Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-17
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A few days since police officers found an
insane Chinese youth by the name of All
Yee chained to the floor in tenement house
in Chinatown. They took him, as was their
duty, to the station-house, and had him ex-
amined for insanity BY board OF physicians
The physicians pronounced him insane, and
Judge Clark issued commitment, assigning
him 10 the asylum at Napa. A reporter who
happened to be in the Sheriff's cffice saw the
commitment, and also learned that be, and
another insane by the name Of Darius Water.
houss. were to be taken to the asylum at Napa
town he saw commotion 10 the Chinese quar-
ter, and. upon investigating, found that the po-
lice had given up the demented youth to his
countiymen, and they were taking him-s
ravlng maniac-to their quarters. Last even
ing some colored people, who live in house
adjoining the one in which the crazy China.
man is confined, complained that the cries
OF the insane man were loud, pitiful, and
continuous, and the whole neighborhood
were kept awake the night previous by his
rawlings. Last evening two reporters called
to investigate the matter. Going into the
alley between Fourth and Fifth, and j, o
short distance, they came to dark, dirty and
gloomy hall. They asked the Cinnamon, who
were numerous in that vicinity. to conduct
them to the Chinese insane asylum. None
would go. The reporters opened q ricksty
door, entered dirty hail. climbed tumble.
down stairway in the dark, reached hail on
the second floor full of the fumes of the
opium pipe. and SO dark that ones hand
could not be seen before him. Upon their
calling loudly. . frightened Chinaman opened
door leading into the hall, and emerged
with lighted taper. When told that the
reporters wished to see the China boy, he said
he Heap ma sabee" One Of the reporters
caught hold of him by the shoulder. told him
he was physician, and had come to pay
medical Tisit. The Chinaman Il en- led them
through long filthy hall to the last room
He unbelted and unlocked the door, gave the
light to the reporters, told them to go in If
they wished. but he himself would remain in
the hall. To use his own language, He
heap no likee." On the flor, chaiued by the
ankle, sat the boy the reporters were in
search Of. He had not single stitch
of clothing on, neither was there
anything in the room TO show that
he had been clothed since his confinement.
When the door was opened he raised up and
commenced talking in the Chinese language
in rapid and excited manner. There was
no bedding, no water !; in fact nothing in the
room but the bare walls and floor. When the
reporters left the door was locked and barred
upon the poor helpless and msnarled youth.
The reporters departed to attend their du.
ties, and the Chinese returned to their opium
dens. 1t seems strange that an insane per-
son, one who is maniac like the one in ques.
tion, after having been examined, pronounced
insane, regularly committed TO the ASYLUM
as was All Yee, should be allowed to
be tortured in the manner it is being done BY
his countrymen. He certainly will never re-
gain reason under the cruel treatment to
which he is being subjected. He in his
rawlings is destroying the rest of tie people
who are so unfortunate as to live in that
reighborhood, and certainly should be taken
to the Asylum as the Court directs.