The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-12
THIS LOOKS BAD.
Japanese Perjurers in the
Tolls.
A DISREPUTABLE BUSINESS
immigration Commissioner McPher.
son Is After the Imp 0rters of
Japanese Slave Women.

The United States Commissioner OF
Immigration. Robert C. Mcpherson, is
evidently determined to put stop to the
into this country for immoral purposes.
and he now has two japanese in Jail
charged with perjury as we'll as bringing
In women.
Their names are Ikada Zsntaro and
Fushita Jirokichi and they came down
from Puget Sound on the steamer City OF
Puebla on her last trip, each accom-
PANEL by a supposed wife. According to
their story each had married the others
sister and they were going into the laun-
dry business.
Instead of going into the business Of
washing clothes, though, it was found the
next day after they landed that they were
arranging to place the women in resort
of questionable character. They were To-
Gated in Kearny-street clearinghouse
and the men were placed under arrest.
while the w0mec were taken to the Japan
ese Mission.
Ikada Zentaro seems to be the principal
character in the affair. He had so arranged
it that his brother, young man stiH in his
teens. was 10 follow him on the steamer
Walla Walla with another woman, provid-
ing that lkada and his supposed brother
in-law succeeded in effectinE landing
here all right, and the very first night here
Ikada sent an encouraging telegram to the
young man. When the brother got here it
soon appeared that he was simply tool in
1kada's hands. so he was taken to Inter-
prefer A. w. Geffney's home at Frutyale,
TO be used as a witness. while the woman
who accompanied him was sent to the jap
aneSe mission.
At Mr.. McPherson's Office it is stated
that very few Of these women are brought
here direct from Japan. because the
persons engaged in the business are
afraid Of this port. Therefore they take
the roundabout way of going to Victoria OH
one OF the Empress line Of steamers and
then crossing over the Straits of Fuca
aboard. perhaps. the steamer City of
and finally they come down the coast to
this city. Seattle seems to be great
rendezvous. The Wala Walla brought
down three women on her la ST trip. and the
City of Puebia four. and 1t is said that the
steamer State of California brought three.
Those on the City of Puebla were young
girls Of not over Is or 16 years of age.
women-were denorted on the steamer
Rio de Janeiro. One Of the men. Takashi
Shrai, alias Aoki. pretended that he was
bringing over the wife of his brother,
who. he said. was living in New York.
Instead OF that he was taking her to Il
resort in Sacramento. In which city he bad
folio wed a notorious business fer years.
The other man. Chicataro Wada, was ac-
by not hts own wife. as he rep
resented. but woman said to be the wife
of one Arai, who Keeps resort on Morton
street. 1t WAS shortly after the Rio ar
rived here that Interpreter Geffney>ascer-
tanned the facts In talk with another
Japanese.
When the steamer Mariposa took her de-
parture she had twelve contract laborers
aboard who had been ordered to be de-
ported to Honolulu. They had come here
on the Australia and had taken an appeal
in their case to Washington on the ground
that Interpreter Geffney had misinter-
preted their statements. But they wore
beaten in that. for Mr.. Geffney was raised
in Japan aud talks the language better
than many natives.
When only years old he was taken to
japan. and he remained there. principally
at Yokohama, for nineteen years. He was
three years in the employ of the Japanese
as a teacher in Government
school at Toxic. and his ability to speak
the language was attested by letters from
Consul Chinda, Pastor L. Matsuda of the
Methodist Mission ana the former Japanese
Consul here. Il. Fujia.