The morning call., 1893-09-27
SHOCK TO GOOD SOCIETY.
The Geary Act Enters a Van
NesS-Avenue Residence.
A CLEVELAND PET ESCAPES.
While the Marshal Explains the Law
the Willy Heathen Gives Him
the Slip.

dUu so Ull
And the dirty" was uttered with rs-
ing infection that was significant enough.
A blonde domestic, rather robust, and
whose Hibernan features gave her an
expression of frmness. was talking TO
another girl about Sam Ln, the Chinese
servant of Captain Samuel Blair. ship
owner and capitalist, as they were stand
ing on the grounds not far from the front
gate of the Blair residence, 1915 Van Ness
avenue.
. The large mild blue eyes of the speaker
were Illuminated by the interest she felt
in her subject, and from the way the eyes
of the other sparkled-they were steel
blue-sbe was evidently drinking in every
word, particularly the emphasized ones
of ''most hateful creature" and dirty"
As both girls apparently follow the same
vocation, each could well recprOcate the
others feelings. The listeners dark
brown hair was covered by hat-evi-
IDENTIFY she had just called to learn the
news.
rs he gone ?" CALL reporter asked.
HE has gone," replied the blonde with
deliberate articulation. land hope he may
never return"
Not a very long while before United
= States Marshal Long accompanied by Denis
KeaTney of the Anti-Chinese Law and
Order League, had appeared at the Blair
residence, the hrst-named armed with a
warrant for the arrest of Sam 10 and the
second running over with anti II MOngolian
zeal. The Marshal pulled the bell at the
entrance 10 the handsome white structure
ard Sam LO answered the ring. Then the
Marshal placed Sam L, under arrest.
But person may be caught and not
kept. especially a native of the Celestial
Empire, and such happened TO be the case
with Sam Lo. He is a timd boy" Sam
is, one who has performed the gentle office
Of waiting upon his masters ia ble, and
: the thin, white garb in which he was al
tired was hardly the proper costume for
the street and the Jail. He had nothing
on his head, besides. So 1t was either a
happy thought that entered into Sans fine
gray matter, or the very necessity of the
thing that suggested it. or, perhaps, Sam
was so frightened that he could think of
nothing else; at any rate. he begged the
privilege Of being allowed to g. upstairs
i. after his hat, and the good-natured repre-
sentative of the Geary law granted it.
The Marshal aud his prisoner assembled
the FIRST flight of stairs together, but in The
hallway OF the second story their further
progress was prevented, the MarshaPs per-
manentiy and the prisoners temporarily
The obstacles in the way were Mrs. Blair
and Miss Blair. while small force OF do
mestics promiscuOusly scattered about the
elegantly furnished dOmicile a so assisted
to hamper the officer. Such cOmmotion
had never before taken place in that aristo-
cratic residence.
by what authority do you come to a
private residence like. this to arrest
servants ?" Mrs. Blair inquired of the Mar
shall as soon as she recovered her breath.
Marshal Long endeavOred to explain,
but he found the proceedings decidedly
aD ha He efamnpTpn Gnmat h n ~
about being very sorIy to have to perform
such an unpleasant duty. 1t was extremely
dIstasteful 10 him to have to go into pIi-
Vate homes that way, and he was very
sorry for Mrs. Blair, seeing that her place
had been thus unfortunately singled out.
But obey the orders of the courts he must,
and he showed the warrant UOited Stat es
District Judge Morrow had Issued duriG z
the forenoon. That document was read
by Miss Jennie Blair. and as its long and
Irecise legal Verbage sounded so solemuiy
through the hall the eyes of the Chinese
servant grew larger and larger and pro-
truded with horror from his smooth face.
Sans complexion is about three shades
lighter than the ordinary olive skin, and
on this occasion fright made 1t still paler.
He was almost like marble in color and
shook with fear.
Then the Marshal explained how he was
simply accompanying his prisoner up
stairs to get a hat. This was the very
thing that paved the way for Sam Los
escape.
The ladies begged the Marshal to allow
poor Lo TO &c up to his room and get some
clothes on him, and that oblIging official
yielded with natural gallaniry. OF course
Sam would return. Up another flight of
stairs TO his little bedroom on the third
floor went Sam with slacrity, and that
was the last seen of him.
To put matters in such way that the
1aA baE, > I,a L. -
the Marshal some time after Sam had flew
up the stairs. but when Mr.. Long thought
the Oriental had been gone long enough
he grew impatient and he followed him to
investigate. Sam was not in his room nor
anywhere else so far as the officer could
see.
A search was at once made of the place.
of all of twenty-five rooms, but no Chinese
were discovered. As Sam could get up on
the maDsaTd roof from his little chamber
through a trapdOOT, the Marshal took a
survey of the roof and Denis Kearney sta
toned himself at the front gate to watch
the roof from that point of view. The
coachman of the Blair family was also
very much interested and he watched from
n position in the rear. But all efforts 90
find Sam Lo were unsuccessful and Messrs.
Long and Kearney returned 10 The Ap-
praiseTS' building very much chagrined
over their bad luck.
get away from me-" the Marshal said, in
the corridors, by way Of relieving himself
of some of the annoyance which he felt.
Denis Kearney wanted to get out search
warrant, and as soon as the United States
District Court had adjourned he went to
Judge MOrrow's office. followed at some
distance by Marshal Long
Mr.. Long explained his failure to bring
Sam Lo. and the Judge could not help
laughing.
Cant we get alsearch warrant?" Denis
Kearney inquired, with impetuous eager
ness.
mo. SIR" Judge Morrow answered,
"the Marshal is the executive officer. and
he'u simply have to do the best he can"
The Marshal related his experiences with
the ladies at the Blair residence. and told
how embarrassing it had ali heen
81 never want to 60 Into another private
house. Judge, where l have to meet lot
If ladies WHO do not understand the law"
sain Long. "Why, they wanted TO know
bv v hat authority / came tbereW His
tall form shock, his eyes flashed, and his
face was flushed crimson. "Pll resign
fTsf he said with hot impulse. Then,
r,.rning 10 the head Of the Auti-Chinese
law aad Order League. ne observed ::
and / want to say to you. Mr.. Kearney,
that there are plenty Of Chinese in China