Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-22
Mayor Of Chinatown is Arrested
After Eight Days in Salt
Lake City,
WANTS TO STAY IN AMERICA.
Vas Once DepOrted and Came Back
To the United States by the
Canadian Route

once again the mayor of Chinatown
IS On trouble, and must stand trial ia
prove his right to be In the United
states Late yesterday afternoon he
and his family were aTalgnel before
United states Commissioner Twomey
and put under bonds Of 1880 TO appear
before the commissioner for prelImi-
nary hearing Jan. 20, 1905.
Eight days ago Chin Quon Chan
came back to Chinatown, much to the
surprise of his fellow countrymen, who
had mourned him as deported and
gone His return recalled the famous
controversy over HIS entry into America
three years ago, when Dave Hing, cook
10 Gov Wells and Chinese interpreter,
was supposed to have given the inl0r.
nation 20 the governor that led To bis
refusal to allow Chin to land ON his re-
turn from Il visit TO his native land.
There We're exciting times following tho
refusal I'm which the governors office
was beseged with pleading visitors
from the tlowery kingdom, and Dave
HIng the cook took to carrying u big
revolver and applied to the police Tor
protection.
After the refusal 10 allow chin TO
land nj Port Townsend, the case took
on q national aspect for defeated at
Port Townsend, chin appealed his case
20 the secretary Of the treasury az
Washington In the trial It developed
that as a prosperous American mer-
chant he had made enough money TO
take a trip TO China, and did so While
there his wife, whom ne took with him,
died. leaving q baby boy When Chin
returned he brought a new bride with
him. said TO be one Oft he prettlest IT.
de Chinese women that ever set foot
I'm salt Lake 1t was this new wife
whose description did not tally with
that OF the one who left with him to
visit China that first aroused the sus-
plcion Of the government officials and
led 10 the action against Chin Quon
Chan
Losing his case. Chin was forced TO
return to China and there baby hoy
was born, three months ago Sc, az
ter that Chin planned another assault
on the immigration Inspector In his
country II is a good law that can't be
worked, and a poor ChInaman that
can't work IL, so he felt no discourage
ment This time he journeyed to Can
ada. and settled for a time at Victoria.
From British Columbia he worked
his way over the border and came In
haste 10 his old hauuts in Plum alley.
The family settled down, and TO his
old friends and the reporters he stated
that at last he had the problem solved,
and his right to stay here established.
But meanwhile United States In
spector James McCab was looking into
the case, He wrote to Port Townsend
authorities, where Chin was first de-
tanned, 20 learn his legal status as the
result Of the former deportation, and
upon receiving an answer he arrested
Chin and his family with view TO
their deportation. The warrants were
served by Deputy United States Mar
sfal Smyth while the family were az
dinner yesterday afternoon.
After the hearing before Commits
sIoner Twomey Chin was placed under
bonds Of $1,000 his wife Jung Tew
YIng, under bonds Of $500. and the two
children Chin Kin Chez and Chez Hing,
released without bail. The bond was
promptly furnished and the family re-
leased to return to Plum alley for the
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