Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-20
500 TOO TANG'S CASE
Declares He is Victim of Chinese
 BIackmaiIerS.


 tinued case of Soo Too Tang of this city, who is wanted in Brooklyn, N. r., for the theft of $25O from Houe Yick was once more put over. It will come up again Monday by which time in all probability Governor Rol- lin S. Woodruff will have decided whether he shall issue extradition papers so that the accused may be taken back to Brooklyn. It begins to look as though Soo Too was right when he declared he was the victim of Chinese blackmailing organiza- tion as the hearing before the gover- nor at Hartford yesterday was all in his favor.
 At the conclusion of the hearing Governor Woodruff said that he would not render a decision until he could secure further evidence, which is promised.
 The defendant, who is resisting extradition was represented by At torney James E. Russell. Lieutenant Joseph Gomeringer. detective on the Brooklyn police force, appeared for the state of New York. The principal. witness yesterday was Houe Yick, the complainant. The more evidence he gave the more re- mote became the chances of extra dition, and Bert Harte's assertion that for ways that are dark and tricks that are vain the heathen Chinee is peculiar" was brought to mind.
 In his sworn statement made in Brooklyn, Houe Tick said that Soo Too Tang was in his, the complain ants laundry, on November 5. 1906, and that Houe Yick placed $250 in a cigar box in the presence of Soo Too Tang and then, obliginly. left the latter in charge of the laundry for short time after having placed the box and its contents under bed. When he returned, Soc Too Tang, the box and the money were gone. Yesterday, Houe Yick was examined on this point and he then declared that no money was placed in cigar box. but the cash was slipped under Houe Yick's pillow and that Soo Too Tang did not see 1t. Houe Tick seemed ignorant of the matter to which he had sworn and Governor Woodruff intimated that he would take up the matter with the district attorney for Kings county, having the idea that perjury had been com mitted.
 The testimony was taken by the aid of an interpreter and was taken slowly, as the witness fixed dates by the Chinese calendar and no end of trouble was had reducing these to western dates. In the previous hear ing Soo Too Tang had presented evil dence to the effect he was in Water bury on the day of the alleged theft and produced Sunday school teacher to testify to that effect. His landlord also testified that the China man paid his rent on that day. Soo Too Tang also showed his day book to prove that he had done business on the date in question with eighty two customers.
 Soo Too Tang had said that he has been in business alone in Waterbury for some years and yesterday a Chi naman named Ong Wee said that he is partner of of Soo Too Tang's and that the latter was In New York when the theft was committed. Soo Too Tang said that the whole matter was due to spite because he had brought suit against another Chinaman in Waterbury and had secured iudg- ment against him for $50. After this he said two Chinamen from New York had ordered him to pay the money back or they would get him in jail within three months. and he intimated that they were endeavor- ing to make good their threat.
 Mr Russell said that he could bring further evidence to show that Soo Too Tang was in Waterbury at the time the complainant svore he was in New York. and Governor iutimated that he would like to see 1t and closed the hear