The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-05
Chinese Before the United init
States Court Yesterday.
TRY CASES ON MAY 18TH |! 2 +
Woo OFT Produces His Credentials and
Is Set Free government lnterpre.
tor Gives Some Very
Material Aid.

Tho cases OF the glx tCMnooe Te6luentDt.
charged with being In this country unlaw-
fully, continued before United States
Commissioner Brady, were taken up yes
terday morning and after stubborn con-
test between the district attorney and
Messrs Flegenhei1ner and Talley. Of coun-
sci for the defendants. were again CON-
tinued until Monday. May 18th One Of
the defendants. Woo OFT, alias Charles
IIinE Leo, vas discharged on production
BY him OF Z certificate Of registration.
signed BY William Ryan. internal revenue s's:
collector OF this city under the admin
.istration Of Cleveland. Woo OFT q stated a,|!''
on Saturday that this paper was In Nor
folk, and on Sunday he went TO that CITY,
got the paper and produced u N court
this morning, with the result that y w =
found to be all right and he was dis
charged. 500 II AK asss949 8 q. L
Tho other fys who are required to
show cause why they SHOULD not be de-
I ported removed their ball bonds With tho
same bordsmen, each In the sum Of $3.50,
and wero discharged pending determine
ton OF the cases. They are Sing Lee,
81 North Sixth Street; Hing Lee aliag
3Quong Wah, Of Manchester; Joe .Ytng,&of
Seventh Street, near Main zee Hon sun,
or No. Ill West Marshall Street shung
Duck. OF No. 1928 East MI ain Street. Where l'e
an alias Is given 1t means merely l th az.
II m,enri canized title and real Ch!riese
name 81 which they are known e their their
fellows. a. !, ,,3
gHUNa DUCKS PEDIGREE.
~, z, these Chinese have watt Is known
! /. nnerchants certificates, but It ts claim
"a that these are not valid unless the
ho,darS IL actually en- gagged IN mi rcantlle
Ehns,ne.s. A separate certifcate, known
Il mon the Chinese as chock-ch zee, l. ~ ~
5ran,,ired Of Chinese la borers. Every Chi
nesa resident In this country must pro-
$duce one or the other ,of these certincates
ar he IS liable to d DEPORTATION under the
terms OF the exclusion act. Here Is me
forrn OF the merchants cert f cate pro-
duced by one OF the Chinese csc, now u Gus us
&tody n S#iili5 856 n . taS5 y. =,
state of " asfington,s Countylp Of Kings:
& 1900. and ]. M; Hammond
being first duly sworn on oath each ZOE
I himself. say; that he is acquainted with
ahunR Duck; that for more than one
zyear last past said shung Duck has pe e
continuously, and now. Is. engaged IN the
business OF buying. selling and dealing N
rioe. tea and mating at No. 80 Washing
ton street in5the City Of Seattle, King
county I. state OF Washingto i, U. 8. ~;
that said business Il conducted IN the
name Of waiting Co.; that said shung
sD,,ck Is d member OF said firm and that
during all OF said time he has not, been
engaged In the perfor nance of ma ma n ~
Dor, except such as was and ls neces-
/ sary in conducting the said business .ti as
such merchants; that said business con-
fgists OF the buying, selling and dealing
IN rice teas, and mating at retail tina
attached hereto Is a photograph, marked
*.F,rh,bft AZ. which Ia a true am cor
rect photograph Of raid Skunk Duck $t53.
5s5 /! M. f. HAMMOND.
subscribed and sworn to before me THIS
4 tbs goth day Of June. 1896: 2, q, 81
Notary Public in and for
Si5St picture the State OF Washington.
residing at Seattle, All
This is endorsed across It's race: Ar
rived at Port Townsend, Washington, De-
$cember 81, 1886, on steamer kingston from
esisned,S !. 9, SAUNDERS 4, !,1TI,
hi Attached to this certificate IS IA photo
graph OF the man to whom the mer-
mat these certincates issued by Sanders
are contestible on the ground that they
were fraudulantly Issued.
It is claimed BY the officers that 9
Chinese who was formerly q merchant,
& but who for any rea son has given up
that business and become q laborer, oan-
not remain In this country under q m err
chants license. rhis the defense IN this
case are not prepared to admit. and
viii probably contest. The question is
an issue IN the, case s5 Al
CHARGE OF sMUGGIING.
Sapn Lee, tho Chinese restauranteur at
1905 East Franklin Street who Is held
under bond on a charge Of having inyfhis
possession unstamped (and It Is believed
smuGsled) opium, claims that he bought
this OF Choy Chong Wah. Of 10 A. Mott
Street, New York. and Sha surrendered to
the ofIlcers the bills Of ladins for the
goods. These are for one box OF groceries
/ In January, and another In April. I'm
med!ately upon getting this Information
Marshal Treat wired the department., and
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