Daily Republican., 1885-07-23
A ACHINAmAN's LOVE.
Young Ella Dunn Flirts with Sam
Lee and then Disappears.

Lee and then Disappears.
Ella Dunn, who lives on Mountain
street, just below Ninth, with her pa
rem $, is lG years old, rosy checked, sud
quite the belle Of the neighborhood. Sam
lee is the proprietor of q prosperous
laundry at the corner of Eighth and Fer
non streets, dresses In broadcloth, and is
very swell Americanized Chinaman.
For three days the desperate Irritation
that has been carried on In an ultra civil
lied style by Ella and Sam has raised
such a whirl of excitement, especially
among the tender hearted portion of the
population OF the Seventeenth Police
District, that the gay and gallant Sam
has been compelled TO apply TO the
strong arm of tie law for projection.
The pretty Ella has known Mr.. Lee for
some time. Every morning and. evening
on her way home from work she has
passed his laundry, and at every such
period has, expecting her, laid down his
iron, pushed aside the half polished shirt,
and leaned out of the window to ex-
change few words. The girl stopped
more than Willingly, according to the
ste ries the nelghbors tell, and, after the
acquaintance had progressed 10 friendly
intimacy, she was even see to enter the
laundry and sit beside Sam Lee while he
welded his iron. Mr.. aid Mrs. Dunn did
not know anything at all OF this until the
gossip about 1t became very general, and
1t was rumored broadly that the Ameri-
canized Chinaman was about 10 take
unto himself an American wife. Then
they began to make inquiries.
ruu,p nxuurtNI
The first hnbbub occurred last Sunday.
Sam Lee arose betimes, sleeked his raven
hair aud, at;ired In his best broadcloth
suit, waited expectantly on the doorstep
of the religiously closed: Laundry. Pie
sently Ella came along, looking cool and
sweet In ruihed white dress. The two
boarded an Eighth street car for Fair.
mount Park and passed the day together
in the great city brea' hing space. Wien
they came back IN the evening the sur
roundings OF the laundry were not SO
peaceful as when they departed. A
crowd had gathered about. The small
boys hootcd and the women made IN.
complimentary remarks abouC the cou-
pie. Ella went home and Sam Lee be.
took himself to the seclusion and safety OF
.he laundry.
The two met again on Tuesday morn
ing, however, aud strolled down Eighth
street, lovingly elaspipS each others
hands, all oblivious or the scowls of the
ncighbors These passages in the un.
even current oflove were duly and graph.
cally pictured to Mrs. Dunn. When her
pretty daughter did not return home
that night she became alarmed, and thu
next morning called on Sam Lee and de.
manded to know what had become Of
Ella. Me no knowee," was all San
would reply to her questions, waving hi,
| hat-iron with vigorous negative motion
| Mrs Dunn went home and waited for hel
daughter to return, but she did not CONT
back on Wednesday night. The next da,
the ossips sent out the positive statement
that Sam and Ella had been married
Mrs. Dunn at once went to the Seven
teenth Police District Station-housc, al
Tenth and Taylor streets, and asked tha
warrant be issued Tor Mr.. Lees arrest
| AS she had 10 money, the warrant wa
refuetd.
MAKING THREATS OF WAR.
In the evening she repaired to the lauu.
1 dry with some friends and threatened
Mr.. Lee with violence unless her daugh
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brother Joe still denied all knowledge 0
the girls whereabouts. A crowd collect
ed and shou' ed at the sentimental China
man, who, with his assistants, kept ol
ironing AS fast as shirt was finishes
tie small boys on the outside threw mu
on it thr' ugh the window, and the gar
ment had to be washed over again. Still
the girl was not produced.
Sam Lee applied for police protection
yesterday morning, and two officers wer
told to keep an eye on his place. In th
afternoon Mr. Dunn himself appeared
There was fire In his eye and there was
livery well defined impression that he cai
ried knife somewhere In his clothes
The crowd that gathertd was large, bu
an outbreak was prevented by the proz
} unity of the policemen. All evening th
laundry was surrounded by women an
boys, but Sam Lee had disappeared
Nothing could be discovered of Ell
Dunn. Joe Lee carried on the ironing.
"Is Sam married." he was asked.
"No," was the terse reply.
''Not to Ella Dunn"
''No; only Chinawo man good.o
IL "Where is Sam Lee"
"Me not knowee."
doesn't he unthis laundry"
, "No."
u This last bold assertion was made
d the face of the fact that over the do
was the sign In big letters:
''Sam Lee, Chinese Laundry"
The police do not believe that Mr.. l.
and Ella are married, but think they q
living together as man and wife.