The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1902, Page 14

14 . THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY '7,' 1902. CONSPIRATORS SUBSTITUTE AN AGED MAN FOR YOUNG CHINESE EVADING THE EXCLUSION LAWS John Du—f‘f_y: Emplayed at Mail Dock, Arrested for Aiding Ma Foo to Land i the time -when the Government newal of the laws and hun- of dollars are nually to en- inst the incom- olian a shrewd scheme » light by which the wily Ori- enter into the forbidden land. nd not on account plot was un- officials difficulty for | in defiance for Herbert Crich- | charged with the illegal landing d States. The y is accused is 1 Chinese, name an Orienta’, aged to enter this country 0. St Attorney w arkable state of | s .ndling of Chi- ination by the to land in nham Detects Scheme. | 1 States Marshal Burn edit of being the first g of a_new scheme, | bureau duly | h,m nd put tion, but they were was telling the truth > to Mexico. bu t nied landing to Ma action of the Collector of me months ago, e not return Ma d have done. In Mongolia” on many weary r of the traffic of denied adm ny did of the Pacific arted for thi t Ma Foo was lector of the Port to be but still the slant-eyed mers o pined for the Chinese | meats of ‘the new year he bill of fare of the T a return trip to the . P. Stidger Foo to Se- s corpus for him on he was a native born was being deprived of his Pacific Mail Steamship ¥ last Stidger applied for the Judge de Haven ordered the mpany to produce Ma Foo in 4“’1_.—“ paperggwere served on the of- the il' Company orders were | AND SUCCEED WITH EASE IN ] i { N T ({7 ¥ Ll L aff NN ,"M’i’ ” == Fraud Is Practiced When a Detained Oritntal Is Taken to Federal Court —_— Mongolians have been sent back to China when their attorneys have asked a dismissal of thc g"'“efllnxs and have @Wonsented to a remand eing entered. In all cases where Chinese women are brought before me on habeas corous proceed- ings, I notify Rev. Dr. Gardner of the Chinese Bureau to be present. I think that if the of- ficers of the Chinese Bureau would be here in all habeas corpus cases and any fraua was at- tempted, as in the Ma Foo case, it would be detected immediately. The officials of the Chinese Bureau stated yesterday that they were not re- sponsible for the substitution of an old man for the real Ma I'oo. They explained that their duty ended when they had ex- amined . Chinese applicants for landing dnd had passed on the cases, and that they éid not care to interject themselves into proceedings in the Eederal courts. Chief Deputy Farish Explains. In the office of United States Marshal Shine there was evident plefbure over the fact that Deputy Burnham had been the means of unearthing a novel plan by O.P. STIDGER ATTORNEY FOR THE- CHINESE o S SOME OF THE PRINCIPALS IN A PLOT DISCOVERED BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS YESTERDAY BY WHICH THE CHINESE EXCLUSION LAWS AND THE COSTLY MACHINERY OF THE GOVERNMENT WERE EAS- ILY VIOLATED AND RENDER ED VALUELESS. saw that Duffy had presented an old ma to the Marshal in place of the young Ma said Duffy in a surly manner, “and ished I guess 1 will which the Chinese could evade the ex- clusion laws. | 11less Pon Toy said that he wanted the case | reau refused to allow Stidger to enter the | office or see any of the papers, charging | and his accomplices. Deputy Marshal Burnham Accidentally Secures Inkling of Daring Plot Attorney O. P. Stidger, who applied for the writ of habeas corpus in the case of Ma Foo, was seen last evening and asked as to his connection with the case. Stidger made the following statement: 1 was employed by Pon Tey to secure the writ of habeas corpus for Ma Foo. Pen Toy iIs a well-known merchant in Chinatown. I had no dealings with any other Chinese in this case. Pon Toy acted as interpreter for the friends of Ma Foo. I looked to Pon Toy for payment of my fees. I have not seen Ma Foo at any time and I know nothing of the substitution of another man in his place. Stidger was asked why he had gone be- fore Commissioner Heacock, requested that official to dismiss the habeas corpus proceedings in Ma Foo's case and con- sented to his client being remanded back to China. He said: Well, it was this way: Pon Toy came to me this morning and gave me $3 and told me that one of the uncles of Ma