The morning call., 1893-12-27
LANDING CHINESE.
A New Scheme Worked by
the Mongolians.
SUBSTITUTING THE CREWS.
Wong All Jung Made a Sailor on
Short Notice.
PUT ABOARD A CHINA STEAMER.
He Takes the Place of Laborer Who
Wanted to Land Here and An.
swers to His Name.

When Wong All Jung walked up to a
customs Inspector on board the steamship
Rio de Janeiro yesterday and told his
story new trick to the customs officers in
landing laborers was exposed.
Every steamship plying between this
port and China carries a number of Chi
nese who act as c0al-passers, fremen and
servants. and who are supposed to remain
on board tie ship while it is in this port.
They have no right to land here, and it
has always been supposed that the officers
of the various vessels exercised their au-
thority and kept a close watch upon the
Chinese crew, and, in addition, the Gus
toms inspectors have been supposed to
keep even closer watch upon their move
ments. No complaints Of members of the
Chinese crew of steamers landing or at
tempting to land have ever been made TO
the Collector. and it is more than likely
that the reason for this has been made ap-
parent.
Yesterday Chinese named Wong All
Jung. who was aboard the Rio de Janero
and apparently member of the crew, ap-
preached customs inspector and told him
that not only was he a stranger on board
the ship, but that Chinese who did belong
to the crew had been landed and he wong
All jung substituted in his place. More
than that, Jung claimed that 5000 in money
and all his clothing had been stolen from
him, and 1t was on account of the loss of
his property that he came forward and told
the story. Jung said he wanted to go home
to China, and was going on the steamship
Oceanic He had bis trunk. containing
the sum named In Mexican silver dollars
and his clothing. at the wharf. and was in
the act OF buying steerage ticket, when
Chinese by the name of Chan An Gun,
who lives here, approached him and told
him that if be would give him $50 he
would get him place on the ship Rio de
Janeiro, and that not only could he 90
home free, but in going could earn the
wages of the man whose place he would
take. Chan All Gun promised to ship his
baggage to China by the Oceanic if he
accepted the offer.
Then Chan All Gun took Wong All
Jung on board the Rio de Janeiro and
brought another Chinese, member of the
crew whU wanted 10 land here, ashore,
leaving Jung to answer 10 the mans name
at rollcall ana do his work on the voyage
home 10 China. Everything worked
smoothly and nobody-cus toms inspectors
or ships OfficeTs-noticed the substitution
of Wong All Jung for the Chinese who had
no right to land until Jung became anxious
about his Mexican dollars. He began
ludt COaQ An
Gun had failed 70 put his trunk aboard
the Oceanic as promised. and then it was
that he told his story to the customs in
spectors. Investigation proved the story
was true. Wong All Jung was never a
member of the crew of the steamship Rio
de JaDeiro. but has worked for years for
G. W. McNear of this city and was identi-
fed by one of McNear's clerks. Who the
man was that was landed and whose place
on board ship Jung took has not been dis
covered, but he will be identified by name
to-day. A warrant for the arrest of Chan
All Gun for aiding aid abetting the ille-
gal landing of Chinese was issued last
night
how long the substitution in crews of
steamers going to China of Chinese who
want to go home in the places Of members
of the crew who want to land here but
bave no right to do so has been
carried on is2 not known, nor is
il known how many Chinese have been H.
legally landed in this way. 1t Is probable
the practice has been carried on for long
time. and 1t is also proba BILE that the sub
situations have been frequent. What steps
the collector will take in the matter is not
known. but it is presumed that hereafter
the officers Of vessels will be held respon-
sble for the Chinese crews of the steam
ships and that they will have TO be identi-
fed