The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-23
CHUNG FcI IN LIMBO.
a Newly Imported Laundrymsr
Gets In TroI1bla

a Newly Imported Laundrymsn
Gets in Trouble.
The almond-eyed celestial who seeks a
home in tho land of the Christian does not
always ind Jordan au easy road to travel,
even when he is Sunday school boy"
Chung Toi, fresh importation from the
Flowery Kingdom. realizes this.
Chung was peacefully smoothing collars
and cuffs in the laundry of his employer,
Wing Sing. opposite the Marshall
house. on Broughton street. yesterday
afternoon, when a negro boy named
William Green walked in after
shirt he had left to be Numbered. Green
had lost his ticket, however, and as no
Chinese laundryman was ever known 80
give up anything left in his charge without
the little slip of yellow paper bearing the
queer Chinese Characters, which is ALWAYS
given as receipt, he was informed that
there was "no shirtee"
Green insisted on having his shirt and
pointed out one that he said was his The
laundryman was firm in his refusal to give
up any shirt without a ticket. Green
PROBABLY wanted the shirt to wear Sunday,
aud be was very urgent in his demands for
1t. The upshot of the dispute was that
Chung Toi flushed the matter, as he
thought, by Kicking Green into the street.
Gree' determined TO be revenged and went
before Justice Elsinger aud swore out a
warranu for the Chinaman's arrest on a
charge OF assault ard battery.
Oit1cer Frank Dunno went down TO the
laundry to serve the warrant. Chung Toi
and Wing Sing were both very busy deal
ing out the weeks wash to their patrons
who had not lost their tickets and appeared
m fA Ia liz a int f,,t h.
business. When the constable Informed
Cluog Toi that be was under arrest and
started to take him out Of the place thara
was commotion. Chung Toi Immediately
began to yell murder in Chinese and Wing
Sing dashed across to the Chinese restau@
rant on Drayt0n street to arouse his friends
Quite a crowd gathered, hearing the
Chlnamans squalls, and ali the Cinnamon
In the neighborhood were on the
scene very much excited Chung Toi
seemed to be under the impression that he
was going to be taken out to be beheaded
Immediately. He was as white as q sheet
All of his English was frightened out OF
him, aud It was some time before he could
be made to understand that he would not
be hurt. When the excitement cooled down
Officer Dunno marched his prisoner Off to
the magistrates Office, accompanied by
Wing Chin Lee, the guardian of the Chinese
colony. Wing Chin stated to Justice Elsinger
that Chung Toi was good boy and at
tended Mrs. Webb's Sunday school at the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
headquarters. This, however. did not pre-
vent Chung Toi from being held for investi
cation next Tuesday. Wing Chin Lee
went bis bond and paid the magistrate 81
for making it.
Chung Toi appeared to be very much re-
lieved when he was allowed to leave the
Office, and gave his queue touch to make
sure that his head was still on his shoul-
ders.
Sam Leo. another Broughton street
laundryman, came In while the
bond was being made out and
appeared to be very indig oant that the
negro should have resented being kicked
out.
al lose my bank book" be said, 81 90 &c
the bank and try TO get my money. / got
no book. Get outr they say. l lose rail-
road check. no get my trunk. IL don't
get check don't get no trunk. They make
me git out. Niger come to my place heap
times without ticket. They gettee nc clothes.
II they fool with me / kick 'em out.
Chung do right. He ought to kick 'e.n