Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-03
WHAT WILL BECOME Of HER?
The Chinese Girl and Her Tale
of Woe.
Some Interesting Evidence Given
Yesterday in the Justices Court.
She Claims that She Was Purchased in
San Francisco for u Large Sum.
Testimony of the Police.
Attorneys Arguments.

Chinese in their gambling houses, opium
dens, houses of ill-fame and kidnapping
schemes. The atmosphere was sitting,
and though the doors and windows had
been opened, the small quantity of fresh
air that was waited into the overcrowded
room was soon poisoned by the ietid
breath of the city's scum.
When the case of Chez Fong, charged
with vagrancy, was called, there was a
general scrambling and climbing up on
seats to get view of the oblique ed, /,
leaden features of the homely looking
bone of contention. She was brought
into court by the matron Of the mission
home. The Chinese woman wore a
black dress of the American
pattern, and around her head was
hood, which gave somewhat pre-
sentable appearance to her otherwise
unattractiveness. 1t was noticed that
during the proceedings, when testimony
in reference to her escapade was adj
duced, she frequently laughed, evident
ly considering the matter as huge
joke.
The frat witness was Officer Rohn,
who testified that according to his OBJ
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FOng lived was house OF prostitution.
Constable Rogers testified that on lsst
Friday morning, about 3 O'Clock, he
found the girl concealed in house in
the western portion of the city. She was
in bed, and Chinaman was lying on
the same bed but outside the covers.
The officer admitted that he took the
girl to his own house, where she re-
mained until Saturday evening, when
he delivered her into the custody of
Officers Bosqui and Rohn. Rogers also
stated that the name of the person who
informed him where the girl was con-
cealed was 7. NJ Gilbert.
Several Cinnamon testified that the
house in which, Chez Fong lived was
house OF prostitution.
Detective Boequi testified to the man
ner in which the girl came into his pos
session; also that Quong Wong Loui,
the dummy who was put forward to
marry the woman, was worthless
highbinder and gambler; also that the
house in which the woman lived was
house of prostitution.
Through an interpreter the woman,
Chez Fong, testified: II am 10 years of
age. Prior to November 81 was living
in Wong Yuen's house of prostitution,
at $40 North Los Angeles Street. did
not go there of my own free will. was
bought by Yuen in San Francisco.
Yuen paid $4,000 for me-. I was COM
PEELED to live that kind of life. l was
never allowed to 60 out of the house
without company. When men paid me
money turned it over to my boss or
owner. was compelled to make So per
day. If failed was treated badly. l
left the house OF my own free will; no
white man took me away by force or by
presenting q pistol to my head; went
out to restaurant and slipped out, met
white man by agreement and was
driven to the house where Constable
Rogers found me; here was given
change OF clothing. told this story
myself and was afraid that If said that
had run away that + would be killed.
am willing to marry Wong Loui."
Muy Wing, the so.called owner of the
girl, testified: Chez Fong lives at my
house; she came alone and rented
room; did not buy her at San Francis.
CO for $4,000; never paid any money
for her; Charley All Him came to see
her often; Chez Fong was not forced to
stay in my house; never told All Now
that she should not leave; che never
paid me SO a day as part of her earn
ings, but $40 a month for room and
board; it is not a house of prostitution.
This concluj ed the evidence, and the
case was briefly argued by the attor-
news.
Mr.. Phibbs. for the prosecution, said:
The evidence shows that the house
where this woman had lived was house
of prostitution; the question is whether
she was there of her own free will. 1t
was matter of compulsion. 1t appears
that there are two factions striving for
the possession of this girl. We repre-
sent the people, and not either faction.
The woman has testified on the stand
that she was not compelled to leave at
the point Of pistol; that she concocted
the story in order to deceive the Wong
faction. 1t appears that she had a lover
whom she wished to marry, but whether
true or not it is evident that another
faction wished to get her away from her
present owner, to keep her in prostitu-
tion.
We claim that the woman lived in o
house of prostitution, and is conse-
quently vagrant. It is claimed that
she is under IS years Of age; if SO, she
should be sent to a reformatory school.
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is shown that All Lucy. who processes
to be her lover, is a gambler and door
keeper for tan games; and if she be of
the legal age to marry, she would
virtually throw herself away by placing
herself in his possession. She should
be entrusted to the care OF the mission
home, where she would bs properly
taken care Of.
Attorney Cronin. for the defense, ar
gued: Two or three police officers have
testified that the house where this
woman lived was house OF prostitution,
yet no officer has gone to that house and
arrested an inmate until this woman
was arrested. The woman testifes that
she was a slave; the man in whose
house she lived said che is not. The
woman has said that if che was ever
taken back to her "boss'' from whom
she ran away, "God help her." Today
she swears that she went away Of her
own free will. Here she ie, your honor,
What will you do with her? We are
not matrimonial bureau. If she ia 19
years of age, marry her; you are mag
istrate.
The court--I am not engaged, in the
matrimonial business.
Continuing, Mr.. Cronin said: Women
are women, and If she is of the proper
age she has right to marry whom she
pleases, without outside, influences.
Attorney Appel, on behalf Of the mis-
Only Right to Tell.
1{ah divipQ written.