Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-20
MONGOLS BADLY DUPED.
CHINESE SMUGGLERS TRICKED
BY A FOUNDER.
Not Slave, But a Diminutive China
man Dressed rs u Woman-Deal-
ers Paid n Round sum and
Swear Vengeance.
Charles Waldstein is about 80 years

ers Paid Round sum and
Swear Vengeance.
Charles Waldstein is about 80 years
of age. He lives by his wits and
spends good deal of his time in the
Chinese quarter. He is son of A,
Waldstein, now dead, who manu-
featured cigar boxes and established
a good reputation in mercantile cir
cles His son, however. has not
emulated tho example of his sire.
At present young Chinese women
are worth from $4,000 to IS, 900, and
they are in heavy demand even at
those figures. Mr.. Waldstein man
aged to get on the inside of the ring
engaged in smuggling women, and
obtained the names of the rich Celes-
tIals who would spend their money on
t chance. He put on his thinking
cap and evolved scheme to earn a
neat sum of money.
The Gaelic brought several women
over on her last trip and they wefo
held by the collector, as usual, pend
ing inquiry into their claims to Il
right to land. Waldstein could not
get one of them ashore, SO he deter
mined to supply woman for the Oc-
casiOn. He consulted with Chow
Duck You, who is member of the
house of Bow Wab, on Dupont street,
near Washington. This Chinese, the
victims of the trick firmly believe,
listened to Waldstein's proposition
and abettcd him in his scheme. On
Thursday last Waldstein approached
a Mongolian named Sing Yew Lung
and Infolded to him pretty story.
He assured the Chinese that he had
woman on board the Gaelic who
was worth at least s., 90 at prevail
ing market rates. He said he could
have her landed through friend of
his in high place in the custom house.
II would require so for preliminary
expenses and the payment of $3.50
whca the woman was delivered.
Lung listened to the story and agreed
to consult with the members of the
smuggling ring. The day following
he said that the proposition met
with favor and paid over the 800 on
account.
Then Waldstcin sought person to
assist him in the game, says the san
Francisco Chronicle. A Chinese who
at one time was n female impcrsonat-
or in one of the Chinese theatres, was
selected, and the owner of hack,
who has thus far managed to conceal
his identity, was also taken into the
scheme. The slave dealers agreed
to pay over the $3.50 when the woman
was brought to them in a carriage
and they had been given an oppor-
tunity to see her. Powell street, be-
tween Sacramento and Clay was fixed
upon as the rendezvous.
Soon after s o'clock on Saturday
night Waldstein and the female i'm
personator We're driven up on Powell
street and the carriage took stand
on the east side Of the street. Four
Chinese, among whom was Sing Ycw
Lung. were standing in the shadow
of stairway which projects out on
the street. WaIdstein stepped out Of
The carriage ard remarked calmly:
"Hcro's the woman, where's the
mOncy?'
The Chinese Quartette stepped up
to the window Of the carriage and
saw the figure of woman cuddled
up in one corncr. They addressed
her and ste responded in low voice.
Her reply was evidently satisfactory,
for Sing Ycw Lung handed over $3.50
in gold 20 WaIdstein.
Its all right now said that
worthy. Get in and the driver will
take you wherever you want
One Of the Chinese told the hack
man to drive to a house on Sacramento
street, below Dupont. Then they all
jumped into the carriage and VALID
stein disappeared.
Then the exciting part of the cpl
sode occurred. The hackman turned
his horses about and started down
Lowell street at lively rate. He
did not turn down Washington street,
as it was expected he would, but con
| tinued on toward the beach. The
! four Chinese became alarmed. They
! feared a trap laid by the custom house
officers and yelled for the driver tC
stop. He only drove the faster.
Then both doors OF the vehicle were
thrown open and the four slave
dealers sprang out, striking the
stones and rolling over and over
Gathering themselves up they disap
pearcd and the carriage turned int
broadway.
Where Waldstein met the female
imposter no one knows, and he ha'
been keeping himself shady eve
since.
Sing Yew Lung swears vengeance
and is striving to find who the littl,
Chinese was If his identity is estab
lishcd satisfactorily a price will b,
set upon his head. and he will I'M
dOubtedly be put out of the way
Chow Duck You is suspected of stand
ing in with Waldstein, but he swear
by all the idols that he himself wa
hoodwinked.