The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-13

EVENING before last, when the light
ming express train was about leaving
this city for Reno, drayman arrived
with box which was in charge of a
Chinaman. The box was about two
and half feet square, and Mr.. A.
Meekin, the baggage-master, saw moth
ing unusual about it. The train was
about to start, and there was not much
time to lose in getting the box on board.
The Chinaman wanted it checked to
Auburn, Cal, Tut, as he had ticket
no further than to Reno, his baggage
could be checked no further than to that
place. Mr.. Meekin tumbled the box
along over the iron floor of the depot
from the west to the east side in no
gentle manner and got it aboard the
train. All went well with the box and
contents till the train arrived at Reno
There the box was taken to the bag
gage-room. The Chinaman wished it
checked to Auburn. 1t was put upon
the scales and found TO be over weight,
it weighing 1856 pounds. The baggage
master asked the Chinaman to pay sew
enty-five cents extra. He was willing
to pay but fifty cents. While they were
haggling about the matter sounds of
scratching and knocking were heard
within the box. The baggage-master
suspected trick of some kind and sent
out for policeman.
When the Chinaman saw the police
man coming he took to his heels. The
box was opened, and within it was
found a Chinawoman, doubled up like
a sack of meal, and almost dead. She
was black in the face, and almost suf-
located. 1t is supposed that she may
have been carried head down a consid-
cradle distance. There were several
holes in the side of the box to allow of
air entering, but without betraying his
secret the Chinaman could not prevent
the box being roughly handled, or di-
rect how it should be carried. The
woman's face was considerably
scratched and bruised, and, if conscious,
she must have suffered terribly between
this city and Reno. BY some it is sup
posed that she was drugged to stupe-
faction with opium, or chloroformed,
before being placed in the box. The
drayman says he received the box at
the Sam Sing wash-house, on the Di-
vide. Sam Sing denies that the box be-
longed to him. He says that he had
nothing to do with either the box or
its contents. He says the baggage was
the property of the Ming Yung Com
pany.
1t was evidently case of kidnapping.
Such Chinese women as are here are
looked upon and treated by the male
Mongolians as chattels, and they steal
them from each other just as, in some
States, white men steal horses. The
average price of a woman being about
$500, Chinaman or gang of China
men will risk much to steal one. The
stealers of women are banded together
as are horse-thieves, and once they get
a woman fairly started they run her off
to some out-of-the-way place where she
is not likely to be found. Chief of Po-
lice McCOurt is at work trying to ferret
out the present case. The Chinese at
the wash-house out of which the box
came knew nothing about it to an I'M
limited extent. There are Cinnamon
here who say that when the woman is
brought back they will be able to iden-
tify her, when they will most likely be
able to give the reason of the attempt
that was made to run her off. 1t is not
now known whether the woman be-
longed here or was brought here from
some other town. Virginia (Nev.)
Enterprise.
A DETROIT lady who plastered her
face with an ointment warranted TO re-
move freckles is now seeking some