Foo, who was to app as a_witness in the case, had gone to Sacramento for the Chinese New Year fes- tivities and it was uncertain when he would return. A< the uncle was an important wit- dismissed and he and_those he represented would consent to Ma Foo belng returned to China, 1 thought the request was an unusual cne, but I did as requested. The §3 was to pay the fee of dismissing the habeas corpus case. When I asked that the case be dis- missed the District Attorney’s office would not consent and had it go over untll next. Mon- | day. 1 told Pon Toy of this and informed him | that he would have to be present and pay the costs, amounting to about $10. He seemed perfectly satisfied. | Stidger is persona non grata with the officials of the Chinese bureau. Some weeks ago Chief Dunn of the Chinese bu- him with not complying with the rules ot the department. Stidger in return accused Dunn of unfair treatment and filled com- plaint with the Secretary of the Treasury. | Dunn is now in Washington and the Sec- retary of the Treasury has the affair un- der consideration. Pon Toy Contradicts Lawyer. Stidger came -into. prominence in con- nection with the trial of the Ciprico-Foss gang of forgers of Chinese certificates. Stidger was a deputy of the special agent of the internal reveniue, Bert Thomas, and worked up the evidence against Ciprico At the trial of the forgers, the attorneys for the defense ac- cused Stidger of being implicated in the frauds and of turning State's evidence. Stidger remained in the Government serv- ice until 189, when he resigned his posi- tion, securing the best of testimonials from his former superiors in the Govern- ment service, Pon Toy, the Chinese mentioned by Stidger, s located last night in a butcher shop at the corner of Dupont and Commercial streets. When he was asked | if his name was Pon Toy he denied being | the man and, like all Chinese, pretended to “no savee English.” | ently and finally admitted that he was the | man sought for. e | Pon Toy, however, speaks English flu- He was asked if he knew Stidger and denied any knowledge of the. attorney, but on being informed | that he had been seen visiting Stidger's | office admitted having done.business with him. { His explanation of his connection with | Stidger and Ma Foo was entirely differ- ent to that made by Stidger and is as follows: . I was In Stidger's office list week on some business and I met a man named Lee there, Lee wanted to employ Stidger to get a writ of habeas corpus for Ma Foo. I acted as in- terpreter for Lee. ‘When asked what the full name of Lee was, the wily Chinese could not remem- ber. He did not know where Lee lived, but thought he could find him. Pon Toy denied that he had visited Stidger’s office yesterday morning, as claimed by the attorney, but changed his mind on reflection and said: I was in Stidger's office this morning on other business. I met Lee there and Lee paid — ADVERTISEMENTS. DU'VE NO OUBT HEARD Of -our Spring Sail- R, ors? They're marvels of the designers’ art; the new spring treat- is ment marvelously beautifui. Some pretty Sail- like you see in picture opposite, the smartest and cut- est of Sailors, in good full - weight serges. Different kinds of trimming; ‘a little Sailor Suit that you wouldn’t hesitate pay- ing $35 for. Marked Special for Friday and Saturday, %2.98 2 Ages 3 to 10 years. et et e D ey o o e B U USRS SRS S S S Every depart- The - new ideas in The smartest ha ment has some- straw hats for children, f“'“a‘t’";;\«" _effects for 3 ositively t} et men folks in openwork thing new to show| |” oz tbrm hose, in_ shirtings, 2 creations, are being undersuits, are being for Spring to-day. shown by us to-day shown by us to-day —_0 3 oo HED e 4 the il dock for the Chinese turned over to the Fed- Stidger $3 and asked him to dismliss the case of Ma Foo. 1 did not go there with Lee—I met him there by accident. I don’t know why Lee wanted the case of Ma Foo, dismissed. 