Foreigners Committed for Trial in U. S. Court At the U. §S. Commissioner's Court on Saturday, J. W. Maloney, who is well known in baseball circles, and H. Keyes, both alleged to be members of the Oriental Secret Service, were by Mr. F. J. Schuh! committed for trial on charges of extortion and blackmail. The charge of extortion refers a visit said to have been paid by the defendants in company with a Japanese, two Koreams and a Formosan, to No. 327 Avenue Edward VII, when an attempt ts alleged to have been made to extort from the occupant the sum of $2,000. The allegation of blackmail has reference to a threatening letter sent to the same source.
It will be remembered that at the; first hearing exception was taken; by Mr. G. PF. Franklin, who appeared for one of the defendants, to the validity of the warrants. Although there has been no hearin; s in the meanwhile Mr. Franklin's motion was not upheld.
Accused, through their course!, Mr. Franklin (who now represents both Keyes and Maloney), formally waived their preliminary hearing. They were not in court.
Bail was fixed in $1,000 for each defendant.
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