The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-08
ALMOND-EYED CUPID.
He Makes Trouble in Gee Lees
House by His Tricks.
MRS. GEE LEE NO. WANTS TO GO
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Great excitsmsns prevailed yesterday
among the Jackson street Cinnamon over
the attempt Of Zip Shiny Ngan. first wife
OF Gee Lee. the wealthy merchant. 70 eiops
with All Sing. formerly . clerk in Gee
Lees store.
About year ago there Was trouble on
the same lines With the same parties and
Zip Shing Ngsn objected to returning
homs on the ground that Gee Lee beat her
and held her second In his affections to
Ian Sing Boy, his other wife. A sort Of
arnissics was patched mp and things have
gone along smoothly 10 all appearances
until yesterday morning. when wifs No. l
and the ex-elerk tried 70 elude Gee
Less vigilant hsnchmsn and depart
for Victoria Zip shing Ngan was
clad In her finest garments, the
buttons Of which we're made Of silver dol
lars, and served into the lining of her sack
were about 500 more. 1t is supposed
that she hsd considerable jeweiry with
which to repisnish the Golfers il necessary.
At daybreak flight was attempted, bat.
slas, vigilsnt watchers captured the IN
happy wife and put her in back room
overlooking the notorious whitechapsl
alley, while All Sing was held, or at least
supposed to BE-. in another apartment
Zip ShinR Ngan was in tears, ana in or
der - escape from the temporary prison
threw up the window and got out on lit
tie slanting roof about twelve feet ADORE
the alley. No sooner had she made her
appearance than Gee Lee came out also.
and in his efforts 20 get back lost his foot
ing. struck the roof and came down with .
thud on the planks Of the alley. He vas
not seriously injured. and vent back into
the building like shot. but not before his
followers had captured Zip Shing Ngan.
A short time after the roof scene Capt.
Nick Hanna. Of the police force. arrived
on the scene. % he supposed to arrest .
burglar. and while looking around found
ZIP Shing Ngan under guard. She made
motions that she wanted to get out Of the
building. and when Hanna told her 70
come along tho Chinese guard made no
objections. In the store below were -
sembled thirty Cinnamon. through which
the captain and his ward had to pass. She
seemed to be afraid of them. and chung to
Hanna tightly. Not word was said in
opposition to what the captain was doing,
and it WAS explained that All Sing, the
supposed burglar, had gotten out Of
lover of Yip Shing Ngan, into whose
hands she had given her jewelry. At
police headquarters the woman claimed
that she was tho lawful welded wife of
Gee Lee for nine years, but for the past
years he had mistrsatsd her On account of
Yam Sing Boy. deceitfui little thing. who
had gained his affections. She Was placed
in charge Of Mstron Taylor awaiting de-
velopmsnts. The wait was not long, for
soon All Sing, the man in the case. was
sent mp to headquarters from the Northern
Pacific depot by ohicer Sanstrom aud
locked mp on suspicion.
The police were still figuring on what
was the real story in the case when w. II.
White telephoned from his Office in the
Starr Boyd block asking what was the
trouble at Gee Lees. II vas hard to say,
so Zip Shing Ngan Vas sent down to Mr..
whites Office, whore Geo Lee and several
other Cinnamon we're waiting. Louis
King acted ~ interpreter and in the con-
fab that followed the family history and
troubles Of the Gee Lees, coupled with the
love affairs on both sides. came out. Zip
Shing Ngan said she had got tired of play
ing second fiddle in Gee Lees house
and would not return, while on the
other hand Gee Lee proposed that
IL she did not want to come back
she 20 10 the House of the Good Shepherd
until the next boat sailed for China. He
would pay all her expenses. She was evil
IDENTIFY still thinking Of All Sing. and re-
fused all svsrtures. Attorney White came
to the conclusion that Chinatown was too
excited to have the matter adjusted
amicably at present. 90 sent Zip Shing
Ngan back TO Matron Taylor.
Late in the afternoon All Sing was re-
leased from custody. there being no foun-
dation for criminal charges against him.
Not long after All Sing was released
from jail be had All Hong. . iaundryman,
arrested on the charge Of assault and bat.
terry. Sing claims he Is being prosecuted.