The San Francisco call., 1905-03-02
CHINESE TELL
OF PROTECTION.
Last of Oriental Witnesses
in Whitman Trial Describe
Payment ofCorruption CoiH
OBJECTS TO EVIDENCE
Congressman Kahn Says
His Client Is Not Liable
Under Hearsay Testimony

continued the hearing of the charges
of incornpetency and neglect of duty
against Chief of Police George W.
Whitman. The only witnesses heard
were several Chinese gamblers, whose
testimony was mainly hearsay ana
called forth frequent objections from
Congressman Kahn.
In several instances the Commission
ers asked questions that Kahn objected
TO as being unfair and contrary TO law
and in the majority of cases he carried
his point The testimony of the Chi
nese referred 10 the raids in Chinatown
and the payment of protection money
Many of kahnS questions were d.
fected against the integrity OF the Chi
nese Education Society and the Sc
crecy of the proposed raid by Commls-
sfoner Hutton. His attacks on the
character of the Chinese witnesses,
who were all members of the Educa-
tional Society, recalled that several
had been arrested on charges of muir
der and attempted murder. AT the con-
elusion of the evening the contradic-
tory testimony of the Chinese favored
the defendants case.
Last night finished the testimony of
all Chinese connected with the case.
The Commissioners announced that
they would bring in seventy-three wit
nesses who will testify before Kahn
calls the witnesses for the defense. The
hearing will be continued tonight at
7:30 o'clock.
The first witness called in the trial. of
Chief of Police George w. Whitman
was Wong Lung. who admitted Tues
day that he was member of the
Chinese Educational Society. He was
the last of three Chinese witnesses
called Tuesday and was recalled last
night by Congressman Kahn. Kahn
made a strong attempt to show that
the Educational Society was support
ing Wong Lung and was paying him
to testify This the witness denied,
but admitted that during the Tuesday
night hearing he was sent for by the
society He denied that he had talked
with any one or been coached in his
testimony.
Kahn further drew from the witness
the admission that he was once arrest
ed for stabbing a Chinaman named
Wong Chuck in Alaska in 1901. The
witness denied, however, that he was
a member of the Yung Yick High
binder Society.
Wong Lung told of the informing of
twenty members of the Educational
Society that Hutton was to raid SO
Washington street. Both Hutton and
Attorney Carpenter were at the So
cfety rooms and many Chinese in the
room went uI TO eSU W dSilillS loI clicCt
to see the raid take place.
DO KIP TALKS.
The second Chinese witness called
was Do Kip. who had charge of the
accounts of the Wah Lee fantan house
at S22 Washington street. He said that
So per table per week was paid TO the
representative of the See Yup Society
and the same tribute to Chan Cheung.
Do Kip then started to say what Chan
Cheung told him became of the money
he collected. and Kahn began a long
series of strenuous objections.
The witness was then asked by
Drinkhouse how he charged the pay
ments in the books. and Kahn again
objected. The witness said they were
charged up to expense" This charge
covered only one S. payment. The S.
paid to the See Yup Society was en-
tered simply See Yup, s5." Kahn
called the Commissioners attention to
the unfairness of hearsay evidence by
saying that the witness might testify
that some one told him the money was
for the Commissioners as much as for
the police. He urged that the Commits
sioners were there to consider only the
facts and not as prosecuting body.
The witness said that Kwan Bin, one
of the Eight Statesmen" told him
that the police had been fixed" and
that after the place had been closed
two days it was reopened and not
molested. Kahn objected to this testi-
mony as hearsay, and it was stricken
from the record.
The witness admitted he was also
known as Kung Chow and was a mem
Der of the Educational Society. He
said that gambling continued a week
after Huttons raid and that Sergeant
Cook visited the place the day after
the raid. The next minute he said he
had not seen Cook after the raid.
POS MEMORY BAD.
Leung Heung Pc. another member
of the Educational Society, was next
called. He testified that he visited
gambling places in Chinatown from
November : to %. When asked who
was the squad sergeant at that time
he said it was too far back to remem-
ber.
Leung Toy. employed in a gambling
house at S26 Washington street, testi-
fed to gambling at that place and the
payment Of protection money to the
See Yup Society and to the Eight
Statesmen" His testimony finished
the evening session and the last of the
Chinese witnesses.
At the opening of the regular week
ly meeting action in the cases of Ser
geants Ellis, FRAZIER and Brophy and
Patrolmen O'Brien, Mum, Doran, Nc
Grath and Henry Heinz of the China
town squad was postponed until next
! Wednesday evening. The postpone
nent was on the motion of Commits
sioner Reagan and Sergeant Ellis was
not present when the squad was told
/ of the postpoment.
Secretary Boyne was instructed by
/ the board to notify the Oceanside Club
! that the application Of Henry Doscher
/ for saloon license on the Great High
way would come I'D at the regular
meeting on March Is. This is in ac-
ccrdance with the promise OF the
board to notify the residents who may
wish to oppose the granting of the
license. The remainder of the regular
session was consumed in granting
: isck and restaurant licenses.