Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-08
THOSE CHINAMOMEN.
They Decide to Return to Chinatown
Prafaranca ~, Entering the Mission.

They Decide to Return to Chinatown IN
Preference to Entering the Mission
! Yesterday at 1890 A. NJ. the case OF Goul
| You, the Chinawoman arrested for restrain
ing three of her fellow-countrywomen
of their liberty in a house of prostitution
J in Chinatown, was taken up for examlna-
| ton before United States Commissioner
Bugbey. Hong Kee, the complaining wit
ness, and Wong All Fong testified as to the
women having been held in slavery. AT
| the afternoon session Deputy United States
| Marshal Cola testified relative to his hay
| ing arrested Govt You, and denied that
pistol was drawn upon her at the time, as
| had been stated was the case; also as 10
where the three women, alleged TO nave
| been held as slaves, were found.
Commissioner Bugbey stated that, to his
| mind, enough evidence had been taken to
sustain the charge, and he would hold the
defendant in $4,000 bail to appear before
the United States Grand Jury. The wit
nesses would be put under $500 bonds each.
Counsel for the defense, Messrs. Holl and
West, expressed their desire to introduce
testimony, especially that of the three
slaves" but the Commissioner declined
to admit any more evidence, and stated
that the women had not been brought into
Court because of the violent conduct OF
the highbinders on the previous day. he
proposed, however, to allow them 10 90 as
they pleased as to their future residence
they would be given their choice OF gong
to the San Francisco Christian Mission or
returning to Chinatown.
Counsel for Gout You decided that they
would not give the $1,000 bond for her at
present, but let her be committed TO the
county jail and take proceedings to-day
for her release on habeas corpus. Ac-
cordingly, she and the two Chinese wit
nesses-Hong Kee and Wong All Fong-
were taken to Jail. After they had been
thus Opposed of Mr.. Bugbey had the three
women brought to his office singly, and
they were there thoroughly instructed,
through an interpreter, as to their right to
do as they pleased, and to go wherever they
saw fit. If they desired to go TO San Fran
cisco and enter the Mission, where they
would be well cared for, he would guarantee
that they reached that institution safelya
If thew wanted to return to Chinatown, they
could do so. There were no Chinese pres
ent- in the Commissioners office to
intimidate them but they probably
had been thoroughly talked to and threat
ened by their owner or owners during the
time that elapsed between Govt You's ar
rest and the hearing of her case Certainly
they had experienced great change of
mind since they were taken from Govt
Yous house, for then they seemed desir-
Gus of going to the Mission and of getting
away from Sacramento as soon as posi-
BILE, while yesterday, in response to the
proposition submitted by the Commits
sioner, they all said they wanted to so
back to Chinatown, to their husbands, and
they were taken there. They did not go
to the house they were taken from-Gout
You's-but of course will drift back there
in few days, after she is out Of jail and
the affair has Quoted little.
This evidence of the terrorism by which
the poor creatures are controlled foreshad-
ows the termination of the case.
1t will require very little more per-
suasion to make the women go into
Court and testify that they never were re-
strained of their liberty, and that Govt
You was their good friend, at whose house
they were happy and content.
During the hearing of the case yesterday
q large number of Cinnamon assembled in
the vicinity of Commissioner Bugbey's
office, and remained about the premises
until the women had been sent away. To
prevent any possible trouble, Chief Dillman
and number of officers were on hand,
and about noon they rounded up all the
highbinders and proceeded to search them
for concealed weapons, but found that only
one, an individual named All Sing. who
claims to be a stranger in town, was armed.
He was possessed of a new Remington
pistol, pocket size, and, when he realized
what the officers were searching for, he
tried to escape. Failing, he struggled des
perately, and had to be thrown down and
choked before he would cease fighting. He
was subsequently taken to the calaboose.
The ordinary "highbinder P" is usually
armed and probably nearly all of those in
the crowd yesterday would have been but
for the action of George Rider, who urged
the leaders among the Celestials to see to it
that no one had weapon, and thus pre-
vented the possibility of trouble being
created by the recklessness of any tough"
in the party