The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-12-30
Chinese Hawaiian Citizen Escapes
PlOllerS
TWO CHARGES WIRE BROUGHT
Indictment % Blsckmaiirs . Follows
one Aeauittsl-H ons Mons Re.
fuses az EStraditior.

The Hawaiian citizen. Chung Shui
Neung arrested In Hongkong on
charge " Burglary an account of
which was given IN this paper several
days ago, was dismissed In conse- |
qupnce OF the evidence OF two German
missionaries resident In the district.
His enemy, which. doubtless. il the
Chinese Government, was not satls-
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 eXtUrt money, within the JurIs-
diction % China, IN the middle OF
October On a query from the Magis-
Jrate, instigated by Mr.. Gedge, com
SCI for the defense, IL was learned that
Mr.. Robinson, attorney for the prose
cutiOn, represented an official In the
Chinese Government, and, ON further
inquiry that the ofhcial gas second ia
power al KOwloon city.
Mr. Robinson said the charge laid
against defendant was that on the 2ith
| day Of the eighth moon at Tai Chung
| village, IN the district of On Sun, he
made the following threat to a man OF
/ the name OF Chung 4 Fat: Tell your
master that ! want $4,000 from him to-
morrow 10 be sent 10 Wong Long. II
| he does not send me the $4,000 ON the
18th / must have 81 900 more for each
OF the following days. II your master
/ does not send the money on the Both
day tell him to be careful"
! Inspector Hansen was then cal ed
| and said by virtue Of a warrant pro
duced he arrested the defendant at 3. 80
/ y. m. on the 2gth inst. at the Yam On
! Chan boarding house, Praya Central.
| In a trunk he found an envelope con
taIning certain documents. Defendant
said he was a naturalized Hawaiian
! subject and had his naturalization pa
! pers. Witness opened the box and
found the papers.
| MIR. Gedge then proceeded with his
| cTOss-eNaminatiOn and in answer to
his questions Inspector Hansen said
he knew that the Chinese Government
had offered a reward OF $1,000 for the
| arrest OF the defendant. His name
headed a list of names posted at the
sun on Magistrates Yamen of men
who were "tabooed" as Triad Society
men. The $1,000 was 10 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 II he could say whether
the district of Sun On was in a state
o. political rebellion in October or
whether the disturbance arose from
pillage, witness said he understood the
state TO be rebelliOUs A week before
he arrested defendant Lao 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 price on
defendants head.
Inspector Ford and Chinese ser
gCant 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 Witness master, Chan Tai, who IL
a large landowner. Defendant was
one OF the men. Defendant said 10
witness: Tell your master 10 send me
$4,000 on the 18th day II he does not
} send it on the 2Jth day | shall want
81 900 for the Goth and each Of the
} following days. II he does not send II
} by the Both tell him TO be careful"
Witness was subjected 10 a long
crOss-oXamination by Mr.. Gedge, in the
course OF which he stated that he was
brought 10 Hongkong by two justices
who told him he must say that. They
did not threaten to cut mis- head off l.!
he did not say what they told him, nor
} 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 $1,000 had been OF,
fered for defendant, but witness wa
} 10 have no share OF II. No threats werr
; used to anyone when defendant asked
witness to ask his master for the 81, 00C
except that he said: If your master
does not send the money tell him TO BE-
careful"
The case was before the Court foI
two days, when His Worship, in view
OF the outcome OF the burglary affair
= and the unsupported evidence In this
, discharged the defendant.
. As 1t is known that the Chinese offer
adopt some policy similar to this tina
Q they may get possession of the proper
r ty and wealth OF rich residents, 1t may
! be assumed that the persecution o
I Chung Shut Young was a sinister plot
the success OF which would have re
r suited in the forfeiture to the Chimes,
officials of all the possessions OF Chunl
0 Shut Young. Unless again RESTRAINED
the Hawaiian citizen. Chung. will soor
return to the land OF his adoption.