Arizona republican., 1904-06-07

he knew, q storekeeper in the Chinese quarter. Che Lang Ong told the store keeper of his intended visit and of ths.
 wealth which he had accumulated. The storekeeper told him that the American money ought to be turned into Mexican money and that he could get more Mexican money for him than any other man: that he could turn the money int" more than S3,500 Mexican.
 Che Ian Ong gave the storekeeper the money and the latter took it to Il bank. He soon returned with the money and said that on account of tie number of Chinamen who were leaving the country the rate of exchange WIS rather unfavorab1e, but that it would improve in the course of a few days
 He advised Che Lang Ong not to want.
 The storekeeper told him that as soon as the rate lowered he would buy. the
 Mexican money and that when Che Lang Ong arrived in China he would | find the money to his credit The Chinaman proceeded on his journey. He remained in China several months but his money never came. Early in 19lj he returned to San Francisco and callef
 upon the storekeeper who manifested SuA bA AoO " IlEl llt W dS lOlut lIidl lHf
 money had not been received by CI~ Lang Ong. However, it was q mistake
 that could be easily ~ectified; it would only be necessary to send to the bank
 in China and the money would be re-.
 turned to this country. The stora-
 keeper recommended Che Lang Ong In
 the meantime 10 find employment in
 the vicinity of san Francisco for a month r1 of of IL, money would surely be on this side ot
 tho Pacific. The Chinaman went to
 work and after more than month had | elapsed he went to the storekeeper.
 again. The storekeeper was grieved to
 inform him Of another disaster. The | ship which vas bringing the money
 had been sunk but the money was not | necessarily lost The bank wlere the
 original purchase of the Mcxicad silvor | had been made would he responsible
 and the storekeepers would go the next | day and get document in the shape or
 a duplicate deposit check He advised Che Lang Ong to call the next day He
 did so and when he entered the store
 he was pointed out as the man who had committed murder the night before
 A Chinaman had been murdered In tliat neighborhood.
 Che Lang Ong was arrested md
 again his friend the storekeeper, came
 to his relief. He advised him to pleGc
 guilty without delay and then he would be speedily released. Che Lang Ong
 knew nothing about law procedure and pleaded guilty. He next found lrmseis sentenced to be hanged and began ;o realize the seriousness of his case. Ha wrote to Mir. Middleton about 1t and also to his brother Joe Quofig who. works for F. L. Wright of Prescott. Jog Quong sent S4o0 to his brother in tho
 care of the storekeeper who had got
 him into all this trouble, but the store.'
 keeper denied that he ever received it. Then MT. Herndon and MT. Middleton took the matter up with Governor PaTdee about the middle of February of this year, for notwlthstandlpE t:hJ Lang Ong had been sentenced nearly three years ago, the case had been dragging.
 MT Middleton himself went to Sa,i Francisco and employed a lawyer but inasmuch as the Chinaman had pleaded guilty to the crime it was not apparent.
 how he could be saved. Governur | l'ardee has written several letters to | NI. heFHOOn ana MT. Middleton un the
 subject. He promised them mat the
 case should have his most careful att i tention. They furnished him with the | excellent record of the Chinaman ir
 this territory and assured him that the i he could not be guilty of the crime with which he was charged. The governor waited. he said, for the transcript to | be sent to him, for he had no official knowledge of the case. In a recent let ] ter he said that the matter had been | brought to him officially but that there
 was no transcript in1smuch os there had been no evidence. He renewed his promise of doing whatever he could
 for Che Lang OnS but at the same
 time he said he could not anticipate
 his action. He also asked if Che Lang
 On was ever known in this territory
 as Jew Ling Dong. That inquiry was
 not explained in the governors letter
 but reply was made to him that the
 Cinnamon was never known in Ari-
 zona by that name.