Evening star., 1909-05-05
Four Cinnamon Held Under
the Exclusion Act.
TO SHOW PAPERS
Rounded Up by Inspector in Ninth
Street Restaurant.
CLAIM TO BE AMERICAN-BORN
Released on $500 Bail-Each Ar
ranged by Their Employer for
Hearing on May 22.

Charged with being Chinese and de-
scendants of Chinese and being in the
United States in violation of section 13
of the Chinese exclusion act, Wong Lung,
Chung Shun, Lou Hen and All Youn,
alias Wah Shue, employed as cooks and
walters In the restaurant of Charlie Bing,
5l8 9th street, were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Anson S.
Taylor this morning. Attorney Greed M.
Fulton appeared as counsel for the quar-
tet and entered plea of not guilty, re-
serving the right to change the plea when
the case is heard. Counsel for the Chi
nese was not ready for trial today and
the hearing was set for $50 o'clock Sat
urday, May %.
Maj. S. II. Walker qualified as surety
for the men in the sum of $500 each. and
they returned to their place OF employ
ment. George E. Baldwin. immigration
inspector, appeared as complainant In the
cases, the four Chinese having been ar
rested by him last night while at their
place Of employment Charlie Bing. their
EMPLOYER appeared in court this morning
and arranged the bond for them. He is
satisfied that when the case comes to
trial the defendants will be discharged.
their claim being that they are natives of
this country: Three of them. he says.
fourth one first saw the light of day in
Seattle.
Inspector Baldwin had been working
several days to locate and arrest the
Chinaman he knew as All Youn. but who
rave his name as Wan Shue when arrest
ed, and last evening about 7:30 o'clock he
called at the Chinese restaurant of
Charlie Bing and found him. Youn, or
Shue, expressed surprise when questioned
by the inspector and the interest taken in
his visit by the other Cinnamon aroused
the suspicious Of the inspector. Each
was questioned by him and asked to pro-
duce his papers. but not one Of them was
able to do SO, and so the inspector turned
them over to the police and had them
locked up over night at the first precinct
station
Chop Suey Customers Neglected.
When the four Cinnamon and their en-
ployer realized just. what the inspector
was doing they begged that they be per-
mitted to remain on duty in the restau-
rant until midnight. They expected busi-
ness would be brisk later in the evening
and Charlie Bing declared he would have
trouble getting other cooks and walters
at short notice, but the inspector said he
had his duty to perform and soon had the
quartet behind the bars. They were es-
corted to the Office of United States Com
missioner Taylor this morning by repre-
sentatives of the United States marshal,
several of their friends. including Charlie
Bing, being on hand to greet them. 1t
was soon determined that a postponement
would be granted. and the question of
bond was suggested by Assistant United
States Attorney Proctor, who thought
$500 for each defendant would be suf-
ficent.
During the course of the discussion
Inspector Baldwin said he had recently
had five Cinnamon in custody in Phila-
delphia and they had been released on
$500 each.
ssWhen the time set for the hearing
came.' he stated. 'the $500 was these,
but not the defendants
At the suggestion OF Attorney Fulton,
May % was the date fixed for the hear
ing and he expressed himself as being
confident his clients would be on hand
I'VE might set the case for $3.50
o'clock" said Mr.. Fulton. Saturday be-
ing half holiday. and at 1880 o'clock we
will be ready to celebrate the defeat
Of the government with dinner"
Charlie Bing will furnish the chop suey