Madera County Courtroom

 

Foreword:   Although the old newspaper articles are fun to read, they are generally written with a degree of sensationalism.  However, the articles do give an interesting glimpse into the family's early life in Madera.  What is really needed is a more accurate history of life in Madera written by Chinese.  There is the distinct possibility that those historic treasures of Madera early life exist at the Yee Chung house in Namlong, Zhongshan County in China.  Not only were Yee Chung and his wives pictures still on display in the front sitting room, but there appeared to be original furnishingto one side and in the back rooms, and boxes with yet to be determined contents.  Just possibility, the boxes might include handwritten letters from Yee Chung to his first wife and daughter in China.  We just have to return to discover that history.  Anyone interested?

Lawyers Scrap.  Come to Blows in Court and Finished in a Hall.  Madera Mercury.  Thursday, May 22, 1902.

Lawyers Courtroom antics lead to fisticuffs.   From Bill Coate's Portraits of a Valley

Peppered with Bird Shot.  Jean Chailleau Mistook a Chinaman for a Coyote.  Madera Mercury.  Saturday, August 15, 1903.

Attempted Arson.  A Chinese Fire Plant Found on Mrs. Yee Chung's House.  Madera Mercury.  Saturday, August 13, 1904.

Chased by a Crazy Man.  Madera Mercury.  Thursday, November 17, 1904.

Shorty's Love.   It Leads to Trouble Among the Chinese.  Madera Mercury.  Tuesday, July 24, 1906.

Shorty's Love.  The Current Continues to Zigzag Woefully.  Madera Mercury.  Friday, July 27, 1906.

Shorty's Love.  Mrs. Yee Chung Gives Her Version of the Affair.  Madera Mercury.  Saturday, July 28, 1906.

Shorty Sues.   Not for Ah Moy, But For Money, Loaned Her Mother.  Madera Mercury.  Saturday, August 18, 1906.

Report of Alpha School.  Madera Mercury, November, 1907

Quong You in Cold Storage.  Madera Tribune.  February 3, 1910.