The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-13
THE MoNcoLs FREE AGAIN.
Jim Lee and Wung So Turned Loose
Under Bail

Under Bail
Detective James HUMPHREYS arrived in
Savannah yesterday morning from Atlanta
with his Chinese prisoners, Jim Lee and
Wung So, after an absence OF over two
weeks on their account.
| The detective took his prisoners to break
fast a. Fried g hicks restaurant and then
carried them to Justice Endres' Office on
Abercorn street, where a preliminary ex-
animation was held Detective HUMPHREYS
enjoyed his triumph quietly. but the prison
ers seemed somewhat downcast. Wung So
recovered her viyacity after awhile and
chatted away with wonted freedom.
The charge against the couple was
adultery and fornicstion, and after hearing
the statements of both sides Justice Endres
decided to admit the prisoners TO 500 bail
each, The bond was made and jim and
Wung were free in Savannah once more
They took up their headquarters az Jim
Lees laundry on Liberty street, where they
now are.
Detective HUMPHREYS experiences in ar
resting and bringing the fugitives back 70
Georgia have already been written UP.
HUMPHREYS says Wung So is the slicksst
duck be ever handled. Jim Lee broke down
and was willing TO get out Of the scrape in
any way he could, but Wung So
kept brave face through it all.
She was 30 sharp that she came
near being too sharp for the detective, and
IL took ali his time watching her.
Lee Kee, Wung Sos husband, sought a
reconciliation, but she scorned his over
lures. Lee Kee took her refusal very hard.
but came to the conclusion that there was
no happiness in living with such bad
woman. He agreed to compromise the
matter and drop the prosecution il they
would pay him back the money they had
stolen from him aud the amount
OF his expenses in coming from
from Nashville to Savannah. They signed
an agreement In Chinese TO this effect, De-
tective HUMPHREYS said, while in Atlanta.
| After arriving In Savannah, however, they
reconsidered their decision on the advice Of
Sam Lee, and employed w. w. Osborne,
Esq, to represent them.
Detective HUMPHREYS says Sam Lee did
not give the couple very cordial welcome
| on their return yesterday morning. Jim
1 Lees laundry and all his goods were left
in bis charge when the couple absconded
and he had no desire to see them
| again. The case will come up at the next
| term OF the superior court and will be a
complicated and interesting one 1t is safe
TO say that jury will have hard work in
deciding as to the truth between the stories
| OF the two factions. II will have 10 be de.
| NiA0A WIZ 40 thO nhoOhuQ VI w uuk OOt 4So
Kee or Jim Lee, and If the former, the
charge Of adultery and fornication will
have 30 be sustained. If she is not
Lee KEGS wife the marriage
in Tennessee doss away with the charge Of
adultery and fornication. Wung So might
be prosecuted for bigamy, but not In Geor-
gia. as neither marriage was contracted 10
| this state.
The couple have an idea, somehow, that
marriage will relieve them of their troubles
They procured a license to marry in Savan-
nah as U Ling and Wung So that
brought on all their troubles. When
released by the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings In Nashville they were married
under different names by justice of the
peace. They wanted to be married again in
Atlanta under new set Of names, Detective
Humphries says. and now it is said that
they will marry again in Savannah under
the license got out before their departure
Detective HUMPHREYS says the whole
trouble is that Jim Lee and Wung So have
considerable sum of money which they
got from Lee Kee. and Cinnamon and every
body else are endeavoring to get hold Of it.