The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08
CHINAMEN HELD
IN HEAVY BAIL
POLICE COURTROOM CROWDED AT
THE ARRAIGNMENT.
Each of the Prisoners Is Held in $4,000
Bail, and the Cases Will Come Before
the Grand Jury Next Week." Sweat
ing'' Said to Have Brought Confess
sions. ''''

Charged with crimes against young
girls, the details of which have made
the city shudder, Moy S. Jim, R. Sine.
Gee Lee and Jim Lee, all Chinamen.
were arraigned in police court this
morning.
All four cases were set for Oct. II
and the bail fixed at $4,000 each. The
Monday, and it is likely that the mu-
nicipal court will never hear the
evidence in the cases.
Long before the hour of opening of
the court, the corridor Of the courthouse
near the police court rooms, was filed
with crowd Of curious people who
with such horrible crime. ' CAPTAIN
court, enforced the exclusion act upon
Chinese and Americans alike, and only
as many as could get seats were al
lowed in tho court room.
"R. Sing,' called Deputy Clerk P. s.
Nelson, when the cases were reached
and an almondeyed Celestial made his
listening to a letter from old China,
Sing heard the complaint, which, if sub.
stantiated by evidence, will probably
mean long sentence in prison.
Bail Is Fixed at $4,000.
81 would like to have these cases
continued, so as to give the grand jury
an opportunity, to investigate, - said
Assistant County Attorney w. G., Lea
rv. ~ think Oct. II would be suff-
cient time. and ask the bail be fixed
at $5,000.'
Judge Holt set the case for Oct. II,
but demurred at the amount of bail.
No objection came from Sing and the
bail was fixed at that amount.
Loo 4
and the same order made.
=. Then came the arraignment of Moy S.
Jim, proprietor of the Shang Hal Low
restaurant on First avenue S, and said
to be the "king bee'' of the local
celestials. Jonas We'll and L. G. Giertsen
appeared as his attorneys and demanded
a. an; im m hearing. =. Mr.. We'll said
that Jim's case was different from the
other three and for that reason should
have a different order. Mr.. Gjertsen
made plea for an immediate hearing
SO that bail might be fixed at a smaller
amount for he considered $4,000 too
much. Assistant County Attorney
Leary objected and Judge Holt made
the same order as in the other cases.
The Formal Charge.
The crime of which the men stand &C
cused is that Of abusing a female child
under the age of fourteen years. Sec
tlon 6,524 OF the general laws of Min
nesota, 1894, fixes the penalty at not
less than seven nor more than thirty
years imprisonment. The county at
torney's office says that the details of
the crime charged are so revolving that
a movement will be made to secure the
heaviest sentence under the law in case
of conviction. ...0
Since the arrest of the Chinese, the
question has been raised as to whether
the accused can appeal to the Chinese
consul at Chicago and claim protection
from the Chinese government. Assist
ant County Attorney Leary says that
international law does not protect them
and that they are amenable to the Grim.
inal laws of this state.
With the exception of Moy Jim, none
of the men has an attorney, the morn
ing paper announcement that A. II. Hall
had been retained having been unau,
thorized.