Evening journal., 1912-07-18
JUDGE HAS
NO FAITH in
WITNESSES
Says Girls Testimony Against
Chinese Will Not Count
Much With Him
Mr.. LYNN DEFENDS
THE STATES CASE

The hearing of Mock Tong and |
Lou Kee, two Chinese, accused of
improper conduct toward young girls,
was replete with tits between Wilbur /
l.. Adams attorney for the men, AS
sistant City Solicitor Lynn and Judge !
Cochran, I'm City Court to-day.
Judge Cochran made It plain that /
evidence of the states witnesses,
Lottie Cain. aged II years of No. !
1902 Lancaster avenue: Emma Shriv- |
cry, aged i5 years. OF No 721 East |
Seventh street and Sarah Devlin, aged !
10 years, of No GIG French street,
would not count much with him.
During the hearing of the testimony,
much of which is unprintable, the
parents Of the girls sat and sobbed.
Judge Cochran announced that he in
tended to talk over the case with At
torney General Gray and see whether
he would believe such witnesses. Judge
Cochran said "At times. girls like
these are scared in testifying against
men, thinking they will be released
on charges against them. l don't say
this has been done In this case. but
| they might have been"
Some one whistled. which sounded
throughout the court room.
There were three charges against
each Chinaman, but one of them was
dismissed against Mock Tong, there
being no evidence in that case. Judge
Cochran. after hearing, continued
\ the cases until Saturday morning,
after increasing the previous ball
bond from 5000 to S400 each. Mr.
Adams stated at the beginning that he
was not ready 90 put In his defence
at this time.
Sarah Devlin was the first witness
called She told Of going to the
Chinamen's places Of business az
Ninth and Poplar and Fourth and
Poplar streets with other girls. In
low voice she started to tell her
story when Judge Cochran instructed
her to raise her eyes while talk
ing
Mr.. Lynn asked 10 have the court
room cleared, but Judge Cochran did
not order It done. After the Devlin
girl told her story Mr.. Adams moved
that the two men be dismissed as the
girls age was not proved. Assistant
City Solicitor Lynn said he would do
, that by her mother. II was one OF
the WORST cases ever Aiifh III NA'
court, he said. Judge Cochran asked
II the witnesses were more competent
than the Devlin girl.
Assistant City Solicitor Lynn re.
piled that the witnesses were all
right, but the Judge differed. saying
the names we're familiar The tall
told by one girl was the same al
testified by the others, It beinl
brought out that the men gave cloth
= ing and money to the girls, whit
called at their laundries. Mrs. Lilly
! NJ. Ash, mother of the Shrivery girl
said that she did not know the gir
was visiting the laundries, but thought
= she was dancing Patrolman Burns
testified about the stepfather, Henry
!, Ash, complaining to him about si2
weeks ago. and of him finding the
Shrivery and Cain girls in Tong'f
place on Monday last
After the parents told the ages ol
the girls the cases were continued
The three girls and Matilda Saurwint
were then arraigned on the charge o
: being incorrigible The Shrivery ant
4 Devlin girls are represented by j
Frank Ball, who stated he would
prove that both worked daily. and hi
; asked for a continuance This was
granted until tomorrow, bail beins
e fixed at 800 each Two young wo-
i men. Emma Quaschna and Mary Nil
s Ter. are being detained as witnesses