Show JOHN HONG MAY BE CRAZY Chinaman Who Slashed Man With a Razor to Be Tried John Hong the Chinaman charged with slashing T E Hassard with a razor ra-zor on the night of May 2nd In Plum Alley will be subjected to an exam lnatlon as to his sanity The prisoner was arraigned in the District court yesterday yes-terday morning and entered a plea oC lot guilty to the charge of battery He was charged In the Information with assault with a deadly weapon with Intent to do bodily harm but upon the motion of District Attorney Elch nor and Attorney Christensen the charge was changed to battery The defendant is unable to understand English Eng-lish and Mr Elchnor wasted his breath In repeating a dozen times his request that the defendant be seated Mrs King of the local mission church who speaks good English acted as Interpreter Hong has tlev eloped el-oped symptoms of Insanity since his confinement In the county jail It Is said that he refuses to cat for days at a time and sits for hours In a fixed position and Is completely oblivious to everything that goes on about him Would like 4500 A suit asking judgment In the sumo sum-o 54500 was brought against tho Din mond Coal and Coke company et al by Mary M Guild formerly Mary M Rowley In the District court yesterday The action is brought to recover on a chattel mortgage for 4000 alleged to have been executed In favor of the plaintiff by Fred Rellman December 14th 1901 Now Y7ith tho Jury The final arguments In the damage suit of John Evans vs the Highland Boy Gold Mining company which has been on trial before Judge Stewart In I the District court for the past several I days were made yesterday and the case was submitted to the Jury in the afternoon with instructions to bring In a sealed verdict this morning at 10 oclock |