The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-28
4 CHINESE GIRL SOLD FOR 5000.
Suen Yeo Rescued After n Years Imprison.
ment In Mott street.

suen Yeo Rescued After Years Imprison.
ment in Mott Street.
| what Police Justice German said was the
most remarkable appeal for protection that he
had ever heard was made to him yesterday
afternoon at the Tombs Court by Suen zee. a
l9-year-old Chinese girl. who has been pris-
oner In Mott street for q year. Two police
officers found the girl In the rooms OF Lee Xiii
on the top floor OF the big Chinese tenement at
IL Mott street.
suen Yee's hiding place was discovered two
weeks ago, and. after investigating the case re-
porter OF THE EVENING sun went before Justice
German yesterday, and made affidavit that he
had been informed and believed that Suen zee
was being held against her will by Lee Xiii
Inc magistrate signed a warrant for Lee Khi's
arrest and gave 1t to Court Oflcers O'Connor
and Dyer. They climbed up the tenement,
which contains barber shop. a restaurant, q
grocery. laundry, and other Chinese shops.
ana caught Xiii as he was sitting at a table.
opened the door for the policemen. and began
TO cry when she saw their uniforms.
they got down stairs to the street with Khi
anu tho girl, There are only about six native
women won IN all the Chinese colony, and they are
Kept hidden from tho sight of Caucasians. A
crowd tro9ped noiSily after the little Chinese
woman. She is slender, good looking. and
oriental sacque OF lavender silk and bagPy
trousers Of the same material and her feet
She had handsome silk handkerchief. too.
ana her let black hair was tied in sort of a
Chinese Psyehe knot with long ornamental
small. and she trotted along the street in little
Inlncing steps. Suen's arrival in court made
street It was the frst time that Chinese
woman had ever entered the gloomy court
room room: The Ell was hurried into Justice Cor
man q examination room.
She told the Interpreter that she was 10
years old, and was born in Annoy. China and
There she got aoquainted with All Hoon, a
go SSl;i young Chinaman. who. when he
pSe sM daP an MADE pa4as h eS n
kBs Ss:s Rss aoeR r.
luck bucking the c6inese tiger. and IN IN lew few
months was bankrupt Lee Xiii had taken a
Hoon agreed to part with suen for $500. which
sef XII hff sssd so @q S 6G
continued. and to go with other Cinnamon.
II refused st1s% he be, beat me with black Jack.
should ike to live like an American lady and
Lee Xiii stood listening with scared look
while the girl was telling her story. He ia
short plump Chinaman with long queue
wound around his head. and was dressed in
Suens charge. and Justice German said he
would give the case thorough examination
kuIb anu Nolilu uNlu III IN S.,OUU Dali.
Lee Xiii couldn't find bondsman and was
locked up Policeman O'Connor and Dyer
took Suen to the House OF Detention 1t was
intimated in court that the bad Cinnamon of
Mott street would get Suen out Of the way II
this nrecaution were not take
A ChfnamRn, who wore Il lavender silk gown
and other costly apparel. came to The SUN
office alter Lee Xii had been locked up. and
thanked tho reporter for rescuinE suen. Ho
added that his interest in Suen was due to the
fact that he wanted to marry her.
1t is reported that Suen had been maid
servant In tho house OF a Chinese merchant in
san Francisco and that Missionary Gibson
had taken her into the Chinese Mission to keep
her out of All Hoons way. All Hoon persuaded
MIR. Gibson that he was an honest man, and
got her away from tho missionary under q
promise to marry her.