The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-24

MRS. LEE FOOK SOW sArLs AwAY.
The Unattsss cenpsllsA e. raks che
Womsn a"d wit Sead Her to Chlna.
fosr TOWNSEND. July 2a-TSpeciai. -
The steamship umatilla Vas seized by Col.
iector Saunders at o'clock this morning.
Tor refusing to obey the penalties imposed
by Judge Hantord. of the United States
district court, in tho Mrs. Lee Fook Bow
case. The woman Was adjudgsd to have
been uniasfally in the United States and
Vas ordered back into the custody Of the
collector to be returned aboard the steam.
snip whence she came into port. Can't
Holmes, OF the Umatilia, and ]. II. John.
son, superintendent Of the Puget sound
division Of the Pacific Coast Steamship
company, acquiesccd in the collectors de-
mands at $50 O'Clock this morning and
the steamer proceeded on her way to San
francisco. and among the passen ger, we
Mrs. Lee Fook Bow.
Last April the woman. Who was subse..
quentiy tried in the Federal court under
the name Of Chummie Yunr. vaa tak.n
aboard the Umatilla at Victoria for San
Francisco BY Leo Fook Bow. . Chinese
who claimed TO be . merchant In San
Francisco aud who also claimed the woman
was his wife. In San Francisco shs vaa
refused landing for the reason that ie
was established by reputable evidence that
she Was being imported for immoral pur.
poses, and she was remanded back aboard
the vessel. At Victoria the Dominion au-
thoritiss declined to allow her 20 land
under any circumstances, on the same
grounds. Tne Umatills came over "a
Puget sound and brought the woman
along, accompanied by Lee Fook Bow.
Thus far both the customs and stesmxhin
officers agree In the above statement
When the vessel arrived at Port Tovns.
end. the steamship officials aver. the
woman Was taken ashore by Customs OF.
hcer Hammond, under direct orders Of
Deputy Collector House. who, In the tenn.
porary absence OF the collector and special
deputy, was acting collectors Of the port
Nj. House and the other o6lciais DENY
this statement smphaticaily, and cay that
the woman came ashore with the eonsent
OF the steamers officers. under the 8.
pionaes Of Lee Fsok Bow. Lee Fook Bow
was arrested for aiding and absstins :
Chinese person (the woman) 10 IN.
lawfully enter the Jailed States.
and the woman VS. ordered dsportsd O.
China. Later the Chinaman vss ac-
Quilted BY Jury In Seattle and the
woman's case coming up on . writ Of
haheas corpus. she was ordered back into
the custody Of the collector, 10 b placed
aboard tho Umatilla. the court holding
that the woman was never legally landed.
This decision Was rendered about ten dsye
ago.
superintendent Johnson says that Col.
iector Saunders never officially notified
him OF his intention Of placing the woman
aboard the vessel until I o'clock thts
morning. Yesterday morning. through
the Posr-INrxIIi0ENcRn, he learned that
the customs officers intended 70 nut her
aboard. He teicgraphed Saunders for psr.
ticuiars ana the answer came that at the
proper time and place full particulars
would Be given. Superintendent johnson
said today:
I'VE had to give In 10 the collectors
arbitrary demands. by refusing 70 take
the woman our losses would not have
been less than 5000 We have . full
cargo. considerable perishabis freight and
nearly aU passengers. and II the steamer
was delayed the company would he liable
for damages. / have positive proof that
the woman was taken ashore by the Gus.
toms officers and against the consent Of
tho Offices of the vessel, Our
attorneys advised that we had
good case against Saunders
and his bondsmen for damages for unlaw-
full detention Of the vessel. We had two
courses 70 pursue. First. 10 refuse to nc.
cept tho woman and contest the case.
Then tho collector Is allowed under the
Law ten days In which To Il lie q libel before
we would be allowed TO furnish bonds for
her release. Second. TO take the woman
aboard and At San Francisco pay her pass
age. about 80. to China"
Collector Saunders said that tho vessel
Was temporarily detained pending ssis-
ure. which would have been made today.
for violation Of section 10. laws OF iss2.
with reference TO restriction Of Chinese
immigration. The steamers officers
begged of and the vessel was allowed 70
60 10 sea.