Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-10
HI0HBINDERs GROWING BOLD.
They Offer Rewards for the Murder OF
Christian Chinese in San Francisco.

They Offer Rewards for the Murder of
Christisn Chinese in San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, June 9.-The Chinese
>ighbinders, who for years have detied
the police, have now started in on an
aggressive campaign against the chris
tian Chinese and white MISSION people
who aid them. They have offered
reward of $500 to any highlander who
will kill christian Chinese, and they
have also sent warning letters to mis-
sioDaries 10 the city, declaring that if
they continue to rescue female slaves
from Chinese brothels their lives will
pay the penalty. Such a letter has
been received by Miss Margaret Gull
bertson, superintendent Of the Pres
byterian Mission horne, and by
several other people active IN
this work. This letter declares
that the white teachers of the mission
have been taking the many wome n out
Of brothels, and that the brothel-
keepers have met and decided TO that
no further arrests must be made or
bloodshed will follow. The letter cites
the case of Hule Wing, a christian
Chinese, who was shot Sunday night,
az warning to teachers and others rot
to NEEDLE with these women. The
letter also demands that Mics Cube IT.
con release forty women aud girls now
in the home. Copies of the same warn
ing letter we're sent TO Commercial
Editor Morley of the Chronicle and
his sister. who have been engaged in
engaged IN Chinese mission work for
years.
Miss Culbertson has called on the
police for protection and q detail Of
officers is constantly guarding the Ms
sion home. The police are trying TO
trace the letters, but thus far nave not
succeeded. The letter was thrust under
the door OF the Mission home during a
meeting attended by several returning
eastern delegates TO the assembly at
Portland. For the frs, time in the
eighteen years that Miss Culbertson has
had charge of the mission she feels I'M
easy. because the bighbinders and their
allles. the brotheIkeepeTs, she feels, are
desperate over the successful efforts of
the mission IN resculng female chattels
from their grasp.
''one of the names attached TO the
notice she sent u.s." she said. us Chow
Chy. He is keeper of bfothei from
which we took II Prong May q. The
girl cost between 800 ana $500. was
sold openly for 5000. and placed in a
den on Ross alley. That was nearly a
year ago. Word was sent to us that
the girl desired tn leave, and We got
her and nave her now. CHOW Chy also
has q brotnel on stockton street and IL
said also % have an iaterest iu den
on Dupont street, from which a week
ago we rescued two other girls. The
ostensible PROPRIETOR OF that place is an
cid woman from whom Two yesTs ago
we took two other girls, and she her
self bad to pay vi 900 90 secure her
own landing IN this city after her trip
10 China for girls"
In Sacramento the hightlnders are
equally rampant and the police have
lssovered placards offering rewards
for the maF,ser II several Ctnnese who
have refused % pay hGsekmall Botn
here add At sacramento tue police force
IN Chinatown has b On strengthened
and every effort made to protect peace
sele and CHRISTIAN Cniness.