The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16

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The rest Of wo Jen's testimony vas re-
garding opfun-smo1tng among his fellow
celessfais- He said that while Il Vas tn-
va chong building. be had posted notices
ineormnG his tenants that In case they
we're caught allowing white smokers to
frequent their rooms they would be sven
three days u0tfee to leave the house
Chief Reed inquired concerning . certain
heavy wooden door In the Wa Chong
building. boated and barred TO prevent oE.-
aders from reaching the inner rooms; also
stairs In front Of the door near q certain
electric push SUTTON Wo Jen said that he
dd not erect the DOR a q co co., i:
went on behind Il. he said be supposed
help what they did
Paying for Preteetfen.
wo Jen was asked regarding . certain
story to the effect that Cinnamon had paid
lawyer money to buy protection from the
that he had heard that q AWyer had been
paid $8 for . guarantee Of six months
protection from arrest by the police. He
himself had never approved OF such pay
ment He thought the amount was too
Chairman McArdie remarked that he was
certain this had not been the only blood
money paid. Wo Jen promptly agreed
only suspicion on his part. He assured
the committee In answer 10 u question
from Chief Reed that ne had never heaid
any detective mentioned As q blackmailer.
He had heard. however, the advisahil!ty OF
buying police protection discussed among
opium smokers about his store.
Chief Reed DEMANDED the name Of one af
q plan In the witness. presence.
Il talked with them just as have With
you gentlemen today. responded Wo Jen.
their names any more than could yours"
Hughes' Nane Comes Up.
Louie King. the acknowledged king OF
Chinatown. was the third and last Chi
nese witness. He gave Mr.. McArsle the
particulars Of the lawyer story that Wo
Jen had touched upon. The lawyer. h
said. was p. d. Hughea one OF the civil
service commissioners, who had Tor long
Chinese OF Seattle. A number Q; the Chi
nese opium smokers. the witness "a q.
dubbed In together several months ago
and retained Hughes to defend them In
TO appeal test casa. raising Is by sub
100 many arrests were made by the POI
the contract. Witness never heard that
Hughes took the money for services In OBJ
tanning police protection.
This statement OF the witness throws
some light on a rumor that has been n
circulation for several weeks that .Attor--
ney Hughes and at least one member OF
the police department have been partners
in q blackmailing scheme directed against
Chinese opium smokers Attorney Hughes
VIII appear before the investigating COM
mittee at Its closing session tomorrow after
noon and make voluntary statement OF
the affair.
He claims that he was employed simply
as an attorney to prosecute an appeal OF a
test case II money enough could be raised.
otherwise 20 act az attorney for the opium
smokers n police court for six months
Chief Reed on the stand.
After Louie King. Chief Reed took the
stand anc told fully OF the trouble he and
his men have had with Chinese opium
smokers and lotteries. He said that while
Hughes had talked with him concerning
smokers he had never gone further than
a lawyer might reasonably go In attempt
ing to obtain favors for his clients. No
question OF police protection had ever been
limited at.
Witness hac refused Hughes request
that opium smokers be more lenientiy
dealt with and informed him that the Chi
nese, from constant attempted violations
OF the gambling ordinance. had placed
themselves in very poor position to ask
any fayors OF the police.
The committee adjourned to meet again
tomorrow at p. m. At that time Samuel
coombs. OF West Seattle. who speaks the
man McArsile's right-hand man in collect
Ing evidences OF the alleged blackmai, will
be on hand anc tell the committee what
he knows.
Chairman McArdle was compelled to ad-
proof OF the charges against the police had
so far been obtained.