The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
CHINAMAN MAKES
FULL CONFESSION
Wong Tin, Accomplice
in Substitution Cases,
Is Caught.
Admits Completely and In
wolves Several More
White Men.

From beneath a narrow bunk at Y Fire
alley in Chinatown Detective Tim Cole
man yesterday afternoon dragged Wong
Tin. the nauch-sought accomplice Of HON
Toon in the Chinese substitution cases. In
the search with Coleman were Detective
Ed Gibson, wise in the ways Of China
town from long experience, and Harry
Nofitt, United States secret service
agent They had a long hunt for the willy
Celestial Although they had positive in
formation that Won Tin was on the prem
ises they searched for nearly an hour be
fore they found him. crammed into a
space so narrow that ii seemed airnos- I'M
possible for him 10 get in there.
He was hurried 10 the Hall Of Justice
and Special Secret Service Agent Burns
talked with him for short time with the
aid Of Or. Gardiner as interpreter. The
Chinaman seemed willing 10 diVulge what
he knew OF the substitution matter and
il was finally decided to take him TO
Burns room al the Russ House and sub
nit him 10 a thorough sweating. He was
handcuffed and escorted 10 the hotel by
United States Marshal Shine, Secret Ser
vice Agents Burns and Mofitt, United
States District Attorney Woodwork and
his assistant. Ben Mckinley; Chinese In
spectors Meehan and Gardner and a few
DEneT
no chances on an escape.
From o'clock until 10 they took turns
al pumping the Chinaman and as a result
they claim 10 have secured positive evi-
dence Of the culpability OF more white
men in the substitution plot. who have all
along been suspected by the authorities.
Who these are the officials refuse TO state,
but il is learned that another watch Of
three men at the County Jail, besides the
three men already under bonds. have been
involved by the confession Of the China
man
No move was made last night to serve
more warrants, but il is thought that to-
day may witness the arrest Of se-eral
other white men who have aided in the
unlawful substitution of Cinnamon II
was learned on good authority that evil
dence has been secured to warrant the
indictment of six more Caucasians for
this illegal traffic.
Wong Tin acknowledged that he had
been engaged in securing the substitution
Of Cinnamon since January last. He told
Of several specific cases in one Of which
five Cinnamon who We're ordered deported
were set at liberty and five decrept Chi
namen substituted in their places for re-
L m 10 their native country. He said
that he paid 5000 for this and that this
money did not 60 10 Dasha. To whom II
was paid the officials would not state last
night Tin claimed that all he was paid
f. the part he took in the substitution
was SIS 70 SO a head
After the statement Of the Chinamar
was reduced 10 writing and read to hin
he verified its correctness and was Their
taken back 10 the City Prison for the
night
II is possible that no steps toward secur
ing the custody Of the suspected men vii
be taken before the Federal Grand Jury
reports, which may not b until next Fri
day. The body was in session yesterday
but did not consider the substitution
cases. as there was little new evidence
10 offer. With Tins confession there /.
now plenty Of material for action and al
its meeting on Tuesday the Grand Jury
Will probably take up the substitution
cases again.