The morning call., 1891-05-30
LITTLE SING CHOI.
Remand of the PrOcuress to
Whom She Was Sold.
Two Whites COMPOUNDED by Commissioner
Houghton-They Swore to What
They Did Not Know.

Another exposition of the duplcity of
whites willing to aid in any manner posi-
bic to- land Chinese took place yesterday in
Commissioner Houghton's court in the case
OF Leong Lin Moy. Chinese woman, aged
30, who arrived at this port by the steamer
China on her recent trip.
She was registered as a merchants"
wife. and held certificate as such; but the
Government felt itself able to prove her a
procuress, thereby making her ineligiDls for
landing. With her came her husband"
and boz, whom they claimed as their son.
Both were landed. 1t was afterward devel-
oped that the husband" was not hus-
band and the ''son" not a son, but that the
man was her assistant in her immoral traffic
and the boy bought slave.
From her evidence it was shown that she
came to America in 1873, and returned to
China April 10. 1889, by the Sydney, with a
boy, aged years. This boy was the same
one landed yesterday by Collector Phelps.
A register produced by Consul Bee showed
the time of departure to be correct. by pho
tographS left with the registrar.
Lawrence Sellinger, Watchman III China
town, gave evidence that was seni-cOrrGbo-
ratiye as to her being merchants" wife.
but failed to make clear her parentage OF
the boy.
M0NEY-LENDER JACOBS.
The next witness was young, self-pos-
sessed man who gave the name E. Jacobs,
and said he is a money Oaner," doing bust
ness at GLIB Pacific street.
Il presume you mean that you are a
bankerY questioned Commissioner Hough-
ton.
No; ''money-loaner' pawn broker"
DO you identify the petitioner in This
case. Lung Lin Moy?"
by the photographs, yes"
What do you mean?"
We'll, before this woman went to China
ner husband came TO me with some photo
graphs and said: Now my wife and boy
are going to China, and to make it easier for
them when they return / would like you te
sign these photographs and | did so.'
Did you sign statement or make an
affidavit?"
AS to these photographs. yes"
rs this your signature?"
At first the witness hestated, then said
no; then corrected himself and said that it
was.
" see." said Commissioner Houghton,
that you are the kind of man that when
you are asked to sign to facts you know
nothing Of you do so-you sign anyway.
You say here, you swear to it, too, that you
are personally known to Lung Lin M0y,
and that you know her to be the wife of
this Len Hop. You also swear that you
know the boy 10 be his son. Now were
you personally known to this woman?"
UNWORTHY OF CREDENCE.
"No."
Had you ever seen her?"
No; but supposed she was his wife"
And vet you swear TO it. There is no
use to continue the examination of this wit
ness, as his character is fully shown" con-
timed the Commissioner.
lie next witness called by the defense
was w. Z. Bunner, a medical student, and
at one time an electrician in the employ of
the Western Union. His evidence was ac-
cumulative and contradictory, and, ike
Jacobs, 1t was excluded from the records
as not deserving Of credit. He was one Of
the signers of the tell-tale affidavit with
Jacobs.
Miss Culbertson, matron and Superin-
tendent of the Presbyterian Chinese Mis-
sion, brought with Der seventeen-y ear-old
girl as witness in the case. She also gave
evidence showing how the girl had come to
be an Inmate of the mission on her having
been taken from house on Ross alley.
The girls name is Sing Choi, and she test-
fed TO having been sold to Leong Lin M9y,
the petitioner, for $3.50, to be put into the
house whence she was taken. Her escape
was due to police raid.
Commissioner Houghton reviewed the
evidence of all the witnesses and deploged
the fact that whites should descend to The
degradation shown in this instance. He
then ordered Leong Lin Moy remanded.