Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-09
TRADES HEATHEN
GODS FOR LAWYERS
GUAM SUE ABANDoNS PLEAS TO
WOODEN IDOLS AND APP.
PEALs TO COURTS.
TO ASK FOR REhEARiNG
ON MURDER CONVICTION
chinaman Now, Serving Life Sem
tence in Iowa Prison Takes Hope
From Dissenting Opinion Of Two
Supreme characterization Would
Mean Deportation and Punishment.
Special to Times Republican.

Nevada. Dec, S.-Quan Sue. con-
9s.icted Chinese murderer OF his
countrylnafi Sing Lee. in the latter's
modest laundry room in Story City
on October. 1911, may have renounc-
ed his heathen gods after they had
failed him; he may have tornlt the
paper nlache images from the walls
sof his cell in the state penitentiary
sat Fort Madison, but he has not
given up all hope.
His gods having failed him and
the high courts of the state having
denied aim clemency. he is yet fight
ing for his last chance.
Supreme Judges Weaver and Sal
niger wrote dissenting opinion In
strong legal terms which the attor-
neys OF the celestial are confident
are for:eful. AID attorneys for Guam
Sue. are today getting ready to write
ia motion for rehearing Of the case
III the supreme court.
During the hearing and submission
OF the case before the high court
Judge Salinger paid very strict at
tention to the matter Of the evil
dence. or rather lack Of evidence con-
Meeting the gum which was found
lying beside the body Of the dead
Chinaman with the would which
caused his death. This was one of
ssths very important links Of evidence
which the attorneys for Guam Sue
sought to show was faulty.
The gun which was found lying
beside Sing Lee when he was found
cold In death was directly connected
up with Guam Sue. Using the num-
Der on the gun 1t was found that it
had been sold to q certain Chinese
store on Washington street, Oak
land. Calf. Later It developed that
Guam Sue had acknowledged having
at one time been connected with this
store as partner in the business.
But there was no evidence which
went directly to show that the gun
shot which killed Sing Lee was from
size sun which was found by his side
aud which evidently belonged to
Guam Sue. This very important link
in the chain OF conclusive evidence
Was missing.
Since, the case OF Guam Sue was
submitted to the high courts owe,
two years ago. the. United States i'm
migration department has investigat-
ed the case with view OF deporting,
the man back to the land OF his
fathers and his heather gods.
Faces Two Punlshments.
{. Guam Sue realizes that he is stand
ing between two terrible realities.
Either the balance OF his life time
spent In an American prison. or de-
portation to China, where he would
be called upon to answer for his
crime in the manner of his people.
Which would be preferable, the
hard work Of the day time and the
solitude OF the nights in his cell at
Fort Madison penitentiary or to re-
turn to China to face the penalties
which would be visited upon him by
his cOuntrynen for the crime for
which he had been convicted, here.
Guam Sue is not in favor among
his countryman in the United States.
During his long months in the count,
jail in Nevada and thru the course OF
his long trial. not friend Of his
race visited him, nor was aid Of an.
description preferred. On tho other
har 4, hish caste Cinnamon came
here from the United States con-
sulate in New York. as well as China
men from San Francisco, Butte.
Mont, and other places came to az
sjst the authorities in convicting him
of this crime CT killing his country
nan, who had once hefriended him.
Sing Lea, the murdered Ch!naman,
VINO had spent many years In Story
City, working long hours ir his little
laundry. accommodating wealth that
he night some day return to his
family In China. had deposit of
something like $4,000 in Chinese
bank in San Francisco.
This. 1t was suspected was the
gold at the end Of the rainbow which
Guam Sue visioned. There was also
about $500 In the bag which was left
beside the gun. near the side OF the
dead Chinaman, left there It was de-
clared, for the purpose Of clinching
the suicide theory which It was
sought to produce.
The money in tho San Francisco
bank was turned over to the Chinese
consul to distribute to his family In
China. The bag Of gold found with
the dead chinaman. together with the
blue devil" which lay beside him,
the silent messenger Of death, are still
in the hand Of the clerk OF the state
supreme court.
Yet, with the two alternatives
facing him thru life. Guam Sue viii
continue in his struggle for his lib-