1 | don't know anything about an uncle of Ma Foo going to Sacramento. “Tell the White Man Nothing.” ‘When Pon Toy was told that he was in danger of getting into trouble in cénnec- tion with Ma Foo's illegal landing, he Chief Deputy A. L. Farish, who has served in the office for many years, sald: |, We take every precaution to prevent any | fraud on the part of the Chinese who pass through our hands. When a Chinese is turned over to us on a writ of habeas corpus, I al- ways affix the photograph of the man to the papers in the case and do #o in the presence of the representative of the transportation company that has charge of the Chinese. Then I make the man in charge of the Chincse affix Foo. The photograph attached to_ the writ of habeas corpus was that of the old man and Duffy had certified to it as being that of Ma Foo, whom he had taken from the Mail dock detention sheds | in obedience to the writ of habeas corpus. | The matter was reported to United | States District Attorney Woodworth and | orders were giwen to try to round up the real Ma Foo, while the old man substi- ked to tell who had ' itution of the Chi- nese he declined to give any answer. United States District Attorney Wood- worth said yvesterda This Is one of the most daring ‘frauds ever perpetrated on the Government, and we wiil probe the matter to the end. We will try to atch the real Ma Foo and as we have the m " ¢ b ] a | 4 g o i) - B g g ] -9 B B F show of bravéry, Ma Foo came | dingy bunk in the detention was turned over to John Duuy, for Crichton, who hauls freight mpany, and also hauls the 1 from’ the dock and the “ : a | tuted for him was sent to the County|old man substituted for him and also the | his signature to the photogtaph. It is not our | : 43 P driver, Duffy we hope to get the rest of the | duty to o (o the Mall dock or any other place | Jucaeriy rushed from the store and bolted he Tocdved ordare to| Yesterday afternoon Attorney Stidger | 8anE impjicated. O urecure the body of a person ordered into | “'3" few minutes later a Chinese. entered court on a writ of habeas corpus. The court | orders certain parties to produce the body of the detained person in court. In this case of Ma Foo, the court ordered the Pacific Mail Company to produce Ma Foo in the United States District Court. It has been held that turning the body of the person so ordered into | court over to the Marshal is a compliance with the law. When he received orders to to the Federal building and m over to the United States Mar- was part of his work to convey to a photographic gallery e him photographed, in order uuat ure might be affixed to the | of habeas corpus. Commissioner Heacock, who hears the evidenc® in 21l Chinese habeas corpus cases, said yesterday: - I thought that the Chinese had exhausted | their plans to evade the law, but it seems that I have been mistaken. The substitution of a Chinese for another who applies for a writ of habeas corpus seems in this case to have been the store and whispered to one of the men | behind the counter “to tell the white man | nothing” and then made a dive for the street and disappeared in the holiday crowd. ) | 'No amount of questioning could elicit | | any reply from the men in the store as | | to what Pon Toy did for a living or where | appeared before Commissioner Heacock and asked that the writ of habeas corpus in the case of Ma Foo be dismissed 'and consented to ““Ma Foo” being sent back to Chiva. Commissioner Heacock had been in- formed of the fraud in the case and, at Foo to Brown's gallery | the request of Assistant District Attorney i 4" in;ic’ matter. The substituted man has | The Mall Company was ordered to bring Ma and while there g?pul}" McKinlay, continued the case until Next | neler been brought bef me and if I had | Foo into. court. PThe Mail Company instructed | he lived. Pon Sing, the reputed proprietor Marsh#] Burnham entered | Monday afternoon. . consented to the application of the attorney | one of its employes to bring Ma Foo to the | Of the place, would neither admit nor deny | v in order to have a Chinese|{ In the meantime deputy marshals had.