New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-12
ACCUSE MINISTER WI
4FFID4TIT OF CHIN4M4N.
Story of Pressure on Witnesses in
Case Of Tao MongoLians.
IBy Telegraph to Tn. Tribune. ]

P1ttsburs, April 1L-Richard Kelly. the Chiles.
expert Of the local police force declares he has
,,rcsrthed letters written by Minister WI 10 sev-
ersl Cinnamon Of this city, who were prepared to
s2ear against the Chinese digllitaries recently,
arrested here ola The charge Of being SUSPICIOUS
rersons. who later set free In these let
tiers Minister W. Is said have threatened his
fellow countrymen with deportation If they in any
~ assisted American justice
The charges against Minister WI are the direct
result Of the demand made by Secretary Knox for
rail explanation regarding the arrest Of the two
cinnamon The former Director Public Safety.
Nr Lang. VINO was retired 10 private life on April
: declared that he would stand by Detective Kelly
r-h, made the arrests and whom he declared to
have acted wisely In his endeavor to prove that
the arrests justified he detectives through
the Chinese quarter last Friday. and they found
eight Cinnamon who declared they had been re
ripie71S Of letters from Minister WI.
These facts were reported to Mayor Magee. from
whom Secretary Knox had demanded the expana-
ton and the Mayor had several of the Cinnamon
brought his Office The MongoIians. with the
exception of man. refused make any aft
da1its 10 receiving the letters. declaring that
,bay we're afraid OF Minister WI as they were
svsre that many of their countrymen had been
deported from the Western coast after having in
curre1 the displeasure OF the Minister from China.
one Jhinaman. being assured that he would he
protected. did make affidavit. which has been
forwarded Washington. together with a
Of evidence pertaining TO the case
Manor NsSee tonight refused absolutely TO dis
euss the affair. declaring that was a matter of
Official etiquette. and any statement must come
from Secretary Of State He did say. however.
that the Charge made against Minister was a
yery serious one and which, in this country,
would ue followed 10y the immediate arrest of the
accused person.
Detective Kelly declares that had the local
Cinnamon not been intimdated he would have
husbed The case and either would have sent the
Cinnamon to jail or would have had them fined.
He said that after the local Cinnamon had
eived illuminating letters. and had been by
one IF the ATTACHES of the Chinese Legation
Washington. they feared deportation much that
was impossible him get any Of them
witnesses They simply refused TO talk, with the
result that he was forced to drop the charge and
allow the prisoners go free
When the Cinnamon came 70 PittsbUTs they de-
clared that they were the official representatives OF
the Chinese government. and were in this country
10 interest American capital in Chinese mines and
Chinese railroads They were arrested
ricious persons. and later the charge was changed
and they were charged with selling bonds without
first having obtained d state license Immediately
after their arrest they appealed 10 Minister WI,
who al The greatest interest in the plight
Of his countrymen. with the result that the charge
apparently dropped.
7. u. I-oote and r L Laws. OF No 70 Cortlandt
street New York. are supposed be the fiscal
agents OF the railroad for which the bonds were
being sold.