The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-02
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CHINESE
How they are Imported Into SAN Franz
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From the san Francisco Bulletin. Feb. 25.
Within the past few weeks there have
been hevefal cases in whichA Cinnamon
were a~ssasainhted by men of their own
rnce, and only last night n man was shot
and desperately wounded by another China
man. The courts have recently had sever
al casea of conspiracy to murder, of muir
der labdnetion, ASSAULTS TO KIN, &c, before
them, and some are still pending, in all of
which Chinese are parties. In each in
n--sianea the trouble has grown out of the
strife among these people to obtain posses
sion Of Cidhawomen who are brought over
in large numbers on each steamer from
Hong Kong. The pertinacity with which
the qu0rrels are kept mp, and the outra-
g. geoos acts Of violence which have resulted,
y demonstrate the deep interest which those
people take in the matter, and should sug-
pesf 10 our local authorities the nocesaity Of
dealing with II according to some plan
which has not yet been tried.
The scheme by which the system Of inn
porting Cbinawomen is carried on is an ex-
ceedingly complicated one, and yet it rests
on n small pivot hero. Some time since, IL
will be recolleoted, the six Chinese compa-
MES combined for the avowed purpose Of
preventing the importation OF Chinese
girls and women, for the purpose of pros
6tution. The managers were Rhrowd. -
They knew the value Of n moral support
in a community like this, and set about TO
secure IL. The plan on which they were 10
work was published. and the police author
titles were enlisted TO assist them in carry
inc il ont on the surfice il all seemed
right; il oil appeared to be a very com
mendnble and effective plan for getting rid
Of or checking a monstrous evil
In reality, however, II Is nothing less
than a cunningly devised scheme to effect
precisely what was pretended to be OPP
posed. Cargo after cargo of females,
mostly young. came over. Some Of them
Ro1 Falaffyeu hprn aud reached fbam lint
the rest were consigned" to certain par
ties here who had bought them " China,
whilst others we're sold here to any who
would pay the required price. An average
consignment was worth TO the Chinese
from $4,000 to S5,0 OO. From the lot q few
would be selected aud sent back to China,
to show the Americans that the plan wns
a.highly moral one and deserved their sup
port. But dissensions and jealouaies
arose, and the writ Of hdbeds corpus was
Invoked. The decision of the fourth dis
trict court exploded the entire system, and
reduced the trafickers in women TO the ne
cessity Of prosecuting their business by
the old methods, which, still Illegal as the
other, has not the outward appearance of
n moral movement In aid Of Christianity
aud general social virtue.
The original plan was TO hdnnp, main,
or kill, aud that IL the plan which il now
being acted upon with bloody consequen-
cea. Tho shrewd conductors nre enabled,
TO a certain extent, to use and abuse the
processes Of law for their nefarous pur-
poses; and when these fail, they do not
hesitate to resort 20 murder for the accom-
p%lishment of then ends. Whatever crowd
or combination ofChinamen gets possession
Of the women who are being brought here
monthly in such large numbers, makes no
difference. They are all alike anxious TO
realize the profits of their sale, and they
are large. SO lucrative IL the buBiness,
moi ufthatnnnfu Nha Hff1a dravvlanl. -
conspiracy and assassination which are
encountered, the chiefs are enabled 10 hire
white men to 90 to the steamers and assist
them, paying them from $50 TO 500 for
their services.
Some time since one Chinnman estab
lshed himself in China for the purpose OF
shipping women, like cattle, to this port.
His name was Kun Cook. The branch
house here encountered obstacles. Four
women whom he sent over were taken
away from his wife by the aid of several
regular policemen, aud they were sent
away. At the present time it appear8 that
a man named All Fook enjoys n monopoly
Of the traffic, and by shrewd means, on
the arrival of the last steamer, he procured
the aid of officers OF helaw to get aud keep
possession OF his large consignment of f-
males. He first cansed il TO be whispered in
the ears of Chief Crowley that certain par
ties were going to the dock and would
fight for possession of the women unless q
posse were sent down. They were arming,
and there was great danger Of a riot. The
facts proved that a riot asthreatened, and
II was only by chance that it did not oc-
cur. However, men were stationed at the
gates, and a Chinaman, in order 10 get
through 20 the steamer, must have the mail
compmy's pass, with the name ofAh Fook.
&C. A." on 1t. some who did not
have IL were turned back. The result was.
that 1896 Chinawomen were hauled of the
ttank in Ia0nang uav,Va III. "a. w-.---
calves, and taken to tho various alleys des-
ignated by the head importer. To prevent
u successful combination Of his rivals, lac
divided the cargo into three parts, and
they were discharged simultaneously at the
places pointed ont by his agents.
The man All Fook is very successful
But he is in mortal fear from his enemies,
his rivals in the trade. They held n meet
ing, recently, and authoritatiyely offered n
reward Of 81, 900 for his head, and $500
Tor that Of each of his agents. An assas-
sin was procured. who undertook TO shoot
him; but, ms il proved, killed the wrong
man., They agreedto pay all the expenses
of his trial If he should be nnested-if
sent 10 state prison 500 per month 10
defray extra expenses, and they bound
themselves to send his family Si00 per
month in the event of his being hung.
Men who attended this meeting were ar
rested and examined on n charge Of con-
spimcy, but the court dismissed them.
At once word was sent 10 All Fook that he
must leave the city or they would butcher
him; and they openly declared that before
the sun shone to-day they would have
killed some of his gang. He has q body
guard constantly. Part of the time it con
sists Of Cinnamon, at other times he is pro-
tected by a guard of policemen. He does
not STIR from his room alone.
True 10 the threat of last evening. dur
ing the night two Chinamen-Chun Chm
and Ali MOw-went TO the door of Ming
Wing, one Of the party of All Fook, on
Jackson street, aud called him out of his
room, saying that they wanted to rent a
room'trom him. He stepped ont, saw who
they were, and turned 10 90 into the room.
when All Nov shot him through the body,
inticting a dangerous, perhaps fatal
wound. They ran out, flung the pistol
into the street, and escaped. This Is the
last development in the case; but the peo-
pie may rest assured Of one
thing, the evil described is making
rapid progress, and calls Tor some extra
binary measures for suppression. II will
not do for the local authorities to become
directly OF innOcently participants in the
horrible traffic. We fail TO see why the
Chinaman who obtained the 396 last sent
had any legal or moral right 10 their
custody, or why only his friends were id
niitted through the gates on that particular
business.