Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-23
Preliminary Hearing Of Chinese
Who Struck Chung Chun Pc
On Before Judge Whitaker.
GAMBLING IN PLUM ALLEY.
Soma Bong Ser, An Eye Witness
OF the ARRAY, Tells How Blow
Was Delivered.
p,fcrianrs White Wife sits at Per
fest Ease Among TOuntrNmcn
or Husband aud Koreans.


Tr. preliminary hearing Of Charley
song charged with the murder OF
chime Chun Po. a Korean I'M a gambl-
ne ..use in Plum alley ON the night of
Del was taken up before Judge
whitaker this morning. The com.
rain. in the case, which Is sworn TO
hr Son Pong See, charges Song with
nsleIously and feloniously striking
the said Chung Chun Po with heavy
chinese pipe. from the effects OF
which blow Chung died on Dec. IL. ga
81 MARKS hosital. When the K0r-
,au died song was arraignod hcore
ludea Diehl on she charge of murder.
bud the case was transferred TO Judge
Uhaker's division of the city court
and She preliminary evidence IS bee
ine heard this morning.
MANY CHINESE PRESENT
'rh. court room at the county buill-
he was filled with Chinese and Hor-
cans when the ease was called at 10
o'clock Most OF the witnesses ana
tho interpreters are. Chinese. and the
lobby was entirely occupied by repre-
senf8tiyes Of the FloWery kingdom
and Plum alley who are Interested In
the case. Charley song, with his at
tofuCy. Walter w. Little occupied
one sud of the table while Asst.
County Atty. L. r.. Framework, VINO
upr, .onts the state in the case. aud
soIeu \. Christensen. M behalf OF me
Koreans. occupied the other end. q.
y Ice. official interpreter for the
state. occupied "a place midway bee
tween the witness stand and the court
stcuOgrapher, 8ll In close proximity 10
and facing Judge Whitaker. the CONF
hitting magistrate.
SONG HEAP HANDSOME.
Song Is line looking specimen OF
thc more intelligent Cnuaman. II
ewes are large and Of piercing black.
hts face is well formed ana altoge .her
De- appears TO be away above the aver
axe among his Monaghan fellows jus
white wife, dressed I'm a beconfns
purple costume, sat near her husband
dufnc the hearing. and was intense
Ir interested IN every development or
lie case. She Is Of prepossessiug APP
reauance having a great deal OF au-
burn hair. pink and white COM
nitxlon and clear blue eyes. Whue IN
seemingly incongruous position,
among the room fun OF Celestials, MRS.
Song seems TO be perfectly al homo
in their company. and displays great
solicitude for her oriental husband
KOREAN TEsTIFIEs.
Son Bong Ser. a cousin Of the dead
man. was the first witness called. 1T
was with considerable diilculty that
hts testimony was secured although
mo interpreter was diligent ana APP
uarently anxious to get the report
recorded according 20 the Facts. son
was in the room where the gamnuus
was taking place IN Plum Alley ON the
nigbt of pee b. aud saw Charley Song
strike Chung with the pipe. In an
syer to questions propoundeo by ANY.
christensen. Son Bong Ser, briefly told
the story OF the quarrel which feauilc l
iu the blow which caused Chung +
death. He detailed how the men were
seated az the table playing ionton D.
how Chung put down dollar SUI
yer piece on the cardi indicating
that ne wished only 20 play hali a
dollar on the bet, how Charley Sons'
Who was paying, or dealing, after me
deal was over. took IN the entire dollaf
and refused to pay any portion OF u
hack. although Chung had inuicaled
with markers that only halt "a dollaI
was to be played, and how. When an
other man at the table also salu nc
lnow Chung only played half "a dollar
lu the bet. and Chung reached OUT lo
Get his money, Charley Song TOOK .ne
heav pine he was smoking out or ms
mouth and struck Chung over the heal
With a. the heavy bowl striking MIN
across the face just below The LETT eye
KNEW HE WOULD DIE.
The witness claimed chung knew he
would die as "a result ~ the blow and
that he was so strongly hHrtl
again between the time the p'oW Ma'
struck until he died, SIX days "llei
"Nbcn did Chung say that ho would
die?" asked Atty, Little
when song struck him. replica t"'
Didn't ne say a single word after
that until the time Of his deaiht
"Not "a single word suld Sod
DIR. s. g. PAUL CALLED.
After au Adjournment for i've min
utr. DR. S Il Paul, assistant tlA
physician. was called. he tcatih.d 20
having been called 90 attend NUM-
Chm po at the Korea lodHins mouse %.
thc night of Friday. AZ mat llnr n
rHdr au examination ana lnuNH
SLIGHT ABRASION Of skin over tho Dii4f
of ihs nose. and very sikhl aN''HN'
on lr0 .ide of hs head
Dr. Paul visited me patient dait nn'
Tuesday. at which time hc bad hecon
entirely unconscious ana phftll .lh hA
developed since Sunday Ito dld nor a'
Chung alterWard
DIR QALDERWOop.
Dr. "a n clldprN0ol Nas urNt calle
aud testified H. having performed "a.
autopay nn "a body of deceased while
Mas Flua al ODouueuH uuHHrlnm
rarIofr Dr icsldrruDnI ioHulHl itt
au mo- 0rran) of the body cNo.pi ln
brain were Imal. but upon rhaInlnln
fnr bond "a inarturo $3.50. luunh u''
the loft oar lnc point eElendIne down
ward t0unrl ihr atc AND another eA
tending backward On opening th' .hV
large eliot H. blood WaH .nnHI I'.'Nl
upon the Brain resulting rHm iup
turc Of tha 4 cningiaH. ,
From you'd examination oi lh. H'il
Cf Chung Cht(n pu as haf would fnh H'
was thr IA g. of Dos DEATH ashe
Aity fHnsAorth
"Ho diod u direct result 0f Che in
iuIica receiyld nu his hca1
nr fHlderl ood Was NOT cfnrr-Nha H
med, ana ~ o "A ialey was COW
hi hnier } Hsisiel nr 'hla,l
performing ihn autopsy nn iNunN NN