The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-18
s O. CHINATOWN.
a.etben Women eorrap4
White Boys
-. fIssss Spot IN TIE
- =. vrsseisse. Offend
- Al Dsessey-


- IS many features q
nss'1sa material corruption which q
- so ss % The city and an OF
- - srery decent person Tiso sss.
- 2 8, none sre more disgTaesiui
- i'as go end Of Bartlett alley :
" -. into Pacific street ne
- r - AID Dupont Nearly
En ..,.x a block in length, =
800, !. the lowest class ct Chi
- = . = though behind ahoFe
= e. = ana pessiIeace- The alley
-. s'lA -. the most fo1i. diisp-
- sl,hy scene 20 be found
3 -, =, elshy passsge-ways Of toe
ueos .-.srs As Is generally
49, 1bine-e prostitutes ssso-
~. .S.,rsig either with whites or
Rs1ss according 10 the dictatson
$3.50. no can and barter them,
~ - .,,lers depend on the pros
os.as.s. Qaise T'ercen,ase %
ew hundred Chinese women
49,. a. IN Chinatown devote
- - xhit< passers-by, and
- spes IT, n tIsen live in Bartlett
= " majority icing near ''''i''e
- ag,s-e Of the condition q
~ !. aggravated by The pub
tssfs - =. as t.sssi Easnner IN sbIeh
- 9 !. ;rtrs.ge themselves oIi The
- - .-...s.rr~i.y, snd especially ~
3 Ia, boSs d tender years are
rs.s..i b The doors and wick.
x..,s aa.i aflfTl 20 their fosil
- ~. Wee and fl3th 20 be-
.,-..lsnee in other chinatown
2 measure hidden away
8 cpen streets when men,
- "a thasren ffaserse daiiy ~
-. i sasiness or pleasure, but
~ d Barrett alley i in fnsl
- - pssse street. which Is con-
- - .-.rees BIZ respectable people
- rkEk streets cars rin. The
- = 80 and the FIRST wicket be-
.Axh PAINTED Chinese woman
- ss,een feet from the Pacific
- -. saessR. and others are close
- J. sssA ode. The women, how
g, a uas ssay behind their slckets,
=. -. ,.s.s n the open doors. efdeavor
- r.sn il who are sirolling by.
-. oa the sidewalk are con-
800 ks;Ilnr men and boys who are
1870 On Pacific street No man,
saasss OF child can pass along Pa
- ssyssx without having attention
- "a shs woman and their bold
snx<esings-
! svstseuan called the attention of
.ss,as,ss to the fact that boys OF IA
M ssars sere often seen about the
S.ars a tAese places. and that the
ss.ssrn ef,4f indeed them 10 go in
u. he dens. investigation showed
A. his Yepsslsiye and disgraceful
or sas true People familiar with
a. slsos oorrohorafe the story. as did
q reporters observations during n
M sartien OF the afternoon. Two
vxiI-srxseed BOYS. about - years old.
ssst fonnd Joking with girl al one of
a. doors. and ENJOYING her iruitiesS
s;arss 20 win them 30 the inside. and
y,thin twenty minutes three more
1svs. about the same sge. stopped III
Der Journey down Pacific street TO
answer the haiiings OF tEo or three OF
A. women aud enjoy few minutes
eating with them. Men and boys
s4nsei in passing 20 hook moment
i the scens, and women gave glance
sra hurried on. Two little boys.
HEAT 10 wears old. and a pretty
au3e girl OF the same age, came
srpviag down the street with school
hooks ander their arms. AID all
sissyed for tao or three minutes at
ik< ed Of the alley io curiously look
Glke ssne and TO discuss ii together
u whispers. This Is a sample of
EHs, asss be seen at this place at al
Exes sstry hour oil the day, and one
MI sender why. II such things must
l<prmitted. the women Cannot be
driven 10 more secluded places, where
ts~ sho .eek NAV find. but where
es iasiincss OF decent people NAV not
= kvars offended and inSulted by
t1re scsnes o. vice and suggestions of
sssating depravify and where hoys
vi Dol be 70 readily made familiar
VIA Chinese vice anu corruption.
kalisesi Aiiey has for a great many
sssrs iNFne The character il now bear,
shs Eve OF III years ago was worse
nsa / : nov or has been since, but il
~ rnaaIns disgrace shieh
secasd et rerulalesi or wiped out.