The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-03
MING ACCUSES CHIEF HILTON NEGLECT OF DUTY.

turned his head away and remained 81
lent until his examination by the at
torney was continued.
Chief Hilton took his seat in silence.
Later he asked the city attorney to ask
Ming IL he had not offered to send a
policeman with him to Chinatown 30
investigate the gambling charges, bur
Ming who had been severe in mis-
charges against the chief. declared that
the latter had not made such an offer
The trial of the cases resolved Itself
into "A battle royal between Christian
ity and the vices of the Chinese. The
contest, which was long and heated,
was between Ming, the champion of
Christian reform in Chinatown, and
the alleged gambling element of the
followers of COnfucius, whom he
sought TO convict or running fan-tan
and lottery games. Charges and cOun-
ter charges flew thick and fast, each
side insinuating that the other was
guilty of crooked work and on one oc-
casion the controversy became 50
warm that the court was forced to in
teTfere.
The result of the contest was a draw,
two Of the victims OF the refOrmeT' s
crusade Seing found guilty and the
other two being let 80. The court room
was filled with Cinnamon. and a num-
Der Of ministers were interested spec
tators.
The cases were called at 10 o'clock
the prosecution being represented by
City Attorney Stephens and Prosecutor
Diehi. while the defense was looked
alter by Attorneys Lindsay Rogers and
T.. g. CritchlOW. The most of the tes-
timony had to be taken by interpreters.
Dave Hing and LOuey King filling that
office
Fan-tan Cases.
The cases Of chin Chin and All Woo,
who were charged with running fan
tan games, were heard first.
Wang Land, an ally Of Ming. testi-
fed that he had seen about thirty men
playing the game in Chin's place on
the 18th of last month In regard to
All WoOs place the witness said thar
ne mad only heard An Woo announce
that the game was ready 10 commence.
Joug Ming also testified that he saw
gambling materials in Chin s place and
that he heard Chin Tong can the game.
The defense at this point introduced
chinese edict which Ming mad put up
20 Chinatown, warning the Ceicstials
that the law Of the United States for
bade gautJiing and that he was going
10 make them stop. The accusation
Nas then made against Ming by the
defense that he had demanded $50 from
chin and on the refusal of the latter
~ give it 10 him ne had threatened to
make trouble for Chin. This Ming de-
Med.
,
council was ,hen produced and Ming
al: utted that the school teachers and
ministers had told him 10 present It
and -le said that the council had re-
ferred him 10 the police.
Accused the Chief
But" ne said. "the chief of the
court would not enforce the law"
lie was asked by Attorney Rogers
whom he meant by chief of the court"
He replied: "The chief" Rogers asked
Chief Hilton To stand up, and pointing
10 him asked Ming ii il were him
Ming pointed TO the chief and replied:
YES II IS him
After the scene had been passed over
Attorney Rogers produced Il petition,
written to Judge TimmOIy by Ming,
asking that the bail of the Chinese
gambler be made 5000. and attempted
t. show by questioning the witness that
10 had asked that bail because he
wanted to share some Of il. This the
yyitress stoutly denied, and the court
called the attention of Mr.. Rogers 10
the fact that such a thing was impos-
sible.
Ming could not identify any of the
thirty men whom he claimed to have
seen in Chins place. Ming then testi-
fec that he had been told that Chin
had threatened 30 kill him, but would
not say where he heard it.
The court then adjourned until .
was placed on the stand by the defense.
ard testified that d nan standing at
the. door OF Chin's place where Ming
cirimed he was standing, could not see
men seated around the table which the
reformer claimed was used for gam
bling.
lee Doc testified that Ming had de-
mandcd $50 from Chin and threatened
To make trouble for rim. The defense
tried to show that Doc had been
bought by the Cinnamon, but he
Enormously denied it.
Ching FOng. who was accused OF
calling the fan-tan game at All Woo's
-lace. testified that at the time he was
said to be at Ain WoO's place ne was
out Of the city.
County Attorney Christensen was
placed on the stan6 and testified that
on the 18th. at about u O'Clock, when
Ming claimed that Chin was running
the game in his house, Chin was with
him on the street
The cases were then submitted and
the Judge said the evidence against the
defendants was not sufficient and dis
charged thel1-
The cases Of Wcrg Me Tong and
wong he Cling. at whose place Ming
raided the joint and captured q game
81 lottery in aneration- were then