Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-09-26
CHINESE CASE GOES
OVER TILL MONDAY
The Past xeek Spent Mostly In TaIk
and Making Objections

White, John Millick, A. e. Fetter, o.
NJ Jackson, A Wilson, John Hill,
Frank Weiss, A. M. Bradshaw, Omar
Sinks, G. M. Maxwell, |. C. Cushman,
Fl. A. Breuslng and F. NJ. Billings,
charged with the murder of Chong
Bing Long, was called by Justice
Lindsay in the Stock Exchange build
ing last Monday morning, S. e. Yer
milyea, as attorney for several OF the
defendants, stated that as he had only
arrived in town that morning and had
not had time to talk to his clients
and had prepared no defense, he
would ask that the case go over till
the following day, whereupon Justice
Lindsay announced that the hearing
would be postponed till 2 o'clock
Tuesday.
On that afternoon the cases we're
again called, the court room being
filed to overfowing with spectators.
Mr.. Vermilyea announced that he had
been retained to defend defendants
Lang, Gallager, White, Millick, Fet-
ter, Jackson, Hill, Weiss, Bradshaw,
Sinks, Maxwell, Cushman and Billings;
Breusing and Zumstein by c. F. Rey-
nolds and Mark Averill, and Arandall
and Wilson by G. W. Fox. The state
was represented by District Attorney
Richards and Key Pittman. After
the presentation of the usual motions
TO amend, discharge the prisoners,
etc, application to release the pris-
oners on bail was made and strongly
urged by the attorneys for the
defense. Motion was also made
that the prisoners be tried singly.
Both motions were taken under con-
sideration by the justice, who stated
he would decide on the bond matter
Wednesday, after which an adjourn
ment was taken till Thursday morn
ing at 10 O'clock On Wednesday
Justice Lindsay announced that he
would set bail for the prisoners at
$4,000 in each case. Four of the de-
PENDANTS, f. NJ. Billings, o. M. Jack
son, H. A. Breusing and H. Zum-
stein secured bonds and we're released
from custody.
On Thursday morning when court
met, Justice Lindsay announced, after
listening to further argument regard
ing the trying OF the defendants sep
arately or collectively, that the
prisoners would be tried in such
groups as they we're represented by
counsel. Apphca ton for further time
being presented, the justice stated
that he would grant one more contin-
uance, but no more, and fixed the
time for trying the cases of Arandall
and Wilson, who were represented
by Mr.. Fox, for Friday morning at III
o'clock, and when court assembled
that morning, Mr.. Fox announced
that Mr.. Vermilyea would assist him
in the defense of his clients. 1t was
then stated that Arandall would
waive examination and submit his
case to the grand jury. Justice
Lindsay then remanded the prisoner
to the custody of the sheriff and re-
fused bonds.
The case against AL Wilson was
then proceeded with, the witnesses
for both defense and prosecution be-
ing called, the white and colored
witnesses being sworn. Considerable
argument followed as to the mode OF
oath that would be required OF the
Chinese, but it was finally settled by
permitting an interpreter to be pres
ent and through him the oath could
be administered to the Chinese. All
Sam was then called and sworn and
after testifying to his name, age,
length of residence in United States
and in Tonopah, the question Of
whether or not all the prisoners
should remain in the court room came
up, the defense insisting that they
should object to their being present
and the prosecution insisting that
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