Payette County ID Archives News.....The Case Of The Chinaman March 4, 1915
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Payette Independent March 4, 1915
Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, March 4, 1915

THE CASE OF THE CHINAMAN.

County Attorney Griffiths is to be commended for manner in which he handled the 
case against the Payette Chinaman. The evidence indicated that in order to 
secure a reward a case was manufactured against the Chinaman.  Mr. Griffiths 
refused to prosecute the case.

Our mayor and city council offered a reward of $50.00 for the arrest and 
conviction of boot leggers. It is to be supposed that when the reward was 
offered they suspected the existence of boot legging in town and took this 
course in ridding us of the abomination.

A few days ago complaint was filed in justice court charging our Chinaman, 
Louie Fong, with the offense.  Hearing was had and he was held to the district 
court for trial.  Before the time for setting the case down for hearing in the 
district court, County Attorney Griffiths, on the showing made to him by Fong’s 
attorney, concluded there was nothing in the case and refused to prosecute the 
case.—Caldwell Tribune.

It looks as though an attempt has been made to get fifty in “easy money” and 
make the Chinaman the scape goat.


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