The New York herald., 1876-11-21


nne for the comm sson OF tns offence with which no
charged Generally Their punis ments are IN the
nature Of inss but sometimes they sentence the de-
fend.nt to death. In the police court We have
often ound udifncuIt 10 make interpreters act They
would tell US that they would be killed II they spoke
me ruth that Their tribunals woud sentence .nen 70
DEATH and pay 10 despatch them About t~o
years and half or three years ago All Qsong Was
Killed During the trial. at which ne was Interpreter
there great many Cinnamon. | stationed
officers the doors and shen caused each one 10 90
searched ms he OF the room, the interpreter
% murder him. III rpon % these % China Cinnamon M i found
all sorts OF weapons-hstchsIs. pistols. bowie
knives, Chinese swords and many others Ihero were
their persons IN all kinds OF ways The interpreter
testified in thai case and half an hour after leaving
the court room he WAS brought back, shot ana cus
with hatches He was terribly mutllated and lived
only lew moments after being brought TO the station
bouse. The murdcrers were arrested, but attempted
prove albi and had host OF Chinese Witnesses
present Tor the purpose. Although there were some
der the prosecution forced rely upon the evil
dcnce ofs e~ white men who chanced TO SEQ the deed
committed. We were opposed At every turn by The
thing IS utterly impossible 10 enforce the laws with
themselves use our laws to rersecute innocent men
who have gaiaed tnelr enmity.
nIssioSARr's TESTIMONY
Rev. Otis Gibson, missionary among the Chinese In
this city, testified as 70 the condition Of the women:
q Isl, not we'll sottied matter that great many
people are held In slavery here-oonsh. and sods
held tho women, as general thing arc slaves; they
bought or stolen in China and brought here tbcy
business but II rs all = sham; that paper makes sho
grl say that she you $400 or So passage money
being the gir this man comes up and offers TO
lend mo the money 10 pay you II viii
agree to serve him. to prostitute body at his plea
sure wherever hc shall put me- tor four nve, or SIX
years. for that promise OF nine, made the paper,
he hands him the $500. ana pay the debt owe you
according contract II IN also put in tho contract
that II am sick fifteen days account shall be tAken
OF tbat, but II | sick more than that, shall make 4
up double; think there Is in existence now--thcre
has been-a company OF men engaged this traffic OF
women, not the SIX companies, but guild Hke
the Washing Company; they have their rules and
heir rcgulatons and they stand by each other; one
those companies is called tho Hp-ye-tong; when .
Chinsman runs away with woman from sAe Of those
companies and asked 10 pay them her value or look
for tho consequences; it is . common thing Tor
thor nterests-their assumed rights; II woman es-
capes from brothcl sho Is arrested for some crime,
and possession Is obtained in that way; whore she
marries the chances that both man and woman
will be arrested the will be arrested and the
woman run of TO some other pace sometimes Chi
70 me TO get married; don't care TO marry
them, and to discourage it, have set my price At S10
whereas tho ussices lees are only 81; they seem to
have sort Of indefinite and idea Of pro-
lection when they come 10 me-
Alfred Clark, clerk the Chief OF Police, submitted
Two agreements Of Chinese condemning women to
servitude prostitution, but intended TO avoid tho
statute against bondage. They are here
AN AGRKKNKNr A YOUNG NAMED
Because sho became indebted to her mistress for
passage tovd, &c, and had nothing pay, she makes
her body over TO The woman Sep Sam, TO serve rs n
prostitute 10 make out the sum OF $50s The money
shall interest," and Loi Yau shall tour and
halt years. On this day OF agreement Loi Yau
ceves the SUN OF $503 in her hands. When tho
and no man shall trouble her II she runs away before
the time Is out, and any expense incurred IN catch
ing her, then Lo fau must pay the expense. II she
month Tor every fifteen dayA II Sep sam shall 60
back TO China then Yau shall party
TIL her time is out; II, in such service, she should be
sick 100 days or moro and be cured, she may
return TO Sep Sans place. For proof OF thus agree
ment, this paper LOl YAC
Dated second, sixth month OF the presen. year.
Prominent ply sicisns testify before the committee
that young boys in the cities encouraged and
lictcd visit the Chinese women, and there contract
diseases. and mentioned Of boys OF twelve
and fifteen years thus diseased The Chief Police ,cs
tiGed:--
O. Tho population Of Chinatown has been estimated
a. 80 600 What proportion Of that population lives on
cannot tell the money IN the houses OF prostitution
is collected by bosses and paid to men occupy ing
higher positions among the Chinese; the merchants
own these places; como merchants own three and
four OF these houses; that has boon stated to by
o. How many houses Of prostitution are there 10 the
Chinese quarter? A. should say 200; all the alleys
are full OF thcm there are from two TO TOUR women,
O. How many gaubling houssss A. A great many; !;
the number decreased lately; should Judge that,
before this excitement there from $50 70 176,
and, including lottery ticket houses, fully 500; they
draw their lotteries twice dny-at O'Clock In the
afternoon and eleven O'Clock At neht-and
patronixed by many white people; cight hundred
people would be fair estimate OF tho number engaged
in and about houses OF prostitution
Finally, here comes Hong Chung, resident In Cali
forna twentyiour years, who has taken naturali
zaon papers, and who told the committee the reason
why others OF hts mean TO become citizens. He
said:-.Ameican man mako good laws for China
man. We make good laws for Chinaman oittan."
That Ii pithy and 70 the point