|in the case, the writ would have been dismiss- | Marshal's office. This employe brought an- | that Pon Toy was employed there or was | photographed. Burnham saw | been to the Mail dock and placed Dufty |€d and “Ma Foo'" would have been sent back | other man, but we were not to know of that. | known to him. ame of the Chinese to | Commissioner Heacock by. Marshal Shinc | oo™, §iade nis escape and that an old, de- | fentlon sheds.” I don't know who 15 to blame | piaces of Chinatown the discovery of the | fraud in Ma Foo's case was discussed last | night, and it is safe to predict that the | allery and charged with aiding and abetting ir in this matter, but it certainly is not on this wants to go home | | office. We had a man turned over to us as m saw Duffy depart sumably to deliver Shine Burnham returned to with ’ | s office in the Federal huud-l | him ened to look into the deten- that old fellow?” ief Deputy Ma Foo,” replied Farish, ed for a writ of habeas corpus ground of being a native born | d wants to go to Mexico.” Duffy Certainly Is a “Wiz.” was dumfounded when asked Burn- ish. ne the illegal landing of the real Ma Koo, who is being sought by the United States Marshal.” Duffy was instructed as to his | rights and the hearing of his case wz set for Tuesday next at 10 a. m. Bail was fixed at $1500 and Duffy was remand- ed into the custody of Marshal Shine: Duffy telephoned to his employer to bail him out, but as ne bond was forth- coming the prisoner was taken to the County Jail and locked up. When asked by a Call representative what he knew of the substitution of an old man for the young Ma Foo Duffy );«srea’ and refused to give any informa- tion. “I won't tell you my name or where 1 ADVERTISEMENTS. to China, would have done so without any, ex- pense to” himself, I have tried about 150 habeas corpus cases of Chinese in the past year and about sixteen EIGHT SERVANTS IV HER: RETINUE Arrival of Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs From New York City. Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs arrived last evening from New York, accompanied by her son, Hermann Oelrichs Jr., 11 years of age. Mr, Oelrichs left this city early yesterday morning and went up as far as Sacramento to greet his wife and es- cort her to this city. Mrs, Oelrichs comes to California for a rest, and she says she expects to remain here sbout two months. 'During her so- L e e e e S a2 | Ma Foo and his photograph was attached to the writ of habeas corpus. That man we have in custody, and thete our responsibility ends. SEES A DEFICIT N GITY'S FUNDS Tax Collector Estimates Big Delinquency in Collections. Tax Collector Smith discovered yester- day that the prospective delinquency in the collection of taxes due the city and State for the fiscal year 1%01-1%02 will cause a deficit of more than $100,000 in the city’s funds. Should Smith’s calculations prove to be correct it will necessitate a rearrange- ment of the various funds of the last tax budget adopted by the Board of Super- members of the gang that bribed young | Dufty will not be found when a search is made for them by the Federal officials. EAVES ESTATE - WORTH MILLION Captain Thomas Couch " Dies at a Private Hospital. Captain Thomas Couch, the well known mining man and a familiar figure around the Palace Hotel, died yesterday at the Homeopathic Hospital. He was taken {1l about six weeks ago and came down from Montana in the hope that the change w;\;ld dbe of benefit to his health. e deceased leaves an estate su 'S¢ to be worth $1,000,000. He had bee:p;n;? ing for many years and made his first rich visors to ‘conform to the reduction in revenue. When the appropriations were made they were based on a total asscssed valuation of $400,000,000, but when Assessor Dodge reported an increased valuation of $8,000,000, additional appropriations were made corresponding to_ the taXes that would be raised on the difference. Tax Collector Smith has compiled a statement showing that there will be an estimated deficlency of nearly $200,000 in tax collections when the annual settle- ment is made next July. About one-third of this amount will be borne by the State, but the rest will be the city’s loss. The deficiency represents the taxes on an as- sessment of about $12,000,000, showing that the tax budget was based on too high a valuation by the sum named. The state- ment follows: {and Pretly Those School Suits pictured above; . all the bright, new, pretty spring patterns are there, and the fabric is as tough as iron for wear. You'll admit it upon sight; and of course the way we build boys’ suits—not a stitch over- looked; built with the square, broad shoulders. Dressy fabrics, yet made to stand rough usage. Actual $5 suits; that's what they are; ages 8 to 16. Special strike in the Butte and Boston and the Boston and Montana mines, which are located near Butte. At the time of his death he owned valuable Interésts in these rr;filcs and also in dredging rights at Oro- ville. 