Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-04-07
Gsatral Sntelltaente.
CHINESE WOMEN.
How they are I'm pOr ted into san Franz
ciscO-murders and AbducttOna Com
sequent upon the System.

race, aud only last night man was shot
and desperately wounded by another China
man. The courts have recently had sever
al cases of conspiracy 10 murder of MUIR
der, abduction, assaults to kill, 20, before
them, and some are still pending, in all OF
which Chinese are parties. In each in
stance the trouble has grown out of the
strife among these people to obtain posses
sion of Chinawomen who are brought over
in large numbers ON each steamer from
Hong Kong. The pertinacity with which
the quanels are kept up, and the outra-
geous acts of violence which have resulted,
demonstrate the deep interest which those
people take In the matter and should sug-
gest TO our local authorities tho necessity of
dealing with it according to some plan
which has not yet been tried.
The scheme by which the system of inn
porting Chinawomen is carried on is an ex-
ceedingly complicated one, and yet it rests
on n small pivot here. Some time since, it
will be recollected the six Chinese compa-
MES combined for the avowed purpose of
preventing tho importation of Chinese
girls and women for the purpose of pros
titution. The managers were shrewd.-
They knew the value OF moral support
in community like this, and set about to
secure il. The plan ON which they were to
work was published, and the police author
tiles were enlisted to assist them in carry
ing il ont. On the surface it all seemed
right; it all appeared to be n very, COM
mendabe and effective plan for getting rid
of or checking q monstrous evil.
In reality, however, it is nothing less
than q 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
Mad relatives here and reached them, but
the rest were consigned to certain par
ties here who had bought them in China,
whilst others were sold here to any who
would pay the required price. An average
consignment was worth to the Chinese
from $4,000 to $4,000. From the lot few
would be selected and sent back to China,
to show the Americans that the plan was
q highly moral one and deserved their sup
port. But dissensions and jealousies
arose, and the writ of hGbeaS corpus was
Invoked The decision of the fourth dis
trict court exploded the entire system, and
reduced the tnffickers 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
moral movement in aid of Christianity
and general social virtue, r+-
The original plan was to kidnap, MAIN,
or kill, and that is the plan which is now
being acted upon with bloody consequent
ces. The shrewd conductors are enabled,
to 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 to murder for the accom-
,fk tn,..
or combination of 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 is the business,
Notwithstanding the little drawbacks of
conspiracy and assassination which are
encountered, the chiefs are enabled to hire
white men to 60 to the steamers and assist
them, paying them from $50 TO S100 for
their services.
Some time since one Chinaman estab
lished 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 |
I6Rulhl pOilCtultil, anu lutN were htUl |
away At the present time it appears that |
man named All Fook enjoys monopoly !
of the traffic, and by shrewd means, on !
the arrival of the last steamer, he procured !
the aid of officers of the law to get and keep |
possession of his large consignment of fe- !
males. He first caused it to be whispered iu /
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 riot The
facts proved that riot was threatened and |
it was only by chance that it did not oc-
cur However, men were stationed at the
gates, and a Chinaman in order to get
through TO the steamer must have the mail
company's pass, with the name of All Fook,
&c. A., on 1t. Some who did not
have it were turned back. The result was,
that 1896 Chinawomen were hauled off the
deck i'll baggage wagons, like so many
calves, and taken to the various alleys des-
ignated by the head importer. To prevent
q successful combination of his rivals, he
divided the cargo into three parts, and
they we're 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 meet
ing, recently, and authoritatively offereda
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, as it proved, killed the wrong
man. They agreed to pay all the expenses
of his trial if ne should be nrrested-if
sent to state prison 800 per month to
deflay extra expenses and they bound
themselves to send his family 500 per i
month in the event of his being hung.
Men who attended this meeting were ar
rested and examined on a charge of con-
spiracy, but the court dismissed them.
At once word was sent to 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 a body
guard constantly. Part of the time it con-
sists of Cinnamon, at other times he is pro- {
tected by guard of policemen. He does [
not STIR from his room alone q
True to the threat of last evening, dur
ing the night two Chinamen- Chun !
and Ah Mow-went to the door of Ming
Wing, one Of the party of All Fook, on
Jackson street, and called him ont of his
room, saying that they wanted to rent !
room from him. He stepped ont saw who :
they were, and turned to go into the room, Z
when All Now shot him through the body,
inHicting dangerous, perhaps fatal
wound. They ran ont, 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 for some extra
binary measures for suppression. 1t will
not do for the local authorities to become
directly or innocently participants in the
horrible traffic. We fail to see why the
Chinaman who obtained the 1906 last sent
had any legal or moral right to their
custody, or why only his friends were ad-
n,itted through thegates on that particular
business.