Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-05
SLAVERS AT WORK.
COURTS AND CONSTABLES AGAIN
HELP THE HIGHBINDERS.
A Chinaman's Wife Abducted by officers
from San Diego and Taken to Pomona.
Another Nee Lee Case.

The HERALD has repeatedly of late
called attention to the prostitution of
the processes of law and the minor
courts to the schemes of Chinese pimps
and slave-owners in securing possession
of unfortunate Chinese girls, whom they
afterwards own. 1t is a means OF
slavery, pure and simple. The San
Diego Sun of Monday gives an account
of one case which should result in the
disgrace of all the officers concerned.
The following extracts are taken from
the Suns account:
Quite commotion was caused among
the inhabitants ofChinatown early yes
terday morning by the appearance of a
big deputy constable from Pomona, who
was armed with club, six-shooter
and awarrant for the arrest of Lin Wing,
Chinese woman. The warrant charged
her with petit larceny and was duly is-
sued by Pomona justice and reissued
by Judge Dudley, Of this city. The Off
Ger was accompanied on his mission by
Chinaman of very large proportions.
The expression on the face of this
Chinaman was far from pleasant, and
his actions savored strongly of high
binder. With the aid of the dark-browed
Celestial the woman was found and
bolted into closed hack. The officer
and Chinaman jumped in also. the
latter closed the door and in a
short time the carriage was out of
sight. There was one person, however,
who had seen the whole perform
ance from the back window of his gro-
Gerry store, and that was the doughty
little Chinese, Tom Kay. No sooner
had the carriage gone than Tom rushed
to the D street depot to intercept their
fight. The others were too foxy for him,
however, and upon Toms arrival at the
depot there was no one answering to his
description to be found.
The pursuer was not to be discour-
aged, however, and in few minutes
when the train pulled out Tom Kay was
ON board, a passenger bound north.
Everything went well until the stop at
Rose canyon brick yard was made when
looking out OF an east window Tom iden-
titled the hack and driver he had seen
one hour before. The driver was driv-
ing wildly toward the train, and waving
his hands to hold the attention of the
conductor. In less time than it takes to
tell the hack had swung round, and the
officer, Chinaman and prisoner had
jumped out and were making for the
train. Tom Kay who had watched the
performance from the first, now decided
to take an active part, and, jumping
from the platform, he rushed toward the
woman, who Immediately recognized
him and threw her arms about
his neck, begging him to
save her. At this the highbinder
ran for Tom and the latter crying to the
passengers 10 save his girl, clinched
with the other Celestial. There was a
party of excursionists on board bound
for some station up the road, and they
took charge of the woman for the time.
The battle between the Cinnamon lasted
but few seconds, but Tom succeeded in
knocking the other out. The deputy
constable then drew a large revolver
from his pocket, and holding onto the
barrel with both hands commanded the
crowd of ladies and children to give up
the prisoner, saying: "She is nv pris-
oner," but the crowd only laughed until
an explanation was finally given.
Tom Kay said the woman was his
wife, and that the warrant and COM
plant were false in every particular. and
that it was clear case of highbinder's
abduction. The officer still held the
warrant, however, and nothing could be
done but put the whole party on the
train and send them to Pomona to settle
it. The train was delayed twenty-five
minutes.