San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-19
MISS SUEN zee IN COURT.
Lee Xii Bought her for 5000 While
She Was at School in Brit
iSh COlnmbia

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ish Columbia.
From the New YOrk Sun, June II.
A procession of Acknowledged China
men battered into the TOmbs Police
Court yesterday afternoon and sat ON
the long hard benches, with the toes
of their sandals turned in and the
usual vacant expression on their
faces. They had come 10 wit
ness the examination into the case
or Lee Xii, who is charged with
abducting Suen zee and keeping her
confined at II Mott street for imprH per
purposes. They showed great defer
ence to the court and the representa-
tives of the law, but it is likely that
the only injustice they saw in the
case was the cupidity Of All Foon,
who had charged Lee Xii 5000 for the
girl. Occasionally Chinaman,
whose soul was not oppressed by the
solemnity of the surroundings, would
set up weird chatter, which the
heather policemen stopped with an
abruptness foreign to Mott street.
Miss zee was dressed in the COS
tune of the berbarians and wore a
sailors hat and slate-colored gloves.
She is delicate in appearance and ex-
tremely awkward. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Augusta Carlo, Chi
nese missionary, with whom she has
been living at 100 East Fifty-tifth
street, since she was rescued from Lee
Xiii. When Lee Xiii entered the
court room wearing a saffron blouse,
in perfect harmony with his complex
ion, Miss zee shuddered and covered
her face with her hands.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Stone, the wife of
Chinese interpreter, was the first
witness. She lived at II Mott street,
lust under the room in which Lee Xii
and Suen Lee lived. She said she had
heard noises in the room which indi-
Gated that Lee was maltreating Suen,
and she warned Lee that he would be
arrested if he didn't take better care
of the girl.
Mrs. Stone was the only witness for
the prosecution, and then Lawyer
Price called Suen zee. She trem-
bled violently, and Justice Mcmahon
instructed J. Stewart Happier, the in
terpreter, to assure her that she was
safe. The examination of Miss zee
was difficult because of her fright, or
stupidity, or duplicity, and it took
over one kour to learn that she had
been in the country twenty-five
mon tbs, that she went first to Vic
toria, B. G. While here her employer,
All Foon sold her to Lee Xiii. Here
is sample of her testimony:
when did you first see the defend
anti" asked Lawyer Price. "My en-
pIoyer sold me to him."
"Where?n "In a mission school in
Victoria"
Chow long ago was it when you
first saw the defendant in Victorian
HE sold me here"
The question was repeated, and this
answer was received: mot very
long ago; he followed me to New
York;
"Did you ever speak to him in Vic
toria?" II did not. My employer
spoke to him."
"What was the name of this en-
ployer?" "Ah FoOn. When [ was in
the school he sold me for $500, and
then went back to China.
did you see this money paid?
No sir"
The interpreter was asked if the
girl really meant employer" when
she referred to All FOon. He ex-
planned that the word used by Miss
Yee was "sittow", which means ''em-
ployer" as much as it means any
thing else. Since she arrived i'll this
city Miss zee said that she had never
been out of doors, but she finally adj
mitted that she once visited the
Chinese theatre with Mrs. Wong All
Hook and another Chinese woman.