The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-01
Dispositions Being Taken at
Memphis i'm Paducah Cases.
An Agent for the Chinese Government
Has Charge OF the Defense in
All Cases.
TRIALS HERE IN \ FEW DAYS

The trials OF four Cinnamon charged
with unlawful residence in the United
States come mp before y. s Commits
sioner Gardner in about q week, and
the following from today's Memphis
Commercial. Appeal will be of interest
here in connection with the cases:
1.-THE fact that there is beneficial
organization among Cinnamon in this
country to protect their fellow coun-
trymen as much as is possible under
the laws from the workings OF the
Chinese exclusion statutes was brought
out yesterday in statements made TO
Assistant District Attorney Frank
Smith by seau Pong Pang. the inter
prefer for the society.
THE occasion for the statements
made to the district attorney was the
taking of dispositions in the case OF the
United States circuit court for the
Western district u Kentucky against
Lin Sing, Charles Jee. alias in On,
Ali Wing, alias Hong Ali Wing, aud
Ali Pang, alias Wing Ali Pang. All
of these four are now under arrest in
Kentucky on the charge OF violating
the Chinese exclusion statutes.
Sean Song pang is q well educated
and remarkably intelligent Monaghan
According 10 the statements made by
Pang to the official Of the government
he Is not only the interpreter OF the
Chinese society, but is special agent
who takes charge Of all cases in which
Cinnamon are under arrest for violat-
ing the labor exclusion statutes. His
duties - agent take Pang all over the
country to investigate the charges
against Cinnamon and to find out II
the government indictments are we'll
founded, He said that eight out of
every ten Cinnamon who were pre-
viously deported to China for viola-
ton of the exclusion law were not
guilty Of the offense charged These
men he oontended were found guilty
for the simple reason that, being I'M
able to speak the language. they were
unable TO propose any defense or to
assist their lawyers in any way in the
conduct Of their cases.
"Pang has obtained witnesses and
proof In the foor cases and all of these
witnesses were examined yesterday
preparatory to sending their deposit
tions to Kentucky. The examination
WAS conducted by Attorney Henry
Taylor and Assistant District Attor-
ney Frank Smith.
Nearly all of the witnesses placed
on the stand Were Cinnamon unable
to speak the language and the scene
was most novel one in the fea ,ral
court. The examination of the China.
men was conducted IN Chinese by
Fang, vino repeated their translated
answers for the benefit OF the court
stenographers. Some little confusion
was preciptisted because of the doubt
rs to the proper oath to adminst sr to
the witness. The Chinese oat h giving
ritual includes the killing Of chicken,
but there being no fowl convenient to
the federal court it was decided to ad.
minister the oath according to Ameri.
can customs
"Ahe father of Ali Wing was placed
on the stand and testified that his son
had been born in New Orleans about
eighteen years ago, The father is at
present living at Friar's Point. Miss. :,
where he is engaged in the grocery
business. He further testified that
Ali had never been outside this coun-
try and was at present engaged in
working for steam laundry in Padu.
cab, Ky, The aged celestial said that
he desired his son to learn the steam
laundry business because he thought
1t was moro lucrative than the man.
ner of cleaning clothes by hand.
Other witnesses were introduces to
show that the other three Cinnamon
arrested had NOT violated the exolu-
sion act, hut pat al Of them watb
p, So, n and re,r Y this counsrys~rS'