The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19

jects and prevent violations of law.
l am satisfied from inquiries made by
me and from statements made to me by
the Japanese restaurant keepers, that the
throwing of stones and breaking of win
dows was not done by the men pieketing
the restaurants, but by young men and
boys who had gathered in front of the
restaurants as soon as the boycott was
instituted.
Assaults.
Assaults have from time to time been
made upon Japanese subjects resident in
the city of San Francisco. l was informed
b. the chief of police that upon receipt
of a communication from the Japanese
consul he at once instructed captains of
police TO make every effort to stop These
assaults, and, if necessary, to assign men
in citizens clothes to accomplish the
purpose. The correspondence between the
japanese consul and the chief of police
and the acting Mayor of the city is here
to attached and marked Exhibit e.
(p. 80.
I deemed it best, in order TO get at the
exact facts, to take the statements of
the Japanese who claimed to have been
assaulted. These statements were taken O
the Japanese consulate in San Francisco
by Mr.. j. S. Med Gardner, Interpreter
in the immigration service at San Fran
cisco. and Mr.. X. Kawasaki, a Japanese
student in the senior class of the Uni
versity of California. Since these state
ments are in the words of the victims
themselves and show. as nothing else
could, such grounds as there are upon
which to found a complaint of violence,
they are here given in full:
S. 1natsu. 121 Haight street ] am a
student and member of the Japanese
Y. NJ. c. A. On October 2S, at 7:l5 p. M [
was attacked the corner of Laguna
and Haight streets by about eight young
To ,f
rushed up behind me and struck me in
the face and then ran away. | looked
around for a policeman. but could not
fine out. | went to the Y. NJ. G. A. ana
was treated by the doctor there made
complaint about the matter to the Japa-
nese association, but not to the police de-
partment.
I. Wadono, 121 Haight street l am
student and member of the Japanese Y
M. c. A. On the 5th day of August 1906
on Laguna street. between Haight and
Page streets. at 1910 a M, on my way
TO church, | was attacked by about thirty
people, men ranging from 10 to p years
o. age. They followed me down the street
ana beat me over the head and face with
their fists. tried to resist them but they
were too strong for me. They made my
nose bleed. | went to st. Thomas hospital
for medical treatment. | complained TO
the superintendent of the Japanese Pres
bYterian mission and was advised by him
not to make any complaint to the police
| was laid up for a week on account of
TINS attack. have the blood stained shirt
which l can produce If necessary.
G. Obata, 1928 Suffer street. | am an
artist. On September 20. 1906. at about
1:4o p. m, on Suffer street, between
Pierce and Steiner, in front of the skating
rink, as | was on my way home | was
attacked by about twelve young men,
ranging from 16 to 20 years of age. They
beat me and threw bricks and stones at
me. | picked up a stick and started 10
go for them, and then they ran away,
three of them falling down as they ran.
special policeman came along at this
time, and the people told him that |
knocked the three people over; SO he took
me to the police court, where | was dis
missed. This finished the case. | was
released on bail, as I had been arrested
for disturbing the peace.
|. Ikeda, 1908 Geary steet. have a fruit
store About a month ago--October 5, 1906
some bad boys came to my store and
stole fruit and threw stones into the
store. On september ., 1906, down in the
wholesale district q do not know the
name of the street, as | was driving my
wagon some men started to throw fruit
at me, then pieces of brick, hitting my
back. The reins of my rig got loose, and
| was obliged to stop and get down to
fix them. | had no sooner gotten down
than some body came up and hit me in
the face, and gave me black eye. ] made
complaint about this to the Japanese as
ISOLATION. 1 could Identify the man who
hit me.
K. Kai, 1915 Suffer street. have a pro-
vision store, Masu & Co. On September
6, 1906, about twenty young men from Is
to Il years of age came to my store and
stole a bunch of banans. My clerk S.
1chishita, ran after them and asked them
what they were doing. Whereupon some
of them turned on him and beat him SO
badly that he was laid up in bed for two
days. On the Sth of September, 1906, as
u white person was buying fruit in my
store, someone threw a stone into the
store, which hit my wife on the leg and
hurt her quite badly. | made complaint
about this to the japanese association.
S. Ikusa, BIS Cedar avenue. | am a res
taurant keeper. On August 90 1906, about
s p. m., some children, about sixteen of
them, stood in front of my restaurant
and broke the windows; they then pulled
down my sign and ran away with it, [
made complaint about this to the japanese
association.
Y. Sasaki, 121 Haght street. I am a
member of the Japanese Y. NJ. C. A
and student. On August or 8, at 4
p. M, at the corner of Steiner and Suffer
streets, / was attacked by aboute ten
y
of age, who were playing baseball. They
called me bad names, and when [ paid
no attention to them they threw the base
ball at me, but mist me. Then they ran
after me and beat me over the head and
on the face, causing my nose to bleed and
stunning NEE Then they ran away. ]
lookt for policeman, but could not find
any, SO returned home. l made no off,
cial complaint of this to anyone.
Y. Fujita, 121 Haight street. I am a
student and a member of the Japanese
Y. NJ. C. A. On August IS, 1906. at about
80 a. m, on the corner of Haight and
Lyon Streets about eight young men,
ranging from Is to % years of age threw
stones at me, but mist me. They ran after
me and beat me on the head, knocking
me down. Some people on the street saw
this and offered to help me. When the
young fellows saw this they ran away. /
met a policeman and complained to him.
do not remember the policemans num-
Der, but he told me that he would help me,
and took my name and address; but as
the young men had run away he let the
matter drop.
K. Kimura, 121 Haight street. | am
student and member of the japanese Y.
NJ. C. A On September 6. 1906, at II 80 a. |
m. on Webster street, between Haight and
Walla streets, as | was walking along |
five young men, about IS years of age,
stuck a big stick, about six or seven feet
long. between my legs and lifted me UP, |
me on my face and cutting my
mouth badly. After / had fallen they
ran away. | made no official complaint
of this IN ouVopp