The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
GIRL TAKES PLACE
OF CHINESE CHICKEN
"Acting Lieutenant'' Corporal
Had Tropic Time in Far
East Garden.

For the people who went into Masis-
trate Nolans West Side Court yesterday
to hear the testimony in the case against
Wa Kee Lee. proprietor of the Far East
Garden in Columbus Circle, which re-
Gently was raided by the police and
the army. life was Just one giggle after
another. II was particularly giggiish
when August Guinan OF the Military
Intelligence Service testified that he was
corporal with the rank of acting
Lieutenant" for purposes OF investiga-
ton. and II got so hilarious that Magls-
trate Nolan almost wore out his gavel
when Detective Edward Donohue of In
spector Henry's star testified that he
went into the place and ordered lichee
chicken from a Chinese waiter.
Did you get it?" he was asked by
one Of the attorneys for the defence.
mo, sir" said the detective, II didn't
get it,
We'll. what did you get~'
We'll" said the detective, rather re-
luctantly, Il went into this here place
and said to the waiter. Bring me some
lichee chicken But didn't get it"
What did you get?' asked the attor-
ney.
We'll SIR" said the detective, blush
ing furiously. II waited quite little
bit for this lichee chicken, and in a
down at my table,
at the hearing, and right away he In
formed Terence McManus. counsel for
Wa Kee Lee. that he was a corporal
with tho rank of acting Lieutenant
That must be n new rank" said Nc
Manus. Are you a commissioned Off
cer?'
mo. sir." said Guinan. Il am a cor
poral. with the title of acting Lieuten-
ant"
Corporal Acting Lieutenant Guinan
said that one time in the Garden he
had tried TO buy slippers for five girls
whose names, he said. were Rose, Ma
bel, Mary Grace and Billy. The last
named he termed the we'll known men,
Der OF Inspector Henry's staff"
Hut he said they wouldn't have them
because they didn't fit. So he walked
to the street with Mabel and said he
would buy her some supper, and then
the acting Lieutenant took her as we'll
as three OF the other girls to the police
station, where they were charged with
disorderly conduct. He testified that he
did not arrest Billy.
why not?' asked Mr.. McManus.
Were you afraid of Billy"
WELL" said the Corporal Acting
Lieutenant, i WAS. Az any
rate none OF us like her looks"
And why did you arrest these girls ?
What had they been DOING"
We'll" said the Corporal Acting
Lieutenant after pause they were
eating chop suey in the restaurant and
laughing loudly"
Severa. detectives charged that they
had heard the young women using pro-
family, and so Mr. McManus put Young
Buehh. a Chinese waiter. on the stand.
THAT wasn't profanity the detectives
heard" said the Chinese. 1T wasn't any
thing but the women pronouncing the
names of the Chinese dishes they had
ordered"
A Chinese menu was then produced
and after Assistant District Attorney
O'Shaughnessy had read off few names
like chow main and moo guy pan he
said 1t wouldn't surprise him bit II
! Young Buehh were right.
Detective Donohue gave further testi-
mony to the effect THAT while in the
restaurant his temperature ran up TO
102, due to what he saw and not what
he had eaten or drunk.
did this lchee chicken you ordered
make your temperature do THAR asked
Mr. McManus.
"Well," said the detective. that and
what ] saw. II made me sick. I saw
! haiTpulling matches between thsse
women, a1r1hhis guy In an Ensign :
clothes kept pouring amber colored
! liquid into tea cups"
The hearings will be resumed on
! March "a.