11 Cas e of Yee Gingt ' arre~ted at HI Pa~o May l~. 1907 . S~.t.~ent

mad e' t o Ins pector F . W. McFarlllnd May 15, at the d..f)tentlon .t'ti.~. U. 8 0 I mmigration Office, H. K. Yaung" Interpreter . Notes br fa " McFar1 EL.'ld ' . .

. WI t ness g iven t he usua l warnlnB-t hat what he might 8ny would b • . used fOl' or against him if he was a ft-eFwards a.rrested. a .

" Q Yha~ is your name"? A Yee Ging. How Qld are yoU? A 20 . When did you leave Hongkong? A I do not know. Di d you ge t t his me1110l"'andUlll i n Hongkong (referrin g to mem o tound

on wi tness' 5 per son, g1'{ing dates a nd. amounts in the _tter of steamer ' passage trom Hongkong)? A Yas .

What does i t show? A A bill f or money . Does t hat show t hat you paid a cer tain s um ot money for your pae­

sage ' f r om China to t~x 1 c o ? A No • . Q Does n ' t that show that you drew $200 for steamshi p t ransporta­

tion? A Yes . Q "~\lha. t st eame r d i d you sail on? A r ·di d not g o to Mex-ico . Q Where did you go? A I went to San Francis co • . Q. When dld. y ou land at San Franci s co? A It was -las t y ear . I do

not relnembar when ~ Q When di d you leave Cl1ina? A I do no t know when . . Q How · s oon aftst: t hi s meznora.ndum was made did you leave Ohina (rete\-...

r i n g to exhib i t A)? A It was s ent t o me atter 1 lett . China .

Q Did you leave China l ast year ? A I do not know when now. Q Wer- €I you ever ' i n San Franc is co'? A I jus t came t hrough th e~9.

Q, Wbn t 've s sel did you come op. to San ' Fl"'anc is co'? A I do not re.~ b ar un til now. ,

Q Were you landed by the o f ricers or were you smuggled ashore? A I do not know whether I was l ande d by the pr ope r otfice~8 or otb­

. -er wise . .All I know i 8 that 1 got i n' • . Q, .. And you know that you go t in at Sa.n Franc i sco? A Yes . it Di d you come f r om San Franc isco h et"e di r ect ? A Yes, I wand&r e<1

here . Q Did y ou come afoo t f room San .F'rar.ci sco? A I walked, and "0,"

whenev6t" I saw a ny train. Q .D1d y.ou walk or r is e ou t of San Fra.nci s co? A I walked out . Q ,When di d you leave San Franc i s co on y our . way here? A I t . wa s l a s t year bu t I d o not know when .

~~lat did you t ell t he officers in San Fra ncisco in order to get t hem to land you? A I neVGr said' anything .

Q Wher e were you born? A .As to that I do not remember . Q VIera you eVSl" au t of China befor e l a st year? A Yea . Q """hen did you go away t rom China f i rst time? A I do not 1Q16y

when . Q How long d'l d you s t ay in San Francisco a f t er you went aaboro? A Not .ve r- y l ong , because 1 wander ed t hi s way 800n ' a fter . Q. I s t h ere any th i n g the matter with yo~ r mind? A I do ~ot ~

whether there i s or not . Q Wher e we r e you i nt end1ng to go when you were apprehonded l .. ~

n ight? A Nowher.s , I j ust wan4ered there . Q Wno i s t her e a. t the Golden' Ea gl e resta.ur-a nt that you moW'? A 1 do not know anyo1l6 t h ere . Q Did n t t you wr i te a note toda.y t o :lour uncle at the Gol d en Eagl&

l"eataur a.nt ? A Yes . Q Wha.t is you. r uncle' s Dallle? A Ye6Kay . Q n i d you sed your uncl e yesterday? A No . Q, ~Ia va y ou seen h1m since' you came to ' El Fa-sO? A ' NOt I !UtVlr -.0' ­

h i.m s ince I came . 1 only heard that he was In t his I"fit,tau­. r a.nt .

What Chinese i n 'E l Paso have you eeen since you CQ.L'lf9 .t \ t never say allY becau8e 1 do not know aDy .

Q When did you . croBs the rl~er on tour .'f t ro. ~ ~ol.c~ h4 ~f1 A ~het'e Is no r i ver crosQing fro. SaD ' ,..00110cJ . Q Were · ycu in Su hanoi.lie) at t1)., tl _2w A 1;6 • •

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