The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19

in front of the restaurants as soon as the boycOt was instituted.
 Assaults.
 Assaults have from time to time been made upon Japanese subjects resident informed by the chief of police that upon receipt of a Communication from the Japanese Consul he at once in- structed chptSins of police to make every effort tp stop these assaults, and, IT necessary, to assign men in citizens clothes to Accomplish the purpose. The correspondence between the Japanese Consul and the. chief 9f police and the taehed and marked Exhibit E" (p. 331.
 | deemed 1t best, in order to get at the exact facts. to take the statements of the Japanese who claimed to have taken at the Japanese consulate in San Francisco by Mir. I. S. McD,s Gardner, interpreter in the immigrati0n service at san Francisco, and Mir. K. Kawa- saki, Japanese student in the senior class of the University of California. Since these statements are in the words of the victims themselves and show, as nothing esle could. such grounds as there are upon which to found q com- plaint of violence, they are here given in full:
 s. Inatsu. 121 Haight Street---I am a student and member yf the Japanese
 
 ?. m, I was attacked on the ccrner of Laguna and Haight Streets by about eight young men, from fe to 20 years Of age; they rushed up behind me and struck me in the Nlace and then ran away. looked around for police. man, but could not find one went to the Y. M C. A. and waF treated by the doctor there. I made complaint about the matter to the Japanese association, but not to the police depament.
 T. Kadono, 121 Haight Street, am a student and a member of the Japanese r. M. c. A. On the bth day of August. 1906, on Laguna Street, betweensHaight and Page Streets at 10:40 q. m., on my way to church, I was attacked by about thirty people, men ranging from 10 to 20 years 9f age They folloXed nae head and face with their fists. l tried to resist@them, but they were too strong for me. They made my nose bleed. I went to St. Thomas Hospital to the superintendent of the Japanese Presbyterian Mission and was advised by him not to make any complaint to the police. l was laid up For week d-stained shirt, which I can pro duce if necessary.
 C. obata, 1923 Sutter Sreet--I am an artist. On September 20 1906, st about 1.45 D. m, on Sutter Street, between Pierce and Steiner. in front of the skating rink, as 1 was on my way home, was attacked by about twelve yonns men rahglns ngy Ssat ir9m 5 ana lS tSre tS 1 bricks and stones at me. l picked up a stick and started to go for them, and then they ran away, three of them fall Ing down as they ran. A special po- Iiceman came along at this time, and the people told him that Knocked the three people over; so be took me to the police court, where was dismissed. This finished the case I was released on hail as had been arrested for dJs- turbing the peace.
 l. Ikeda, 1908 Geary Street---I have a fruit store. About month ago--0eto- Der s, 1906--some bad boys came to my store and stole fruit and. threw stones into the .store On September 9, 1906, down In the wholesale district q do not know the name of the strset), as I 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 1 was obliged to stop and get down to- fix them. I has no sooner gotten down than somebody came up and hit me In the face, and gave me a black eye. made complaint about this to the Ja- panese association. l could identity the man who hit me.
 IT, Kai. 1915 Sutter. Street,. have a liprovision store, Masu 6 Co. On Sep fember 6, 1908, about twenty young men from IS to 21 years of age came to my store and stole a bunch of bapanas My clerk, s. Ichfshita, ran after them and asked them what they were doing. WhereHpon some of them turned on him and beat him so badly that he was laid up for two days. On the 18th or September, 1908, as a 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 10 the Japanese association.
 s. Ikusa, 57s Cedar Avenue--I am a rastauraflt keeper. On August 2e, 1906, about D. m., some children, about six teen of them stood in front of my res taurant and broke the windows; they then pulled down my sign and ran away with It. I made complaint about this 10 the Japanese association.
 Y. Sasaki, 121 Hatght Street. am a member of the Japanese Y. M. o. A. and a student. On August or 9, at D. Tn., at the corner of Steiner and Sutter Streetst was attacked by about ten young men, ranging from 1e to 20 Years of age, who were playing base hall. They called me bad names, and when I paid no attenion to them, they threw the baseball at me, but missed me. They then ran after me and beat me over the head and on the face, caus- ing my nose to bleed and stunning me. Then they ran away. l looked TOT a. policeman, but could not Ind any, so returned home.s made no official conn plaint of this fo anyone.
 Y. Fuiita, I21 Haight Street--I am a student and d member of the Japanese r. M c. A. On August IS, 1905, at about II 80 a. m., on the corner ors Haight and Lyon Streets, about eight young men, ranging from IS to 22 years of age, threw stones at me. but missed me They ran after me and beat me Aon the head, knocking me down some neople of the street saw this and of-