The morning call., 1890-07-19
ON WITH THE WORK.
Special Attorney Schell's Inter.
esting Report.
Chinese Women Bought and Shipped for In
moral Purposes-Evasions Of the Law
by tbs Willy Mougol,

Special Attorney George W. Schel. who
was appointed by the United States Gov
eminent to try Chinese immigrant cases at
this port, has made report to United
States Attorney General Miller Of the
work done during his stewardship.
The report is long, and exclusively ccY-
ers the whole subject of Chinese immigra-
ton. Not the least interesting part of the
report is the history of the cases Of Nah Ah
Wah, Chun Yook Quai and Chin All 10y,
Chinese women who were sought TO be
landed for immoral purposes and i'll whose
cases the whole facts came TO light.
Ten Chinese women arrived on January
21st on the steamer Oceanic. They were
refused a landing, writs Of habeas corpus
were sued cut, and, pending their admission
to bail, the whole batch was placed in the
Presbyterian Mission Home for safe keep
ing On the next day an order of the court
was made admitting them TO bail in the
sum OF $3.50 each.
Two Of the women-Mah All Wah and
Chun Yook QuaI-refused to be admitted
to bail, and expressed their desire to re-
main ut the mission, stating to the matron
at the same tine their reasons for their re-
fusal. Special Attorney Sehell and Collec-
tor Phelps went up to the mission aud took
tie statement U1 these EirlS.
PURCHASED CHINESE CHATTELs.
They said that the ten women were pur-
chased in China for sums ranging from 500
to $50 each, and imported into this coun-
try by bruthel-keepers and procurers for
purposes of prostitution, and that while
some understood the object Of their COM
ing, others were either compelled to come
or inyeigled into coming-the real object
being concealed from them.
1t also appeared from their statements
that several OF these women were influenced
By representations that they were to receive
wealthy husbands in San Francisco, while
others we're evidently lured 10y the belief
that within n short time they might make
plenty OF money to return to their native
country and enjoy the fruit of their shame.
The statements OF all these women to the
Government Inspector on board the steamer
were substantially the same - that they
were born in san Francisco, designating
building or stores over which they were
born, the floor, the name of the street and
usually the number Of the house; that they
had departed from San Francisco on a GER
tain steamer al the age OF Is years and on
some particular date-eyery date being be-
tween 1879 ana May e, 1882, the date OF the
FIRST exclusion act. Nine Of them stated
that they were married in China prior to
their coming to this country, and one was
coming 10 be married TO a man in San
i lduClScU 10 MllCM size ldU Uetu UelEOLucQ
10y her parents years before.
FRANK AND FULL CONFESSION.
Nah All Wah said to the Collector and
Attorney Schell that the statements made
on board the steamship were false, except
as TO her age and name. She said that she
was widow, % years Of age, born in
China, had no husband in san francisco,
and never had; that she was not in good
health, ana was Induced to visit her god
mother in San Francisco for the benefit of
her health; that she was instructed in
Hong-hong before her departure what she
was TO say al San Francisco.
NAH An Wah also said that five of the
other females who came with her had in
formed her during the voyage that they
were born in China; that all Of them had
told her they pretended TO be married, but
were, in fact, not married and had never
seen their alleged husbands; that their
names were assumed.
-Four Of them, She said, had been brought
over by woman named " Ong Ngun EOOug
for the purpose of prostitution, and they
understood the purpose Of their coming
here. y day or two before they were
brought ashore on writs OF habeas corpus,
the photographs of the pretended huS-
bands of eight Of them and of the pre-
tended father Of one were sent on board the
Yessel to them, and the one received by
each woman was the one she was to claim
as father, husband, ETC.
MANUFACTURING PROOFS.
On the back Of each picture was written
the name and age OF the pretended husband,
the street, the name and number OF the
store in which lie was doing business, the
character OF the business and the amount
of capital invested.
Wong Ngun Foong told her on board the
steamer that her godmother, All Leon, was
the keeper OF house Of prostitution. She
did not believe it, she said, until one of the
Chinese girls at the mission told her that
civ It.tA nT,aa FRI tha hot -
was true. 1t was then that she determined
not to accept bail.
At the subsequent trial of the ten women
the testimony Of Nah All Wah and Chun
\ ook Quai was so conclusive that the whole
ten were remanded to China and warrant
was issued for the arrest of Wong Ngun
Foong, the woman who brought them over,
but she could never be found. She had
either skipped" or was hidden in the re-
ceSses OF underground Chinatown.
Attorney Schell in vigorous language
points out the fact that the Chinese women
who are imported for immoral purposes
may, Notwithstanding that they are event
ualiy sent back, earn enough at their ne
tariOus business while released on habeas
corpus bail bonds TO pay all expenses, and
this because OF the laws delay in dispOsing
OF their cases.
SHOWN BY FIGURES.
Attorney Schell also makes full report
Of the case Of Chin All Toy, the woman who
was taken from the br0thel in Bartlett
alley. Ii reveals the same devilIsh cum
ming as the other story, and is too long to
insert here. The report shows that of the
thirty-fve females tried by him twenty-one
were remanded seven discharged and five
taken under advisement. OF the forty-one
males tried thirteen were remanded, twen-
ty-siX discharged and two taken under ad-
Visement. or the 1872 cases tried before he
took Office four were remanded and 128 dis
charged.
The report reviews the whole process of
Chinese landing, and concludes:
IL Should be COTne In mind that it is difficult,
If not Impossible, 10 secure evidence to disproye
The claim Of Chinese that they aIe OF American
DIln, and have a right TO land, but | am per-
suaded that searching examination of the
claimants, both before and after they have OBJ
tanned wfits OF hdbeas corpus, will accomplish
much. his has been my course OF action. l
have conducted these cases with this end in view
Talher than with view OF dl5pOsiug OF them
rapidly.
Mr.. Schell has also received a personal
letter from Acknowledgement Miller, COM
plimentng him highly on his report and
upon the work done by him. and further
instructing him to 90 on with his work,
as he has been doing with all zeal and
ViRor.