Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-07
THE CHINESE SLAVES.
How They and the Highbinders Created
an Excitement.

| an EXclL6ln6nls
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning, when
the case of Gout You, charged with re-
| straining three Chinawomen of their
liberty, came up before United States Com
missioner Bugbey, pursuant to continuance,
the Commissioner announced that, owing
| to the absence of important witnesses for
the prosecution, he would continue the
| matter until PM He also expressed the
belief that the three women who had been
released from Gout You's custody, but
were detained under bond as witnesses
against her, were being influenced unduly
by friends of the defendant, and conse-
quently be set aside their bonds and
ordered Deputy United States Marshals
Cola and Brown to take them in
charge and convey them to some place
where they could be properly kept
until the hour for their appearance In
Court. This announcement created great
sensation among the highbinders gathered
in the hall of the building, on the stairs
and the sidewalk in front. The three
women, who when first liberated from
Gout You's clutches expressed themselves
anxious to be placed in the Mission at San
Francisco, showed that their owners had
found means to make them change their
minds, as they were not joyful at the pros
pect of being placed in the custody OF the
officers. The latter started with them
through Seventh street toward X, followed
by the highbinders and other Celestlals,
each of whom was exercising his vocal
organs TO tune of his own. A number of
white people gathered to see what the
trouble was, and at the Golden Eagle Hotel
corner the Deputy Marshals concluded,
owing to the crowd, to place their prison.
ers in hack, and thus convey them to
their destination. The women objected to
the hack ride, however, and all three began
to make loud and violent EXPLANATIONS
against it, while one threw herself down
on the sidewalk and struggled against being
put into the vehicle. After they were put
in, one of them began smashing the glass
of the hack Meanwhile the he Celestials
were swarming about the carriage, in an
attempt to bluff" the officers, and some
of them tried to climb upon it, but the
driver used his whip freely, Deputy Marshal
Cola drew his pistol, and the horses NOV
ing off rapidly, the Cinnamon, though they
followed short distance on foot, soon gave
up the chase. AT l P. NJ. Commissioner
Bugbey announced that, owing 10 the
trouble the Deputy Marshals had been put
to in the forenoon, they had not had time
to hunt up the missing witnesses, and he
would continue the case until 10 o'clock
this morning. 1t is understood that one of
the Cinnamon who swore to the COM
plant against Govt You got fright
ened because of the threats made against
him by her friends and left town,
but the Commissioner managed to decoy
him back to the city from San Francisco,
and he has since then been locked up for
contempt of Court. The other complaining
witness appears to have absented himself
more successfully. The Chinese are very
indignant because of Commissioner Bug
bey's conduct in removing women from
the control of their masters, and declare
that he keeps Zone big kidnap shop"
They either do not or will not understand
that under the law Chinawoman is as
free as Chinaman, and they continue to
assert that Mr. Bugbey is only stealing the
women from one person to sell to another.
The three women referred to above have
probably been so badly frightened that it is
doubtful whether, when the Commissioner
tells them they may go with whoever they
like, they will not return Immediately to
Govt You's den. 1t has been reported to
Mr.. Bugbey that when the Cinnamon saw
yesterday that the women were to be put
into a carriage they called out to them,
death if they did not struggle
against beng put in the vehicle, and also
ordered them to lie down on the sidewalk
and scream. After they were in the hack,
q highlander ordered, Take off your shoe
and break the glass;" and the glass was