Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-06
All CHUCK,S CAPTURE.
Chinese Kidnapers Use the Courts for
Their Nefarious Purposes.


On Friday last one Chin Tong swore TO a
complaint in Justice Henley's Court against
a Chinawoman by the name of All Chuck,
charging her with grand larcenyin stealing
q diamond ring of the value of S125, and a
bracelet of the value of $50, the property of
Chin Tong This Chin Tong is said to be
the keeper of a Chinese house of prostitu-
ton in this city, and it is said that the
defendant was never in Sacramento. The
complaint was drawn without the knowl-
edge of either the District Attorney or City
Attorney, and it appears from the law re-
lating to the duties of City Attorney, that
" the City Attorney shall prosecute all
criminal actions, examinations and pro-
ceedings arising within the limits OF said
city brought in the name OF the People,
before any Justices or Police Court OF SAID
CITY" Thus it would seem that Justices OF
the Peace should have the sanction OF that
officer. or at least the District Attorney, be-
fore they issue any warrants. The COM
plant in the above case was presented by
w. A. Gett and the counsel who appeared
for the woman when arrested was u 1 .
Jones, with whose office Gett is connected.
The warrant was placed in the hands OF
officer Sullivan, who went to San FRANCISCO,
and on Saturday morning at an early hour
proceeded, with a police officer OF that city,
TO place in Chinatown where he found
several women. among them one who was
pointed out by Chinaman who accom-
panied the officer as the one charged with
the crime She was taken III charge ana
brought to this city. At Davlsyllle the
party was met by Mr. Gett and Justice OF
the Peace. and the officer was asked to al
low the defendant to be married 10 a
Cbinaman who accompanied him. ThIs
the officer declined to do. Upon their
arrival here the woman was taken before
Justice Henley, and the attorneys men
toned were in attendance. After hearing
their statements, the Justice was upon the
point of allowing the charge TO be dls-
missed when District Attorney Buckley ap-
peared and desired TO make some lnvestlga-
ton OF the case, and in consequence con-
tinuance until to-day at 100 ?. VI.
was granted, to allow the District
Attorney to make inquiry in the matter.
Before the arrival of the defendant bond
had Been furnished, and the defendant was
released Us far rs the charge was concerned,
but kept in custody by hel captors, and
soon after the case was continued one Sam
Lock. a Chinese interpreter OF San Fran
cisco, took the custody of the woman, and
it is reported, hired a team and took her to
an adjacent town Thus it is probable
that when the case is called again this
afternoon there will be no appearance of
the defendant An examination of the
bond given shows clearly that it is of the
straw character as no one seems to
know the parties executing it. Deputy
Sheriff George X. Rider arrested yesterday
morning a Chinaman by the name of MIN
Sing as one of the parties concerned in the
Kidnapping of the woman, and put a
charge of felony against him.
Several of the large Chinese mercantile
houses of this city are loud in their denun-
Citations of the arrest Of this woman, and
pronounce the case one of the worst in the
history of Chinese kidnapping cases.