Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-10-03
THE Chinese CASE PROMISES
LONG, WEARY EXAMINATION
Has Occupied the Courts Attention for Week and ONLY
Half Dozen Witnesses TeStify-Strong Probability
Of ArandaPS Guilt.

An Sam, recalled on direct exam
nation, stated the men were armed
with pistols and Ratchet; three men
were using pistols, and one a Ratchet
on Chong Bng Long. Compelled
them to 90 down the road, two men
leading and dragging the old man
and one leading Sam. Asked to point
out the men who were striking Chong
Blng Long, Sam pointed out Omar
Sinks as the only one in the court
rGefH. Said the man who struck
him with the Ratchet was the man
who drove the white laundry wagon.
CoAld not describe the other men. but
would know them, he thought, if he
saw them. The bedding and shoes of
Chong Bling Long were also intro.
duced as evidence and recognized by
Sam. This finished the direct exam
nation of the Chinaman, and he was
then put on cross examination. but
the most rigid questioning, though it
lasted all Of Tuesday afternoon and
part OF Wednesday, failed to materi-
ally shake his testimony.
At the conclusion of All Sans
testimony, L. B, Platt was sworn
On examination by the prosecution
he stated that he was present at
meeting of the Labor union on the
night of the l4th of September, but
IN attempt to bring out what trans
pired there brought forth all kinds
Of objections and arguments from the
attorneys for the defense, and Justice
Lindsay only secured peace by stat
ing that the court would take an
adjournment till the following morn
ing, in order to give him little time
to determine whether or not he would
admit testimony which might prove
that the initial movement in the
Chinese matter, which was claimed
by the prosecution, took place at the
meeting Of the union, and whether it
would be admissible or not.
On Thursday morning the justice
announced that he would receive the
evidence objected to by the defense,
and in reply to queries by the prose.
cution the witness said of the defend
ants present he recognized Iumstein,
Lang, Wilson, Hill, Weiss and Breus-
ing as having been at the union meet
ing. Arandall was chairman of the
meeting, the Chinese matter was
that most Of the members
favored the boycott, only Arandall
suggesting the use of force. The
following day he was asked by Aran-
dali to join the " ang' in an attempt
which was being arranged to drive
the Chinese out of Tonopah but he
declined to participate.
In reply to question if there was
a subsequent meeting of the union 20
that held on Monday night and before
Tuesday night, the witness stated
that some of the members had
meeting; he was invited to be present
but did not attend He also stated
that at the union meeting Arandall's |
talk was that now was the time to
act. Zumstein and Breusing parti-
cipated in the discussion, but favored |
the boycott, The defense then ex-
amined the witness, but nothing of
Importance was elected. The defense
here introduced the membership roll |
of the union, and reading from it, had !
the witness identify the parties who
were present at the meeting of the
union on Monday night, Mr.. Platt
was kept on the stand till the hour of |
Adjournment was at hand, when the |.
court took a recess till Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.