The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-01-02
THE CHINESE KIDNApPERs.
Their Efforts TO ReBnslaye a China-
Woman

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high toned Chinaman is plaintiff, and
Clinawoman valued at $500, the de-
PENDANT, is now before the District Judge
or writ OF habeas corpus. The facts,
as far as developed, are as follows:
A Chinawoman, who was held as
slave by one Tong Dow, at Carson.
made her escape to this place, and was
married to a Chinaman here some three
weeks ago by Judge Bonniiield. The
newly married couple LETT for Cortez
Mining District, III Eureka county,
where the husband was employed.
Last week heightened Celestial, who
speaks English, made complaint before
Justice Osborn, charging Lin Cue, the
recently married Chinawoman, OF the
crime Of grand larceny. The charge
was specific and accused the defendant
Of stealing fifteen $40 gold pieces, 100
pieces of silver, valued at $50; one set
OF gold earrings, valued at SIS; one set
of gold bracelets, valued at 500, ali the
property of one Tong Dow. 1t was al
legged that the crime was committed IN
Winnemucca in December. Justice
Osborn, upon this complaint, which
was sworn to by the high toned China
man, Bow Ling, issued a warrant for
the arrest of the Chinawoman, and
Constable Ruse went to Cortez to serve
it. He returned Wednesday with the
defendant, and took her before Justice
Osborn. J. H. Windle representing the
prosecution, moved to dismiss the case.
Friends OF defendant had. meantime,
secured the services of counsel, and de
PENDANT demanded an examination of
the charge, but no one appeared to
prosecute the case, and the JUS
tee dismissed it. Immediately after
wards Constable Ruse again az
rested the woman upon a war
rant issued upon the sworn com
plant OF Bow Ling, who swore that the
crime had been committed at Carson,
by feloniously stealing the articles al
legged in the first complaint to have
been stolen in W4nnemucca. The de-
fendand sued out writ of h16eGs
corpus before the District Judge, charg
ing that she was illegally detained in
the County Jail by Andrew Davidson
and 5. w. Ruse, and alleging a. con-
spiracy on the part of Bow Ling and
others to take the defendant to Carson,
to be held as slave, for the purpose OF
prostitution. To this writ Constable
Ruse made return, setting up complaint
and warrant OF arrest for his authority,
and Andrew Davidson, as his return to
the writ, set forth that Ruse had asked
permission to keep defendant in jail for
safe keeping, but that in an hour he
returned her to Ruse, alleging that
he had no law or control of defendant
but was holding her as favor. The
case came up for hearing before Judge
Bonnifield ON Wednesday and was con
timed until yesterday, at which time
defendant, in answer to return on writ,
excepted to the sutiiciency OF the
answer of Constable Ruse, in that it
does not show that the committing
magistrate took the deposition OF prose
cutting witness before issuing the war
rant of arrest, and that no such depo-
sition was taken at all. For further
answer to said return, and in addition
to allegations III the petition, defendant
alleges that one Bow Ling, as prose
cutor, and $. w. Ruse, as Constable,
conspired aud confederated together
and instituted said prosecution without
reasonable or probable cause, to aid
Bow Ling in getting unlawful posses
sion of the defendant for the purpose of
enslaving her, and that the officers re-
fused to act or serve warrant until their
fees were paid by the prosecuting wit
ness-all Of which is contrary to law.
In the hearing of the case, Justice
Osborn testified that he collected his
fees to save the county the expense.
Bow Ling, the prosecuting witness, was
placed on the stand and examined as to
tio alIarad ofTansa He aImittnl that