Court Commissioner Strong
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- Jul 11, 1903The Political Machine and the Perjury CaseA witness linked to a local political machine waives his hearing just days before the city election, allegedly to protect prominent figures from being implicated in a naturalization scheme.Walla Walla, WA
- Sep 4, 1903Local Chinese Gardener Targeted for DeportationWong Look, a Walla Walla resident of ten years, faces expulsion after being unable to produce his registration certificate.Walla Walla, WA
- Oct 15, 1903Grabbed on Main Street: The Naturalization Fixer and the Senator's PromiseAlready awaiting federal trial over the too-quick swearing-in of Russian immigrants, Adam Schmidt was arrested a second time — and Senator Ankeny shook his hand in the street and vowed to see him 'down the line.'Main Street, Walla Walla, WA
- Oct 16, 1903Sent Back to China: Two Men Ordered Out of Walla WallaWong Look and Ah Doan were taken from the county jail to Seattle and a steamer for China after a federal commissioner found them without the papers required by the Chinese Exclusion Act.Walla Walla County Jail, Walla Walla, WA
- Oct 16, 1903A Passport and a Perjury Charge: Naturalization Fraud in Walla WallaAdam Schmidt was bound over to a federal grand jury after a Russian immigrant testified that Schmidt told him to swear falsely about five years' residence.Walla Walla County Courthouse, Walla Walla, WA