5 Captain Thomas journ in the West Mr. and Mrs. Oelrichs will make an extended tour of:Southern Californfa. They will then spend a few weeks in New York and sail for Europe about the middle of June. Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. was to have been the traveling companion of Mrs. Oelrichs on this trip to California, but at the last moment Mrs. Vanderbilt was taken very ill. When she fully re- ‘covers her health she will join Mr. and Mrs. Oelrichs in this city and travel East with them. Mrs. Oelrichs brought with her a reti- nue of eight servants. She also brought twenty-two trunks, filled with the very latest Parisian gowns. On her arrival in this city she was driven to the Fair man- sion at the corner of Pine and Jones Couch was Helston, Cornwall, England, :ngis':: %‘5 years of age. His wife, six so - daughter survive him. His nb.o;;m was taken last night on the Overland train to be interred at Great Falls, Montana. During the late Spanish war Captaia .Couch came into gramlnence for his p] lanthropy toward the volunteer iers. He spent a large sum of money entertaining the members of the Montana regiment. Every soldier in it was the re. cipient of hi generosity. 3 s the most perfect embodiment of hygienic principles in shor streets. The house had been beautifully | Amount usually delinquent at an- — making | They afe consivurted ocerlios 16 Fbe. Sasmit et T ntielpaion of hex rotuen T Tais | tana tcitiement un renl estate o, oo g9 | $3.00 to $5.00 Shoes 20 Cents a Pair of the foot and therefore fit equally well in every p: it city by Mr. Oelrichs. h Amount that will be delinquent at ‘Why not wear good shoes when you can 1y but not tightly —look right and feel right when ybu put Mrs. Oelrichs is the owner of three val:| @annual settlement on secured per- buy a pair for 2 cents? We are selling o ang St yoer spprovgl GEl the fe uable’ white French poodles, which she | , sonal property i 100571 B4 | tne balance of Fairchild’s stock at 2 ang brought out on the train. The dogs are | 47NN, Tt WL be delinauent ot 40 cents a pair. You know he always car- of a rare species, and an attendant was | personal yeopertn. . *2" 2,058 72 | ried the best shoes that could be bought zealously guarding them last evening | while they gamboled around the spacious d’ garden after being cooped up for several | days. 3 i Mrs. Oelrichs will not entertain at the Fair mansion during her stay in this city. She ys that, though she is-in splenGifl health. she requires a rest, and her time will be spent very quietly in for money. Come and buy & pair Befirs | ihey are all gone at the Mo Market street. g e Total State and city delinquency..§199,528 26 Deduct for possible collections to annual settlement . —_——— ‘Wildman’s Executor Sued. Samuel Burnstein, a Chicago Jjeweler, flled a suit yesterday against W. F. Ald. rich, executor of the estate of Rounse. velle ‘Wildman, late United States Gon- Manufacturers. 9 and 11 SANSOME STREET. | Factory: 184-13 MAIN STREET. £an Francisco,. Cal. State’s portion on $199,528 26 Amount that will be delinquent on city and county taxes annual set- It your dealer does not carry the €an Francisco. tlement $134,527 26 XY o e l!iefl Gsntel‘l.m at Tmfk?\"g' Who lost his manufacturers. { _WIDOW . SUES FOR D. . —Maria y e 1 the wreck of the Rio Janeiro, t . SUES TO RECOVER MONEY.—Edward v S0 part of the United State Pelegrinelli, widow of Amateo Pelegrinelli, Acklsy, adiinlateator jof.. the ‘estute of the |- 1ocover $3%, the value of a diamond ring who was killed by a fall into a well at a lum" ber camp in Siskiyou Couhty operated by the McCloud River Lumber ~Company in May, 1900, filed a suit for $25,000 damages vester: ay. S Rt | Pr. Geo, Stallman, Dentist, 120 Sutter st,* ada on receipt of $4.1 and a bracelet he Wiite for ' Catalogue sold to Wildman before the latter went to China. He claims to kcld a note for the amount. B S e SeCa a : —_———— Business men congregate at Cafe Zin- Rionhart’s Flaxseed Balsam kand for lunch,- Good service. * Wil cure your cough, 50 cents at all druggists, late Kate McCann, filed a suit to recover $655 from H. F. Mullin yesterday. He claims the money is part of the McCann estate. 4