Deseret Evening News | 1904-09-22 | Page 9 | Chinaman's Evidence

1 S First Statements Without Law Lawyers Advice Ad Ie Not Portland Or Sept u n ruling of ot States K 1 A MeKee Mel the tho that first 1111 statement of a Chinese taken after Atel hit his hi arrest for tor or being Illegally within the Iho boundaries of the Up United I toil States given Ien the tho Chinese Inspector cr or crany tiny any tny Inspector cannot be used by hy tho the government JIH na tM evidence agaInst tho ho oriental Tho Thie decision was al made during time the Ull hearing of tIme the case of Dong IOng Hm held for tOI deportation Immediately after hIs bin hl arrest Dong Ion Sum Satin made lalle a to Chinese In Inspector inspector which IB Is prima facto 1110 evidence that Ih l time the Chinaman Is 18 nol hot It 1 gaily entitled to remain In Iii this country When hen thIs thin statement Watt Wil offered na ne evidence eld lIc It II wait nl not nol admitted Commissioner Melee R ns as al hh hb reason matson for tor making the limo ruling that when the statements statement are arl taken there Is In II no lawyer present to advise time tho Chinaman whet what to say Sll SC TIme Thc decision will wi have lowe the effect of making admission Into this country easy ens for tor n a large torge number of or Chinese as 11 the huh hith hitherto erto roiled relied upon this Ihlo evidence to secure deportation it 1 having be ben boon n found that the tho Chinese l are more mimic lorl likely to tell the truth Immediately otter after arrest than after oUrI they have havo had imad a um to lo become posted by their countrymen