Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-31
HORRIBLE TRAFFIC.
White Female Infants Sold to Chinese
Brothel-keepers
Tsan Francisco Post, january S0th


reporters in a Chinese den kept by one
" Charley" at III Pacific street, and also
stated that a large number Of white chill
dren could be found in Chinatown. The
Post had not been issued many minutes be-
fore Mr. Winans, of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, placed
the matter before Mr. Hunter, the Secre-
tary of the society, and Mr. Hunter went at
once to the Chief of Police for assistance in
his attempt to rescue the innocents from
their infamous surroundings, Chief Crow
ley. heartily concurring in the good work,
detailed two detectives of great experience
in Chinatown, Messrs. AVIAN and Cox, TO
accompany Mr.. Hunter. When Jackson
street was reached, detective AVIAN found a
Chinese harridan carrying
WHITE GIRL BABY,
Of which he took possession. On Bartlett
allev amid Chinese brothels, detective Cox
found white girl babe in the arms OF
Chinawoman, while Mr. Hunter took a
white babe, dressed in Chinese clothes
from an old French bag who lives III con-
cubinage with a Chinese named All TY
The women were marched along with the
party 10 Chief CrowleyS Office, where an
informal inquiry was had. One of the
women said she paid 500 for the child The
Frenchwoman said that the babe had cost
$40, but She was only taking care of il for
a Chinese woman. She said there were fully
100 white children in Chinatown, but of
how they got there she would only tell that
thew were mostly children of shame, given
up by their mothers. Mr., Hunter placed
the three children in st. Joseph'S Infant
Shelter and the Chinese VOW they will get
them our ON a writ Of habeas corpus, and
fight for their possession before the Courts.
MORE ABOUT THE HORRIBLE TRAFFIC.
A further investigation into this horrible
traffic showed that there are at least twenty
FIVE white babies III Chinatown whose
whereabouts is known. From available
sources of information it was learned that
it has been the practice in the past for
Chinese TO buy white babes. keep them
until two or three years old, and then ship
them to China, which accounts for the fact
that no white children over that age have
been seen in Chinatown. In China the
only future for the children is life of
prostitution, while white boys, when grown
up, are reserved for a fate equally horrible
Directly after the appearance of the article
in the Post yesterday, and the capture Of
the three white babes by Secretary Hunter
all Chinatown was cOnvulsed on the sub
iect and number of Chinese sought legal
advice, their attorney declaring that
He WOULD GET THE CHILDREN
On writs of habeas corpus, and secure pos
session to the Chinese by letters of guard
ianship He omitted to mention, however
| the name of the Californian Judge whom
he anticipated would perform 50 infamous
an act as to take white babes from the care
OF Christian institution and throw them
to heather harlots and unspeakable keep
ers of brothels, and he failed also TO state
how he expected to show that the Chinese
had any right to the possession of a white
babe This matter so nearly concerns every
Christian man and woman in the country
that every assistance should be given 10
Secretary Hunter in his labor of redeeming
these innocents from the horrible fate
which threatens them. Stolid detec-
tives grown callOus by contact with
crime, may feel, as they say, that
the babes are well enough off in the care of
the Chinese, and would probably turn out
bad, coming as they mostly do of bad
stock, even if raised by white people, but
those who follow the teachings Of the great
Master who babe his followers 90 out
| among the highways and byways, and
among the poor and lowly, and who him
self preached forgiveness to harlots and
sinners, viii hardly think this a reason
why poor innocent babes should be left TO
fate too awful to contemplate. 4 people
which sends out missionaries to China
could hardly see its own flesh and blood
| fall into the hands OF Chinese to be taught
those heathenish rites from which the mis-
sionaries are striving to redeem the CHI
nese.
WHERE THE CHILDREN COME FROM.
Ii has been stated by some Of the officers
in Chinatown that the white babes are
given to the Chinese by fallen women who
give them birth, bat this hypothesis is not
borne out on closer investigation. 1t APP
pears that at least one OF the Numerous
founding hospitals in this city makes a
practice Of selling to Chinese the infants
left in lis care-a practice the authorities
can easily stop by taking the license away
| from the place if the charge, which is made
| on good authority is proven.
This morning Chief Crowley detailed de-
tcctive AVIAN to assist Secretary Hunter in
| feretiDg out more white children. Before
| the Secretary left his office, in stalkeG a
huge, portly Chinaman.
Me come about white baby, he said to
| Mr.. Hunter. Officer say | come see you.
! ! have got white girl, little girl; like keep
| her, but officer he say no can keep; law
! say no can keep
! Mr. Hunter informed the Chinaman that
the law ana the officer were dead right
every time and then asked him who he
was and where he got the babe from.
Me run China theater," replied the
Chinaman heep good man no bad
house Live with wiley She take care of
| baby heap good. | can keep baby, hey
Not like baby in bad house
No, sir; you cannot keep the baby"
replied Mr. Hunter. " 1t makes no differ
ence how rich you are and how respectable
you are If you want child. get Chinese
child. You must not keep white child; ;
your house is no place for u white baby
An ANNOYED HEATHER.
The heather appeared to be much an
noyed at the prospective loss Of the little
girl, bur refused to say where he got her or
how much she cost him, simply saying that
he did not want to break the law, and
would bring the child to Mr.. Hunters Of
flee as soon as possible.
Then Mr. Hunter explained that he would
place all the children he recovered in stlita-
bic asyiums, and that Mr.. Wiuans, an able
lawyer. and the President of the society,
would defend possession against all the
lawyers the Chinese could hire He felt
very deeply on the subject, and to him it
seemed horrible that woman no matter
how lost herself, could sell or give her babe
to Chinaman, to be reared for purpose
too vile to speak Of He had recently been
told that a number of white babes had al
ready been shipped to China, and had taken
steps to check that traffic.
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