St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-19
A CHIN rs a. SLAVE.
Held in Bondage in Denver
Forced Into a Bad Life by a
Cruel Master.

Held in Bondage in Denver
Forced Into a Bad Life by a
Cruel Master.
Denver Times.
Through the efforts of Secretary
Thompson. of the Humane society, who
was assisted by Chief Loar and Detect
ives Scott and Holland, pretty little Ho
Jouy, Chinese maiden of only fifteen
summers, was this morning released
from captivity.
That in this enlightened country, in
the free land. in this fair city. there
should be slave, many people will find
1t hard to believe. but the humane So
clety has positive proof that such has
been the case.
Ho Jouy was born in China of poor
parents, but. as the story goes, they
loved her dearly. She was so bright
and so beautiful that for long time
they could not think of parting with
her.. But one day something like a
pestilence came upon the land. Many
people died for want of physicians. The
eldest son Of the poor parents was
stricken down, and then came the slave
dealer. He would buy the little girl
and send her to America With bitter
tears on the part of the parents. the
transfer was soon made, and in due
course of time Baby Ho .Jouy landed in
San Francisco.
For time exceeding youth protected
the child, but the flight of years de-
veloped symmetry of form and
beauty OF face which fascinated every
Celestial. Numerous offers were made
to the fiend vino claimed to own her,
but his price was considered out of all
reason, and she still lived in innocence.
The evil eye of Zhee Hosk fell upon
ner i've months ago, ana she was
doomed. What was Sl.5J0 to him if he
could make money out Of the invest
ment, and that was exactly what he H.
tended to do.
When once Zhee Hosk had paid his
money for Ho Jouy the little miss was
MS In the eyes OF the miserable CeleS-
tails at the Golden Gate. He could do
with her as he would, and that is eX.
actiy what he proceeded to do. In his
eyes prostitution was overdone in San
francisco. and even so fair bird as Ho
Jouy would not be sufficiently attractive
10 the hendS whose passions she would
be compelled TO crafty to make it prof
table to her owner
Happy thought! She should be car
rled TO Denver. where there was not
slngl Celestial beauty. And so she
game. still Ill unmindful of the horrible
life she would be compelled to lead.
When once in this city she was put
under the care of two Chinese prost-
tutes who live in the wretched quarters
OF the MOng0lians on Market street, be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-frst
streets. Not white man was ever per-
United to gaze upon her face. and when
i'll utter loathing she would refuse the
embraces of some Monaghan who had
paid the stipulated price to her master,
she would be beaten most numerically.
All Cinnamon are not bad, and some
OF their number whispered the story
about until it came to the ears of Mr..
Thomson. He was quick to act, and
the child is now safe in the care of Po-
lice Matron LikenS. q
Little Ho J0uy can not speak a word
OF English, and how to get her story is
now the question. The Celestials, VINO
would scorn to do wicked thing, nat
urally fear to tell all they know. They
remember that whenever this has bsen
done i'll the past, somebody has turned
up missing. Life is precious, and SO
their lips are sealed. Fortunately there
is good missionary not many miles
away, who had spent much of his life in
China. He has been sent for. and will
be here tomorrow or the day following.
By his interpreting the girls story it is
hoped sufficient evidence can be OBJ
tanned to send her cruel master to the
penitentiary.