The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
ATTORNEYS
IMPLICATED
IN SCANDAL
More Arrests to Follow
in Chinese Substi-
tuition Plot.
Evidence Increases Against
Trio Of Lawyers and
Their Agents.
Officials Other Than Those Under
Accusation Are Cleared of Com
plicity in the Illegal
Traffic.

Three well known attorneys who make
a speciality of Chinese business are in
volved in the Chinese substitution scan
dal The investigation has developed their
connection with the case almost beyond
a doubt and their arrest may be looked
for any day. 1t has always been thought
that these ATTORNEYS laid the plans for
the substitution, but it has proved ex-
ceedingly difficult to fasten on them ac-
tive completely in the crimes.
With the confession of Wong Tin the
Federal officials believe they are in a
fair way to secure the much desired evil
dence that will result in the conviction
of these prime plotters in the unlawful
game. 1t is understood that the China
man arrested Friday gave information
that If true will warrant the issuance
of warrants. The investigation has now
narrowed down to a corroboration Of the
statements made by the Chinaman and
on the outcome Of this will depend wheth-
er or not further arrests will be made.
1t is finally settled that no more Off
cials, either State, municipal or Federal,
are implicated in the substitution work.
When Wong Tin made his confession Fri
day night he gave a description of a
man connected with the County Jail as
being one of those who took an active
part in delivering the substituted China
men, and this did not correspond with
that of Dasha, Dempsey or Bur
nett. The conclusion was at once reached
that another watch had been engaged in
this unlawful traffic, as it would be i'm
possible for one jailer to handle the whole
matter.
IDENTIFIES GUILTY ONES.
Yesterday morning, however, Wong Tin
was shown the photographs of Dasha,
Burnett and Dempsey and also one of
Gamble, and he identified all four as the
ones he had been in the habit of doing
business with in the substitution matter.
Dempsey proved TO be the man the faulty
description Of whom gave rise to the sus-
picion that others at the County Jail
had been engaged in the substitution plot
United States Marshal Shine gave out
the statement yesterday at noon that no
more white men were implicated in the
scandal United States District Attorney
Woodworth refused positively to corrob-
crate this statement and intimated that
further arrests of white men would fol-
low. From other sources 1t was learned
that the arrest of the three lawyers and
their two agents had been practically
decided upon.
Wong Tin was taken before United
States Commissioner Heacock yesterday
and his preliminary hearing set for next
Tuesday morning. Both he and his ac-
complice, HON Toon, remain in the City
Prison in default Of $1,000 bail
MARTIN EXONERATED.
Hackman Tom Martin has been exon
Grated bv the Federal officials for any
criminal intent when he represented that
the Cinnamon he carried in his hack to
the Mail dock were taken by him from
the County Jail He made this statement
at the request of Gamble, who told him
that there was some informality connect
ed with the delivery and 1t would save
him CGamble) trouble If this story were
told. When Martin realized the serious
ness of the matter he went to Gamble
and insisted that the truth should be
told to Marshal Shine. Gamble agreed
to meet Martin at o'clock on the after
noon on the Sunday following the dis
covery of the substitution and go with
him to Shines house, where a clean breast
would he made of the matter. Gamble
failed to keep the appointment and Mar
tin went to Shines house alone and told
what he knew of the substitution bust
ness. This was the first circumstance
that weakened Shines faith in the hon
esty of his subordinate
Federal officials are a unit in giving
| the greatest credit to the cleverness and
acumen of Special Secret Service Agent
William j. Burns who has handled the
substitution scandal throughout and to
whom is attributed the conclusive dis
closure of the plot and the apprehension
| of all concerned in IT. To him has fallen
the task Of securing confessions from the
suspected men, and so well has he per-
| formed his work that every one with the
exception of HON Toon has detailed his
part in the criminal work. without these
| confessions it is doubtful whether a single
conviction could have been secured. BY
CANDLES suicide the only witness against
them was removed and the statements
made in his confession would have proved
| fimsy evidence upon which to ask for
| convictions.