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Show CHINAMAN SUBPOENAES DISTINGUISHED WITNESS San Francisco, Feb. C. Ah Sam, a Chinese arrested for visiting a gambling place, has subpoenaed the mayor, the supervisors, the chief of police and three hundred prominent clubmen and clubwomen to testify at his trial, which will take place next Tuesday afternoon. It 13 not announced announc-ed what sort of testimony the distinguished dis-tinguished witnesses are supposed to give, but it Is generally surmised that they will bo required to offer ox-pert ox-pert opinion to prove that a social club and gambling have no logical connection. connec-tion. Ah Sam Is va member of tho Asiatic club, which the police maintain main-tain Is a gambling house but which tho members contend exists merely for social" purposes. |