The morning call., 1892-05-11
WOO MOY SHE.
A Chinese W0man's Attempt TO
ImpersOnate Another.
Collector Phelps Trials and TribulatiOrs With
People Who Present Fraudulent
Return Certificates.

One ont of many cases Of fraud in the
landing of Chinese on false return certiti-
Gates came to light yesterday, when, owing
to a coincidence, a woman attempted to
insist upon her right TO reside here because
she had previously lived 10 years in this
city. Her papers seemed to be all right
until it was discovered that only few days
ago another Chinese woman who arrived on
the same steamer Qhe Belgic) with the ap-
plicant had been allowed to land under the
same name given by the latter, which her
certificate stated was Woo MOy She.
Investigations were made. and it was soon
discovered that a willy Chinese, who in
tended to import a new slave, had scanned
the list Of women which had left the United
States and had not returned. He found
that Woo Moy left on Decem Der Is, 1890,
with a return certificate, and that she had
been absent ever since. Instructions were
sent to China, and. as a consequence,
woman coached 10 say that her name was
Woo M0y was dispatched on the Belgic. 1t.
was unfortunate for the schemeTs that the
real Woo MOy had decided to return TO San
Francisco on the same steamer, for had 1t
been otherwise everything would probably
have worked all right
THE GENUINE WOMAN.
The genuine Woo MOy She is a native
OF Placer County and for a long time resi-
dent of this city, where she is well known.
She reads, speaks and writes the English
language tiuently, and as precautiOn an
Dounced her intention TO return, in letter
sent one steamer ahead OF the Belgic 10 the
Rev. William +. McAllester, one of the
signers of her certificate. The other sigma
lures on the paper are those Of Well-knOwn
business men. The photograph attached TO
the certificate tailed precisely with the APP
peaTance of the woman IL represented, ana
there was not the least doubt that she was
clearly entitled TO land ON the ground Of
prior residence.
1t was, however, quite different in the
case of the second woman, who had her
own picture attached to her papers instead
OF that OF Woo MOy, and claimed that she
had lived here 10 years. To avoid being
questioned, she stated IN her application
for permission to land that she knew moth
ing whatever about San Francisco and that
she had never seen any OF the men who
signed her return certificate.
1T is criminal careleSSnesS on the part OF
these people who sign certificates without
knowing what use may be made Of them"
said Collector Phelps yesterday, IN speaking
of the matter "fur when this woman at
tempted to land by fraud | had every one OF
them interviewed, and they acknowledged
that they had put their signatures TO the
paper without knowing the woman 1t was
intended for"
THE FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATE.
The signers of the fraudulent certificate
are: L. +. Dudley Of Dudley IL Stevens,
an attorney; II. A. Duflield, eX-clerk Of the
Police Court; c. ). Stout, clerk Of the
Police Court; Joseph Gutherlet, boot and
shoe dealer.
The pseudo Woo Moy was one of the nine
Chinese women who were yesterday re-
turned to the FloweTy Kingdom on the
BelgIc. Among the males who were re-
manded and sent back on the same trip
were three who held certificates giving the
names of three actors, who at various
times have returned to China with certiti-
Gates. That they were not the artles they
tried 10 impeTsOnate was discovered by
comparison of their papers with the records
on file in the CustOm-h0use, the principal
discrepancy being the ages they claimed,
which varied in some instances 10 years
from those Of the departed actors.
These frauds are frequent" says Col
leCtor Phelps, land in spite of our hard
work and the greatest possible precautiOn
| have no doubt that we are imposed upon
occasionally, and that parties who have no
right to be here are landed.
1T is, however, all on account OF the
carelessness with which people will sign
certificates for persons they know nothing
about" the Collector added YEARLY, as be
glanced at another big pile Of Chinese re-
turn certificates which awaited bis in
sUectiOn.