
against defendant was that on the gath
day of the eighth moon at Tai Chung
made the following threat to a man of
the name of Chung \ Fat: Tell your
master that | want $3, 900 from him to-
morrow TO be sent to Wong Long. II
he does not send me the So 900 on the
25th l must have 81 900 more for each
of the following days. If your master
does not send the money on the 30th
day tell him TO be careful"
Inspector Hansen was then called
and said by virtue of a warrant pro-
duced he arrested the defendant at ): 80
D. m. on the 29th inst. at the Yam On
Chan boarding house, Praya Central.
In a trunk he found an envelope con-
tanning certain documents Defendant
said he was a naturaliZed Hawaiian
subject and had his naturalization pa
pers. Witness opened the box and
found the papers.
Mr. Gedge then proceeded with his
cross-eXamination and in answer to
his questions Inspector Hansen said
he knew that the Chinese Government
had offered a reward of $4,000 for the
arrest of the defendant His name
headed list of names posted at the
Sun On Magistrates Yamen Of men
who were "tabooed" as Triad Society
men The 81 900 was to be paid for
the arrest of defendant by the Chinese
authorities for his connection with the
/ Triad Society.
Re-examined by Mr.. Robinson wit
ness said that he had heard that the
Triads had been committing lawless
acts. Asked if he could say whether
the district of Sun On was in a state
o: political rebellion in October or
whether the disturbance arose from
pilIage. witness said he understood the
state to be rebellious. A week before
/ he arrested defendant Lau Kin Chi ap-
/ piled to witness to arrest him in con-
nection with the Triad Society. He
| had only heard of three crimes in the
| Sun On district lately.
In answer to his Worship witness
said he did not at the time of the ar
rest know that there was a price on
defendants head.
Inspector Ford and a Chinese SER
geant interpreter, who were on charge
| room duty when defendant was
brought in, gave formal evidence.
Cheung Yum Fat gave evidence to
the effect that on the 23rd day of the
eighth moon five men came to the Tai
Cheong village and went TO the house
of witnesses master, Chan Tai, who is
a large landowner. Defendant was
one of the meu. Defendant said &c
witness: Tell your master TO send me
$4,000 on the 25th day. If he does not
send it on the 25th day l shall want
$1,000 for the 26th and each of the
following days. If he does not send ii
by the Both tell him to be careful
Witness was subjected TO a long
cross-eXamination by Mr.. Gedge, in thE
course of which he stated that he was
brought to Hongkong by two justices
! who rp1I him no They
did not threaten to cut his head off il
he did not say what they told him, nOl
did they offer him money. They only
promised to pay his expenses. They
said to him. You have said such
things and you must go and say that
He had heard that $4,000 had been of
fered for defendant, but witness was
TO have no share of it. No threats were
used 10 anyone when defendant asked
witness TO ask his master for the $4,000
except that he said: IF your master
does not send the money tell him TO be
careful"
The case was before the Court fol
TWO days when His Worship, in view
Of the outcome of the burglary affair
and the unsupported evidence in this
discharged the defendant.
AS it is known that the Chinese often
adopt some policy similar to this that
they may get possession of the proper
" and wealth of rich residents, it may
be assumed that the persecution OF
Chung Shut Young was a sinister plot
the success Of which would have re-
suited in the forfeiture to the Chinese
officials of all the possessions of Chung
Shut Yeung. Unless again restrained
the Hawaiian citizen, Chung, will soon
return to the land Of his adoption.