The oasis., 1901-08-31
Official Sensation.

10 NOgdles ana OrOerbu my malI IOf- warded here. Saw Hoey. Said he had sent check for SEQ Said How lied to him, as some of the ChiDamen were not illegal, and didn't get all he ex. pected He had also collected on Clifton Chinamen, aud gave me d balance of BIO. Said he sent me S20. l received iu with d letter forwarded from Bisbee. Letter produced, identi- fled and put in evidence. Postmarked Nogales and returned from Bisbee
 Letter reads as follow):
 Office Collector of Customs.
 MORALES ARIZONA. Aug. 10th. l90l
 Washout again So l don't know when this will reach you. Nothing go- ing on here.
 w NJ. HoEY.
 Keep me posted as to your where abouts.
 This letter delivered to Hoey with out opening.
 Prlor to Iuat Hoey said he had call ected on the Clifton chinamen and then gave me check tor Sl0 Check introduced In evidence aud identified Dated August 18th. 1901 Had no farther conversation with HOey after receipt Of the S20 check.
 Cross examined: Don't know of hay. ing stated to anyone what my Jesti- mouy would be. Have always had tue klLdest relations with MT. Hoey. Have tried to tind all the facts 1 could in this case. l was induced to prod uce evidence against Hoey because 1 saw he was making no efforts to stop his connection with chinese smuggling. Ingetting Hoey to my room and Dlckey into the closet my object was to trap HOey. l was about SIX feet from Hoey and, in the closet Dickey was about two fleets. l flrst suspected H0ey in November last. 1 then told Jim Dur nah and Hathaway of Hoey having told me to let chinamen go on and wrie Jossey at Tucson. 1 first gave the in- formation after l had caught the ten chinese about April 27th. 1901. gave that Information to I. J. Roush, and also gave it to McEnery. First met Dickey o0out May lst. Of the ten cninamen captured nlne were ueport- ed. They were captured about nine miles north from Nogales, on the Tue son road, and brought here, My letter from Tom0s was written in good faith as an officer after evidence.
 know the chinamen now iu the court room. They have been kept about half mile from here, by Hath away, King aud myself l found one of them there. The other 1 got into buggy in Nogales, Soncra, and got him to come over this side of the line, and we We're taken in. He came Of his own free will. They have not been at ii0estH to go back. Have had a little conversation With one of them. He said he would tell the truth. Told him that If he did not he was liable to go to the penitentary. got the china men, They were not were informed by me or anyone ln my presence that they could return to Mexico
 Question by Judge williams. You say your suspicious were aroused in November, yet you said nothing until April why were you quiet all that time. Ans. l was afraid | might lose my place Q. were you not. rather. all that time, sneaking around tr,ing to find something against your ems ployer? A. That's about it.
 Redirect: Am under civil service rules. Have had no business transac. tions with Hoey. lie owed me no money. The checks were secured from Hoey as 1 have detailed for evidence.
 Re-cross: Hoey has occasionally ad. vanced me money. When I let go the chinamen at Pesqueira ranch and at the graveyard, did so under Dickey's instructions, Thought he was trying to obtain evidence and assisted all I | could.
 Frank How Ia chinaman) vas next intruduced, and was questioned by Judge Williams as to his competence to testify. Said he was born in china, resided in Mexico eleven years, and had | been iD United States eight days. To | the question. How did you come iu- to the United States, strenuous objec- | tion was raised aud long arguments 1 made. Finally the Court Commis.