The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-22
CHINK AGAIN
IN THE TOLLS
CHANG ARRIVED AT NOON
IN CUSTODY OF 4 DEPUTY UNITED
STATES MARSHAL.

Lon Is Charged with False swearing
and VIII BE Given Hearing To-
dny-OmciaIS Refuse to Discuss
Matter-It Is Hoped That Case VIII
show Up Alleged Syndicate Thar
Issues Ready-tO-Wear Certificates.
Fellow Cinnamon All at Sea.
once again the almond-eyed Lon
Chang, he with the oily tongue and the
innocent expression, is reposing in the
Chatham county Jail
Lon got here at noon yesterday in the
custody Of Mr. c. T. Merrill, deputy
United States marshal for the North
ern district of Florida, and Chinese
Inspector Eager.
Mystery to a certain extent sur
rounds the transfer of the prisoner.
The officials will not discuss the case
in advance. Coon Kim. the inter-
prefer, merely smiles blandly, and
wisely knows nothing. Lon Chang
waits behind the bars 10 see what a
DAY can bring forth, and talks not.
on his commitment. he is charged
with violating a certain section Of
the laws and reference to this sec
ton shows false swearing" is what
Lon must answer for. And thereby
hangs a tale. as Lon stood trial be-
fore Commissioner Hewlett here some
months ago. That time he was charged
with being Illegally in this country
When arrested he had no certificate
When on trial he had one.
Cinnamon Are Excited.
Lon has friends in Savannah and one
cousin. The news quickly reached
them that their fellow countryman,
whom they thought was gone from this
district forever. was here again. As
on his former visit to Savannah, he
was accompanied by a deputy marshal,
and as before he is boarding at the
jail.
"Heepee trouble. Commee all at once
Nelly bad" This was all that could be
gained from a chattering group of Chi
namen at one of the Savannah laundry
shops last night. But they talked and
talked and talked in the strange dia-
lect and then separated The only
English words that could be caught
were "Slficate" and "Tlouble commee
all at once. Nelly bad"
May show Up "Syndicate."
There are rumors that the rearrest of
Lon Chang on the perjury charge
means the showing up of the alleged
syndicate" that is issuing certificates
10 whatsoever asketh'' of the celes-
tials. At Ions former hearing certifi-
Gates suddenly appeared. When ar
rested the men had none, so far as was
known. and though they were kept In
the Jail, at the trial they shook out
their sleeves and 10, the certificates ap-
pearsd.
The evidence at that time was not
sufficient to hold the men and Commits
sioner Hewlett turned them loose. A
week ago last Friday night Lon Chang
was rearrested at Fernandina on a
charge Of "false-swearing," and taken
to Jacksonville. There he was bound
over TO Commissioner Hewlett, and yes
terday brought to Savannah.
officials Uncommunicative.
Beyond the wording of the statute
nothing IS known of what the charge
is against Lon. Every official of the
local division OF the United States
courts who was consulted on the mat
ter either knew nothing" or was mot
at liberty to talk"
Inspector Eager, when asked about
the case said, Il am sorry, but / can
not say anything about the case in ad-
vance of the hearing 1t would in
jure the governments case"
United States Attorney William r.
Leaken is in Macon having gone there
yesterday morning. He will return
this morning in time to prosecute the
case against Lon Chang.
No Trouble with Interpreter.
At the last hearing of the Chinks the
interpreters figured extensively in the
case. The first man went to the bad"
and was called" by a second man
who was in the room. Then the first
man asked the question and the second
one answered it. This double-check
system seemed to work satisfactorily,
though there were still doubts ex-
pressed.
This time there will be nothing do
ing" for the washee- washee man who
figures as defendant The official in
terpreter, one Coon Kim, is here and
he will do the word juggling. Coon
Kim is known to the officers as a faith
full and just man, and all questions
will be correctly put and the answers
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